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Today's children are connected to the Internet at an early age. It's a part of their daily lives, but there are important rules to follow, too. In this title, readers will learn that being online comes with a responsibility to be safe. This introductory t
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"Psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain - and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and...
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"This is a call to arms about how to bring the big online platforms to their knees. It concerns the question of interoperability: the way that Facebook, Twitter etc make it very difficult for you to move and own your data. Doctorow shows that this is not a problem of technology but of law, business and apathy in face of growing monopolies. He covers ground such as anti-trust, and how the platforms deal with take down orders. Through this he shows...
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The purpose of this book is to provide an average computer user with the knowledge that will help them stay safe while online, as well as help them make privacy choices that work for them. My goal is to explain online threats in terms that don't require a technical background to understand. All techno-speak will be limited, and where it cannot be avoided, I will first be explained in common non-computer terms.
This book should be accessible to anyone...
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"... When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful Internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users' personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass...
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Solid gold information from a Gold-level seller! Veteran eBay expert and author Skip McGrath presents a completely updated guide to the new, drastically altered site.
Under its new management, eBay has instituted many important changes, and this revised edition addresses the company's modified fee structures, new (and controversial) feedback system, and more, while guiding sellers through the steps of starting, expanding, and automating a successful...
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Ever use that free calculator application on your computer? Probably, but chances are it was such an unmemorable experience that you couldn't say for sure whether you have or not. What if that calculator knew your name? What if it carried on a conversation with you, and asked you questions? You'd probably remember it a little better! Maybe even make a point of using it whenever you needed to crack an equation! Java is a very powerful, yet easy to...
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The gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. The companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone. -- adapted from jacket
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"Hook Point: How to Stand Out in a 3-Second World, by out of the box thinker Brendan Kane, breaks down the most effective strategies to generate new opportunities, innovate and scale your business, and create a compelling brand--both online and off--so you can thrive in the new micro-attention world in which we live"--Publisher description.
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With a looming unemployment rate hovering around 10 percent, finding a new job may be more than you can stomach. But even in this clouded economy, employers are hitting the virtual pavement to find top-tier talent - some employers estimate 75 percent of their staff came through online applications. The search does not have to be daunting: How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job shows you how to weave through the Web in your next job search. In...
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"In this digital age, children are spending more and more time interacting with a screen rather than a parent. Technology has the potential to add value to our families, but it can also erode a sense of togetherness and hinder a child's emotional growth. In Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World, you'll learn how to take back your home from an over-dependence on screens. Discover the five A+ skills needed to give your...
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Job seekers are frustrated. Online job applications through job boards and employer sites are leading to dead ends. Why? Employers are closing the last chapter on the online application playbook. Inundated by online applications and hampered by computer systems that are unable to select viable candidates from the masses of applicants, employers are now using innovative strategies to recruit and screen candidates online.
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"Web On-The-Go" is 'the' stimulus package that will change not only America but the entire world. This book not only provides ideas for future applications on the mobile platform, but also inspires people to think beyond regular applications, like email, chat and social networking. People, who have read this book, always come up with surprisingly new ideas for industries like, transportation, shipping, health care, public safety, security, etc. A...
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Si Internet est aujourd'hui omniprésent et un outil quasi indispensable dans nos relations sociales et économiques, son usage parfois abusif peut causer des problèmes de cyberdépendance.
Vous trouvez que votre enfant passe trop de temps devant les écrans? Qu'en penser? Que faire? En décrivant les enjeux psychosociaux entourant la problématique complexe des cyberaddictions, cet ouvrage trace un portrait sociologique critique de l'économie...
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Sin duda conocerás la sensación de sentirse abrumado por la cantidad de información que recibes a diario. Esto ocurre porque, si bien recibimos un caudal de información casi ilimitado procedente de numerosas fuentes, nuestra capacidad para procesar tal volumen es limitada. Se produce pues la sobrecarga de información.
La sobrecarga de información, también conocida como infoxicación o ansiedad por la información, es la dificultad para comprender...
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This book is aimed at authors, designers, web editors and other document producers who need to design and build accessible PDF data tables, or to fix existing inaccessible ones for publication online. The book devotes three chapters to getting table design and layout right at source and just one (albeit a long one) on fixing inaccessible tables retrospectively. Chapter one covers basic table tag structure and the pros and cons of various source document...
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