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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ken Auletta |
| ISBN: | 9780143118046 0143118048 9780753522431 0753522438 9780753522424 075352242X |
| OCLC Number: | 515456623 |
| Notes: | "This edition with a new afterword ..."--Title page verso. |
| Description: | xiv, 418 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents: | Messing with the magic -- Starting in a garage -- Buzz but few dollars (1999-2000) -- Prepping the Google rocket (2001-2002) -- Innocence or arrogance? (2002-2003) -- Google goes public (2004) -- The new evil empire? (2004-2005) -- Chasing the fox (2005-2006) -- War on multiple fronts (2007) -- Waking the government bear -- Google enters adolescence (2007-2008) -- Is "old" media drowning? (2008) -- Compete or collaborate? -- Happy birthday (2008-2009) -- Googled -- Where is the wave taking old media? -- Where is the wave taking Google? -- Afterword. --25 business maxims. |
| Responsibility: | Ken Auletta. |
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The story he is telling, and its ramifications, is a narrative which is shaping the era in which we live, and at a frightening pace * Telegraph * Compelling * The Economist * This insightful book reinforces the need for old media ... brilliant * The Times * Ken Auletta, one of America's best business journalists, has turned his attention on the firm, with particular reference to the challenges it faces ... superbly reported -- John Lanchester * Observer * At last, a book about Google that does not require readers to get in touch with their inner geek. The most important company of the internet era, and the most controversial new media company for a generation has deserved a more accessible account for the general reader. In the hands of Ken Auletta, media writer for The New Yorker magazine, it gets one. * Financial Times * Read more...

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