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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780970141484 ISBN: 0970141483 Label: Freshspot Publishing Manufacturer: Freshspot Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 351 Publication Date: January 15, 2001 Publisher: Freshspot Publishing Studio: Freshspot Publishing Editorial Review: Product Description: Moving as quick as a mouse-click from Tokyo to New York City, from Silicon Valley to Sydney, from Nantucket to Amsterdam, Eyeball Wars spans cultures and continents, giving the insider's perspective on the struggles of dot-com start-ups and the clash between old media and new. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A fun retro flashback...OK... time for a "retro flash-back"... Back to those heady days of dot.coms with no revenue, few business plans, and dreams of striking it rich with an IPO. The novel is called Eyeball Wars : a novel of dot-com intrigue by David Meerman Scott, and I had a ball reading it. What's best is that it was published in January 2001 when all this stuff *was* reality. The story-line is familiar for those who followed the Internet craze, the rush to make your fortune in the brave new dot.com ... Read More Rating: - How Exciting It Was!I recently picked the book up for a second time and read it again. What a refreshing stroll down memory lane! Things were simpler, faster and there was no end to the bubble in site. And to think that it was only a short time ago! David Scott has put together a witty and fast-paced literary dessert. A great summer read -- and the book's size doesn't require much beach bag real estate. A RETRO-rush! Rating: - Dot.TrueUnlike so many internet-related books, this one has a readable, commercial, accessible pace. While some authors seem to say "the inner workings of the Web is only for techno-insiders," Scott welcomes readers of all kinds to a fast-paced read. It is very much a picture of a time... and worth a read. Rating: - What was the dot-com boom really like?Like most people, I watched the dot-com boom and bust as an intrigued outsider without any real understanding of what was going on from the inside. Similarly, I'm vaguely aware of Japanese corporate culture -- I've been exposed to the same cliches as everyone else -- but had no real insight into what it is and how it works. Eyeball Wars gave me the inside perspective on both. As a novel, it's a mad rush that's part romance, part adventure, part cloak and dagger intrigue. Sure, that's all ... Read More Rating: - engaging and fun thriller for a long airplane rideEyeball Wars is an engaging and fun thriller that keeps the pages turning throughout. But there are also many funny parts. The Japan scenes and characters are very realistic. I can recommend Eyeball Wars as a perfect book if you are on a long plane ride, such as between the USA and Japan or maybe between Silicon Valley and NYC. |
