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Make sure students understand whose turf they are on when they surf the Internet for media! This one-of-a kind book provides important, easy-to-understand information on copyright laws and the concept of fair use as they relate to Internet media. Students will also learn how to search for public domain media. ... Read more

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Succint but not too dense
I had tried to read books from NOLO books (good but too legal-y don't focus on Internet files) until my son's swim coach of all people told me about this book. It is not written for legal wantobees and does not talk down to you. The authors seems to go to great lengths to touch on many topics and give you just enough information so you don't feel completely lost. I am still lost, but I understand how to protect my art much more. The law examples were very good. My only complaint was I wish I could get the practice files, but they did't come with my copy.

Awards
Winner of the 2006 Text and Academic Authors Award
Winner of the 2006 New England Book Show Award

Great reference which has good exercises
This is the clearest explanation I've found on copyright and fair use. Copyright laws make no sense to me, but this book breaks it down in digestable chunks.
The examples really help, for the most part they were actually interesting and sometimes funny. The exercises were good too especially on how to find Public Domain pictures and sound. I can't say that I will ever really understand copyright laws but at least I get how to use somebody else's files now. ... Read more

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This text surveys the field of modern electronic media and beyond. Beyond, more than a word in the title, refers to the new technologies, regulations, programming, and competition that affect our world and the broadcasting industry. The authors of Broadcasting, Cable, the Internet and Beyond have three main goals for every edition: 1) to convey the excitement of the industry, 2) to provide a survey of the industry, and 3) presenting a readable text that makes even the most difficult information understandable. With new information and innovations added to an already strong foundation, this edition achieves each of these goals, again. ... Read more

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Small and Great
Very Small, Very Quiet....GREAT!
If you want a small laptop to type papers, check emails, surf the web, then this is the perfect laptop.

Broadcasting, Cable, the Internet & Beyond
This book has been used broadly in American Universities from the first Edition. This book provides a lot of infomarion about history, procedure, and broadcating technology itself in the United States. Currently, the areaof broadcasting has been broaden into Internet. Web-casting is one of newtypes of broadcasting internationally. This 4th edition includes this newshapes of broadcasting on the Web. I hope this edition gives more insightsof American broadcasting systems. ... Read more

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This book contains 31 original scholarly articles on all aspects of cybercrime—from emerging global crimes of the Internet, to criminological perspectives on cybercrime to investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes. Offering a collection of previously unpublished works, this book examines emerging global crimes, challenges faced by law enforcement, and the underlying reasons for the rise in such activities. Through a variety of essays, it explores the role of the cybercriminal, the victim, and the cybercriminal’s impact on the criminal justice system. ... Read more

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The Internet has revolutionised marketing practice, connecting potential customers to businesses in a way never before possible. Today, with online audiences spending more time using price comparison sites, search engines and social networks, this text explains how marketers can find new and engaging ways of getting their message across. Now in its fourth edition, Internet Marketing provides comprehensive, practical guidance on how companies can get the most out of the web to meet their marketing goals. Edited by Dave Chaffey, one of Europe's top thinkers in this area, Internet Marketing links marketing theory with case studies on cutting edge companies such as Dell, eBay and Facebook, to help students to understand digital marketing in the real world.In this major update, you will learn best practice in applying digital media channels such as affiliate marketing, online PR and search engine marketing, with each chapter containing a new 'Digital Marketing in Practice' interview.This text comes with a wealth of online resources to be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/chaffey with links to video material on YouTube and FT.com.The site also comes with multiple choice questions for every chapter and annotated weblinks, providing a rich learning experience."Chaffey builds upon what is already the 'first stop' for anyone wanting to get to grips with Internet and Digital marketing.Using a systematic approach, introducing strategy, implementation and then practical examples, this edition provides an essential roadmap of the issues and opportunities of this rapidly evolving discipline."Ian Harris, Digital Marketer (BSc, PhD)"Dave Chaffey succeeds, where most marketing texts fail, in producing a book which is as relevant to marketing managers as it is to marketing students. The content is up-to-date, interesting, and easy to read, making it very accessible. Dave Chaffey is in a unique position to write this book, having established himself as a leading UK internet consultant, blogger and author."Dr Ruth Rettie Senior Lecturer, Kingston University"He has done it again! His book is excellent, not only for me, but first of all for my students on nearly every level for learning the basics about Internet Marketing. His book is relevant all over the world.Dave Chaffey is a master at making a difficult topic easy and very interesting. So thank you!"Dr Ellen HertzbergHedmark University College, Norway and Bangkok University, Graduate School, Thailand"Dave Chaffey writes absolutely the best textbooks I have ever read on this topic. His publications and website represent for me a very valuable professional support tool and a true benchmark on cutting edge e-marketing innovation. Dave is really paving the way to the future of the e-marketing body of knowledge. Prof. Ivo Pezzuto,Principal Management Consultant and Senior Professor of Marketing and StrategySwiss Management Center ... Read more

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Not the best tool for learning e-marketing
This book is required for an internet marketing class I am taking.I find it difficult to read.The authors are throwing so much information into each chapter that it is overwhelming and hard to absorb.I also feel that it does not follow a logical path, meaning that they reference other chapters and concepts not yet touched on almost constantly.Very often the other chapters referenced come later in the book so you haven't read them yet if you are going page/chapter order.I would not recommend this book for a student of e-marketing.Perhaps, if you already have experience in this field, you may find it useful, but as a teaching tool I feel it falls short.

Trying to pack too much in.
I got this book for an marketing and ecommerce class.They are trying to cover too much ground rather than focusing on the subject.

