Download or read book The Virgin Weird Internet Guide written by Virgin Publishing and published by Virgin Publishing. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one can deny the impact the Internet is having on our day-to-day lives. The Virgin Internet Guides supply the concise, digestible, and reliable information the public wants in order to keep up-to-date with this rapidly changing technology. And as the Internet continues to develop into an absolutely integral part of our work and home lives, Virgin begins introducing in Fall 2000 specialist guides to meet the increasingly specialist needs of web users. These will be complimented by updates of our more core classics: the general guide to the Internet and guides to shopping and travel.Ever since the Internet was born, it's been a haven for free expression and unusual thinking. Nobody's in charge and everyone can contribute their own piece to the crazy jigsaw of the Internet -- so there's a lot of funny stuff going on out there. Strange religious cults rub shoulders with bizarre home pages chronicling their owners' eccentricities; wired weirdos show off their hacking or programming skills in spectacular, but often pointless, websites. The weird web is an endless river of odd ideas -- some of which have turned into the Internet's biggest hits.Try the New York Taxi webcam to see who's in the cab, or take a test to find out whether aliens have abducted you. Find out just how paranoid it's possible to be from a host of conspiracy theorists and discover some seriously funny, or disturbing, online games.This is the essential companion for anyone who wants to explore the outer reaches of the Internet -- and of human imagination itself.