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Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the Internet's development explores behind the scenes to see the heart of the Internet itself, from the room in Los Angeles where the Internet came to life to the Pacific Northwest, where Google, Microsoft and Facebook have built huge data centers.
Author
Language
English
Description
"You can thrive and excel when you're working remotely, if you adopt the mindset, habits and tech tools of professionals who are even more productive outside the office: Learn to think like a "business of one," and that entrepreneurial mindset will transform your experience of remote work." -- inside front jacket flap.
"Two experienced productivity authors team up to reveal how proven strategies and a little tech savvy can help you level up your...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
In "Alone Together," MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for--and sacrificing--in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools, and an argument that, despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation who will chart the path between...
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Today's babies often make their debut on social media with the very first sonogram. They begin interacting with screens at around four months old. But is this good news or bad news? A wonderful opportunity to connect around the world? Or the first step in creating a generation of addled screen zombies? Many have been quick to declare this the dawn of a neurological and emotional crisis, but solid science on the subject is surprisingly hard to come...
Series
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This new resource introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of information technology using easy-to-understand language that provides both a solid background and a deeper understanding and appreciation of this important and evolving subject. As a broad field that encompasses many of the key technologies of the early twenty-first century, information technology is poised to remain a major field of study and professional practice for years...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 343 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why? The Seventh Sense examines the historic force now shaking our world -- and explains how our leaders, our businesses, and each of us can master it. All around us now we are surrounded by events that are difficult to understand. But every day,...
9) Data-ism: the revolution transforming decision making, consumer behavior, and almost everything else
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
By one estimate, 90 percent of all of the data in history was created in the last two years. In 2014, International Data Corporation calculated the data universe at 4.4 zettabytes, or 4.4 trillion gigabytes. That much information, in volume, could fill enough slender iPad Air tablets to create a stack two-thirds of the way to the moon. Now, that's Big Data.
Coal, iron ore, and oil were the key productive assets that fueled the Industrial Revolution....
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
46 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Describes aspects of working in the field of information and communication technology. Includes information on computers, the internet, and communication and broadcasting"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
vi, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information. This is the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information, and it is leading to exciting breakthroughs in a vast range of science, including the invention of a new kind of quantum computer, millions of times faster than any computer today. Acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried offers a lively introduction to...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Silicon Valley visionary Jaron Lanier was among the first to predict the revolutionary changes the World Wide Web would bring to commerce and culture. Now, in his first book, Lanier offers this cautionary look at the way the Web is transforming our lives, for better and for worse. The current design and function of the web have become so familiar that it is easy to forget that they grew out of programming decisions made decades ago. The web's first...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The tools of our information age-from search engines to data mining to smart appliances-grew directly out of conflicts from World War I to the present day. Explore how today's Information Society reflects a worldview shaped by a century of war"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
xvi, 366 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Robert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics" "Co-Winner of the 2005 Kulp-Wright Book Award, American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc." "Winner of the 2003 Business Book Award, Financial Times Germany/getAbstract" "Winner of the 2004 Wilmott Book Of The Year Award for General Finance" "Honorable Mention for the 2003 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Economics, Association of American Publishers" Robert J. Shiller...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business School Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
xv, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Blown to bits reveals how the spread of connectivity and common standards is redefining the information channels that link businesses with their customers, suppliers, and employees. Increasingly, your customers will have rich access to a universe of alternatives, your suppliers will exploit direct access to your customers, and your competitors will pick off the most profitable parts of your value chain." "Blown to bits shows how to build new strategies...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While a wealth of literature has been devoted to life with the Internet, the deep philosophical implications of this seismic shift have not been properly explored ... Demonstrating that knowledge based on reason plays an essential role in society and that there is much more to 'knowing' than just acquiring information, ... philosopher Michael Patrick Lynch [posits that] our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information...
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