Pocket Internet: The Essentials Of The Internet From A To Z

The best-selling guide to everything you need to know about trends in the e-world and how to get the best out of the Internet. This fully updated edition of this best-selling title in The Economist Pocket Series contains articles on: The technology behind the Internet and how it's changing, The information society, The business of e-business, The players influencing the shape of the Internet; An A-Z of key terms and jargon from @ to Avatar, through the differences between Hackers and Crackers, all the way to Xanadu and Zapata; A wide range of appendices, including A brief history of the Internet, Strategic advice on using search engines, choosing an ISP, planning a web presence, connecting on the move, downloading software, shopping on the Net, Hundreds of recommended web sites. Author Biography: Sean Greer has been writing about IT for more than ten years. Following a spell as manager of Wired, he is now a freelance writer and consultant specialising in Internet-related issues.