Internet Marketing: Strategy Implementation and Practice (4th Edition)
Good book. Very informational in reference to current Internet marketing strategy today. The online book resource guide is helpful as well. ... Read more

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In 2003, fraud and identity theft cost consumers at least $437 million dollars. In 2004, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission received 247,000 consumer complaints in 2004 (up 15% from 2003), from individuals whose identity was stolen, and according to Reuters.com (2/2005), Americans lost $548 million dollars to identity theft and consumer fraud in 2004. Don't allow yourself to become a part of the statistics!

How Personal and Internet Security Works illustrates in vivid detail the many dangers faced by those who use the Internet to send or receive email, surf the Web, conduct personal business, use a credit card, or even travel to airports and how those dangers can be solved. You'll also get detailed explanations of Internet privacy issues such as spyware, phishing, identity theft, data mining, biometrics, and security cameras, as well as Homeland Security issues such as airport scanning and terrorist screening.

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The big disappointment
I purchased this book online without getting a chance to look inside (the option was not available for this title...I believe I know why). In many cases buying a book by its title works out, but in this case it did not. Had I realized that this "award winning author of more than 30 books" also wrote a book called "Complete Idiot's Guide to Internet Privacy and Security", I certainly would have passed on the purchase.

For a book of 280 pages, it contains very very little real content. Each chapter begins with a one page description of the topic (probably the most useful part of the book), followed by a series of two page spreads on each subtopic. Each two page spread is completely covered by a computer generated graphic, and 4 - 8 small paragraphs, enough to fill up at most 1/2 of one of the two pages. The graphics usually attempt to depict the subtopic, but most of the time there are a few items in the graphic that relate to the topic, but the graphics alone add no value to the topics, and often are a distraction from the few small paragraphs on the two pages. Had the graphics been absent, and the text condensed into normally spaced pages, no content or meaning would have been lost, and this would have amounted to about a 70 page book full of commonly known buzzwords and surface information many already know.

As an example of how Gralla treats each subtopic, consider this analogy. If I were to read a book on how an automobile engines work, I would expect it to say something about the carburator, spark plugs, timing, camshaft, crankshaft, pistons, etc. The "Gralla" equivalent of this description would be something like "The gas goes in the engine, the spark plugs fire, and the wheels go round". For some, maybe that is enough. But for me, a book called "How Works" should tell you how it works!

So, if all you need is the "gas, sparkplug, wheels" version of how things work in the internet security world, and you have $20 or so dollars to throw at it, then this is the book for you. However, if you would like to dig a little deeper, save your $20.00 and look for a more technical book on the subject, as I am off to do. What a big disappointment, and a waste of $20. ... Read more

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The paradigm has shifted and everything you knew about the music business has completely changed. Who are the new players in the music business? Why are traditional record labels, television, and radio no longer factors in an artist's success? How do you market and distribute your music in the new music world - and how do you make money? This book answers these questions and more in its comprehensive look at the new music business - Music 3.0. While Music 2.0 encompassed the era of file sharing and digital distribution, Music 3.0 employs new ways to start and sustain a career, to develop an audience and engage them with interactive marketing. Sales, distribution, and marketing have reconfigured so much that even artists located far away from a big media center can thrive without the help of a record label - if they know how. Music 3.0 explains what has changed, why it will change even more, and how musicians and artists (photographers, writers, animators) can take advantage of the changes. ... Read more

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Better than the average Music business book.
Like all of Bobby Owsinski books this is well researched and well written.I would recommend it to an advanced artist or a manager.It is certainally not entry level.I fould it easy and enjoyable to read.

It is just what it claims to be, a really good guide to doing the music business in the Internet age.

Amazing book
Very good book for who are envolved with music and music business... Recommended for sure!!!

A GOLD NUGGET AMIDST FOOL'S GOLD
I own close to a dozen books on the topic of the changing landscape of music and how musicians of the new era might fit in; and while some of these books were helpful, "Music 3.0" was by far the best and most useful of them all. The book begins by explaining the old music model as compared to the new one. This comparison is helpful because musicians need to understand the new context of where they stand respective to their managers, their tribes and their audiences. The rest of the book presents examples of how the new music economy has benefited established artists who knew how to exploit it. I write "established artists" for a reason: While most people who buy this book will be unknowns trying to break ground (and this book is for them too), the book holds much relevance to known artists who need to refit themselves into this new era of music distribution and marketing. Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are the two prime examples that are offered up. While you may already know about their innovative distribution methods, this book offers even more details and insight into why their strategies were smart, effective and most of all respectful of their fans.

For unknown artists the book introduces (or re-introduces) the concept of a Tribe, and how to respectfully be the artist among this small following of super-fans while working with them to expand the tribe into an audience (which is the dream of most unknown artists). Above all else, the author makes no false promises or grandiose claims. This is not one of those "Guaranteed-Success-Books-In-5-Easy-Steps." The book is sobering and insightful in its musings on the past, present and future of marketing.

A few key bullets about the book:
* The margins are wide for notetaking (which I did plenty of)
* The book highlights quotes from industry influentials, who are properly introduced at the beginning.
* The book summarizes each section with walk-away points
* The book offers simple graphs to help conceptualize the old industry and the new one

I highly recommend this book. I finished it in three days.

