Rules of the Net: On-Line Operating Instructions for Human Beings [Paperback]

Gerard Van Der Leun (Author), Thomas Mandel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

Explains how to become a master of the "Twelve Essential Commandments of Good Net Behavior," learn appropriate e-mail etiquette, how to properly converse with fellow net surfers, and become a responsible cybercitizen. Original. (All Users).

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you're baffled by the customs, protocol, and unwritten laws that seem to drive life on the Net, you need "Rules of the Net." This wise collection of rules, commandments and wisdom helps net newbies to survive and thrive in cyberspace, and it sure wouldn't kill many net oldtimers to pick up on some of the advice . As the book so elegantly points out: On the Net, you are what you do.

From Publishers Weekly

Once you've entered this brave new world, you'll need to learn its customs. "When exploring new territory, veteran explorers learn the language and customs of the natives before coming out of the bush," say Thomas Mandel and Gerard Van der Leun. Coming in March from Hyperion, their Rules of the Net: Online Operating Instructions for Human Beings helps users learn both language and customs, explaining what the Net is, how it came to be, how to recognize the various cyber-species, how to use e-mail properly and the 12 essential commandments of good Net behavior. ($12 ISBN 0-7868-8135-6)
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Books (Adult Trd Pap); 1st edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786881356
• ISBN-13: 978-0786881352
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,949,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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