The Web's Awake: An Introduction to the Field of Web Science and the Concept of Web Life Tapa dura - 2007
de Philip D. Tetlow
Descripción de contraportada
A fascinating perspective on what the Web is and what it will be
Has the World Wide Web evolved into a new life form? The author of this provocative book, Philip Tetlow, presents a very compelling argument that it indeed has.
Drawing from theories originating in the natural sciences, mathematics, and information technology, The Web's Awake explores how the continued growth and increasing complexity of the Web are quickly outstripping our capability to control it. In other words, the Web has quite literally taken on a life of its own.
Stringently researched and clearly presented, the book examines a number of emergent characteristics and behaviors of the Web that have not been programmed, but rather have evolved. As the number and strength of these new Web characteristics and behaviors continue to increase, the author persuasively argues that the Web should be considered a living organism in its own right, a new post-human species consisting of a single member.
Having established a new understanding of what the Web is, the author next offers a remarkable perspective on how the Web is evolving towards independence. He further argues that understanding the Web's evolution as an act of nature enables us to better harness the Web's resources for the good of society.
While researchers in the emerging field of Web science have attempted to categorize what the Web is, this book takes a radically new approach that will change your understanding of the very nature and essence of the Web--what it is and where it is heading. Whether your interest lies in computing, information technology, evolution, physics, or biology, the author's clearly written, plain-English arguments are fascinating material for thought.
Detalles
- Título The Web's Awake: An Introduction to the Field of Web Science and the Concept of Web Life
- Autor Philip D. Tetlow
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First edition
- Páginas 264
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Wiley-IEEE Press, Hoboken, NJ
- Fecha de publicación 2007-05-04
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780470137949 / 0470137940
- Peso 1.11 libras (0.50 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.52 x 6.33 x 0.79 pulgadas (24.18 x 16.08 x 2.01 cm)
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Temas
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication Studies
- Library of Congress subjects World Wide Web
- Dewey Decimal Code 004.678
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Science Books & Films, 11/01/2007, Page 248
- Scitech Book News, 06/01/2007, Page 132
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