Essential Reading
As a veteran recording artist from the golden age of the business, I was enthralled, horrified and enlightened with the insights and logical practicality in this book. Owsinsky has distilled an entirely new business plan for success in the "record" business that stands virtually every convention on its head as he outlines the step-by-step efforts both new and established artists must now take to survive and flourish.
I have now held several individuals and groups in thrall, describing his research in detail with business associates and aspiring artists and the one obvious conclusion is that if you are, in fact, an artist determined to make it in today's pirate-happy free-for-all, then this is your essential travel guide. If I were just atarting out, I'd buy it and prepare to be dismayed and outraged, then fueled and determined to follow this treasure map and claim my share of success.

Best Marketing Book That Doesn't Read Like A Marketing Book
This book is cutting edge for marketing music in the digital age. It an absolute must have for artists that are trying to make it on their own. I believe that this is the best time to be an artist because as it's illustrated in the book, there's no gap between the artist, and the consumer. Mr. Owsinski explains everything you need to do to get your music into the hands of your tribe and how to do so without alienating them. This book was a total fresh breath of air because it's a marketing book that doesn't read like a marketing book. It has great history lessons in it starting formMusic .5 all the way up to the present, Music 3.0. I recommend this book to everyone I know who's involved with music. ... Read more

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How often do you search the Web?

Over the last 15 years, the business world has seen the Web go from irrelevant to essential. Individuals with almost every job title now search the Web on a daily basis, making it the reference desk for the masses.

As Jeska Dzwigalaski of Linden Lab puts it, “Google makes us simultaneously smarter and stupider. Got a question? With instant access to practically every piece of information ever known to humankind, we take for granted that we're only a quick Web search away from the answer.” But if we take for granted that the information is out there, why is it often so difficult to find? How often do we walk away from the computer with that terrible feeling that the information was out there, we just didn’t find it?

As competitive intelligence professionals, we use Google and a wide variety of other Web-based tools to find very specific pieces of information, answer critical business questions, and support broader marketing and sales initiatives. In short, we help companies accelerate their sales and overall market share in their niche or industry.

We’ve written this book because everyone who goes to work and finds themselves staring at the search box can use our techniques to “Go Beyond Google” and get much more out of the Web in far less time. If any of the following information needs seem relevant to your work, then this book is for you:

Information on competitors. Current and future strategy, tactics, products, acquisitions, expansion or contraction, challenges, opportunities, culture, morale, wages,
promotions, and marketing.

Information on customers. Major initiatives, current and future businesses lines, expansion, cost cutting, hiring, layoffs, challenges, needs, mergers, and
acquisitions.

Information on key individuals. Organizational roles, responsibilities, initiatives, goals, ideologies, politics, interests, and quotes.

Information on industry trends. Where new trends are heading, who is backing them, and who is attempting to slow them down.

Our goal is to help you pull the pearls of information you are searching for out from the obscure recesses of your search results so they are front and center. In the process, you will also learn to find information that you previously didn’t know was available about the subjects you’re researching.
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Literally a "how to" guide to use online information searches to win more business
I've had the great pleasure to bring in Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell on several client projects specifically for their web-based searching expertise. As a result, I have first-hand knowledge of the types of searches and information that these fellows can surface - and just how valuable their results are. So I was very surprised to see that they would be willing to share their well-researched and field-tested methods in an e-book.

I was even more surprised after reading the book to see that this is literally a "how to" guide for anyone who wants to use free online information sources to win more business.

In a simple and easy-to-follow format, Sean and Scott present the best of the best in terms of the web sites that you should leverage and the search queries you should use to stop wasting your time on google and to start building your competitive advantage. They provide context for the nuts and bolts of their searching secrets by also providing some great background about competitive intelligence and real-world examples.

Whether you already have experience with advanced web searching or not, I am certain you will get value out of this book's clear and comprehensive review of the best searching approaches to use to outmaneuver competitors and improve your understanding of key customer accounts.

Useful right out the Gate from the CI Experts Toolkit
"Go Beyond Google" is a welcome addition from 2 experts in Competitive Intelligence, Sean and Scott. Their work is an easy practical read, useful right from the start.They show you the key tools they use themselves. They share examples that illustrate how internet tools can be used to answer specific questions.The guide is built as a living document, their ebook can be added and updated as new tools and features come out.

As I read through it, they posed questions that reveal insights about companies that I hadn't considered.For example, locating former employees that used to work for a company.Those employees might be more inclined to share what they valued while being at that company and what prompted them to move to a new company.

They take each tool and tell you what value it has to them as a CI practioneer.You can easily scan the book to see if a particular tool is of interest to you. It is rich in pictures and graphics that hits the mark in terms of readability and comprehension.It isn't just for CI practioners, but for those that want to understand trends, thought leaders, companies, and opportunity.

The price for their ebook is great value and risk/reward is quite good. Even getting just one tool and question it answers is well worth it.

If you enjoy their book, stay in touch with Sean and Scott at their website and newsletter.They are skilled CI practioners that enjoy teaching and sharing with others the power of information tools, many free or low cost. They are leaders in understanding where technology is heading and the people behind those changes.They have fun doing what they do and their enthusiam and skill at their craft is exemplary.

A valuable guide to Internet business research
"Going Beyond Goodle" does an admirable job of the task that it sets out to do: provide the novice Internet competitive intelligence researcher the tools and methods to get to the substrata of useful information that is readily obtainable on the public Internet.If you find yourself tasked with conducting quick research for strategy, marketing or other business needs thenthis is the guide for you.

"Go Beyond Google" details freely-available Internet tools, describes how to use the, and helps you understand how to interpret results.Even if you are an experienced Internet researcher you will learn about new tools and methods.I certainly did.

