Social Technology

The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend their names to the ages. Others, such as gold, silver, and diamond, contributed to the rise and fall of great empires.

Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his world-changing efforts, here develops his revolutionary concept that promises to redeem the failed promise of free enterprise: social business. Designed to fill the gap between...

Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal origins.

On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with 24 leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in children. When Dr. Judy Mikovits finished her presentation the room was silent for a moment, then one of the scientists said, "Oh my God!" The resulting investigation would be like no other in science.

In this practical guide to successful grantseeking, Alan Silver draws on 30 years of experience to help listeners formulate strategies for winning grants for individuals, nonprofits, and agencies. Concisely written and easy to follow, How to Win Grants demonstrates a three-stage grant development model distilled into 101 actionable strategies, arranged in order of execution and supplemented by helpful checklists

Learn social media marketing in plain English, step by step. Buy the workbook used at Stanford Continuing Studies to teach social media marketing for business.

In Digital Prospecting, Mike Jones and Ken Guest offer a proven, battle-tested process for an integrated 21st century prospecting system that leverages today's social technologies. The book outlines the most effective ways to prospect using email and social selling interactions as the initial point of contact with the prospect. The process it offers is not meant to replace cold calls. It's meant only to give you the tools you need to evaluate which method makes the most sense, given your unique situation.  

AudioLearn Crash Courses presents AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Complete review for the Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam! Developed by experienced technicians and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Certification Exam. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the test. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections.

An excellent, well-explained, beautifully illustrated series compiled to provide answers to interesting questions posed by curious children regarding the hows, whens, whats and whys of a wide range of diverse subjects related to the world around them. The simplicity of language makes each audiobook of the series all the more appealing.

YouTube sensations and best-selling authors Sean Cannell and Benji Travis take your YouTube channel from slow and dormant to accelerated and engaged, using premium and updated YouTube growth tips for creators, business owners, digital entrepreneurs, and influencers. This is the ultimate game plan to grow a following and make money with the power of video.

Narrated by the author himself, in this provocative follow up to his New York Times bestselling The Echo Machine, David Pakman offers a dire warning on the cultural and technological forces that are already melting our brains and transforming the pursuit of truth into an almost impossible, even...

Is it game over for humanity? The essential guide to our most dangerous invention. Our fears about artificial general intelligence go deep. They touch on our very identity as thinking, feeling creatures, and on our place in the universe. Are we creating our own successor? And might this creation be a god? In this vital contribution, leading researcher and author Professor Toby Walsh explores the existential risks posed by our accelerating efforts to realise an AI-powered future.

In "La società della performance", Maura Gancitano e Andrea Colamedici proseguono la linea tracciata da Guy Debord con "La società dello spettacolo" e da Byung-Chul Han con "Psicopolitica", rivelando come la condizione dell'uomo contemporaneo sia strutturata per sostituire al mondo l'imitazione del mondo, all'espressione di sé l'esibizione di sé, alla narrazione lo storytelling, alla ricerca del senso della vita la ricerca di un livello sempre maggiore di benessere e visibilità.

Questo manuale si rivolge a quanti vogliano promuovere online la propria attività, attraverso il SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, ma non hanno tempo per seguire corsi di persona o non vogliano rivolgersi a esosi professionisti, preferendo il fai da te. Pertanto, non si tratta di un manuale per soli addetti ai lavori ma di un libro molto pratico e ricco di esempi reali, dal linguaggio semplice e accessibile a tutti. Dunque, è un libro per principianti? Si, ma è anche un libro per chiunque voglia avere rapidamente sottomano un breve compendio della materia.

Nell'agosto 2014 lo scienziato Alessandro Vesespignani riceve una chiamata: un'epidemia senza precedenti sta distruggendo la Guinea, presto contagerà il resto del mondo. Il nome del virus è ormai noto a tutti: Ebola. Vespignani e il suo team si collegano a un supercomputer e, grazie ad algoritmi e simulazioni, riescono a prevedere la diffusione del virus con mesi di anticipo. Predire il futuro è la nostra ossessione sin dall'alba dei tempi.

The Headache Godfather traces the life of Seymour Diamond, MD, who was born in 1925, the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine and Slovakia, in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Diamond revolutionized the practice of headache as a medical specialty when he opened the United States' first private headache practice, the Diamond Headache Clinic, in 1974. It quickly became a headache haven for sufferers from around the world.

La Guida al marketing digitale su Facebook, Instagram & Co., per principianti e aziende! Sfrutta al meglio le piattaforme social seguendo le novità importanti e le strategie testate da noi sul campo ed efficaci, scopri le soluzioni migliori per sviluppare il mercato aziendale o semplicemente piccoli segreti per il tuo profilo social. Il tuo obiettivo è cambiare l'immagine della tua azienda? Migliorarla? Rinfrescarla? Ti tieni alla larga da Instagram, Twitter e Co. perché credi di non saperli utilizzare? Scopri i suggerimenti più facili e di maggior impatto.

Questo libro è per te che vuoi TROVARE CLIENTI e FARE BUSINESS tramite Facebook. È stato ideato da un imprenditore e scritto da un esperto di web marketing: il giusto mix tra pragmatismo e tecnica, dunque. Come chiarisce subito l'autore nella premessa, non ci interessa la "fuffa" ma solo la sostanza. Quindi qui si va direttamente al sodo ma in modo assolutamente fresco, facile da fruire e mettere in pratica. Dimentica i prolissi e fumosi libri della concorrenza, da mal di testa dopo la terza pagina! Questa è una guida OPERATIVA E RISOLUTIVA ed è un concentrato di "chicche".

Le persone consumano contenuti mediatici da anni. Vengono attratte nello stesso modo, da diverso tempo. L'uomo parla in forma moderna, ma si esprime da sempre con azioni primordiali. Per questo motivo, tutta la formazione per i social media è incompleta, perché non conosce i segreti del comportamento e delle persone, all'interno dei social. In questo nuovo testo Adattiva, troverai la soluzione definitiva per utilizzare qualsiasi social media. Scoprirai i segreti e le sfumature che accompagnano l'individuo, nel compiere determinate scelte, azioni o acquisti.

If a strange person asks to be your online friend, do you know what to do? Don’t worry if you don’t. This book is here to help! Learn tech-savvy ways to keep your social networking sites safe without taking away all the fun!