Bibliograph

The players ball, a genius, a con man, and the secret history of the Internet's rise, David Kushner

Type

Label

The players ball, a genius, a con man, and the secret history of the Internet's rise, David Kushner

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The players ball

Oclc number

1039323546

Responsibility statement

David Kushner

Sub title

a genius, a con man, and the secret history of the Internet's rise

Summary

"In 1994, ... entrepreneur Gary Kremen used a $2,500 loan to create the first online dating service, Match.com. Only 5 percent of Americans were using the Internet at the time, and even fewer were looking online for love. He quickly bought the Sex.com domain too, betting the combination of love and sex would help propel the Internet into the mainstream. Imagine Kremen's surprise when he learned that someone named Stephen Michael Cohen had stolen the rights to Sex.com and was already making millions that Kremen would never see. Thus follows the wild true story of Kremen's and Cohen's decade-long battle for control"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The world wild west -- The genius -- The con man -- Matched -- Screwed -- The erotic technological impulse -- The art of war -- Rancho -- The dogpatch -- The crazy aunt in the attic -- The players ball -- Come and get it -- Sex, drugs, and Camarones -- Happy birthday -- The samurai -- Across the border

Creator