Most Popular Web Sites: The Best of the Net from A 2 Z (Lycos Press in Sites Series) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: Lycos Press in Sites Series

Looking for the best the Web has to offer? Let our experts be your guide. Most Popular Web Sites, Second Edition will show you what's hot on the Web and where to go to keep up with this ever-changing technology. Brought to you by universally known Lycos, creators of the leading search engine on the Web, this valuable resource is your one-stop directory to the most popular sites around. You'll find: -Detailed commentary from a2z, the Web's most trusted name in site coverage -Listings of the most linked-to sites in the Lycos search engine -A detailed guide to Web searching techniques that will help you make the most of your online time -A CD-ROM containing the entire book, fully hyperlinked, plus a browser and other software to get you started on the Internet.

• Includes commentary on each site from the editors of Lycos' Sites-by-Subject feature
• The largest, most comprehensive directory of Web sites in print with over 1,000 new sites
• Serves as a follow-up to the highly-successful first edition
• CD-ROM contains Internet Explorer, a Lycos Press sampler of seven book titles, Internet access software with free service for one month, and a fully hyperlinked HTML version of the book

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Lycos is one of the better-known search facilities on the Net. Now Lycos has teamed up with Que publishing to present a directory of "the most popular Web sites." This massive volume (the table of contents alone is 20 pages) is based on Lycos's a2z, a subject-based directory of what Lycos thinks are the most rewarding sites and what the Lycos search spider determines to be the most linked-to sites. (A smattering of gopher and FTP sites is also included.) Each site is described in detail by the a2z full-time editorial team. The book divides sections by subject category, and each section starts off with the 25 most popular sites for areas such as arts and humanities, science and technology, news and information, Internet, health and medicine, computer science, and business and investing. Not all of the sites are work- related, however; consider browsing through sections such as entertainment and leisure, just for kids, sports, shopping, and the intriguingly titled "The Road Less Traveled." The accompanying CD- ROM contains links to over 15,000 Web sites. Other nice touches include an alphabetical listing of Web- site names and "Editor's Choice" sites that receive expanded coverage. This book is a powerful addition to your research shelf and a good resource if your modem speed is low. Why be searching when you could be surfing?

Product Details

• Paperback: 1073 pages
• Publisher: Que Pub; 2nd edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789713489
• ISBN-13: 978-0789713483
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.6 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,324,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book isn't as informative as it should be., September 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Most Popular Web Sites: The Best of the Net from A 2 Z (Lycos Press in Sites Series) (Paperback)

I am very disappointed in this book, and I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Don't let the fact that it has over 1000 pages in it fool you. Yes, the book lists thousands of websites, but so far, the majority of them are now "dead links." This book is the second edition. I hope that Lycos will check all of the links in the book before printing the 3rd edition. Don't spend $32 on this book, because I assure you, you won't be satisfied. I think I'll stick with the search engines, at least they're free.