The text is organized based on information topics or tasks, making it an ideal reference to reach for when faced with a novel business information requirement.The hypothetical examples that illustrate the competitive intelligence insight possible through smart Internet research are particularly valuable.

Go Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence
Sean and Scott's title is a very hands-on, jargon free, to dip in and out, actionable guide to getting beyond Google.Unlike other Internet focused books, Go Beyond Google - Gathering Internet Intelligence provides tips and tricks for the reader to obtain immediate Go Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligencealue from their Internet-based activities whether as a means to an end or as an end in itself in providing external context to an internal business issue.It provides approaches for both the experienced and less experienced practitioner to obtain a deeper insight quickly around groups of sources that focus on organisations and people, web site analysis, industry, topic and company tracking, maps ands people searching to name but a few.It also provides a guide to getting extra value from Google given the powerful tools it has.A title that makes the practitioner re-evaluate the power of the constantly changing Internet, web 1.0 and 2.0.

Excellent resource!
Go Beyond Google is an excellent read. It's well-written and easy to understand. I would highly recommend it for anyone from sales to executive management. It's filled with tools that can not only help you find a great new employee online, but also get a sneak peek at what some of your competitors are doing. The internet is full of so much information, it can be completely overwhelming. However, with the assistance of Scott & Sean's book, you have an easy reference source with excellent examples to walk you through the world of gathering information online. ... Read more

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Written by a best-selling author and leading computer networking authority, this updated book builds a comprehensive picture of the technologies behind Internet applications. It answers the basic question “how do computer networks and Internets operate?” in the broadest sense and includes an early optional introduction to network programming and applications. The book provides a comprehensive, self-contained tour through all of networking from the lowest levels of data transmission and wiring to the highest levels of application software, explaining how underlying technologies provide services and how Internet applications use those services. At each level, it shows how the facilities and services provided by lower levels are used and extended in the next level. Emphasis on Internet technologies and applications provides readers with substantial sections on Internetworking and Network Applications. For individuals with little or no background in the subject. ... Read more

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bad
it is used booked as it mentioned but it is worst..torn in between and mark with pen every page hard to read. not worth for 20$. My friend got same book but very good condition in less price as it is outdated edition. I am sorry but dont go for this!!

Worst Textbook I've Ever Read
This is probably the worst textbook I've ever used. The information, though helpful, was packed full of poorly explained diagrams and formulas in a series of unorganized chapters.

satisfactory/great
This product was in great condition and arrived on time. This text was useful for learning how computers work and communicate.

Good
The item was shipped and wrapped carefully. Very good service and very satisfied with the product. It was shipped before the estimated time arrival.

Anexcellent overview of network theory
This book gives a comprehensive overview of computer networks and internet. Since its coverage is broad, it does not go into much detail but gives one the general overview of computer networks. It is appropriate for someone who wants to understand how the internet works, but does not need an in depth knowledge.

The book is well written, non-mathematical and explains the concepts in a way that a beginner would understand. The chapters are short, concise and very readable, making it a very good introductory book on the subject. It covers almost anything you can think of in networking. ... Read more

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Many countries around the world block or filter Internet content, denying access to information—often about politics, but also relating to sexuality, culture, or religion—that they deem too sensitive for ordinary citizens. Access Denied documents and analyzes Internet filtering practices in over three dozen countries, offering the first rigorously conducted study of this accelerating trend.

Internet filtering takes place in at least forty states worldwide including many countries in Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. Related Internet content control mechanisms are also in place in Canada, the United States and a cluster of countries in Europe. Drawing on a just-completed survey of global Internet filtering undertaken by the OpenNet Initiative (a collaboration of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, the Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University, and the University of Cambridge) and relying on work by regional experts and an extensive network of researchers, Access Denied examines the political, legal, social, and cultural contexts of Internet filtering in these states from a variety of perspectives. Chapters discuss the mechanisms and politics of Internet filtering, the strengths and limitations of the technology that powers it, the relevance of international law, ethical considerations for corporations that supply states with the tools for blocking and filtering, and the implications of Internet filtering for activist communities that increasingly rely on Internet technologies for communicating their missions.

Reports on Internet content regulation in forty different countries follow, with each country profile outlining the types of content blocked by category and documenting key findings.

Contributors: Ross Anderson, Malcolm Birdling, Ronald Deibert, Robert Faris, Vesselina Haralampieva, Steven Murdoch, Helmi Noman, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Mary Rundle, Nart Villeneuve, Stephanie Wang, and Jonathan Zittrain ... Read more

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Good overview and reference
Well written and straightforward account of exactly how governments, sometimes in collusion with private business, succeed in censoring information. From overt blocking to surreptitious intimidation, the authors investigate the status of online censorship the world over. I'm specifically interested in Egypt and was happy to see the author hit on most of the key points, though I think the sourcing could have been better. Definitely a worthy reference (though perhaps as an e-book with free updates since I'm sure things will change soon, given the surveys were conducted in 2006!).

an essential reference for students of cyberlaw and online free speech
This is essential reading for anyone studying the methods governments are using to stifle online speech and expression. The contributors provide a regional and country-by-country overview of the global state of online speech controls and discuss the long-term ramifications of increasing government filtering of online networks.

Even if you don't read the whole thing, this is a must-have title for your bookshelf since there is no other resource out there like this. And it should be required reading in every cyberlaw class in America. Importantly, it also contains a very helpful chapter on the mechanics of Net filtering for those not familiar with the technical issues in play here.

Very highly recommended.

