{"product_id":"the-digital-economy-anniversary-edition-don-tapscott-9780071835558","title":"The Digital Economy Anniversary Edition: Rethinking Promise and Peril in the Age of Networked Intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Twenty years of hindsight prove how deeply Tapscott understood the impact the Internet would have on the way we live, work, play and learn. This important book, now updated, is just as relevant today as it was then.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new foreword by Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive of Google\u003cp\u003eTwo decades ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/i\u003e changed the way the world thought about the Web and Internet. While everyone else was in awe of \"websites\" and \"dot coms,\" Don Tapscott was among the first people to argue that the Internet would fully transform the nature of business and government. It goes without saying that his predictions were spot on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, in this new edition of his classic work, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author provides topical updates with a sweeping new analysis of how the Internet has changed business and society in the last 20 years, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural frictions between present-day Industrial Capitalism and the Digital Economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe radical effects of the Internet on traditional corporate structures and systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatic changes in business collaboration and culture thanks to social media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise of web-based analytics and how they have transformed business functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernment transparency, citizen empowerment, and the creation of public value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching and learning--revolutionary developments driven by digital content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Tapscott was writing the original edition in 1994, he was living in a world where Netscape had been just introduced as go-to browser, websites didn't do transactions, dial-up was the only way to get online, and mobile phones sightings were rare. Google, YouTube, eBay, Facebook, Twitter? They didn't exist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreserving all the original text as it appeared 20 years ago, this new edition includes detailed essays ending each chapter--Tapscott's highly informed reflections on his predictions, along with new forecasts of where the digital world is headed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"1994 was a good year. Netscape Navigator and \u003ci\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. With this anniversary edition, Tapscott provides lucid insights for the next stage of these amazing times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Andreessen, Co-founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant. Governments can learn from \u003ci\u003eThe Digital Economy\u003c\/i\u003e how to democratize access to prosperity, minimize social and economic divides and transform government and democracy for the 21st Century.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnrique Pe Nieto, President of Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We're now into three decades of terrific insights and analysis from Don Tapscott about the digital revolution! Read this book!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAjay Banga, President and CEO, Mastercard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Tapscott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071835555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071835558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.42w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1557","brand":"Don Tapscott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981454967039,"sku":"9780071835558","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23a483a7-f7a1-4f73-843b-91cd5cdbe4b9.jpg?v=1683255674","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-digital-economy-anniversary-edition-don-tapscott-9780071835558","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}