The Web's Awake: An Introduction to the Field of Web Science and the Concept of Web Life Hardcover - 2007
by Philip D. Tetlow
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A fascinating perspective on what the Web is and what it will be
Has the World Wide Web evolved into a new life form? The author of this provocative book, Philip Tetlow, presents a very compelling argument that it indeed has.
Drawing from theories originating in the natural sciences, mathematics, and information technology, The Web's Awake explores how the continued growth and increasing complexity of the Web are quickly outstripping our capability to control it. In other words, the Web has quite literally taken on a life of its own.
Stringently researched and clearly presented, the book examines a number of emergent characteristics and behaviors of the Web that have not been programmed, but rather have evolved. As the number and strength of these new Web characteristics and behaviors continue to increase, the author persuasively argues that the Web should be considered a living organism in its own right, a new post-human species consisting of a single member.
Having established a new understanding of what the Web is, the author next offers a remarkable perspective on how the Web is evolving towards independence. He further argues that understanding the Web's evolution as an act of nature enables us to better harness the Web's resources for the good of society.
While researchers in the emerging field of Web science have attempted to categorize what the Web is, this book takes a radically new approach that will change your understanding of the very nature and essence of the Web--what it is and where it is heading. Whether your interest lies in computing, information technology, evolution, physics, or biology, the author's clearly written, plain-English arguments are fascinating material for thought.
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- Title The Web's Awake: An Introduction to the Field of Web Science and the Concept of Web Life
- Author Philip D. Tetlow
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-IEEE Press, Hoboken, NJ
- Date 2007-05-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780470137949 / 0470137940
- Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.52 x 6.33 x 0.79 in (24.18 x 16.08 x 2.01 cm)
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Themes
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication Studies
- Library of Congress subjects World Wide Web
- Dewey Decimal Code 004.678
Media reviews
Citations
- Science Books & Films, 11/01/2007, Page 248
- Scitech Book News, 06/01/2007, Page 132
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