Access Denied: To The Whole Story
This book whilst essential reading on the topic was consistently biased against the concept of filtering the internet from the outset. The authors didn't think to bother to make the case against filtering first and loaded the book with emotive language whenever they were reinforcing their position

Extraordinary, Beautifully Put Together, Basic Reference
This is a beautifully put together book in terms of brains, content, presentation, and coverage.

An edited work, with ten primary authors, it actually reflects the collaborative efforts of an international network of collaborators, and can safely be considered the seminal basic reference on this topic.

The first 150 pages include an introduction and six chapters, on measuring global internet filtering, the politics and mechanisms of
control, tools and technology for filtering, filtering and the international system, corporate filtering, and ethics.The rest of the book, 285 pages, is taken up by regional overviews and then country-specific summaries of filtering policy.

The motives for filtering are three: politics & power; social norms & morals, and security concerns.

Two types of filtering occur: announced, and disguised.Announced filters show a blocking page, unannounced filters pretend there was an error.Blocking anc be of entire sites, or specific pages identified by keywords.

The eye-opener for me was that filtering is not just on content, but on capability.Skype and Google Earth are two of the primary capabilities that are being denied to the people around the world by repressive ignorant governments who would rather have perpetual poverty than allow the people to leverage every aspect of the Internet including free global communications.

This is a first class intellectual, social, economic, and political contribution to the literature.

I recommend the following ten books along with this one:
The leadership of civilization building: Administrative and civilization theory, symbolic dialogue, and citizen skills for the 21st century
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Wharton School Publishing Paperbacks)
The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
The Web of Inclusion: Architecture for Building Great Organizations
The Ingenuity Gap: Facing the Economic, Environmental, and Other Challenges of an Increasingly Complex and Unpredictable Future
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies
Collective Intelligence: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace ... Read more

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Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages readers to expand their understanding of the Internet Explorer 8 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead. Brand new end of chapter exercises prepare readers to become more capable Internet users. ... Read more

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Get Ready To Do alot of Print Screens
This book was needed for a college course. Basically following the book they will have you do alot of Print Screening and placing the print screens in WORD. I would have never bought this book if it were not for College but I will not tell you what to do but it is marginally helpful.

Internet Explorer 8 - Worthless
Internet Explorer 8 suggests that it was about Internet Explorer 8. Unfortunately 90% of the manual is related to subjects other than this software product. It provides almost no information about IE 8. It is designed for a class on the internet and focuses on how to search for information on the internet. I sent both manuals back. This manual should not be presented as a manual about Internet Explorer 8. ... Read more

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The book begins with a review of the history, technology, and competing theories of the Internet that enables a deeper understanding of case law and statutory developments discussed in the substantive chapters. The book covers the history of the Inter! net to the rapidly evolving Web 3.0, competing theories of Internet governance, cyber jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments, choice and conflicts of law, cybertorts, online contracting and licensing, the protection of online intellectual property assets, the protection of online privacy, criminal liability for Internet activity, and European Community Directives such as the E-Commerce Directive, Brussels Regulation, and Rome I Regulation. ... Read more

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Great Resource!
This book covers many of the topics that one needs whether you are looking into international law, regional issues, social networking sites or intellectual property online. It is a great resource for students and practioners.

Assigned this book in a law school and a social science class
This book was extremely popular with students in both of my courses because it doesn't just cover current statutes and case law.It also provides a brief historical and technological description of the Internet and explores the legal and cultural challenges posed by a disruptive technology that crosses national borders at the click of a mouse.This extremely readable book covers the path of the law in both the U.S. and Europe and predicts the coming conflicts between these divergent legal regimes.In addition, Rustad provides attorneys with a comprehensive summary of key cases and concepts necessary to litigate in this rapidly evolving field.

Somebody get this guy an editor
IANL (I am not a lawyer, for the two people who haven't seen that abbreviation), so I can't really speak to the coverage and choices of cases Rustad covers in this book.They seem relevant and cover a wide variety of the law relating to the internet.

I'm convinced that no editor ever worked with Rustad on this book, however.Some of the things he does in this book detract severely from understanding the law in it.Perhaps I'm most sensitive to the first chapter, Overview of the Internet, since that is what I was familiar with prior to reading the book, but when he lists Mozilla Firefox3 as a search engine, I'm wondering where the fact-checkers were.In his history of the Internet, he takes the confusing route of starting with current events and working backwards in time to its creation.

Another specific case that jumped out at me (and slapped me around the head) was his coverage of the Child Online Protection Act in chapter 9.2 (B) and the Children's Pornography Prevention Act in chapter 9.2 (D).Other than the title of the section and the use of the abbreviation "COPPA" instead of "COPA", section (D) is identical to section (B).I don't know if they're two different common names for the same legislation or separate legislation altogether.

A recurring annoyance is his habit of discussing one subject (usually a case), switching to another, and then returning to the original one.It makes for verydisjointed reading and confusing to someone new to the law.

A lot of information is in this book, but the presentation makes it difficult to understand and trust.

Great Book, Excellent Instructor!
I was lucky enough to been a student in Prof. Rustad's 1st year Torts class at Suffolk Univ.law school (Boston) in the early 90s. He was one of the few, the very few, real human instructors at that school who didn't let the "law professor" title explode his head and ego. He was funny, warm, witty, and extremely knowledgeable - an excellent instructor. This series of law books has been around awhile, and I think they made an excellent choice in this title's author. ... Read more

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History teachers and school library media specialists will find this guide a valuable resource for creating technologically advanced, resource-based instructional units in American and World History in grades 7-12. It is filled with 150 recommended primary source Internet sites about history ranging from ancient civilizations to 1998 and is stocked with exciting, interesting, and challenging questions designed to stimulate students' critical thinking skills. Dr. Craver, who maintains an award-winning interactive Internet database and conducts technology workshops for school library media specialists, provides an indispensable tool to enable students to make the best use of the Internet for the study of history. ... Read more

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Wonderful Resource for Social Studies Teachers
Kathleen Craver does a wonderful job in this book describing how to useprimary sources in the classroom. The first three chapters describe theconcept behind using these resources in the classroom.

