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Internet

The electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world.

SEE ALSO Subject CollectionsAssociations on the Net

Sub-headings:

Cyber Cafes
Commercial establishments that offer walk-in Internet access.
Electronic Mail
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
MUDs & MOOs
Talk, IRC and Chat
Telnet
Usenet
World Wide Web
The collection of interconnected hypertext documents that resides on the Internet.

Resources in this category:

America's Network
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/?an
"America's Network Online brings you a unique, well-organized package of original, independent reporting and business analysis of telecommunications technologies for today's public network. America's Network provides you with an independent benchmark of what technologies and strategies make the best business sense, which solutions work and which remain unproven."
Ariadne
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/
"A Web and print magazine of Internet issues for librarians and information specialists."
Boletín de RedIRIS
http://www.rediris.es/difusion/publicaciones/boletin/
"Bulletin published by the Spanish R&D network on telecommunications, networked computing, and its applications, new developments, security issues. Addressed to the academic world."
ChatCircuit Webzine
http://www.chatcircuit.com/
"An ezine dedicated to IRC, chat, chat software, online relationships, sci-fi, freeware, shareware, and web browsers."
Computer-Mediated Communication
http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/current/toc.html
Datamation
http://datamation.earthweb.com/
Dicas da Semana
http://dicasdasemana.com.br/
"Your weekly magazine with tips, news and reviews about all aspects of the internet."
First Monday
http://firstmonday.org/
Focuses on the Internet and the Global Information Infrastructure. "First Monday is indexed in Communication Abstracts, Computer & Communications Security Abstracts, DoIS, eGranary Digital Library, INSPEC, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, LISA, PAIS, and other services."
Internet Advisor
http://advisor.com/adv/InternetAdvisor
"Internet Advisor is the complete technical guide to mastering the technology and achieving the business benefits of the Internet, the World Wide Web, and Intranets, perhaps the most important technology breakthrough of all. Written by expert consultants and developers, Internet Advisor explains exactly how to design, build, deploy, and manage applications that use Web, Intranet and Internet technology to extend your business."
Internet News
http://www.internetnews.ca/
"Covering the latest news in the wired world. Presents site reviews, business and entertainment stories, and more."
internet.com
http://www.internet.com/
"internet.com, the E-Business and Internet Technology Network is a leading provider of global real-time news and information resources for Internet industry and Internet technology professionals, Web developers and experienced Internet users.... The internet.com Network is organized into nine content channels‹ Internet Technology, Internet Stocks, Web Development, Internet Service Provider (ISP), InternetNews.com, Internet Marketing, Internet Resources, Software Downloads, and International Internet industry cooverage."
InternetWeek
http://www.internetwk.com/
Business newsletter covering the Internet.
Intranet Journal
http://www.intranetjournal.com/
Online journal of information about intranets and corporate internet development.
Java Developers Journal
http://www.sys-con.com/java/
"Including articles on Java animation, Applet development, server administration, Java news and interviews with Java gurus. "
Naujoji Komunikacija
http://www.nk.lt/
"Internet oriented Lithuanian biweekly prides the widest circulation in the country. An archive of previous issues is maintained online."
NeTProfessional
http://www.netprolive.com/
"Macintosh solutions for the Internet."
Network Computing Online
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
"Network Computing is a twice-monthly print magazine that delivers technical, lab-based, information for designing, building and managing enterprise-wide networks. Our product reviews and features are generated in our Real-WorldLabs by networking experts."
The Network Observer
http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/tno.html
"The Network Observer (TNO) is a free on-line newsletter about networks and democracy." Published 1994 to 1996.
NetworkMagazine.com
http://www.networkmagazine.com/
Online
http://www.onlineinc.com/online/
"Online is written for Information Professionals and provides articles, product reviews, case studies, evaluation, and informed opinion about selecting, using, and managing electronic information products, plus industry and professional information about online database systems, CD-ROM, and the Internet."
Online Magazine
http://www.online-magazine.com/
"Online Magazine is a monthly E-Zine for 100,000+ computer users and internet surfers. It includes Caffeine Connection, our listing of hundreds of Java applets from around the net, and a listing of over 7,530 mailing listservers that you can join. Plus fr"
The Scout Report
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/current/
"The Scout Report is a weekly publication of the InterNIC Net Scout project at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. It is provided as a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. Its purpose is to combine in one place new and newly discovered Internet resources and network tools, especially those of interest to our primary audience, researchers and educators. The service is designed for Internauts who want their Internet announcements selectively filtered and summarized once each week. Care is taken in the selection of items included in the Scout Report. Basic criteria include depth of content, author, information maintenance, and presentation. The content of each resource is briefly described."
Sell It On the Web
http://sellitontheweb.com/
"A free WWW resource and newsletter dedicated to helping businesses build and maintain an effective Web storefront. Includes ecommerce news, analysis and reviews as well as step-by-step guides covering topics such as building a store and enabling technologies."
The Sober Witness
http://www.sober.com/
"A hype-free guide to the Web."
The Standard
http://www.thestandard.com/
Online version of the popular magazine of Internet news, markets, and employment. Also published in European, Australian, Brazilian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Swiss editions.
TidBITS
http://www.tidbits.com/?@63.mDnYbYFTuae@
"TidBITS is a free, weekly electronic newsletter that covers the computer industry with an emphasis on the Macintosh and the Internet. We distribute issues on the Internet and most commercial services and estimate about 150,000 readers right now."
Web Developer
http://www.webdeveloper.com/
The Web Developers' Virtual Library
http://www.wdvl.com/
The front page of the "Web Developers' Virtual Library" is updated monthly and includes feature articles and columns.
WIRED
http://www.wired.com/wired/
"Wired is an award-winning monthly that connects you to the people, companies, technologies, and ideas that are transforming the way we live... Wired chronicles the digital revolution."
Wissen Digital
http://v.hdm-stuttgart.de/archiv/bibliothek/wd/
"In der sich rasch ändernden Berufswelt spielt das Informations- und Wissensmanagement eine immer bedeutsamere Rolle. Virtuelle Unternehmen, Digitale Bibliotheken, Internet und Intranet, Electronic Commerce und Electronic Business erzeugen eine steigende Nachfrage nach Informationsspezialisten, die sowohl das informationstechnische Instrumentarium, als auch die neuen informationswirtschaftlichen Betriebsformen und markwirtschaftlichen Steuerungsmodelle beherrschen. Ein zentraler Baustein dieser Informationsgesellschaft wird Digitalisierung von Wissen sein. Digitales Wissen muss strukturiert, organisiert und nutzbar gemacht werden." ISSN 1438-1494
ZDNet: Where Technology Means Business
http://www.zdnet.com/
Links to a number of technology-related blogs, resources, and news.

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