Architects of the Web: 1,000 Days that Built the Future of Business
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471171875 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each chapter examines the Web's business development through the story of one of its pioneers--including Marc Andreeson of Netscape, Mark Pesce of VRML, Jerry Yang of Yahoo!, Halsey Minor of CNET, and more. Robert Reid explores the history of the Net from a business perspective--how a communication system nominally built for national defense and in effect taken over by education and research came to erupt as the most important medium since television--and with greater speed and intensity than any communication medium ever. Its an exciting story of frantic activity in a whirlwind environment and of the individuals who rode the tornado to success.
A diverse, ambitious group, the architects of the Web are: * Marc Andreessen, Netscape * Ariel Poler, I/PRO * Rob Glaser, Progressive Networks Andrew Anker, HotWired * Kim Polese, Marimba * Halsey Minor, C/NET * Mark Pesce, VRML * Jerry Yang, Yahoo!. "A terrific book that captures the explosion of creativity and business evolution at the center of the Internet phenomenon. A tantalizing mix of diverse players with utopian visions, animated by equal parts aggression and delight. Architects of the Web presents the dynamic history of the Web's creation and evolution-as well as its emergence as a dynamic business tool-through revealing profiles of its architects, the brilliant minds who h
A Customer said A ghastly revisionist history for businessmen. This book is a revisionist history which attempts to give the credit for the development of the web to businessmen, and almost completely ignores the people who actually designed the architecture of the web. Even Tim Berners-Lee gets only a token mention; and Ted N. Interesting, Timely, but flawed A Customer The main impression you take away from this book is that there are a lot of millionaires inthe Internet world that got there by accident and timing rather than outright brilliance. Written as if Microsoft is a dark malevolent force (which is how it is obviously per. A Customer said What about Tim Berners-Lee?. This is realy a PR puff for Marc Andressen and Netscape masquerading as a history. Despite its title the book is startling for its ommissions. Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the Web is given minimal mention, he is mainly mentioned in sniping attacks by Marc and Co.