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The control revolution : how the Internet is putting individuals in charge and changing the world we know

Author: Andrew L Shapiro
Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, ©1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Shapiro, Andrew L.
Control revolution.
New York : PublicAffairs, c1999
(OCoLC)607200840
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Andrew L Shapiro
ISBN: 1891620193 9781891620195 189162086X 9781891620867
OCLC Number: 41076267
Notes: "A Century Foundation book."
Description: xvi, 286 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Pt. 1. Revolution. "We have revolution now" --
The politics of code --
Gaining control --
Liebling's revenge: the power of interactivity --
Masters of our domains: personalization of experience --
The decline of middlemen: day trading and "electrified voting" --
pt. 2. Resistance. An anxious state: controlling speech, secrets, creativity --
Where do you want to go today?: Microsoft and the illusion of control --
pt. 3. Oversteer. Narrowing our horizons --
A fraying net --
Freedom from speech --
The drudge factor --
Shopper's heaven? --
Push-button politics --
Privacy for sale --
pt. 4. Balance. Mapping principles --
Shattering illusions --
In defense of middlemen --
In defense of accidents --
Surf globally, Network locally --
The tools of democracy --
Epilogue: From revolution to resolution.
Responsibility: Andrew L. Shapiro.

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