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Here Comes Everybodyby Clay Shirky
Penguin Group Inc. 2009; US$ 12.99A revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them, with profound long-term economic and social effects-for good and for ill A handful of kite hobbyists scattered around the world find each other online and collaborate on the most radical improvement in kite design in decades. A midwestern professor of Middle Eastern history starts a blog after 9/11 that becomes essential reading for journalists covering the Iraq war. Activists use the Internet and e-mail to bring offensive comments made by Trent Lott and Don Imus to a wide public and hound them from their positions. A few people find that a world-class online encyclopedia... more...
Cognitive Surplusby Clay Shirky
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 9.99The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better. In his bestselling Here Comes Everybody , Internet guru Clay Shirky provided readers with a much-needed primer for the digital age. Now, with Cognitive Surplus , he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. For the first time, people are embracing new media that allow them to pool their efforts at vanishingly low cost. The results of this aggregated effort range from mind-expanding reference tools like Wikipedia to life-saving Web sites like Ushahidi.com, which allows Kenyans to report acts of violence in real time. Cognitive Surplus explores what's possible... more...
We Firstby Simon Mainwaring
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 12.99A social media expert with global experience with many of the world’s biggest brands —including Nike, Toyota and Motorola—Simon Mainwaring offers a visionary new practice in which brands leverage social media to earn consumer goodwill, loyalty and profit, while creating a third pillar of sustainable social change through conscious contributions from customer purchases. These innovative private sector partnerships answer perhaps the most pressing issue facing business and thought leaders today: how to practice capitalism in a way that satisfies the need for both profit and a healthy, sustainable planet. Mainwaring provides case studies from companies such as P&G, Walmart, Starbucks, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Toyota, Nike, Whole... more...
Radio Handbookby Carole Fleming
Routledge 2002; US$ 34.95This comprehensive guide to radio, completely rewritten for its second edition, examines components from music to news, from phone-ins to sports programmes, as well as offering advice on working in radio. more...
Journalism and Democracyby Brian McNair
Routledge 1999; US$ 49.95Argues that the media are not `dumbing down', but that the quantity of political information in mass circulation has expanded hugely, while different media have adapted to provide accessible and thorough coverage. more...
E-Writingby Dianna Booher
Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 13.99Are you guilty of e-mail "trigger finger"? Do you constantly "cc" people you never even see? What are today's rules for conducting business over the Internet? Now, The Elements of Style meets "the Miss Manners of memos" in the ultimate writing guide for the digital age. In an era when written communication in the workplace is more crucial than ever, at a time when many professionals all but completely eschew face-to-face dealings, E-writing is poised to become the new bible of business writing. 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. Inside, you will learn how to: combat counterproductive e-mail... more...
Religion Onlineby Lorne L. Dawson; Douglas E. Cowan
Routledge 2004; US$ 34.95Religion Online provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to online religion, from cyberpilgrimages to neo-pagan chatroom communities. more...
Psmith, Journalistby P. G. Wodehouse
Digireads.com 2004; US$ 9.99Psmith takes on a crooked slum landlord by hounding him through the pages of 'Cosy moments' a bland family paper that he has transformed with the help of assistant editor Billy Windsor. more...
The Off-Hollywood Film Guideby Tom Wiener
Random House Publishing Group 2002; US$ 14.99The Off-Hollywood Film Guide cuts through the clutter of the thousands of films currently available on video and DVD by specifically catering to independent- and foreign-film enthusiasts. In addition to a list of essential must-see films, this guide includes hundreds of entries, each with brief commentary and a list of pertinent details, such as release date, cast, director, awards garnered, special DVD features, and double-feature suggestions. The listings are also cross-referenced by genre, director, actors, and country of origin. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Reporting in a Multimedia Worldby Barbara Alysen; Gail Sedorkin; Mandy Oakham
Allen & Unwin 2003; US$ 36.32A user-friendly introduction to basic journalism skills in print, broadcast and electronic media. more...