ISBN: 0-9763857-3-2 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0-9763857-4-0 (Hardback)
Pages: 352
Publication Date: September 2005
About the Author
J. R. Okin is a technology consultant who specializes in systems
engineering.
His clients have included AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies,
Unix International, and the Open Software Foundation.
During the dot com boom, Mr. Okin worked as the Director
of Software Engineering and Development at a small Internet
startup in New York City.
He received a bachelor's degree from Vassar College
and a master's degree from Cambridge University, both
in English Literature.
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The Information Revolution
presents the complete history of the World Wide Web - from its original design
and engineering as a 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.
This book also examines many of the ways in which business, government,
other organizations, and individuals are using the Web, and it explores how
the Web is changing to meet changing needs.
The Information Revolution
explains:
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How the Internet was navigated and how information was managed
on the Internet before the arrival of the Web.
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Who invented the Web and how its creator’s vision and commitment
helped to ensure the Web's success.
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How the Web works, and why its technology spread so rapidly.
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How the Web evolved into a multimedia information publication system and
its impact on publishing and broadcasting.
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Why information is the lifeblood of the Web, and how the Web
constitutes an information space on the Internet.
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How the Web empowers individuals.
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How the Web has a hidden, dark side that tracks information about us.
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Why the Web must change in order to survive and the planning
underway to transform the Web's information space into a knowledge space.
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