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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 348 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Google. Facebook. Twitter. Repeat. We live in a world unimaginable even a few decades ago, one like no other in human history. It's a parallel world where we can be on the move in the real world, yet always hooked into an alternative time and place. The subsequent transformation in how we live and think is a vitally important issue, perhaps even the most important issue of our time. A warning cry, a shot across the bow, and a call to action, Mind...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xiv, 231 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Internet philosopher Weinberger shows how business, science, education, and the government are learning to use networked knowledge to understand more than ever and to make smarter decisions than they could when they had to rely on mere books and experts.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xvii, 360 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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
Publisher
Current
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
viii, 243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Only one generation in history (ours) will experience life both with and without the Internet. For everyone who follows us, online life will simply be the air they breathe. Today, we revel in ubiquitous information and constant connection, rarely stopping to consider the implications for our logged-on lives. Michael Harris chronicles this massive shift, exploring what we've gained--and lost--in the bargain. In this eloquent and thought-provoking...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An Internet analyst responsible for monitoring the aggregate online research of more than ten million users every day shares insights into how people use the Web, navigate, and search for information, and explains how his work can help businesses to target consumer trends.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
You are under surveillance right now... your cell phone provider tracks your location, your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate the prices we're offered; governments use surveillance to discriminate, censor, and put people in danger worldwide. Schneier shows what we can do to reform our government surveillance...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The world of 5G, the next generation of telecommunication technology, will be as different from what came before as the world after the advent of electricity. The massive amounts of data we'll be able to stream through fiber-optic connections will enable a degree of virtual presence that will radically transform health care, education, urban administration and services, agriculture, retail sales, and offices. Yet all of those transformations will...
28) The Circle
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
[DVD version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mae is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A practical guide to "narrative thinking," and why it matters in a world defined by data. In The Sea We Swim In, Frank Rose leads us to a new understanding of stories and their role in our lives. For decades, experts from many fields-psychologists, economists, advertising and marketing executives-failed to register the power of narrative. Scientists thought stories were frivolous. Economists were knee-deep in theory. Marketers just wanted to cut...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
209 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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...
32) The Circle
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
[Blu-ray version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Mae is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her...
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