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xviltACKNOWLEDGMENTSlistened for years to my effusions about links, webs, lexias, web views, andlocal tracking maps. Noah's technical erpertise about information architecture,blogging, and countless arcane details of hardware and software mademany of my projects possible, and he keeps introducing me to new areas ofdigital culture. My most important debt, of course, is to my wife, Ruth, towhom this book is dedicated. It was she who coined the titles Hypefiert 2.0and 3.0 and who taught me everything I know about Internet shopping. Inthe course of encouraging my explorations of hypermedia, she has become atrue member of the digerati-someone who has worn offthe characters onseveral keyboards while editing arnagazine on the other side of the world viathe Internet and who sends me a stream of e-mail even when we are in thesame room. Of all the debts I have incurred while writing this book, I enjoymost acknowledging the one to her.