Net.People: The Personalities and Passions Behind the Web Sites [Paperback]

Thomas E. Bleier (Author), Eric C. Steinert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2000

With the explosive growth of the Internet, people everywhere are bringing their dreams and schemes to life as Web sites. In "net.people, get up close and personal with the creators of 36 of the world's most intriguing online ventures. For the first time, these entrepreneurs and visionaries share their personal stories and hard-won secrets of Webmastering. You'll learn how each of them launched a home page, increased site traffic, geared up for e-commerce, found financing, dealt with failure and success, built new relationships--and discovered that a Web site had changed their life forever.

Editorial Reviews

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Adult/High School-In interviews with the creators of 36 widely varying Web sites, the authors ask the questions that Web wanna-bes want to know: how much money does one need to start up a site, how to protect information from being copied, if the money rolls in, etc. The authors chose four areas of interest: "Getting Advice & Educating Yourself"; "Visiting, Watching & Playing Outside the Web World"; "Collecting Stuff & Other Diversions"; and the "Written Word & Journalist Endeavors." The sites were chosen to show the "vastness" of available information, e.g., Breakupgirl.com, cyberdocs.com, The Centre for the Easily Amused. Each chapter includes a black-and-white picture of the creator(s), an "about this site" description, the Web link itself with one or two related links, black-and-white screen images, and the interview. Chapters can easily be read at random. Students will find information about creating their own sites, advice to make improvements to existing sites, and what to watch out for on the Web. And lastly, they'll learn that the money does NOT roll in for all sites-many are simply a labor of love.-Lisa Muir, Poe Middle School, Annandale, VA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Cyberage Books (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910965374
• ISBN-13: 978-0910965378
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,216,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will Inspire Others to Go Online Themselves!, July 18, 2000

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Jim Moran - See all my reviews

This review is from: Net.People: The Personalities and Passions Behind the Web Sites (Paperback)

Thomas Bleier and Eric Steinert have brought together in net.people the people, the content, and the work that has gone into a sampling of Websites representative of average people like you and me. The book profiles the lives of men and women who offer a variety of informational services that include budget living, comic books, electronic gaming, horse riding, humor, medical advice, misheard song lyrics, B-movies, movie reviews, software reviews, sports, unusual tourist attractions, writer resources, Website reviews, and even celebrity grave sites - honest!

Readers will learn how the ideas of these people were turned into successful Websites and about the amount of time, labor, expense, and strategies involved in launching them. How did they design their Websites? How did they find financing for their sites? How do they draw increased traffic to them? What were the successes and failures they experienced? How have their lives been changed? The answers to these and other questions are here for all to read and learn from.

Just who are these people? They are people just like you and me. They have real interest in sharing certain information with others for fun, and in some cases, for profit of one kind or another. They have knowledge, skill, talent, ideas, and opinions just like anyone else. What makes them different is they have gone online with their offerings. They have experienced the good times and the bad. Readers may be able to identify with them as they read this highly personal and revealing book.

This book will inspire readers to take their own thoughts and ideas online as well. It will help them to further develop their own ideas, to design their own Websites, and come up with their own marketing strategies. It's highly recommended reading for anyone wanting to go online. Readers will have fewer excuses not to do so after reading this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun and fascinating, July 28, 2000

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Scott Beggs (Holly Springs, Mississippi USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Net.People: The Personalities and Passions Behind the Web Sites (Paperback)

Not since college have I read a book overnight, and that was under duress. net.people on the other hand is a delight; a candid, insightful look into the lives and sites that are fueling the web's explosive growth. Bleier and Steinert capture the essense of how some people and sites have taken great advantage of the web's awesome entrepreneurial opportunities. net.people is useful for both the net savvy seeking insights for making their sites more successful and the general public interested in a fascinating glimpse of the internet's grass roots, pioneers and web celebs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, June 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Net.People: The Personalities and Passions Behind the Web Sites (Paperback)

Simply interesting to read about people who run websites. Just so you know what they think and why they do what they do. Oh, and it gives a face to sites you like, so it's even more personal than ever.