Here is a comprehensive and jargon-free introduction to the Internet. This easy-to-use companion not only offers practical guidance on everything from email to web design, it also explores the ways in which the Internet has changed our cultures, societies and identities. It looks at:
- How the Internet works
- How to use it for research and communication
- Designing for the Web
- Regulation and ethics
- Hacking
- Cyberculture
- How the Internet is transforming our world
1. Understanding the Internet
2. Using the Internet
3. New media and web production
4. Institutions, ethics and regulation
5. Cyberculture I: Society, community and cyberspace
6. Cybercultuer II: Identity, sexuality and popular culture