Internet Babylon: Secrets, Scandals, and Shocks on the Information Superhighway
| AUTHOR | Holden, Greg |
| PUBLISHER | Apress (03/11/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
This book looks at the Internet from a morbid, sordid, entertaining perspective rather than a technical how-to perspective. It will stay away from glorifying danger and instead choose from a broad selection of sites that fit the mold of Hollywood Babylon and TV Babylon. The line between truth and fiction is blurred on the Net, just as it is in Hollywood, and so are will be the scandals involving well-known movie and TV personalities, politicians, and the Internet's own brand of celebrities. The battle between illusion and reality is every bit as intense on the Internet as on the celluloid screen. Going beyond sites that glorify the seamier side to life, this will be a guide to the weird sites that appeal to selective sensibilities.
This book looks at the Internet from a morbid, sordid, entertaining perspective rather than a technical how-to perspective. It will stay away from glorifying danger and instead choose from a broad selection of sites that fit the mold of Hollywood Babylon and TV Babylon. The line between truth and fiction is blurred on the Net, just as it is in Hollywood, and so are will be the scandals involving well-known movie and TV personalities, politicians, and the Internet's own brand of celebrities. The battle between illusion and reality is every bit as intense on the Internet as on the celluloid screen. Going beyond sites that glorify the seamier side to life, this will be a guide to the weird sites that appeal to selective sensibilities.
Jill Finlayson worked at eBay as a senior category manager for Toys, Dolls, Hobbies, and Crafts, growing the category to more than $1.5 billion annually, and was a founding co-foundedmember of the first eBay Foundation Governance Committee. She currently oversees curriculum and training materials for M Networks courses and seminars on starting and running effective online businesses.