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An incisive observer, writer, and participant in today's social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of modern protests - how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours, making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative audiobook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.

There are no magic wands, hidden tricks, or secret handshakes that can bring you immediate success in the blogging world, but with the help of this audio book, you can get there. Written by two leading authorities on creating and monetizing blogs, ProBlogger carefully lays out the steps you need to follow to create a revenue-generating blog. From choosing a topic and publishing your first post to promoting your site using social media and receiving your first check, you’ll find out what really works.

Technology can be a powerful tool for learning, for solving humanity's toughest problems, and for bringing us closer together. How can we raise healthy kids who know how to take advantage of the good technology can bring to their lives, while avoiding the bad? It's time to start a new conversation. Digital for Good offers a refreshingly positive framework for preparing kids to be successful in a digital world - one that shifts the focus away from what kids shouldn't do and instead encourages them to use technology proactively and productively. 

More than one-fifth of children want to become influencers, and it's easy to understand why. What if you could escape economic uncertainty by winning the internet's attention? What if you could turn the adoration of your social media followers into a lucrative livelihood? But as Symeon Brown explores in this searing exposé, the reality is much murkier. From IRL streamers in LA to Brazilian butt lifts, from sex workers on OnlyFans to fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes, these are the incredible stories that lurk behind the filtered selfies and gleaming smiles.

Digital influencing is one of the most exciting and disruptive new industries, forecast to be worth over £10bn by 2020, but those charged with making this an effective part of their digital strategy rarely understand how this emergent industry works. When it comes to online growth, digital influencers are now consistently outperforming traditional media and brand advertising, even if much of what they do remains a mystery to many people. Sara McCorquodale is the UK's leading authority on the influencer space, and this new book demystifies exactly how digital influence works. 

Social Selling Mastery provides a key resource for sales and marketing professionals seeking a better way to connect with today's customer. Author Jamie Shanks has personally built Social Selling solutions in nearly every industry, and in this book he shows you how to capture the mindshare of business leadership and turn relationships into sales. The key is to reach the buyer where they're conducting due diligence - online.

From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting—featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take your pod to the next level. Whoever you are, whatever you love, there’s a podcast...

Many think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is, Justin Smith offers an original deep history of the internet, from the ancient to the modern world - uncovering its surprising origins in nature and centuries-old dreams of radically improving human life by outsourcing thinking to machines and communicating across vast distances. 

Many books teach the mechanics of using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to compete in business. But no book addresses how to harness the incredible power of social media to make a difference. The Dragonfly Effect shows you how to tap social media and consumer psychological insights to achieve a single, concrete goal. 

Inside this audiobook, you’ll uncover comprehensive, powerful strategies for creating a successful podcast. With reference to technical tools, building your brand, and generating traffic for free, this incredible guide is your all-in-one for podcasting success! From monetization and advertising to a summary of must-have technical tools, now you can go from beginner to podcasting pro with ease.

Leer bloggen als een pro met authenticiteit, focus en toewijding, en maak jouw succes binnen handbereik met praktische tips en inzichten.

An exploration of what it means to be human in a technological age. Like it or not, tech is part of the air we breathe. Figuring out how to navigate—to use, not to use, how to use—new technologies has become an unavoidable part of twenty-first-century life. New technologies are everywhere...

إنها بضع ساعات في يوم ما... ما الذي يمكن أن يحدث؟؟.. الآن يمر الوقت ولا ندري أي شيء عنه... فجأة نجد الساعة تشير إلى الخامسة... ثم ننظر بعدها إلى الساعة نجدها الواحدة...

La obra del autor de Papeles de Facebook, la serie del The Wall Street Journal que destapó el mayor escándalo de esta década Un libro intrigante que nace de uno de los reportajes de investigación más impactantes de los últimos tiempos, Papeles de Facebook, y que es a la vez un ejercicio...

Un manifiesto contra las narcotizantes rutinas que llevamos a cabo en la red como sinónimos de vida. En las próximas décadas nos enfrentaremos a un mundo poscapitalista: una sociedad inmersa en el ininterrumpido consumo tecnológico; una tierra chamuscada, llena de plástico y pesticidas; una...

Bloomsbury presents Podcast or Perish by Lori Beckstead, Ian M. Cook and Hannah McGregor, read by Taryn Ryan. The growth of scholarly podcasting engenders radical possibilities for how we conceive of knowledge creation and peer review. By investigating the historical development of the norms of...

Muitas pessoas querem crescer nas redes sociais, mas poucas, de fato, conseguem uma audiência e uma estrutura consistente que garantem sua liberdade digital. O que você deve manter em mente é que, para ser bem-sucedido nas redes, não é necessário só gerar muito conteúdo, você precisa de estratégia. Para te ajudar nessa nova jornada, Hyeser Souza revela, em Liberdade Digital, os segredos que descobriu durante sua carreira para alavancar perfis no Instagram.

Du bist jung und ackerst dich gerade durch die Herausforderungen der realen und der virtuellen Welt? Dann ist dieses Heft genau für dich geschrieben! Axel Volk will dich nicht als ein weiterer von vielen Influencern unterhalten, sondern schreibt dir auf einigen Seiten seine Beobachtungen und Gedanken zum Umgang mit den digitalen Medien. Bevor Du ein Viertel deines freien Zeitbudgets vor dem Smartphone verbringst, lohnt sich die Zeit für dieses Hörbuch – auf jeden Fall!

Социальные сети давно стали неотъемлемой частью нашей жизни. Мы делимся фотографиями, публикуем и комментируем посты, подписываемся на интересующие нас сообщества, добавляем новых друзей и знакомых. Анализ информации, которую человек транслирует обществу через профиль в социальных сетях, позволяет сделать выводы о его личности. И даже закрытый профиль может кое-что рассказать о своем владельце.