CYBER CAPITALISM  

• General topic Links
• AI Intelligence Site 
• Cyber Anthropology (press here). CyberAnthropology recognizes that the new 'virtual' communities are no longer defined by geographic or even semiotic (ethnic/religious/linguistic) boundaries.
• NET-FUTURE Forum (press here).
• The Edge has scores of links to items about Cyber Capitalism that do not make it into the mainstream news media (press here).
• See Dyson article - Darwin in the Machine (press here)
• America's Descent Into Computer-Aided Unconsciousness And Consumer Fascism by Douglas Rushkoff  (press here)
• Online version of Howard Rheingold's The Virtual Community. (press here). See web page for other links (press here).
• Book- The Cluetrain Manifesto : The End of Business As Usual  by Christopher Locke (Editor), Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger (press here). 2000 - Perseus Books-Topic: How Cybercapitalism is changing corporations- They proclaim that, thanks to conversations taking place on Web sites and message boards, and in e-mail and chat rooms, employees and customers alike have found voices that undermine the traditional command-and-control hierarchy that organizes most corporate marketing groups.
• Center for On-Line Addiction (press here).
• Web Girls Links on Feminism and Cyber (press here).
A battle is under way for the new economy. Which side are you on?
• March - 2000- Built To Last - (press here) Fast Company -- The new economy is about unlimited opportunity, democracy in the workplace, and a commitment to link financial rewards to individual contribution and effort.  Increasingly, though, the new economy is also about economic inequality, rampant opportunism in the marketplace, and a troubling disconnect between unreal financial rewards and any individual's real contribution and effort.
• March - 2000 - Built to Flip by Jim Collins  (press here) Fast Company --  Built to Flip. An intriguing idea: No need to build a company, much less one with enduring value. Today, it's enough to pull together a good story, to implement the rough draft of an idea, and -- presto! -- instant wealth. No need to bother with the time-honored method of most self-made millionaires: to create substantial value by working diligently over an extended period. In the built-to-flip world, the notion of investing persistent effort in order to build a great company seems, well, quaint, unnecessary -- even stupid.
• Feb. 15 -- Portrait of a Newer, Lonelier Crowd

          Is Captured in an Internet Survey (press here)  By JOHN MARKOFFThe nation's obsession with  the Internet is causing many Americans to spend less time with friends and family, less time shopping in stores and more time working at home after hours, according to one of the first large-scale surveys of the societal impact of theInternet. 
• January 27, 2000 - How e-commerce is transforming the oldest profession.  By Scott Shuger (press here). See Deconstructing Las Vegas - related paper (press here).
• 24 Hours in Cyberspace - How Cyberspace is Transforming Our Lives - book (press here).
• September 22, 1999 - What Price Will Be Paid by Those Not on the Net? NY Times Special Issue on E-commerce (press here) By PAM BELLUCK - NY Times - The latest Federal survey of who is using the Internet presented some sobering results. The "digital divide" is  widening, the Commerce Department said in July, and the gap is on its way to becoming a "racial ravine."
• 1998 book Global Obscenities : Patriarchy, Capitalism, and the Lure of Cyberfantasy   by Zillah R. Eisenstein (Editor) NY University Press.  (press here).
• 1999 Book - Out of Control The Rise of Neo-Biological Civilization by Kevin Kelly -- Reviewed by Anders Sandberg (press here).
• Nov. 11, 1999 NET SLAVES  "You're_a_Loser.com" (press here) -Salon News- "Behind (and beneath) every Internet gazillionaire   is an army of downtrodden "NetSlaves."  By Janelle Brown ""NetSlaves," a bitter little pill of a book that champions those pathetic losers who aren't rich, well-rested or at all happy with their lot in life. Produced by the disgruntled duo of Bill Lessard and Steve Baldwin, "NetSlaves: True Tales of Working the Web" surveys the nocturnal and underpaid: the customer support crews that slog through ever-growing piles of e-mail queries; the night-shift manager in charge of monitoring smutty chats; the product manager who loses it after one insane  deadline and bullying boss too many."
• nov 15, 1999, vol. 9 iss. 1 HORROR STORIES OF WORKING THE WEB (press here) for NET SLAVES web site. ""NetSlaves" is a new web zine dedicated to everyone who's been  burned by the incompetence, moronic planning, and hysterical management of New Media companies."
• 11 November, 1999 -NET SLAVES - (press here)-You're_a_Loser.com  Behind (and beneath) every Internet gazillionaire  is an army of downtrodden "NetSlaves." -By Janelle Brown - It is about time someone wrote an antidote to the books of Po Bronson. Source: Salon.com.

• Welcome to plagiarism.org - Is it possible to prevent plagiarism by determining if a term paper has been copied from the Internet or from another class? It is now (press here). Related news articles (press here).
• PAGE ONE -- CLASSROOM CHRONICLES Students Look to Internet For New Ways to Cheat  Ramon G. McLeod,(press here) SF Chronicle

• Nov. 10, 1999 - E-mail virus named after a ``Seinfeld'' episode can have unfunny results - RON HARRIS, SF Gate News - (press here). Bubbleboy virus and program to delete it.