The end of patience : cautionary notes on the information revolution /
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| Author / Creator: | Shenk, David, 1966- |
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| Imprint: | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1999. |
| Description: | xii, 161 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4065989 |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue: The Problem with Hypertext
- Introduction and Acknowledgments
- Part I. The Disease of Images
- Stealing Calm: An Ode to Radio
- The Disease of Images
- Just Sit Still: The Problem with The Java-Infused Web
- Part II. The End of Patience
- The End of Patience: The Triumph of Button Smackers
- The Age of Net Scoops
- The Problem wIth Breathless Online Journalism
- This Just In: The Problem with Pointcast
- When Rushed Is Rash: The Dangers of Super-Quick Email
- Part III. From Signal to Noise
- The Devolution has Been Televised: Crossfire Turns 15, An Appreciation
- More is Less: How Faster News Can Hurt Journalism
- A Wrinkle in Cyberspace: The Unreliability of Information on the Web
- The World Wide Library: An Immodest Proposal
- Disclose Disclose Disclose: What Newt Gingrich Doesn't Get about the Information Revolution
- Part IV. The Paparazzi Is Us
- The Paparazzi Is Us: How the Democratization of Media Leads to the Tabloidization of Media
- The Would Full of Stone Phillipses: The Tyranny of the Hit Count
- Not Kissing but Telling Anyway: The Ethical Ramifications of Photoshop
- Ph.D., Inc. : Is Extreme Profitability Healthy for Academia?
- The World according to You: The Problem with Personalized News
- Part V. The World and Redmond, WA
- Deep Pockets: The Problem with a Free Microsoft Browser
- Hating Gates: The Culture of Microsoft Bashing
- To Mac or Not to Mac: One Apple Devotee's Excruciating Purchase Dilemma
- Part VI. When Information Costs Too Little
- The New Pests
- The End of Anonymity?
- Spam: Congress to the Rescue
- Free Bridge for Sale. Just Click Here
- The Problem with Abundance
- Part VII. Generation Next
- School Bells and Whistles
- "Use Technology to Raise Smarter, Happier Kids:" Behold the Toys of Tomorrow
- Hall Pass to the 21st Century: The Problem with Putting Schools Online
- Stupid Kid-Tricks: The Actual State of "Educational" Material Online
- Biocapitalism: What Price the Genetic Revolution?
- Be Afraid
- Part VIII. Technorealism
- A Philosophy for the Rest of Us
- An Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Epilogue
- Letter from Shinjuku: Japan and the Future of the Information Revolution