how I survived the gold rush years on the Internet
Wolff, Michael
1999
A humorous chronicle of the author's rags-to-riches-to-rags adventure as a fledgling Internet entrepreneur, exposing an industry powered by hype, celebrity, and billions of investment dollars -- and notably devoid of profit-making enterprises.
how John Chambers steered Cisco through the technology collapse
Slater, Robert
2003
The story of Cisco, once one of the most valuable companies in the country, and its rapid rise and sudden fall, focusing on the leadership of CEO John Chambers.
Computer geek Jordy McNeil is uprooted from the city of his childhood and moved to a tiny Western town where he struggles to adapt to his new surroundings and fit in with his new classmates.
Examines the influence of Google, Inc. on the twenty-first century's changing media landscape, covering how the company's Internet search engine and other features have changed the way people live and work, and speculates as to the future of the industry.
one company's audacious plan to organize everything we know
Stross, Randall E
2009
Describes the growth and development of Google's plan to organize everything we know as it already controls sixty-eight percent of all Web searches and profits. Discusses how Google contains an array of new services along with a wireless phone spectrum as well as other related business.
Provides an overview of the Internet, explores the workings of a dotcom business--how it is funded, its staff, and what makes it different from other businesses, and profiles related jobs.
Douglas Edwards offers an inside look at what it was like to be a part of Google in the company's early years, describing the company's unconventional methods and culture.