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First, this book is heavy. Literally. It weighs, like eight pounds.

If you haven't followed UF, you may find yourself wishing for annotations, as much of the humor is strongly dependent on the technological state of the art at the time of original publication.

This is still a great book. It's funny, fills in a lot of blanks from the previous books and if you've lived through the decade covered, you'll find a lot of familiar and nostalgic things to laugh about.

Worth owning, especially if you're already a fan of UF.… (mehr)

Check out my review at http://backofthebook.ca/2009/11/09/what-would-jesus-do-if-he-were-on-a-website-a... . In brief, the book is based on the experience of the author as a successful web cartoonist. If you don't already have a popular site, this book may not be very useful. That said, if you're a fan of the User Friendly web comic, you might find it interesting to read about the business behind it.

Perhaps we should be grateful that it isn't really about how to make money quick on the web. That seems to involve creating those sites that are nothing but ads. The book gets three stars for what it's not, as well as for being an interesting backstage look at the business of User Friendly.… (mehr)