Networked life 20 questions and answers

What makes CDMA work for my smartphone? -- How does Google sell ad space -- How does Google rank webpages? -- How does Netflix recommend movies -- When can I trust an average rating on Amazon? -- Why does Wikipedia even work? -- How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal? -- How do I i...

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1. Verfasser: Chiang, Mung (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
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Zusammenfassung:What makes CDMA work for my smartphone? -- How does Google sell ad space -- How does Google rank webpages? -- How does Netflix recommend movies -- When can I trust an average rating on Amazon? -- Why does Wikipedia even work? -- How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal? -- How do I influence people on Facebook and Twitter? -- Can I really reach anyone in six steps? -- Does the internet have an achilles' heel? -- Why do AT&T and Verizon Wireless charge me $10 a GB? -- How can I pay less for each GB? -- How does traffic get through the internet? -- Why doesn't the Internet collapse under congestion? -- How can Skype and BitTorrent be free? -- What's inside the cloud of iCloud? -- IPTV and Netflix : how can the internet support video? -- Why is WiFi faster at home than at a hotspot? -- Why am I getting only a few % of the advertised 4G speed? -- Is it fair that my neighbor's iPad downloads faster?
What makes CDMA work for my smartphone? -- How does Google sell ad space -- How does Google rank webpages? -- How does Netflix recommend movies -- When can I trust an average rating on Amazon? -- Why does Wikipedia even work? -- How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal? -- How do I influence people on Facebook and Twitter? -- Can I really reach anyone in six steps? -- Does the internet have an achilles' heel? -- Why do AT&T and Verizon Wireless charge me $10 a GB? -- How can I pay less for each GB? -- How does traffic get through the internet? -- Why doesn't the Internet collapse under congestion? -- How can Skype and BitTorrent be free? -- What's inside the cloud of iCloud? -- IPTV and Netflix : how can the internet support video? -- Why is WiFi faster at home than at a hotspot? -- Why am I getting only a few % of the advertised 4G speed? -- Is it fair that my neighbor's iPad downloads faster?
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxvi, 478 S.
graph. Darst.
25 cm
ISBN:1107024943
1-107-02494-3
9781107024946
978-1-107-02494-6