In the next 200pages, she shares over 150 websites that contain primary sources. For eachweb site she gives a summary of the site and gives five or six questionsfor discussion or activities for students. This book will save you hourssearching the Internet for resources. It is well written and has a goodindex for locating topics. If you are looking for ways to incorporate theInternet in your lessons this is a great way to get started.

This is amust resource book for your professional library. ... Read more

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A great intro
I disagree with the opinion that only people who know nothing about security would get anything out of this book.I am network infrastructure engineer for routers and switches, have past experience with Microsoft OS's, and have a security+ certification.I am NOT a security expert or computer forensics specialist but I have some security knowledge and I really enjoyed this book.

You won't become a security expert reading this book but It's an interesting and educational read for someone with some technical background who would like a surface level introductory.For me, this was a pleasure/entertainment read and I wasn't looking to use it as the basis for a career as a security expert.

I do like that the author provides real examples that you can try out yourself to explore further.

Very good and well organized
Internet Forensics
By Robert Jones
October 2005
Pages: 238
ISBN 10: 0-596-10006-X | ISBN 13: 9780596100063

Very nice. This book covers various interconnected internet security issues including email forensics, the inner workings of SMTP, spam, phishing, hacked spam-bot servers, proxy servers, anonymous surfing, and DNS. This is a relatively easy read considering the topics and the book is generally written in such a way as to tie all the topics together into a cohesive analysis. This was helpful since real-world situation never involve only one of these technologies but instead require a progression. The book discusses both theory and practical application.

I found the information helpful and would like to see the next edition cover each topic with more depth. Also I would like to see more variation of the email topics. For example, a section on Outlook/Exchange specific emails, IMAP protocol emails, etc. could be useful. There were some sections that would benefit from more examples as well. For instance, a section on how to dissect Microsoft Outlook formatted emails using Cygwin or Linux would have been a nice edition.

I definitely recommend it and enjoyed studying the contents.

Summary:

- Very good advice for both professional in the computer security field, hobbyist, and those concerned with personal computer security.
- Focus is on practical advice and examples

Superb Compendium of Netlore
For me, this is an excellent book!Like Mr. Herrington, I would not recommend it for everybody.But, if you have a technical background,
like myself, and are intensely interested in the dynamics of the internet, then this book will complement your existing knowledge in more than one area.It is well-written, pithy and truly lives up to its title.
Thank you, Mr. Jones

Incomplete, cursory, and unfocused
O'Reilly has had a hard time with their computer security lineup since they started expanding it a few years ago. While they have tried to focus on tight subjects with short volumes (this book at about 220 pages is no exception), these books often wind up being cursory treatments of the subjects, and in some cases downright wrong.

Sadly, Internet Forensics is not an exception to this rule. While I like this book more than some of the other recent O'Reilly security books, that isn't saying much. We've come to expect clear, authoritative books or inspired tricks and tips type martial from O'Reilly's authors, and instead we're given unfocused, incomplete pages.

To be fair, the topic of Internet Forensics is broad, not very well focused, and no one has written a good book on the subject. It's coming into the foreground, especially in this past year, as threat analysis has become popular. This is a new, wide open field, covering a broad range of malware, spam, phishing, and malicious website analysis coupled to tracking the origin and leading to takedown of the materials. However, this book doesn't really do a good job of much of that. And, at the end of 2006, some of the material feels positively quaint (even though it came out in late 2005). Although the author has defined his target audience in the introduction (infosec professionals, and software developers and IT operations people), I don't think they're well served with this offering.

Chapter 1, an introduction to the book, is short and scattershot. Nothing promised in the preface is really delivered (no overview of spam, phishing, or other threats). Instead, it's just some writing with little focus. This tone carries throughout the book. Chapter 2 covers the basics of IP addressing (what the heck?! if you don't assume your readership knows this, they're in the wrong place), and then talks about DNS lookups with dig and whois. The people reading this should know how to use these tools already, where are the suggested requirements for the reader? Sadly, no tips on disambiguating whois results (p 22) are given, not an unexpected finding in this book. And we start with the inefficient Perl scripts, too. All in all, we're not off to a good start.

Chapter 3 covers email, and sadly we waste time on the basics of email headers, and then go into making very good use of them. The coverage here is inconsistent and again, unfocused. By the time you finish chapter three with "is it really spam?", you're left wondering what the heck the author wanted you to learn. Chapter 4 is slightly better, focusing on on URL obfuscation. Sadly, none of the techniques given really hold up all that well any more. Again, we start with some basics and try and get somewhere, but along the way we're distracted and we've never really gotten a good sense of what's the objective.

Chapter 5 on websites tries to cover some ground, but again, it's too unfocused. We talk about mirroring a site (why "wget -r" isn't listed, which is a common way of getting a malicious phishing site or directory, I don't know) and we even talk about SQL injection, but I don't know what the author is really after. It feels like random observations thrown in with no overall goals. Chapter 6 talks about web servers, and we talk about headers and redirection, and then delve into Netcraft stats (why?) and honestly I'm not clear what was useful here. This felt more like introductory material than anything useful. If the readers are infosec professionals, they should know what a web server header looks like and how to properly fingerprint the server.

