| "Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination
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| | navigating an inner, familiar,
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| experienced daily by billions of
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| | territory.They come in all shapes and
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| legitimate operators, in every nation, by
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| | modes: flow charts, quasi-geographical
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| children being taught mathematical
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| | maps, 3-d simulator-like terrains and
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| concepts...A graphical representation of
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| | many others. The "web Stalker" is an
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| data abstracted from the banks of every
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| | experimental web browser which is
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| computer in the human system.
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| | equipped with mapping functions. The
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| Unthinkablecomplexity. Lines of light
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| | range of applicability is mind boggling.A
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| ranged in the non-space of the mind,
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| | (very) partial list:The Internet Genome
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| clusters and constellations of data. Like
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| | Project - "open-source map of the major
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| city lights, receding..." (WilliamGibson,
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| | conceptual components of the Internet and
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| "Neuromancer", 1984, page 51) first
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| | how they relate to each other"Anatomy of
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| sight, it appears to be a static,
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| | a Linux System - Aimed to "...give
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| cluttered diagram with multicoloured,
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| | viewers a concise and comprehensive look
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| overlapping squares. Really, it is an
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| | at the Linux universe' and at the heart
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| extremely powerfulway of presenting the
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| | of the poster is a gravity well graphic
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| dynamics of the emerging e-publishing
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| | showing the core software
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| industry. R2 Consulting has constructed
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| | components,surrounded by explanatory
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| these eBook Industry Maps to "reflect the
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| | text"NewMedia 500 - The financial,
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| evolving business models among
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| | strategic, and other
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| publishers, conversion houses, digital
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| | inter-relationshipsand interactions
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| distribution companies, eBook vendors,
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| | between the leading 500 new (web) media
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| online retailers, libraries, library
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| | firmsInternet Industry Map - Ownership
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| vendors, authors, and many others. These
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| | and alliances determine status, control,
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| maps are 3-dimensionaloffering viewers
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| | and access in the Internet industry. A
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| both a high-level orientation to the
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| | revealing organizational chart.The
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| eBook landscape and an in-depth look at
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| | Internet Weather Report measures Internet
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| multiple eBook models and the
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| | performance, latency periods and downtime
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| partnerships thathave formed within each
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| | based on a sample of 4000 domains.Real
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| one." Pass your mouse over any of the
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| | Time Geographic Visualization of WWW
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| squaresand a virtual floodgate opens - a
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| | Traffic - a stunning, 3-d representation
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| universe of interconnected and
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| | of web usage and traffic statistics the
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| hyperlinked names, a detailed atlas of
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| | world over.WebBrain and Map.net provide a
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| who does what to whom.eBookMap.net is one
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| | graphic rendition of the Open Directory
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| example of a relatively novel approach to
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| | Project. The thematic structure of the
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| databases and web indexing. The metaphor
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| | ODP is instantly discernible.The WebMap
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| of cyber-space comes alive in spatial,
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| | is a visual, multi-category directory
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| two and three dimensional map-like
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| | which contains 2,000,000 web sites. The
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| representations of the world of knowledge
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| | user can zoom in and out of
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| in Cybergeography's online "Atlas".
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| | sub-categories and "unlock" their
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| Instead of endless, static and
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| | contents.Maps help write fiction, trace a
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| bi-chromatic lists of links -
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| | user's clickpath (replete with clickable
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| Cybergeography catalogues
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| | web sites), capture Usenet and chat
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| visual,recombinant vistas with a stunning
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| | interactions (threads), plot search
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| palette, internal dynamics and an
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| | results (though Alta Vista discontinued
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| intuitively conveyed sense of
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| | its mapping service and Yahoo!3D is no
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| inter-relatedness. Hyperlinks are
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| | more), bookmark web destinations, and
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| incorporated in the topography and
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| | navigate through complex sites.Different
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| topology of these almost-neural
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| | metaphors are used as interface. Web
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| maps."These maps of Cyberspaces -
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| | sites are represented as plots of land,
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| cybermaps - help us visualise and
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| | stars (whose brightness corresponds to
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| comprehend the new digital landscapes
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| | the web site's popularity ranking),
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| beyond our computer screen, in the wires
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| | amino-acids in DNA-like
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| of the global communications networks and
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| | constellations,topographical maps of the
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| vast online information resources. The
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| | ocean depths, buildings in an urban
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| cybermaps, like maps of the real-world,
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| | landscape, or other objects in a pastoral
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| help us navigate the new information
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| | setting. Virtual Reality (VR) maps allow
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| landscapes, as well being objects of
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| | information to be simultaneously browsed
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| aesthetic interest. They have been
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| | by teams of collaborators, sometimes
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| created by 'cyber-explorers' of many
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| | represented as avatars in a fully
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| different disciplines, and from all
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| | immersive environment. In many
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| corners of the world. Some of the maps
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| | applications, the user is expected to fly
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| ... in the Atlas of Cyberspaces ...
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| | amongst the data items invirtual
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| appear familiar, using the
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| | landscapes. With the advent of
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| cartographicconventions of real-world
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| | sophisticated GUI's (Graphic
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| maps, however, many of the maps are much
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| | UserInterfaces) and VRML (Virtual Reality
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| more abstract representations of
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| | Markup Language) - these maps may well
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| electronic spaces, using new metrics and
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| | show us the way to a more colourful and
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| grids."Navigating these maps is like
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| | user-friendly future.
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