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The operating principle behind NetSlaves is neatly summed up when authors Bill Lessard and Steve Baldwin write, "People are nuts, no matter what profession they're in, but people forced to work like dogs with the carrot stick of stock options and 'untold' wealth dangling under their noses are especially nuts."
If all you know about the Internet business is what you've read in the financial press, then Net Slaves provides a cold slap of reality. For every headline-making company like Yahoo! or Amazon, there are hundreds or perhaps even thousands more like the ones Net vets Lessard and Baldwin have worked for. These are the start-ups that never finish up, companies that hire hundreds of programmers and Web site designers and techies of all stripes, then merge or downsize or go out of business before anyone can cash in. The authors take the reader on an anthropological expedition through what they call the New Media Caste System. At the bottom rung are the "garbagemen", the guys who have to get the server up and running when it crashes, who have to rush to help the digital morons who can't figure out how to open their e-mail. At the top, of course, are the "robber barons," the guys who really do get mind-blowing wealth and profiles in Wired magazine. For each level, the authors tell an instructive, cautionary tale of life in the new economy.
Although the authors clearly set out to create revenge journalism, enjoyed by all those who've lived on pizza and Mountain Dew for months on end only to end up with a pink slip, those outside the tech universe should enjoy it, too. Revenge may be best served cold but it's easy to warm up to Net Slaves. --Lou Schuler, Amazon.com
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Authors Bill Lessard and Steve Baldwin neatly summarize the operating principle behind NetSlaves: "People are nuts, no matter what profession they're in, but people forced to work like dogs with the carrot stick of stock options and 'untold' wealth dangling under their noses are especially nuts."
If all you know about the Internet business is what you've read in the financial press, then NetSlaves provides a cold slap of reality. For every headline-making company like Yahoo! or Amazon.com, there are hundreds or perhaps even thousands more like the ones Net vets Lessard and Baldwin have worked for. These are the startups that never finish up, companies that hire hundreds of programmers and Web-site designers and techies of all stripes, then merge or downsize or go out of business before anyone can cash in. The authors take the reader on an anthropological expedition through what they call the New Media Caste System. At the bottom rung are the "garbagemen," the guys who have to get the server up and running when it crashes, who have to rush to help the digital morons who can't figure out how to open their e-mail. At the top, of course, are the "robber barons," the guys who really do get mind-blowing wealth and profiles in Wired magazine. For each level, the authors tell an instructive, cautionary tale of life in the new economy.
Although Lessard and Baldwin clearly set out to create revenge journalism, enjoyed by all those who've lived on pizza and Mountain Dew for months on end only to end up with pink slips, those outside the tech universe should enjoy it, too. Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but it's easy to warm up to NetSlaves. --Lou Schuler
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Rezension bezieht sich auf: NetSlaves: True Tales of Working the Web (Taschenbuch)
Sind wir nicht alle Netzsklaven? Wenn wir bie amazon bestellen wahrscheinlich schon. Lessard und Baldwin beschreiben 12 verschiedene Typen von Menschen, die mit dem Netz ihr Geld verdienen oder - in den meisten Fällen - verlieren. Ironisch, fast zynisch, auch selbst in den traurigsten Situationen. Als Außenstehender, nicht in der IT-Branche Beschäftigter, sehr amüsant zu lesen.
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Don't Buy Any Technology Stock Until You Read This,
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Rezension bezieht sich auf: NetSlaves: True Tales of Working the Web (Taschenbuch)
Now I understand why some websites work like a charm and others crash 30 seconds into your browse. The book taught me that most of the "common knowledge" about the Internet is just plain not true. It paints a clear picture of the insanity of the "Gold Rush II" which is going on behind the scenes of the Internet and in Silicon Valley. I will be a better high tech consumer in every purchase, from buying software to picking my next Internet stock because I read this book. Now I want to read many more books on the subject. Oh, did I mention the book is a hoot! It is funny, outrageous and has the unmistakable ring of truth. Helfen Sie anderen Kunden bei der Suche nach den hilfreichsten Rezensionen
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At last...my feelings about this "new age" confirmed.,
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Rezension bezieht sich auf: NetSlaves: True Tales of Working the Web (Taschenbuch)
Excellent revelations, but writing could have been better. To those thinking of spending their lives in high-tech, think again. I work as a technical writer in this field, but have decided to leave the computer / internet field and rediscover life as it was before the techno-nerds started selling our lives to us, bit by bit. NET SLAVES just made me feel better about the decision. Get out while you can!
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