A directory for Websites, the 1999 edition contains new contents with screen shots and more Internet topics are covered. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a hypertext version of the book where the user will be able to click a topic of interest and hotlink to the site.
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In the rapidly evolving world of Web pages, why, you might ask, would anyone want a printed yellow pages guide to the Internet? In the 1999 edition of Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages, Hahn proves once again that a little human intelligence (and a lot of wit) are just as important as a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute search engine. In fact, while Hahn leaves out the URLs of many of the most famous e-commerce sites, you wouldn't come here looking for them anyway. The fake ads and fascinating listings, many of which respond to topics discussed in earlier editions, are designed to surface the unexpected, fun, and disturbing sides of the Net that are being slowly buried under the cacophony of glittering special effects and push technology. The Star Trek section, for example, runs for six pages and includes a Web site with Trek drinking games and a fan response to Hahn's rhetorical question: "What I want to know is, what is the Klingon for 'Get a life'?" (it's yIn'e' yISuq, if you're interested). The CD-ROM is a perfect addition to this Yellow Pages since you can search for any of the topics that are mentioned in the print book and then click through the hot-linked URLs.--Patrick O'Kelley
From Library Journal
When film first appeared, it took years for the first filmmakers to unbolt the camera from the floor and do more than parade people in front of the lens. These ubiquitous "yellow" pages to the Internet are similar to bolted-down cameras. The organization is always alphabetic, a weak way to organize information since freedom does not really need to come next to fun, and "see references" are never as easy as HTML links. In sheer numbers of citations, they pale in comparison with the resource collections on gateway sites such as Yahoo, and in terms of selectivity, users would be better served by the evolving bookmark files in many public libraries. The only benefit is the format's familiarity, making these gentle introductions for folks new to the net. If newbies are still asking for this sort of hand-holding, buy Polly's book, which is the most selective and focused of the three.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A valuable, practical, informative resource.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages, Millennium Edition (Paperback)
There are now more than 1 billion web pages, and 1 billion web pages laid end to end (if each page were the size of 1 standard sheet of paper) would encircle the Earth's equator almost seven times. The people who make a living counting these things predict that within the next three years, the Internet might grow to as many as 13 billion pages. You may have noticed lately that your Search Engines aren't working as well as they once did: more and more you look at less and less of what you really want. The search engines have too much territory to cover. If you're using the a search engine as your best resource to find something on the Web, you're like the diehard pioneer going around the world in a covered wagon pulled by a team of Galapagos tortoises. Seek and ye shall find irrelevant results. Ironically, it may prove that the best way to search the Net is to use the resources that the Net is supposedly replacing: good old-fashioned books. The classic in this field is Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages, a web directory with personality and verve. Hahn and his professional research staff have sifted through the haystack and found the most interesting, informative, and humorous sites. In case you've never seen this tome, it's large and yellow like a big-city telephone directory, and it's filled with Internet resources: mostly websites, but also a generous sprinkling of the best newsgroups and mailing lists. The directory is annotated: that means, it's filled with Hahn's incredibly funny tidbits, wisdom, anecdotes, sayings, and tales. With the CD that comes with along with the book you won't even need to type (or mistype) any URLs: clicking from the CD (which includes every address in the book) takes you to the directly to the website. This Millennium edition has been updated: links have been checked, new sites added, and sections expanded. The literature-related chapters are especially outstanding, with links to everything you could ever desire in the realms of books, writers, publishing, poetry, novels, and much more. "The Internet is people, not computers," writes Hahn. Michael Pastore, Editor
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth its weight in gold!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages, 1999 Edition (Paperback)
"Harley Hahn's Internet and Yellow Pages" is a treasure to be enjoyed and shared with everyone you care about. Not only is it a listing of the BEST websites, Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists on the Internet, but when you read this book, you will pick up enough information on a wide variety of topics to make you the smartest person on your block (unless you live on the same block as Harley Hahn).If you need more fun in your life, or if you are feeling tired, cranky, or just plain out-of-sorts, reading this book will make you smile and feel good about life. You can pick a topic that interests you and go from there, or you can do as I did, start at the beginning and enjoy it all the way to the end. (Be sure and keep a pack of post-its with you as you read it.) The book comes with a CD-Rom with the URLs hot-linked so you can click and visit all of the sites that are mentioned in the book. This alone will keep you happily occupied until the next edition is published. And if you want to learn everything you need to know about using the Internet, pick up "Harley Hahn Teaches the Internet," which I also highly recommend.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent Internet Guide Book !,
By A Customer
This review is from: Harley Hahn's Internet & Web Yellow Pages, 1999 Edition (Paperback)
This is not a conventional Web Guide Book which enumerates only URLs. Web sites,Usenet groups and mailing lists appear in this book are thoughtfully selected by Harley Hahn in order to be actually useful for Net surfers. We can save time by referring to this guide book when we search certain subject on the Net. And we can also enjoy ourselves only by running our eyes through it in which many of the comments are full of humor. I would like to recommend this book to all Internet users who are looking forward to find useful Internet Guide Book.
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