Chapter 7 is the complement to that, and talks about your browser. Again, some useful info, but it's incomplete. No real discussions about why you want to alter things other than some basic concepts. Chapter 8 talks about file contents, and there's some interesting basics on examining Word docs (track changes, strings, etc) but aside from some basics, there's not much great there. Sadly, no discussions on how to un-redact a PDF are given, just that it's been a problem.

Chapter 9, which is a nice departure from solid technical materials, comes up short. It's incomplete and disappointing. Chapter 10 talks about pattern detection and signature creation, but again, this could have been beefier.

Chapter 11, "case studies", is OK, but some better treatment to tie the lessons learned (or hopefully imparted) would have been nice. Finally, Chapter 12, "taking action", isn't very useful. No real great info or insight is here, and if you think that you'll be calling police departments about every phishing site, you're in for a sad wake up call -- there's just no way you can do that. One of the comments made in this chapter, specifically wanting to see a community response, tells me that the author (Jones) isn't well connected to the community that actually does track and respond to these threats.

Internet Forensics is a poor attempt at this broad subject. While I appreciate the scope of what the author is trying to do, the execution is weak and suffers from a lack of focus or discipline. A book twice this size covering a fraction of the material, well executed, would have been a better offering. If you feel you must get this book, make sure you get it at a steep discount.

Amazingly bad
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Make the right IPTV business decisions with a thorough understanding of the technology and the business implications of the broadband video revolution. Master key trends transforming the world of broadcast television and the Web with this guide to hardware, software, Internet applications and the wide range of alternative products and services. Explore why IP is the new gold standard for online video delivery and how it will be monetized. Understand the entire IPTV process, with clear explanations of complex technologies designed to help leaders make informed decisions and drive successful strategies. This comprehensive guide prepares you for IPTV's rapid deployment and future growth with features that include:

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More convergence please - I want my IPTV!
IPTV and Internet Video explains what is happening today in the converging world of TV, Internet and communications.It turns out IPTV is really the ability to deliver programming using the IP over a private network rather than the public Internet. And those private networks are the cable, DSL and satellite networks constructed by the large companies providing these services today.

If you are like me you look forward to the day when you can interact with your TV instead of just sitting there and passively watching it. Tivo and other brands of DVRs are a start. They let you record programs and watch them when you want to, and of course you can skip the commercials. I even skip the lulls and often lame commentary between baseball pitches and football plays.

But when will we be able to watch a show and look up other information on the Internet related to what we are watching? What is that batter's average again? What other movie was this actor in? Where can I blog about that news item?

Today I can do that with a laptop while watching TV but I have to type everything in to do a search. That's not the integrated environment that is possible if I could interact with the TV program directly on my computer or computer-based TV. IPTV is what I want!

Or is it?

The book covers the differences between IPTV programming, delivered over a private network and viewed on a TV through a set-top box, and Internet Video which is usually small clips delivered on-demand through the public Internet.

The authors do an excellent job of explaining the technical and business reasons for what is happening now and in the near future of IPTV. Technical details including the various MPEG standards, multicasting and network layer reference model are discussed in this context.Business aspects are also discussed and include business models, subscription costs and "Corner Office View" sidebars that quote industry leaders on the impact of IPTV and Internet video developments.

This is an excellent book if you are in the business and want an overview of IPTV with a good balance of technical and business detail.I rate the book at 5 stars in this case. If you want a description of the gory details of UDP vs. TCP and how multicasting on IP works then this book probably doesn't have enough of those details for you.

You will also have to look elsewhere if you want to know what the next Web 2.0 or YouTube-like video craze will be. OTOH, you might just detect an opportunity not adequately addressed by the IPTV services offered by the powers-that-be and soon-to-be that are discussed in this book.
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In this second edition of the popular Fundraising on the Internet, Mal Warwick, Ted Hart, Nick Allen, and a sterling group of experts in the field have completely rewritten the first-ever hands-on guide for navigating the ever-changing world of fundraising on the Internet. This no-nonsense book gets beyond the hype and hyperbole, and takes into account the new realities of the post dot.com crash marketplace to offer solid advice on how to use technology to raise funds. Both timely and informative, this invaluable resource will be kept current with frequent e-mail updates from the authors. ... Read more

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Important for basic knowledge
this book is great for every non -profit that goes online, it gives a clear picture on the most important foundations

Fundraising on the Internet:The ePhilanthropyFoundation.org's Guide to Success Online
Timely!Fundraising on the internet is the next level of fundraising for non-profits, and this is an excellent way to get started!

Thorough and reliable
This collaborative effort is well-written, fast-paced, and extremely up-to-date. Each chapter is on a different aspect of Internet fundraising, written by a different author. Speaking from personal experience, this book has been extremely possible in our own business of helping nonprofits raise funds online. We recommend it to any nonprofit who wants to take advantage of the net.

Very useful!
Very useful for organizations working with an interactive agency to imporve their efforts on the web...

A fantastic collection of resources!
A fantastic collection of resources!Warwick, Hart, and Allen brought together an amazing array of experts to assemble a practical, hands-on book full of interesting case examples.As an application service provider working almost exclusively with non-profits, we found the book particularly useful as a source book for guidelines and best practices.Our clients who have read the book were enthusiastic about everything from the specific strategies to the fundraising tips.

