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The Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks
from around the world that provides a wealth of information on
nearly any topic you can imagine. The World Wide Web, often simply
called the Web, is a subsystem of the Internet. The Web has become
the definitive "hot spot" for Internet users primarily
because it allows for anyone to graphically and visually "advertise"
themselves or a specific cause, and have this representation 24
hours a day. Many individuals do not have the need to create their
own Web page, as this type of representation is called, but they
do want to have access to and be able to view the Web sites of
others. Whatever your situation, you will be utterly amazed by
the tremendous variety and amount of information that is available
on the World Wide Web and captured in this book.
The Web can link together information from anywhere in the world
and make it available to anyone. A grade-school student can jump
from Dun & Bradstreet's financial information to a pictorial
tour of the Croatia's capital, Zagreb, to the state of the Internet
in southern Africa, without ever leaving his or her desk.
There's far more to the Web than just information. You can learn
static facts from any encyclopedia. The information stored in
the Web is constantly updated. With the Web, you'll always have
the freshest information at your fingertips.
The Web also dynamically links information into a seamless whole.
You may start your information hunt next door and finally track
down your quarry somewhere in Singapore. From where you sit, however,
the distance between the two online data sources makes no difference.
The Web enables you to move around the world as easily as to the
local library-with a click of a mouse.
Although the Web has existed for a relatively short time, it is
already being used in numerous areas by both public and private
institutions. Businesses have discovered how beneficial advertising
and performing transactions on the Web can be. Educational institutions
also are making more information available on the Web, and students
are discovering that they can get increasingly more research done
by searching Web pages rather than library books. You can make
travel plans, buy houses, read about your favorite hobby, and
make new friends via the Web.
Individual companies have set up advertisements on the Web. Before
long, it will be almost unprofitable for any major company-especially
one that deals in new technologies-to exist without its own site
to show advertisements and product information. Buyers, moreover,
are rapidly finding out that it is far easier to take a look at
a new product by going to a business's Web page than by physically
going to the store to look for a product or searching advertisements
in the newspaper. In addition to finding advertisements on the
Web, consumers can do their shopping on the Web as well.
Do you want to actually purchase an item that you've been viewing?
Step into a shopping mall! These malls allow users to place orders
for items that can then be shipped to their homes or businesses.
Holiday shopping couldn't be easier! No longer will you have to
stand in lines at stores or wait on hold for the attendant at
the mail-order company to take your order. Instead, you can find
the item you want and enter your credit information to have it
shipped right away.
Users can order almost anything from the Web: chocolate, books,
games, clothing, music, or anything else they might desire. This
directory contains listings for numerous stores and shopping centers.
Many educational resources already are available through the Web.
Libraries are adding their catalogs and universities are posting
information about degree programs. You can find research documents
containing information about almost any subject. Before long,
traveling to a library to find this information will become a
nearly obsolete venture. Instead, students will be able to find
information they need without leaving their desks.
The possibilities for education on the Web are amazing. Many college
and university classes presently create Web pages for semester
class projects. Research papers on many different topics are also
available. Even elementary school students are using the Web to
access information and pass along news to other students. Exchange
students can communicate with their classmates-to-be long before
they actually arrive at their new school. It won't be long before
students will be able to take language classes that are actually
taught in the country where the language is spoken.
Many elementary and secondary schools have created and are maintaining
Web pages. Students and teachers work together to decide what
information should be included on the site, and to prepare it
for publication. By doing this, not only do they make more information
available to the community, but students gain useful knowledge
of new technologies and their use.
Planning a vacation? There are many sites on the Web that can
help you solidify your travel plans, or give you ideas of places
you might want to visit. These sites offer information about tours
and hotel accommodations, as well as car rentals, airfare, and
other forms of transportation. Cruise lines have Web pages that
outline various types of cruise packages and describe destinations.
Many cities sponsor Web pages as well, where you can learn about
restaurants, sightseeing and shopping opportunities, and local
points of interest.
This directory lists more than 10,000 selected World Wide Web
sites. Each listing presents the site's title and URL, as well
as a brief description of the site.
The sites have been placed in categories, such as Career &
Employment, Health & Fitness, Kids Only, Music, Religion &
Philosophy, and Travel, and are then presented alphabetically
in subcategories. Because New Riders Publishing wanted to present
as many sites as possible in this directory, maximum effort has
been made to avoid site duplication from category to category,
even if the site's contents qualifies it for more than one category
(for example, a site about church music could conceivably fall
under either the Music or Religion category). For the widest range
of listings under a given subject, therefore, please check our
comprehensive index that lists Web site titles under an extensive
number of subject headings.
There are many books and articles about the World Wide Web; moreover,
any relatively recent book about the Internet will contain some
material on the subject of the Web. Here are some possible sources
for further information:
Inside the World Wide Web, Second Edition, New Riders Publishing.
Designing Web Graphics .2, Lynda Weinman, New Riders
Publishing.
Web Concept and Design, Crystal Waters, New Riders
Publishing.
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resource for the World Wide Web or for related questions about
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