An examination of the social consequences of the information revolution for women. There are no women in control of television channels, radio stations, newspaper houses, or software companies. Other work by the author includes "Man Made Language" and "Invisible Women".
The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look at the history of women and men in computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged and matured, and how the field became male coded.
Explaining why newspapers are failing and how they can survive, this title examines the operations of eight locally owned newspapers and attempts to determine whether their different business methods might put them at an advantage. It provides insights into newspaper ownership and how it affects the news.
It's 1998 and the digital world takes shape. Into this maelstrom of change came three companies: Apple, Microsoft and Google. They were radically different companies and they would subsequently fight a series of pitched battles for control of different parts of the digital landscape. This title looks at each of these battles.
Part of a series exploring the dynamic universe of the Internet in the 21st century, this title collectes papers discussing a range of topics and issues impacting and relating to the Internet, such as the proliferation of online support groups for HIV/AIDs patients; dissociation in the virtual world; and, more.
Collects papers that discuss a range of issues impacting and relating to the Internet, such as exploring the relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, attitude and subscribers' intention toward using 3g mobile service; and, more.
Explores the dynamic universe of the Internet in the 21st century. This book collects the papers discussing a wide range of topics and issues impacting and relating to the Internet such as: text mining in electronic health records; search engine types, interfaces and use in proteomics; computer middleware theory and uses; and, others.
Internet governance revolves around the control and supervision of the logical and physical infrastructure of the internet-definition of protocols, control of root servers, and domain name resources etc. This book attempts to provide an understanding of the concept, the need and the issues related to the Internet governance.
People are inventing different ways of working together on the internet. Decentralised production thrives on weblogs, wikis and free software projects. This work focuses on the regulation of these working relationships. It examines the transformation of leadership in online networks, and the emergence of innovative forms of participatory politics.
Tackles the hot way to reach hundreds of millions of new customers, online. This book shows readers how to set up a MySpace page and establish a seductive presence there, how to build buzz, and how to direct customers to where they can purchase their products or services.
The Internet has thrived because of its freedom and openness, the absence of any gatekeeper blocking lawful uses of the network or picking winners and losers online. This book examines the open Internet, and the role of the FCC and their authority to regulate net neutrality.
This book highlights how we harm our children - and almost anyone who creates, enjoys, or sells any art form - with a restrictive copyright system driven by corporate interests. Lessig reveals the solutions to this impasse offered by a collaborative yet profitable "hybrid economy".
'E-innovation' is a discipline for proactively responding to an electronic environment, whose main attribute is continuous radical change and the spread of 'E-Innovation' is driving the growth of the global economy. This title offers a mix of articles and cases and delves into the trends in e-innovation with focus on e-business innovations.
A student guide to video production. It provides coverage that ranges from video concepts and processes to production tools and techniques and, finally, to the production environment (studio and field, inside and outside) and its effects. It acknowledges that digital video is a firmly established medium.
Cyberspace provides a platform for innovation and prosperity and the means to improve general welfare around the globe. This book explores the national strategies for cyberspace policy review and trusted identities in cyberspace striving to enhance online choice, efficiency, security and privacy.
The information you need to land the tech job of your dreams Whatever your industry, there's no denying the desirability of the perks and salary enjoyed by employees at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and other top tech companies: casual attire, free and unlimited sodas (or even food), flexible hours, onsite luxury gyms, and funky offices.
This book examines economic and institutional processes in the cybercrime industry, provides insights into the entrepreneurial aspect of firms engaged in cyber-crime, and seeks to understand threats and countermeasures taken by key actors in the industry.
Shows the company as the brainchild of two brilliant individuals and looks at Google's business decisions in light of its founders' ambition and beliefs. Through interviews with employees, partners, senior Google management, and conversations with the founders, this title demystifies the company while clarifying a number of misconceptions.
Making the move from an IT technician or team member to management is one of the most difficult career steps you may face. This book presents the fundamental principles and core concepts critical to your success as a new IT Manager. It shows how to develop an overall IT strategy as well as demonstrate the value of IT to the company.
In 1980, the Indian software industry was practically non-existent. By the 1990s the industry was one of the largest employers in manufacturing. This book examines the reasons behind this phenomenon, and asks whether it suggests a different model of economic development.
Reveals how Intel, Microsoft, and Cisco, and companies including Palm and NTT DoCoMo, have orchestrated industry innovations to support their products - and, in the process, established dominant market positions. This book shows how firms can orchestrate innovation to ensure their own competitive futures, and drive the evolution of their industry.
Net Neutrality is a contested policy principle regarding access for content providers to the Internet end-user, and potential discrimination in that access where the end-user's ISP blocks that access. This work considers market developments and policy responses in Europe and the US, draws conclusions and proposes regulatory recommendations.
Provides guidance for information security officers. This title includes information on global changes and threats, managing an international information security program, and additional metrics to measure organization performance. It has chapters on trends such as high-tech fraud, investigative support for law enforcement, and more.
