Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age by James P. Steyer

On May 12, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Social Studies, by Editor

Now, more than ever, parents need help in navigating their kids’ online, media-saturated lives. Jim Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, the nation’s leading kidsand- media organization, and the father of four children, knows that many parents and teachers—unlike their technology-savvy kids—may be tourists in the online world.

Bloggers: Be Aware of Sabrina Jackson, Webmaster of BestFreeDatingSites.net

On April 23, 2012, in Blogging Aspects, Professional Blogging, by Editor

In all consequence, my advice is to ignore emails that appear to come from a Sabrina Jackson. It’s most probably a scam! Make sure you include her email address in your spam filter. I did.

The Daily You: How the New Advertising Industry Is Defining Your Identity and Your Worth by Joseph Turow

On February 23, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Editor

Drawing on groundbreaking research, including interviews with industry insiders, this important book shows how advertisers have come to wield such power over individuals and media outlets—and what can be done to stop it.

Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom by Rebecca MacKinnon

On February 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, Science, Social Studies, Technology, by Editor

A clarion call to action, Consent of the Networked shows that it is time to stop arguing over whether the Internet empowers people, and address the urgent question of how technology should be governed to support the rights and liberties of users around the world.

The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption by Clay A. Johnson

On January 17, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Editor

The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour—so, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets.

Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live by Jeff Jarvis

On January 16, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Editor

A visionary and optimistic thinker examines the tension between privacy and publicness that is transforming how we form communities, create identities, do business, and live our lives.Thanks to the internet, we now live—more and more—in public.

One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard L. Brandt

On January 8, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Amazon’s business model is deceptively simple: Make online shopping so easy and convenient that customers won’t think twice. It can almost be summed up by the button on every page: “Buy now with one click.”

Hello Avatar: Rise of the Networked Generation by B. Coleman

On December 20, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Editor

Hello Avatar! Or, {llSay(0, “Hello, Avatar!”); is a tiny piece of user-friendly code that allows us to program our virtual selves. In Hello Avatar, B. Coleman examines a crucial aspect of our cultural shift from analog to digital: the continuum between online and off-, what she calls the “x-reality” that crosses between the virtual and the real.

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku

On December 1, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, Technology, by Editor

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are already inventing the future in their labs.

Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back by Robert Levine

On November 27, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Technology, by Editor

How did the newspaper, music, and film industries go from raking in big bucks to scooping up digital dimes? Their customers were lured away by the free ride of technology. Now, business journalist Robert Levine shows how they can get back on track.