Book Description:
The dot.coms may be dying by the droves but the internet is growing both in size and users. This book examines the latest issues of this monster which won’t let go of contemporary people - not that they would be without it for a day.

Table of Contents:
Spinning the Web: The History and Infrastructure of the Internet (Rita Tehan); The National Information Infrastructure: The Federal Role (Glenn J. McLoughlin); Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth (Marcia S. Smith, John D. Moteff, Lennard G. Druger, Glenn J. McLoughlin, and Jeffrey W. Seifert); Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues (Lennard G. Kruger); Welcome to Cyberia: An Internet Overview (Rita Tehan); Online Privacy Protection: Issues and Developments (Gina Marie Stevens); Internet Tax Legislation: Distinguishing Issues (Nonna A. Noto); Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What They Mean and Where to Find Them on the Web (Rita Tehan); Internet Gambling (Charles Doyle); Instant Messaging on the Internet: Interoperability Issues of Competition and Fair Access (Jeffrey W. Seifert); “Junk E-mail”: An Overview of Issues and Legislation Concerning Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail (“Spam”) (Marcia S. Smith); Index.