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Review title: Pointless, pretentious palaver
Product review: A fading internet marketer grasps desparately at the fading dollar signs of the net phenom. This is an empty box of styrofoam peanuts, form with no substance. Cliche after thundering cliche evaporates off the pages; here you will find such nuggets of secret wisdom as "The Web: unreal and proud of it," or the breathless "Our shared world isn't the surface of the earth" (!)This book seems to be not much more than Mr. W's attempt to establish some name recognition for himself as an Internet Guru, so as to generate more biz for his marketing consultancy. On the other hand, if you liked Cluetrain, with its adolescent pronouncements, you'll like this. It's your money, folks. If you want to read thoughtful, well-researched writing about the Internet and its impact, pick up anything by Lawrence Lessig.
