LEADER 03234nam 2200625 450 001 9910830656403321 005 20240219134600.0 010 $a1-280-85532-0 010 $a9786610855322 010 $a0-470-14587-0 010 $a0-470-14586-2 024 7 $a10.1002/9780470145876 035 $a(CKB)1000000000356243 035 $a(EBL)292443 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000269809 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217841 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269809 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248884 035 $a(PQKB)10333381 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC292443 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat05201505 035 $a(IDAMS)0b0000648104a99f 035 $a(IEEE)5201505 035 $a(OCoLC)132742961 035 $a(PPN)254105912 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000356243 100 $a20080227h20152007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Web's awake $ean introduction to the field of Web science and the concept of Web life /$fPhilip D. Tetlow 210 1$aHoboken, New Jersey ;$cIEEE Press/Wiley-Interscience,$dc2007. 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-13794-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Web and life -- The spectrum of complexity -- The importance of discreteness and symmetry in systems -- Natural structures for man-made machines-curvature in information and computation -- Positional information and scale-free networks -- Evolution through engineering -- A less-than-simple matter of boundless organics -- Emergent intelligence and posthuman concepts -- The physics of information and computing -- Counter arguments -- Objective opinions -- Appendix A: An outline of the semantic Web and its potential for software engineering -- Appendix B: Beyond the semantic Web. 330 $aThe central thesis of The Web's Awake is that the phenomenal growth and complexity of the web is beginning to outstrip our capability to control it directly. Many have worked on the concept of emergent properties within highly complex systems, concentrating heavily on the underlying mechanics concerned. Few, however, have studied the fundamentals involved from a sociotechnical perspective. In short, the virtual anatomy of the Web remains relatively uninvestigated. The Web's Awake attempts to seriously explore this gap, citing a number of provocative, yet objective, similarities from studies relating to both real world and digital systems. It presents a collage of interlinked facts, assertions, and coincidences, which boldly point to a Web with powerful potential for life. 517 3 $aIntroduction to the field of Web science and the concept of Web life 517 3 $aField of Web science and the concept of Web life 606 $aWorld Wide Web 606 $aInternet 615 0$aWorld Wide Web. 615 0$aInternet. 676 $a004.678 700 $aTetlow$b Philip$01693632 801 0$bCaBNVSL 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830656403321 996 $aThe Web's awake$94071581 997 $aUNINA