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In China, university students use the Internet to save the life of an attempted murder victim. In Cuba, authorities unsuccessfully try to silence an online critic by sowing seeds of distrust in her marriage. And in Russia, a lone blogger rises to become one of the most prominent opposition figures since the fall of the Soviet Union. Authoritarian governments try to isolate individuals from one another, but in the age of social media freedom of speech...
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There has truly never been a better time to be an author. For the first time, authors have direct access to their readers via the Internet. They can create a community of fans who are eagerly awaiting (and talking to their friends about) their next book. But where should authors start? How should they sort through the dizzying range of online options? Where is it most worth spending time; what is a 'must do' and what is a 'might do'? Enter Fauzia...
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277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Over the past decade, social media has transformed from a fad into a necessity for writers. But for the inexperienced author, trying to make sense of--much less master--the available platforms can be a frustrating experience. The variety of social media options alone is dizzying enough: WordPress, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Google& --Publisher.
6) #Famous
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371 pages ; 22 cm
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When Rachel's picture of crush Kyle goes viral, it sparks a whirlwind adventure of Internet fame that forces both Rachel and Kyle to question whether fame and love are worth the price.
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Cory Doctorow's miraculous novel of family history, Internet connectivity, and magical secrets
Alan is a middle-aged entrepeneur who moves to a bohemian neighborhood of Toronto. Living next door is a young woman who reveals to him that she has wings-which grow back after each attempt to cut them off.
Alan understands. He himself has a secret or two. His father is a mountain, his mother is a washing machine, and among his brothers are sets of Russian...
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256 pages ; 22 cm
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"In 1994, ... entrepreneur Gary Kremen used a $2,500 loan to create the first online dating service, Match.com. Only 5 percent of Americans were using the Internet at the time, and even fewer were looking online for love. He quickly bought the Sex.com domain too, betting the combination of love and sex would help propel the Internet into the mainstream. Imagine Kremen's surprise when he learned that someone named Stephen Michael Cohen had stolen the...
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vi, 248 pages ; 22 cm
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Seife takes "us deep into the Internet information jungle and [cuts] a path through the trickery, fakery, and cyber skullduggery that the online world enables. Taking on everything from breaking news coverage and online dating to program trading and that eccentric and unreliable source that is Wikipedia, Seife arms his readers with actual tools--or weapons--for discerning truth from fiction online"--
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Quillen's essentials of genealogy volume 1
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143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"The revised fifth edition of Mastering Online Genealogy covers the use of computers and the Internet to successfully do your own genealogical research. Quillen shows readers how to use the Internet as an effective genealogical research tool ..."--Page 4 of cover.
12) The future of us
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356 pages ; 22 cm
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It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on -- and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.
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"When the Internet suddenly stops working, society reels from the loss of flowing data, instant messages, and streaming entertainment. Addicts wander the streets, talking to themselves in 140 characters or forcing cats to perform tricks for their amusement, while the truly desperate pin their requests for casual encounters on public bulletin boards. The economy tumbles further and the government passes the draconian NET Recovery Act. For Gladstone,...
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Warren is learning how to create web sites in his computer class and he has an idea to build a web page for his class but before that he needs to learn how to create an appropiate, respectful, and private web page.
15) The mighty bite
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Determined to become Internet stars, two prehistoric creatures--Trilobite and Amber, a walking whale--face off against a host of creatures vying for fame and fortune, using their newfound skills to take the online world by storm.
16) A million views
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298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Twelve-year-old Brewster Gaines enlists the help of the charismatic new kid Carly to make a viral video, but things quickly spiral out of control when what started as a simple shoot morphs into a full-fledged movie production.
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A former Google data scientist presents an insider's look at what the vast, instantly available amounts of information from the Internet can reveal about human civilization and society.
"How much sex are people really having? How many Americans are actually racist? Is America experiencing a hidden back-alley abortion crisis? Can you game the stock market? Does violent entertainment increase the rate of violent crime? Do parents treat sons differently...
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"A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from-for the first time-the point of view of the user"--
In a shockingly short amount of time, the internet has bound people around the world together and torn us apart and changed not just the way we communicate but who we are and who we can be. It has created a new, unprecedented cultural space that we are all a part of -- even if we don't participate, that is how we participate -- but...
19) Genesis girl
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Blank slate volume 1
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"Eighteen-year-old Blanca has lived a sheltered life. Her entire childhood has been spent at Tabula Rasa School where she's been protected from the Internet. Blanca has never been online and doesn't even know how to text. Her lack of a virtual footprint has made her extremely valuable and upon graduation Blanca, and those like her, are sold to the highest bidders. Blanca is purchased by Cal McNeal, who uses her to achieve personal gain. But the McNeals...
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