| Food in the Internet Age 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Aspray, William (Author), Royer, George (Author), Ocepek, Melissa G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319015974 ISBN-13: 9783319015972 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Information Technology - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General - Business & Economics | Operations Research |
| Dewey: 005.7 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.32 lbs) 83 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines food in the United States in the age of the Internet. One major theme running through the book is business opportunities and failures, as well as the harms to consumers and traditional brick-and-mortar companies that occurred as entrepreneurs tried to take advantage of the Internet to create online companies related to food. The other major theme is the concept of trust online and different models used by different companies to make their web presence seem trustworthy. The book describes a number of major food companies, including AllRecipes, Betty Crocker, Cook's Illustrated, Epicurious, Groupon, OpenTable, and Yelp. The book draws on business history, food studies, and information studies for its approach. |