The Internet and American Business
Author: William Aspray and Paul E. Ceruzzi
The MIT Press, 2008
A collection of articles intended to provide a broader perspective into the true nature of the Internet and its impact on American business.
- Introduction
- The Internet Before Commercialization
- Innovation and the Evolution of Market Structure for Internet Access in the United States
- Web and E-mail Technologies as Product and Infrastructure
- Search Engines and Portals
- Historical Perspectives on the Computer Utility and Software for Lease on a Network
- Brick-and-Mortar Retailers and the Internet
- Dot-Com Venture Creation
- Internet Challenges for Media Businesses
- Internet Challenges for Non-media Industries
- Reluctant and Selective Users of the Internet
- Patterns and Effects of the Internet on Companies
- Communities and Specialized Information
- File Sharing and the Music Industry
- Pornography and the Internet
- Community Building by Internet
- Conclusions