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Subject: Re: Online economics & commercial services From: Michael Fraase <jvncnet!farces.com!mfraase> Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 17:26:57 -0600
Subject: Re: Online economics & commercial services From: Michael Fraase Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 17:26:57 -0600
How the Web Was Won
Subject: Re: Online economics & commercial services
From: Michael Fraase
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 17:26:57 -0600
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>> I'd say that by the time you got your book on the shelves, It would be
> too out
> of date. The world of the WWW is exploding, yes, but this means that
> anything that goes in print will almost immediately be for histrorical
> reference.
> Between June 1993 and December 1993, the number of WWW servers grew by
> something like 700%. I smile when I look at some of those Internet
> books published less than 12 months ago regarding their coverage of
> the WWW and other Internet resources. Sort of like watching black and
> white movies (not that anythings wrong with that). And it'll only get
> more popular.
>
> The only real way to cover the WWW is by doing something in the WWW
> itself, ie., using hyperlinks etc,
>
> My 2 cents...
>
> C.
> Internet columnist &
>
> Eletronic Publications geek...
>
> PS. I assume by Mosaic you mean the WorldWideWeb? A common mistake;
> many journals & journalists have done the same.
>
> >Is the field changing to fast to cover Mosaic in a book? Or would a
> >book
>
> >that helps people use it effectively and that covers the kind of
>
> >information (without being a compendium, of which there are already
> >many)
>
> >accessible through Mosaic be of use to you and your subscribers?
I grin too. That's why my Internet books come with electronic updates. The
first one has roughly 40 pages of Mosaic and WWW information. It's
embarrassing to look back at the process of covering WWW this time last year.
I remember half-arguing with my editor about whether or not to drop coverage
completely. I argued that we needed to include it, even though I couldn't
justify why.
Now I'm thinking of providing future updates in HTML format. Things indeed
change faster than even the shortest publishing cycle.
--
Michael Fraase, proprietor
Arts & Farces
mfraase@farces.com
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