Geography of the Internet Industry Venture Capital, Dot-Coms, and Local Knowledge

Name: Geography of the Internet Industry Venture Capital, Dot-Coms, and Local Knowledge
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ISBN: 9780631233329

ISBN-10: 0631233326

ISBN-13: 9780631233329

Edition: 2005

Authors: Matthew Zook

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This groundbreaking book analyses the geography of the commercial Internet industry during the dot-com boom. It presents the first accurate map of Internet domains in the world, by country, by region, by city, and for the United States, by neighborhood. Contrary to the predictions of some futurologists, the book demonstrates the extraordinary spatial concentration of the industry and the continued relevance of geography to patterns of economic development in the twenty-first century. Based on in-depth interviews and field work in two key areas San Francisco Bay Area and New York City Matthew Zook provides a lucid and theoretically-informed argument supported by appropriate…

Book details

List price: $53.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/29/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Maps


Series Editor's Preface



Uncovering the Geography of the Internet Industry



Origins and Shape of the Internet



Mapping the Internet Industry



Economic Clusters, Knowledge Management and Venture Capital



Connecting Venture Capital to the Geography of the Internet Industry



Finance and the Brokering of Knowledge



Foundation for the Dot-com Boom



Panning for Digital Gold



Dot-com Hangover?


Bibliography



Measuring The Internet Industry



Interview Methodology