The digital hand. Volume II, How computers changed the work of American financial, telecommunications, media, and entertainment industries / James W. Cortada
Role of financial industries in the U.S. economy -- Uses of computing in the banking industry -- Deployment of digital and telecommunications applications in the banking industry -- Business patterns and digital applications in the insurance industry -- Business patterns and digital applications in the brokerage industry -- Role of telecommunications industries in the U.S. economy -- Business patterns and digital applications in the telecommunications industry -- Role of media and entertainment industries in the U.S. economy -- Digital applications in print media industries: book publishing, newspapers, magazines -- Digital applications in electronic media industries: radio and tv -- Digital applications in entertainment industries : movies and recorded music -- Digital applications in entertainment industries : video games and photography -- Conclusions: lessons learned, implications for management
Summary
This second volume of 'The Digital Hand' is a historical survey of how computers and telecommunications have been deployed in over a dozen industries in the financial, telecommunications media, and entertainment sectors over the past half century
