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"Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity--and why reclaiming face-to-face conversation can help us regain lost ground." --

Facebook is constantly changing and evolving, replacing old features and introducing new ones. This new edition of the bestselling guide quickly and easily gets you up and running on all the site has to offer. Packed with straightforward guidance that demystifies the nuts and bolts of this popular social media site, Facebook For Dummies covers everything from finding friends and planning events to uploading photos and videos--and so much more. Facebook...

This volume presents Twitter, which is a website owned and operated by Twitter Inc., which offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. This volume shows readers how to get set up on Twitter, build a follower list, and find a voice for your tweets. Then readers will learn to use third party...

An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be "open" while maintaining control "Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic" are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness-leaders do not know how to be open and be in control. This must-have resource will help the modern leader understand how to lead in the new open world-where...

Your business can't afford to be left behind, and if you need a guide through the social media maze, this book is just what you're looking for! Learn how to take full advantage of social media marketing while boosting your social media savvy.

The first edition of Marketing to the Social Web has become one of the strongly backlisting titles on the hot topic of social media. Three new chapters, and additional updates to this 2nd edition will enable the book to stay relevant and compete with the slew of business books on social media and marketing that will be releasing in the next 12 months. New chapters cover: Facebook: The Google Killer This chapter will discuss how Facebook will monetize...

Keith Ferrazzi's techniques have earned universal praise for their ingenuity, ease of applicability, and, most importantly, effectiveness. The key to success in both life and work, Ferrazzi convincingly argues, is building solid relationships. But what distinguishes Ferrazzi's approach from other networking strategies is the emphasis on helping others so they might help you. It's not enough to ask a favor when you need one. To build meaningful relationships...

"Darcy Clipper, prodigal daughter, nearly thirty, has returned home to Murbridge, Massachusetts, after her life takes an unwelcome left turn. Murbridge, Darcy is convinced, will welcome her home and provide a safe space in which she can nurse her wounds and harbor grudges, both real and imagined. But Murbridge, like so much else Darcy thought to be fixed and immutable, has changed. And while Darcy's first instinct might be to hole herself up in her...

Step by step instructions with callouts to photos that show you exactly what to do on Pinterest.

Brogan distills the experiences of leading-edge Google+ business adopters into powerful tactical recipes for everything from lead generation and nurturing to direct sales. From start to finish, the focus is on results.