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Author: Trevor Merriden (Internet Business Magazine)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Capstone Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.312kg
ISBN: 9781841121703
ISBN 10: 1841121703
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 04 September 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
. ..the story is gripping reading, but Merriden's grasp of the wider implications is even more impressive... (Cre@te Online, November 2001)<br> <br> . .a good job of telling an interesting tale while analysing the implications apparent today... (Electronics Times, 12 November 2001)<br> <br> . .a gripping read and a fascinating account.. (M2 Communications, 6 December 2001)<br> <br> . ..captivating account...a fine browse. (globebooks.com, 22 October 2001)<br> <br> . ..detailed and enjoyable...Irresistible Forces is a soundtrack for the new world of the internet. (The Manager, January 2002)
. ..the story is gripping reading, but Merriden's grasp of the wider implications is even more impressive... (Cre@te Online, November 2001)<br><br>. .a good job of telling an interesting tale while analysing the implications apparent today... (Electronics Times, 12 November 2001)<br><br>. .a gripping read and a fascinating account.. (M2 Communications, 6 December 2001)<br><br>. ..captivating account...a fine browse. (globebooks.com, 22 October 2001)<br><br>. ..detailed and enjoyable...Irresistible Forces is a soundtrack for the new world of the internet. (The Manager, January 2002)
...the story is gripping reading, but Merriden's grasp of the wider implications is even more impressive... (Cre@te Online, November 2001) ..a good job of telling an interesting tale while analysing the implications apparent today... (Electronics Times, 12 November 2001) ..a gripping read and a fascinating account.. (M2 Communications, 6 December 2001) ...captivating account...a fine browse. (globebooks.com, 22 October 2001) ...detailed and enjoyable...Irresistible Forces is a soundtrack for the new world of the internet. (The Manager, January 2002)
Even those who forego a diet of pop music probably know of Napster. This is the website that spearheaded the facility to download music from the internet. It made available free music, added yet another jargon term to the world's vocabulary - MP3 - and was repaid by the unbridled fury of much of the music industry, which saw its financial situation threatened, and the delight of the reputed 58 million people who rapidly became the site's users. In part this book is about the rise of yet another internet phenomenon, and the author, editor-in-chief of the magazine Internet Business, is well equipped not only to write an interesting and insightful account of Napster's career but also to carry the story much further. The book moves on from its story of the technology and the legal battles that the site prompted to look at the whole legacy of its effect on the world of both electronic business and community power (were the 58 million users criminals?). This is a worthwhile book, its only fault the inclusion of excessively long quotations from feverishly enthusiastic Napster users. In a market crowded with books about internet businesses, this offers more than many in its analysis of one of the most dramatic technological developments in this area and its wide implications for the future of electronic commerce. (Kirkus UK)
Author Information
Trevor Merriden is a journalist specializing in the application of new technology and ideas. He has written, lectured and broadcast on a wide range of business and economic issues for media in Europe, North America and Australiasia. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Internet Business magazine.
