Breakpoint: Why the Web Will Implode, Search Will Be Obsolete, and Everything Else You Need to Know about Technology Is in Your Brain : Why the Web Will Implode, Search Will Be Obsolete, and Everything Else You Need to Know about Technology Is in Your Brain

from nmulvany

Jeff Stibel offers an engaging and fascinating look at various examples of complex networks and how they function. Stibel holds degrees in philosophy, psychology, and brain science. He also has a great deal of experience with technology businesses. Lucky for us, he is a great writer. We are surro...

from eddiemerkel

I enjoyed reading this book, but I have to say that the title was somewhat misleading. In reality this book was more about how the brain works and how the future of the internet and computer technology might emulate the brains methods than it was about a coming collapse of the internet and search...

from madnessabides

A quite common opinion seems to be that this book is "interesting", and it is, exceedingly so in fact... That is actually the one word, if forced to use only one, I would use to describe Breakpoint. Interesting. It is also entertaining, fascinating, and informative. I'd say it is a fun and pretty...

from KevinJoseph

This was an fast and easy read based on an interesting premise that all complex networks reach an inflection point, after which their continued growth becomes untenable. The author uses ant colonies as a natural example of such a system, making the case that the colony only becomes effective once...

from buchowl

What do brains and computers have in common? The usual comparison is that the brain and computers are alike but author Jeff Stibel offers a change in perception. He contends that a computer is more similiar to an individual brain neuron - fine on its own but the magic happens (as in intelligence)...