Comparing Google to an ordinary business is like comparing a rocket to a wheelbarrow. This title takes readers inside the Googleplex for the closest look you can get, giving readers a chance to experience the potent mix of camaraderie and competition that makes up the company that changed the world.
Features contributions by academic and industrial research groups which are structured into four parts on: static analysis to acquire insight into how the system is supposed to work; testing techniques to sample its actual behavior; monitoring to probe its operational performance; and nonfunctional requirements like reliability and trust.
How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? This book shares the strategies that have inspired employees, turned customers into evangelists, leveraged an ecosystem of partners, and allowed innovation to flourish.
Getting rich on the Internet is no longer about IPOs and venture capital. This guide reveals the powerful but simple methods that can be used to make big money online. It contains practical pointers and interviews to provide help on starting and enjoying a super-lucrative online business.
Portals are revolutionizing the way businesses handle e-commerce, customer relationships, and business intelligence. This book gives IT managers the foundation they need to plan, design, and develop enterprise portals for maximum customer satisfaction, improved analytics on demand, and rigorous knowledge management.
Examines digital innovations and their positive and negative implications. This book explains that professional journalism and media will be able to hold on to their role as the vital information lifeline of a successful democracy by embracing technologies.
Reveals simple methods to strike it rich on the Net. This book features interviews with 'mom and pop' entrepreneurs to prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. It also features an action plan for brainstorming business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations.
Broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the early 21st century. Like electricity, broadband is a foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness and a better way of life. This book explores and analyses The National Broadband Plan.
Offers IT industry analysts, China watchers, policy makers and advisors, IT researchers, and investors, an overview on how China should get to be a leader on the IT industry. This volume includes features such as: establishes key measurements for the development of China's IT industry; and sets forth the priorities for government and industry I.
Modern means of communications, led by the Internet, provide a relatively inexpensive, open, easy-entry means of sharing ideas, information, pictures, and text around the world. This book provides information regarding the role of US and other foreign companies in facilitating Internet censorship by repressive regimes overseas.
Presents the story behind Google, a company that has become a global household name and, in the process, created a new model for corporate responsibility and employee relations. This book explores the values that drive Google's founders. It also addresses controversies surrounding Google, such as copyright infringement, and antitrust concerns.
New legislation has serious implications for your company, your reporting and the design of IT systems. Corporate fraud, illegal use of resources, sexual and racial harassment all increasingly occur in the digital domain. Directors face potentially huge fines and in some cases imprisonment for breach of the law. This book deals with this topic.
The Internet presented many challenges and opportunities for advertisers, because, rather than aiming their ads at groups of people who visit a particular site, their ads are aimed at the individual user. This book explores the issues in Internet advertising and sales.
For nearly four decades, video games have captured the imagination and drawn the ire of people everywhere. But the vicious truth of this booming industry is easily forgotten: failure is tradition. In this groundbreaking anthology, successful founders of entertainment software companies reflect on the challenges and how they survived.
Intended for those who want to be the best and think they have what it takes to make it to the top, this book offers the advices and tips on making it in the world of Information Technology. It tells you: where to find the top jobs, how to get the top jobs, and how to get even higher once you are on your career fast-track.
Offers information needed to manage the responsibilities thrust on you (or the ones you would like to have): vital tasks such as creating budgets, evaluating technologies, administering compliance, and managing staff. This book provides management advice for IT managers.
Software product management and pricing are key success factors for any organization providing software, be it a software company or an organization responsible for software in a company that belongs to a different industry. This book defines the term 'software product' and looks at the business and organizational sides.
This text is concerned with the meaning of information and what individuals do with it. It deals with the impact, and problems of overload, stimulation and craving for information; and analytical and synthetic approaches to retrieval and management of information are discussed.
Written for beginners with no knowledge of Java, this tutorial walks through the process of creating graphical business applications with the Java development tooling (JDT) feature and the software widget toolkit (SWT) in the Eclipse open source framework. The last of the series of ten steps deals w
This book is a critical introduction to code and software that develops an understanding of its social and philosophical implications in the digital age. Written specifically for people interested in the subject from a non-technical background, the book provides a lively and interesting analysis of these new media forms.
In the ever-changing realm of the internet, lawmakers face a steady stream of areas potentially requiring regulation and oversight. This book explores the dynamic universe of the 21st century. It discusses topics impacting internet expansion such as broadband infrastructure programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Helping you to build your information technology career in almost any economy, this title features market-focused skills. It shows you how to: present the value of your technical skills in the job market; position yourself as the primary commodity of your career; remove the guesswork out of job searches; and more.
Presents an analysis of the technology business, including the convergence of hardware, software, entertainment and telecommunications. This title includes our analysis of the major trends affecting the industry, from the rebound of the global PC and server market, to consumer and enterprise software, to super computers and open systems.