The information revolution : the not-for-dummies guide to the history, technology, and use of the World Wide Web
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The information revolution : the not-for-dummies guide to the history, technology, and use of the World Wide Web
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- Okin, J. R
350 pages ; 24 cm
The Information Revolution presents the complete history of the World Wide Web - from its original design and engineering as an information management system at CERN to its introduction onto the Internet and its rapid acceptance as a de facto standard for publishing information on the Internet to its role in transforming the Internet into a resource that virtually anyone can use. The Web's history is followed by a detailed explanation of how the Web's technology works and why it works so well
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-336) and index
0. The pre-Web Internet and information management -- Waiting for the Web's arrival -- The history of hypertext -- Information management and the Internet. -- 1. The Web is born -- A working definition of the Web -- Tim Berners-Lee and a short history of the Web -- Web history details -- The Web is formed -- The Web is discovered -- The Web spins threads of control. -- 2. The mechanics of the Web -- The building blocks of the Web -- The applications of the Web. -- 3. The information Web -- Finding information -- Storing and representing information -- Automating the discovery and protection of information. -- 4. The multimedia Web -- The multimedia Web -- Publications -- Audio -- Video -- Multimedia built for the Web: Applets, Flash, and 3D. -- 5. The business Web -- The business Web -- Web business successes -- Web business failures -- Businesses that build and support the Web. -- 6. The people Web -- There is no place like home: Web home pages -- In search of publicity: public people on the Web -- In search of work: job hunting -- In search of love: Web dating -- In search of family: Web genealogy -- The quest for self expression: Blogs and blogging. -- 7. The shadow Web -- The Shadow Web -- Web banners: advertisements that track our movements -- Web logs: Files that record our movements -- Web bugs: Code that captures our actions -- Affiliate management: Organizations that live off our movements -- Data mining: operations that turn our data into gold. -- 8. The semantic Web -- The semantic Web -- Representing information: Metadata, RDF, and XML -- Discovering information: Navigating the semantic Web -- Trusting information: The Web of trust -- The big (semantic Web) picture. -- Appendix A. Milestones, netiquette, and jargon -- World Wide Web milestones -- Netiquette -- Common Internet age jargon. -- Appendix B. Notes. -- I. Index
The Information Revolution presents the complete history of the World Wide Web - from its original design and engineering as an information management system at CERN to its introduction onto the Internet and its rapid acceptance as a de facto standard for publishing information on the Internet to its role in transforming the Internet into a resource that virtually anyone can use. The Web's history is followed by a detailed explanation of how the Web's technology works and why it works so well
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-336) and index
0. The pre-Web Internet and information management -- Waiting for the Web's arrival -- The history of hypertext -- Information management and the Internet. -- 1. The Web is born -- A working definition of the Web -- Tim Berners-Lee and a short history of the Web -- Web history details -- The Web is formed -- The Web is discovered -- The Web spins threads of control. -- 2. The mechanics of the Web -- The building blocks of the Web -- The applications of the Web. -- 3. The information Web -- Finding information -- Storing and representing information -- Automating the discovery and protection of information. -- 4. The multimedia Web -- The multimedia Web -- Publications -- Audio -- Video -- Multimedia built for the Web: Applets, Flash, and 3D. -- 5. The business Web -- The business Web -- Web business successes -- Web business failures -- Businesses that build and support the Web. -- 6. The people Web -- There is no place like home: Web home pages -- In search of publicity: public people on the Web -- In search of work: job hunting -- In search of love: Web dating -- In search of family: Web genealogy -- The quest for self expression: Blogs and blogging. -- 7. The shadow Web -- The Shadow Web -- Web banners: advertisements that track our movements -- Web logs: Files that record our movements -- Web bugs: Code that captures our actions -- Affiliate management: Organizations that live off our movements -- Data mining: operations that turn our data into gold. -- 8. The semantic Web -- The semantic Web -- Representing information: Metadata, RDF, and XML -- Discovering information: Navigating the semantic Web -- Trusting information: The Web of trust -- The big (semantic Web) picture. -- Appendix A. Milestones, netiquette, and jargon -- World Wide Web milestones -- Netiquette -- Common Internet age jargon. -- Appendix B. Notes. -- I. Index
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