This is an all-encompassing, basic guide that makes fundraising on the Internet accessible to the most inexperienced nonprofits but gives insightful advice to veterans.I wholeheartedly recommend the book and plan to make this required reading for our customers and employees. ... Read more

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Just as education has promoted democracy and economic growth, the Internet has the potential to benefit society as a whole. Digital citizenship, or the ability to participate in society online, promotes social inclusion. But statistics show that significant segments of the population are still excluded from digital citizenship.

The authors of this book define digital citizens as those who are online daily. By focusing on frequent use, they reconceptualize debates about the digital divide to include both the means and the skills to participate online. They offer new evidence (drawn from recent national opinion surveys and Current Population Surveys) that technology use matters for wages and income, and for civic engagement and voting.

Digital Citizenship examines three aspects of participation in society online: economic opportunity, democratic participation, and inclusion in prevailing forms of communication. The authors find that Internet use at work increases wages, with less-educated and minority workers receiving the greatest benefit, and that Internet use is significantly related to political participation, especially among the young. The authors examine in detail the gaps in technological access among minorities and the poor and predict that this digital inequality is not likely to disappear in the near future. Public policy, they argue, must address educational and technological disparities if we are to achieve full participation and citizenship in the twenty-first century. ... Read more

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Usborne Children's Encyclopedia
My 6 year old calls this one "my reader." She'll sit down and pour over the pages for an hour!Great info and the internet connection makes the book even better. We own a good handful of Usborne encyclopedias and all 4 of my children enjoy them!

Childrens Encyclopedia: The Usborne Internet-Linked (First Encyclopedias)
Every night before my 7 years old son goes to sleep, he randomly selects three pages that he like us to read from. That way he and I both learn new things about the world around us. Sometimes what is below and sometimes what is above. I cannot tell you how knowledgeable this book is. Certainly for children, especially if they are between the ages of 4-10 years, this is a fantastic gift. Enjoy!

Children's Encyclopedia
It's great to have the use of the internet, but having an actual book in front of you to hold and read and flip through the pages is so much more appealing to me.This is a great starter encyclopedia for children to have from age 7 and up. It's great for homeschoolers also.When they go through the book, it will give you an idea of what their interests are and what they want to learn more about.The pictures are realistic, beautiful, colorful. There are so many things in it to learn and lots of tidbits about everything from the body, science, earth, animals, sports, religions, materials, dinosaurs, and on and on.Great encyclopedia to own.

Great Resourse for a younger child
I have been homeschooling my 5 year old using the Usbourne Children's Encyclopedia.Great intro to social studies and geography.I just use one page at a time and make up a list of questions that I use afterwards to see if he remembers and if not we discuss the topic such as how are rainbows made again until he understands.Great for his attention span at this age.After this book, I plan to then use the Usborne Encycl. of Geography.We have not yet used the internet part of the book, but that also looks promising.Great value if you read the book and not just use the book as a resource.

Great Book for Little Ones at a Bargain Price!
This encyclopedia has an excellent coverage in an easy to understand language for elementary lower grades. I bought it for my son who is at second grade reading level and enjoys geography and science. This encyclopedia has the same content as its bigger edition, which costs about $21. Only that this is more handy and still has a good size print. The pictures are beautiful. Altogether, it worths more than what I paid for. What a deal! ... Read more

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This text provides comprehensive coverage of the field of Internet marketing that is timely and relevant. It relies on extant marketing theory where appropriate and introduces many conceptual frameworks to structure student understanding of Internet marketing issues. Above all, it works on the premise that the Internet-whether used as a medium of communication or as a channel of distribution-is only one component of the contemporary marketer?s arsenal. The key issue facing marketers today is how to best integrate this powerful new component into their strategies and media plans. That ongoing challenge represents the essential theme of this text. ... Read more

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PRINCIPLES OF INTERNET MARKETING: NEW TOOLS AND METHODS FOR WEB DEVELOPERS helps readers understand the "why" behind the "how" of Web site development. It teaches the importance of the brand and how that relates to Web site development, the reasons sites are developed, how they build an audience, and most importantly, how companies use the Web to earn revenue and build recognition among their desired market. You will learn the strategies used to drive traffic to a site, the tools that are available to keep audiences coming back (with a focus on social media tools), and the role marketing plays in the building a successful Web site. ... Read more

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You don't need to be in school to learn from this book
One of the things I always hated about college was that the textbooks were usually really boring (even more boring than the professors, if you can believe that).But there was one textbook that I learned a lot from: Planning, Developing, and Marketing Successful Web Sites (Web Warrior Series)This was one of the few books I didn't sell back to the bookstore after the semester was done, and continued to reference during the early years of my career in Web development.

When I saw that Miletsky was publishing another textbook, I pre-ordered it, even though I'm long out of school and still resent the high price tag that they make students pay (I'd take a star off of my review for that, but I doubt it's the authors fault).I've already gotten my copy and read through most of it - it's actually worth the cost, and every bit as good as the textbook I used in college. And definitely better considering how much the Web has changed since then.

This book picks up long after its predecessor leaves off, detailing Web 2.0 tools and how to use them to market Web sites, get more traffic and introduce your products to different audiences. Although it might spend a little too much time discussing demographic breakdowns, the author does a great job in teaching marketing to non-marketing people.It's totally up to date, well written, clear, and packs a lot of great information into one book.

Once again, I plan to keep this book with me at work as a resource.I would recommend anybody who works in Web development or marketing not to be afraid of buying this just because you're not in school anymore.It's a really interesting read, and definitely worth the money.
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