内容简介
Netizens,oneofthefirstbooksdetailingtheInternet,looksatthecreationanddevelopmentofthisparticipatoryglobalcomputernetwork.TheauthorsconductedonlineresearchtofindoutwhatmakestheInternet"tick".ThisresearchresultsinaninformativeexaminationofthepioneeringvisionandactionsthathavehelpedmaketheNetpossible.ThebookisadetaileddescriptionoftheNet′sconstructionandastep–by–stepviewofthepast,present,andfutureoftheInternet,theUsenetandtheWWW.ThebookgivesyoutheneededperspectivetounderstandhowtheNetcanimpactthepresentandtheturbulentfuture.Thesequestionsareanswered:Whatisthevisionthatinspiredorguidedthesepeopleateachstep?Whatwasthetechnicalorsocialproblemorneedthattheyweretryingtosolve?WhatcanbedonetohelpnourishthefutureextensionanddevelopmentoftheNet?HowcantheNetbemadeavailabletoabroadersetofpeople?
作者简介
MichaelHaubenhasparticipatedinonlinecommunitiessincetheearly1980s.HehasworkedattheUniversityofDetroit/MercyandColumbiaUniversityhelpingpeopleuseandunderstandcomputers.HeisagraduateofColumbiaUniversitywithaBAinComputerScience.Throughhispioneeringinteractiveonlineresearch,Michaelcoinedandintroducedthetern"Netizen"intopopularuse.HeisnowagraduatestudentatTeachersCollegeofColumbiaUniversitystudyingcomputermediatedcommunication.HavinggiventheAmateurComputeristnewsletteritsname,hecontinuestocontributearticlesonaregularbasis.HehasappearedindocumentariesabouttheinternetonTVTokyo,andhasbeenfrequentlyconsultedtocommentonthegrowingimportanceofthisnewdemocraticmedium.HehasgiventalksintheUnitedStates,JapanandCanadaaboutthesocialsignificanceandhistoryoftheinternet.HeisamemberoftheACM,IEEEandIEEEComputerSociety.Heenjoyslisteninganddancingtoelectronicmusic,workingwithchildrenandhelpingpeopletocommunicate.MichaelisthehostoftheNetizensCyberstopWorldWideWebpage.RondaHaubenhasherBAfromQueensCollegeandherMAfromTuftsUniversity.ShehastaughtatStillmanCollegeinAlabamaandWheelockCollegeinMassachusetts.MostrecentlyshetaughtintroductoryUnix,emailandinternetclassesatColumbiaUniversity.Partoftheonlinecommunitysince1988,shehashelpedtopioneeronlineresearch,andherworkhasbenefitedfromthecommentsandcontributionsoftheonlinecommunity.InJanuary1994,someofthisworkwascollectedintheonlineanthology"TheNetizensandtheWonderfulWorldoftheNet:OntheHistoryandImpactofUsenetandtheInternet".ArticlesshehaswrittenhaveappearedintheAmateurComputerist,theLinuxJournal,theProceedingsofTelecommunities'95,InternetSecrets,READNE,andotherpublications.Shehaspresentedtalkstocommunity,universityandprofessionalaudiences.HerpapershavebeenpresentedinternationallyatconferencesinCanadaandinIreland,aswellasintheUSA.ShelivesinNewYorkCityandenjoysparticipatinginUsenet,studyinghistoryandgoingtothetheater.
