internet industry

Provides an inside look at the rise and inner workings of Google, and explores the future of the media at large.

Explores how the world has used and embraced Google since the creation of the Internet, reveals the growing resistance to its expansion, and raises red flags about issues of intellectual property and its relation to the Google Books project.

Explores the methods and motivations of Google creators Larry Page and Sergey Brin, discussing their original ideas, business practices, ambitions, beliefs, work ethics, and impact on the ways people find information.

Explores the inside story of Facebook, its founders, and how it became a social networking sensation.

Examines the story of the invention of "Twitter," investigating the lives of Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, Christopher Stone, and Noah Glass--the four friends who originally invented the website, and how the quick success of Twitter strained and in some cases broke their friendships with each other.

A career biography of Jerry Yang and David Filo, the founders of the Internet portal and search engine Yahoo, discussing the influence of the company on the way the world does business, and including background on the Internet boom of the 1990s.

The author explores the creation of Google and Internet search technology, and describes its impact on the media, marketing, pop culture, job hunting, civil liberties, and much more.

A behind-the-scenes look at Google, Randy Stross reveals Google's new plan--including such potentially disruptive intiatives as free downloadable software, and GoogleEarth and GoogleMaps satellite technology.