Creating Internet Entertainment [Paperback]

Jeannie Novak (Author), Pete Markiewicz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471160733 | ISBN-13: 978-0471160731 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997

Entertainment sites comprise the fastest growing segment of the Net. Even web masters at non-entertainment sites are fast discovering that they must add some sizzle to their sites to attract and retain users. This is the definitive guide to planning, creating, and operating an entertainment-based World Wide Web site. After defining the elements of an entertainment site, the book walks through its entire development and implementation, from targeting an audience to creating compelling content. The authors address both technical issues like selecting and maintaining the server as well as promoting and marketing the site for maximum exposure and profit.

Includes CD-ROM with...
* Connectivity software--a free custom package designed specifically for the book
* Cutting-edge Web browser tools for enhanced video, audio, graphics and chat
* Development tools, including HTML, sound and video editing tools.

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Amazon.com Review

Written by online-entertainment pioneers of Kaleidospace (the first site to sell entertainment over the Web), this is an eminently practical book for anyone wanting to do the same. Covers all the bases from demographics, promotion, and financial models, to the nuts and bolts of the multimedia software and hardware you'll need to use.

From the Publisher

Entertainment sites comprise the fastest growing segment of the Net. Even web masters at non-entertainment sites are fast discovering that they must add some sizzle to their sites to attract and retain users. This is the definitive guide to planning, creating, and operating an entertainment-based World Wide Web site. After defining the elements of an entertainment site, the book walks through its entire development and implementation, from targeting an audience to creating compelling content. The authors address both technical issues like selecting and maintaining the server as well as promoting and marketing the site for maximum exposure and profit. Includes CD-ROM with... * Connectivity software--a free custom package designed specifically for the book * Cutting-edge Web browser tools for enhanced video, audio, graphics and chat * Development tools, including HTML, sound and video editing tools.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 454 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471160733
• ISBN-13: 978-0471160731
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,182,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Commentary by co-author, August 13, 2010

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Peter G. Markiewicz "pindiespace" (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creating Internet Entertainment (Paperback)

Disclaimer - I co-wrote this book! However, out of the Internet books I wrote in the 1990s, it is the one most worth a look. There are lots of illustrations of websites from that era - interesting to designers and developers. Also, looking back at what we predicted for the future of the "entertainment web" might be valuable to someone researching the history of the web. The first few chapters (developing concepts for entertainment websites) still have value today.