This introduction to the Internet explains how things work, what things mean and what to do. The text also discusses intermediate topics with an emphasis on practical application. These include finding things with Internet search engines, accessing online mutlimedia and creating your own web site.
Christian Crumlish has been participating in, analyzing, designing, and drawing social interactive spaces online since 1994. These days he is the curator of the Yahoo! design pattern library, a design evangelist with the Yahoo! Developer Network, and a member of Yahoo!'s Design Council.
He is the author of the bestselling The Internet for Busy People, The Power of Many, and Designing Social Interface with Erin Malone.
He has spoken about social patterns at BarCamp Block, BayCHI, South by Southwest, the IA Summit, Ignite, and Web 2.0 Expo.
Christian has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Princeton. He lives in Oakland with his wife Briggs, his cat Fraidy, and his electric ukulele, Evangeline.
