Foreword. Preface. 1. New Media Technology. Conceptual Roadmap to New Media Technologies. Mapping the Consequences of New Media Technologies. The Changing Players. The Stakes.

Industry Overview. 2. The Internet. Internet. World Wide Web. Multimedia and the Future of the Internet. 3. Historical Perspectives.

From Cave Paintings to the Information Highway. The Nature of "New Technologies." Good-bye Gutenberg. Learning from History. 4. The Technology. New Media Technology Map. 5.

From Convergence to the Information Superhighway. Key Concepts. Applications. Epilogue. 6. Masters of the Universe. Global and Domestic Players. The Financial Equation.

Entrepreneurial Spirit. 7. Rewriting the Editorial and Creative Process. Once Upon a Time. Designing Quality Multimedia Content. Breaking the Rules. Journalists. Digital Content Manufacturing.

8. Marketing Electronic Publications. Shoot First, Ask Questions Later. Strategic Considerations. Adopters of New Technology. Implications for Advertising. The New Business Environment. Evaluating the Results.

9. The Legal and Regulatory Environment. Deregulating Communications. The Courts. The Clinton Administration. The Congress. State Regulators. International Regulatory Bodies.

Computer Security and the Cryptography Controversy. Reconceptualizing Privacy. Protecting Intellectual Property Rights. 10. Social and Cultural Consequences. Social Consequences in New Media Technology. Institutional Consequences of New Technology. Cultural Consequences of New Media Technology.

Sociological Perspectives on New Media Technology. Theoretical Perspectives on the Social Consequences of New Media Technology. A Framework for Understanding the Social Consequences of New Media Technology. 11. The Future. On the Holodeck. Parallel or Divergent Universes? Digital Publishing. A Business Manager's Guide to Digital Publishing.

Glossary of New Media Technology Terms. Appendix. Bibliography.