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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeffrey M Stibel; Erik Calonius; Peter Delgrosso |
| ISBN: | 9781422146644 1422146642 |
| OCLC Number: | 276335196 |
| Description: | xxxi, 202 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface: BrainGate -- Introduction: the Internet is a brain -- The thinking machine -- Darwin's cloud -- A wise guess -- Too much of a good thing -- Creative destruction -- A web of neurons -- Searching for the right words -- The limits of networks -- The social networks -- The new rules of the brain, business, and beyond -- A ghost on the Web -- Epilogue: the brain of the new machine. |
| Responsibility: | Jeffrey M. Stibel ; with the collaboration of Erik Calonius and Peter Delgrosso. |
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"Stibel bridges the gap between business and the brain in his thinking, his numerous Internet innovations, and his writings. Wired for Thought helps us understand the Internet at a new, and more intelligent, level. This vision will influence our futures." "Jeff Stibel's approach to entrepreneurship in Wired for Thought is an inspiring example of how the best entrepreneurs learn from the world around them and apply what they know to their business. It provides a great example of a multidisciplinary approach to business, as well as practical lessons for any aspiring entrepreneur. This book should be part of any business or entrepreneurship education." "Jeff Stibel has always been two steps ahead of the world of Internet and business, and in Wired for Thought heS
--Dan Ariely, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management, and author of Predictably Irrational
--Alexa Klebanow, President, Brown University Entrepreneurship Program
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Brilliant and Provocative
I found this book to be brilliant and provocative. THe author did a great job of weaving a number of different subjects together, the brain, the internet, business and technology. The central thesis that the Internet is a brain was something I haven't heard before but I suspect I will...
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I found this book to be brilliant and provocative. THe author did a great job of weaving a number of different subjects together, the brain, the internet, business and technology. The central thesis that the Internet is a brain was something I haven't heard before but I suspect I will hear much of this in the coming years.
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