02310nam a2200253 a 4500 1/44976 140722s2004 us 001 0 eng 9781931836227 1931836221 47933 OPELS eng OPELS OCLCQ OCLCF GR-PeUP Thieme, Richard. Islands in the clickstream [electronic resource] : reflections on life in a virtual world / Richard Thieme ; foreword by Andrew Briney. Rockland, MA : Syngress Pub. : Distributed by O'Reilly & Associates, c2004. 1 online resource (xx, 336 p.) CNN called Richard Thieme "a member of the cyber avant-garde". Digital Delirium named him "one of the most creative minds of the digital generation". Now Richard Thieme's wisdom on the social and cultural dimensions of technology is available in a single volume. "Islands in the Clickstream" ranges beyond the impact of technology to spirituality, psychological insight, and social commentary. Now that people are used to living in virtual worlds and move easily between online and offline worlds, they want to connect that experience to the deeper issues of our lives, including spiritual issues. Some examples include "Dreams Engineers Have", "The Crazy Lady on the Treadmill", and "Whistleblowers and Team Players". These essays raise serious questions for thoughtful readers. They have attracted favorable commentary from around the world and a fanatic, almost rabid fan base. * This author has become an extremely popular and highly visible talking head. He is a rare "personality" in the otherwise bland world of technology commentators. * The book leverages the loyalty of his audience in the same way Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor" and Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" do. * The book is an easy read intended to provoke thought, discussion and disagreement. Technology Social aspects. Computers and civilization. Electronic books. Briney, Andrew. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20140722 00b47933 00b47933 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781931836227 /webopac/covers/03/47933_9781931836227.jpg /webopac/covers/03/47933_1931836221.jpg