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In 1998, Internet-related industries created over a million jobs and generated more than $330 billion in revenue. As of December 1999, almost five million commercial websites had emerged, and that number was increasing at a rate of almost half a million per month.

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Packed with case studies drawn from around the world, The Internet presents a clear and up-to-date introduction to the social, cultural, technological and political worlds this new media form is creating.

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Packed with case studies drawn from around the world, The Internet presents a clear and up-to-date introduction to the social, cultural, technological and political worlds this new media form is creating.

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In 1985, The WELL, a dial-up discussion board, began with the phrase: "You own your own words." This book states that though almost everything else about online discussion has changed since, those words still describe its central premise. It provides a cultural/historical account of the blog, as well as an analysis of its different aspects.

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"Originally published by Prima Publishing, Roseville, California, is 2001 as The first quarter. Subsequently published in trade paperback in the United States by Three Rivers Press, ... New York, in 2001"--Copyright page.

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Video games have become a limitless and multifaceted medium through which major corporations and Hollywood visionaries alike are reaching broader global audiences and influencing cultural trends at a rate unmatched by any other media. This book traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture.

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Narrative strategies for vast fictional worlds across a variety of media, from World of Warcraft to The Wire.

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Lively and accessible in style, this book is written for both an academic readership and the wider audience of gamers and those interested in popular culture.

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This volume analyzes the way the Internet will affect market structure and pricing models in several major industries: personal computers, semiconductors, wireless telephones, food, textiles and apparel, and hearing instruments, among others.

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A theoretical and practical guide to integrating human values into the conception and design of digital games.

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"Interrogates the nature and meaning of the 'violence' encountered and experienced by game players"--

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"Interrogates the nature and meaning of the 'violence' encountered and experienced by game players"--

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Video gaming is wildly popular and getting even more so as interfaces and devices improve. This popular account of the rise of gaming offers insight into its popularity and place in our culture as well as the impact it has on our daily lives from the doctors office to the family room sofa.

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Responding to the needs of market researchers, business analysts, CI professionals, and other decision makers who understand online technology, Vibert provides a series of problem-driven, analytical frameworks to help them make better senseand useof the vast amounts of information now available and easily accessed on the Internet.

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A guilt-free guide for readers who may have already made money mistakes and are looking for a way to improve their financial outlook.

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In Investment Trusts Explained, Mick Gilligan, renowned expert on investment trusts and partner at Killik & Co, seeks to make them secret no more, by opening up the world of investment trusts to all investors.

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Joysticks to Haptics is the ultimate compendium of gaming controllers and retro peripherals from the world of gaming.

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An important examination of our digital world, how it harms us and how we can change it for the better.

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New York Times bestselling author and the gaming industry's preeminent investigative journalist Jason Schreier examines a decade of problems at Blizzard Entertainment and the hostile corporate takeover which has put the legendary developer in a world of (Warcraft) trouble.

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In a world, where cyber threats evolve daily, the line between hacker and hero is thinner than you think.