Media : Community/Alternative Media

Among more than 102,000,000 blogs, a few stand out as influential, ground-breaking, and singularly successful. These thirty bloggers, who write about everything from business trends to parenting, have been featured in Wired magazine, Popular Sci more...

Price: $24.99

There’s no doubt about it — Facebook is cool. Along with users who want to interact with friends, businesses are using Facebook as a marketing and networking tool. And if you’re a Web developer, you probably know there’s a demand for Facebook applications. If you have some basic knowledge of Web client technology, such as HTML, JavaScript, or CSS, and know how to use a Web programming language, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is just what you need to start building apps for Facebook. This friendly guide helps you create applications to reach Facebook’s huge audience, so you can enlarge your list of friends, introduce people to your product or service, or network with other business professionals. You’ll find out how to:.:.; Work with the Facebook API.; Build applications that take advantage of Facebook’s News Feed and Wall.; Migrate existing Web applications to Facebook.; Create mobile apps for Facebook.; Use Facebook’s markup and query languages.; Get your app noticed by Facebook users. A handy companion Web site includes code samples, starter applications, and other useful information about building Facebook apps. Whether you want to create applications for business purposes or just for fun, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get started. more...

Price: $29.99

"In CauseWired, Tom Watson has written the seminal book on peer-to-peer philanthropy and its counterpart movements in politics and branding."—Charles Best, Founder, DonorsChoose.org. "Whether you're a net-native college student or a geezer like me, CauseWired is required reading if want to understand the future of activism and engagement. Tom Watson gives deep, insider perspectives on the transformative potential of social networking and other innovations for linking communication and compassion."—Mario Morino, Chairman, Venture Philanthropy Partners. "With eloquence and enthusiasm borne of deep experience in the world of social change and philanthropy, Tom Watson describes the intersection of causes and technology and shares a compelling vision of a philanthropic future powered by the social web. This is an essential book about one of the Internet's most important functions: bringing people together to help make our world a better place."—Peter Daou, Internet Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton. "CauseWired is a fascinating look into the rapidly evolving world of the Internet, social networking, and social change. Watson demonstrates how individuals are using new digital outlets and tools—most importantly, blogging, social networking, and online giving platforms—to explore how we may each act to impact the critical events of our day, from the 2008 election to Hurricane Katrina and Darfur. His engaging writing style and breadth of perspective help us see not only what is happening today, but what will happen in the years to come as we each act upon our potential to change our world and communities."—Jed Emerson, Managing Director for Integrated Performance, Uhuru Capital. "If you don't want to be left behind in our new wired society—or if you're already behind—this book is a must-read! Tom Watson has produced what could be a marketing bible for the field of ph more...

Price: $27.95

"Clear blogging" deals with computers/software. more...

Price: $24.99

What are today's rules for conducting business over the Internet? Find out in this, the ultimate writing guide for the digital age. Accessible and inviting, this Web-savvy 'how-to' book promises to transform anxious e-mail hacks and mediocre memo writers into eloquent electronic scribes in no time at all. Your online mailbox will never be the same again. more...

Price: $16.00