Dot.con
How America Lost Its Mind and Money in the Internet Era
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 13, 2003
The Internet stock bubble wasn't just about goggle-eyed day traderstrying to get rich on the Nasdaq and goateed twenty-five-year-olds playing wannabe Bill Gates.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively account of the Internet bubble as both financial frenzy and national self-image.
- Themes
- Internet stock bubble, American economic optimism, Greed and gullibility
- Genres
- Corporate Histories, Tech Industry, Stocks
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The Internet stock bubble wasn't just about goggle-eyed day traderstrying to get rich on the Nasdaq and goateed twenty-five-year-olds playing wannabe Bill Gates. It was also about an America that believed it had discovered the secret of eternal prosperity: it said something about all of us, and what we thought about ourselves, as the twenty-first century dawned. John Cassidy's Dot.con brings this tumultuous episode to life.
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Moving from the Cold War Pentagon to Silicon Valley to Wall Street and into the homes of millions of Americans, Cassidy tells the story of the great boom and bust in an authoritative and entertaining narrative. Featuring all the iconic figures of the Internet era -- Marc Andreessen, Jeff Bezos, Steve Case, Alan Greenspan, and many others -- and with a new Afterword on the aftermath of the bust, Dot.con is a panoramic and stirring account of human greed and gullibility.
The Boom, Up Close
A lively account of the Internet bubble as both financial frenzy and national self-image.
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- Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and the wider culture of the boom
- A narrative that connects tech ambition with market euphoria
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- A panoramic sweep from the Cold War Pentagon to American homes
- Greed and gullibility, told with authority and entertainment
Where it sits
| Stocks | 38% |
|---|---|
| Corporate Histories | 34% |
| Tech Industry | 30% |
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- Business Lives
- Business Communication
- Financial Risk Management
- Wealth Management
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- Authors
- John Cassidy
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 13, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Internet stock bubble · American economic optimism · Greed and gullibility
- Reading lane
- Business Lives