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By Astra Taylor. 2014
Journalist argues that the digital media empires of the early twenty-first century have not revolutionized "old" media as much as…
replaced it. Advocates for sustainable culture, which includes the preservation of digital media. 2014Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reveals the methods that governments, organizations, companies, and criminals use to scoop up personal data from the…
Internet. Describes the techniques she employed to evade those "dragnets"--such as not using Gmail or Google's search engine--and discusses untraceable technology options. 2014By Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee. 2014
Brynjolfsson, director, and McAfee, principal research scientist of MIT's Center for Digital Business, explore the effects of digital technologies on…
our lives and economy. They examine the widening economic gaps and the capabilities of artificial intelligence, and propose tax, research, and education policy changes to reflect the changing environment. 2014By Mark Justice Hinton. 2012
Guide to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system explains creating and organizing documents, connecting to the Internet, playing games, watching movies,…
using social networks, e-mailing, taking and sharing photos, protecting your data, and more. 2012By Adam Lashinsky. 2012
Computer industry reporter for Fortune magazine profiles the management practices of Apple Inc. Examines the transfer of leadership from Steve…
Jobs to Tim Cook in the two months prior to Jobs' death in 2011. Investigates the ways a culture of innovation is supported within the company. 2012By Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, Kenneth Cukier, Kenneth Niel Cukier. 2013
Oxford professor and The Economist data editor explain the ways that large collections of data are making it possible to…
predict flu outbreaks, airline ticket prices, consumer interests, and more. They also discuss the risks of gathering so much information and the need to protect personal privacy. 2013By George Dyson. 2012
Technology historian examines the creation of one of the first computers: the Universal Machine proposed by Alan Turing in 1936.…
Chronicles the 1945 gathering of scientists, led by mathematician John von Neumann, who constructed the theoretical machine that would later assist early weather modeling and nuclear weapons development. 2012By Jon Mukand. 2012
Rehabilitation physician discusses BrainGate, the microelectrode system that operates by recognizing thought patterns that can manipulate a computer screen. Recounts…
implanting the device in the brain of Matthew Nagle, a twenty-one-year-old who suffered a stab wound in his neck that severed his spinal cord and made him a quadriplegic. 2012By Abby Stokes, Abigail Stokes. 2011
Computer instructor presents concepts and techniques for computer novices. Covers subjects such as purchasing a computer, establishing Internet access, and…
working with iPads and mobile devices. Also offers tips on online banking, shopping, and using social media. 2011By Michael Saylor. 2012
Software-company CEO posits society is at the tipping point of the Information Revolution, which he compares to the Agricultural and…
Industrial revolutions. Explores the history of computing and the rise of mobile technologies and social networks and analyzes their impact on entertainment, commerce, and health care. 2012By William L. Simon, Kevin Mitnick, Kevin D Mitnick. 2011
Computer hacker-turned-consultant and author of The Art of Deception (DB 56450) and The Art of Intrusion (DB 60593) recounts his…
crimes, including accessing Motorola and Sun Microsystems databases; nearly three years on the run from the FBI; and capture and incarceration. Foreword by Steve Wozniak. Some strong language. 2011By Nicholas Carr, Nicholas G Carr. 2010
Journalist Carr expands upon his 2008 article in The Atlantic Monthly entitled "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Citing neurology research,…
he argues that humans are losing our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection as advancing technology changes our neural pathways. Pulitzer Prize finalist. 2010By Paul Allen. 2011
Allen, who cofounded Microsoft in 1975, traces the early years of the computer company and his relationship with his business…
partner and high school friend Bill Gates. Discusses his career blunders, ownership of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers, recovery from Hodgkin's lymphoma, and philanthropic pursuits. 2011By James Gleick. 2011
Author of Genius (DB 36181) and Chaos (RC 27005) chronicles the history of humanity's efforts to store, access, and communicate…
information--from Paleolithic cave paintings to early-twenty-first-century search engines. Discusses prominent inventors Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, and Claude Shannon. 2011By Walter Isaacson. 2011
Biography of entrepreneur Steve Jobs (1955-2011) chronicles his childhood, education, entry-level jobs in California's Silicon Valley, 1976 cofounding of Apple…
computer in his parents' garage, and leadership in spearheading the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Discusses Jobs's personal and professional relationships and his 2003 cancer diagnosis. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011By Tim Wu. 2010
Historical analysis of mass-communication media--radio, telephone, television, and film--introduced during the twentieth century. Examines each technology's trajectory from being free…
and open for public access to becoming closed and controlled by a single corporation or cartel led by Adolph Zukor, David Sarnoff, and others. 2010Canadian digital-marketing expert offers advice for integrating social media and personal branding into a new business model with the potential…
of reaching a larger consumer base. Offers examples of people who used Facebook, blogs, smartphones, and netbooks to successfully expand their businesses. 2009By Nick Sheridan. 2021
A funny, practical and ever-so timely guide to the NEWS for 8–12-year-olds. Find out how to understand and navigate 24/7…
news, how to spot the facts from the fake . . . and what to do if the news becomes overwhelming. Perfect for fans of Matthew Syed's You Are Awesome and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dosh . It's never been easier to access the news; TV, radio, billboards, newspapers and endlessly buzzing on to the screens in our pockets. But with more and more news available, it's hard to know what to trust. Where do stories come from? What's real news and what's fake? And what role does social media play in all of this? Insightful, hands-on, essential and reassuring, Breaking News will help children navigate the peaks and pitfalls of our modern day news cycle, through laugh-out-loud text, amusing illustration and interactive activities. Praise for Breaking News : 'Newsflash: I loved it.' – Eoin Colfer, million-copy selling author of ARTEMIS FOWL 'A perfect read for any budding young journalists out there.' – Konnie Huq, TV presenter and author of the COOKIE! series 'Jam-packed with fascinating facts, this is a fantastically funny and much-needed guide to navigating the news.' – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of DOSHBy William Davidow, William H Davidow. 2011
Former Intel Corporation executive warns of the dangers of our growing dependence on the speed and worldwide reach of the…
Internet. Examines the ways small problems become international crises because of society's reliance on technology, and lists sacrifices that have been made in the name of super-efficiency. 2011By Walter Isaacson. 2011
Biografía del empresario Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Explora su infancia y educación; sus puestos de trabajo de nivel de entrada en…
Silicon Valley, California; su papel como cofundador de Apple computer en el garaje de sus padres en 1976; y su liderazgo en la vanguardia del iPod, iPhone, y el iPad. Analiza las relaciones personales y profesionales de Jobs y su diagnóstico de cáncer en 2003. Lenguage injurioso