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Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod**FREE SAMPLER**'This book is a call to arms from the eye of the storm'- Emma Gannon, author of The Multi Hyphen MethodDo you ever obsess about your body? Do you lie awake at night, fretting about the state of your career? Does everyone else's life seem better than yours? Does it feel as if you'll never be good enough? Get a first glimpse of Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life with this exclusive free sampler, and learn how to tackle head on the pressure cooker of comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world.In this book, Katherine Ormerod meets the experts involved in curating, building and combating the most addictive digital force humankind has ever created. From global influencers - who collectively have over 10 million followers - to clinical psychologists, plastic surgeons and professors, Katherine uncovers how our relationship with social media has rewired our behavioural patterns, destroyed our confidence and shattered our attention spans.Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life is a call to arms that will provide you with the knowledge, tactics and weaponry you need to find a more healthy way to consume social media and reclaim your happiness.
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine OrmerodDo you ever obsess about your body? Do you lie awake at night, fretting about the state of your career?Does everyone else's life seem better than yours? Does it feel as if you'll never be good enough? Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life tackles head on the pressure cooker of comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world.In this book, Katherine Ormerod meets the experts involved in curating, building and combating the most addictive digital force humankind has ever created. From global influencers - who collectively have over 10 million followers - to clinical psychologists, plastic surgeons and professors, Katherine uncovers how our relationship with social media has rewired our behavioural patterns, destroyed our confidence and shattered our attention spans.Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life is a rallying cry that will provide you with the knowledge, tactics and weaponry you need to find a more healthy way to consume social media and reclaim your happiness.Reviews for Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life:'This book is a call to arms from the eye of the storm'- Emma Gannon, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method'Enter Ormerod's vital manual, which will help you navigate social media and turn it not into a weapon, but a useful tool' - Pandora Sykes
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod'This book is a call to arms from the eye of the storm'- Emma Gannon, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method'Enter Ormerod's vital manual, which will help you navigate social media and turn it not into a weapon, but a useful tool' - Pandora SykesDo you ever obsess about your body? Do you lie awake at night, fretting about the state of your career? Does everyone else's life seem better than yours? Does it feel as if you'll never be good enough? Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life tackles head on the pressure cooker of comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world.In this book, Katherine Ormerod meets the experts involved in curating, building and combating the most addictive digital force humankind has ever created. From global influencers - who collectively have over 10 million followers - to clinical psychologists, plastic surgeons and professors, Katherine uncovers how our relationship with social media has rewired our behavioural patterns, destroyed our confidence and shattered our attention spans.Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life is a rallying cry that will provide you with the knowledge, tactics and weaponry you need to find a more healthy way to consume social media and reclaim your happiness.
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod'This book is a call to arms from the eye of the storm'- Emma Gannon, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method'Enter Ormerod's vital manual, which will help you navigate social media and turn it not into a weapon, but a useful tool' - Pandora SykesDo you ever obsess about your body? Do you lie awake at night, fretting about the state of your career? Does everyone else's life seem better than yours? Does it feel as if you'll never be good enough? Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life tackles head on the pressure cooker of comparison and unreachable levels of perfection that social media has created in our modern world.In this book, Katherine Ormerod meets the experts involved in curating, building and combating the most addictive digital force humankind has ever created. From global influencers - who collectively have over 10 million followers - to clinical psychologists, plastic surgeons and professors, Katherine uncovers how our relationship with social media has rewired our behavioural patterns, destroyed our confidence and shattered our attention spans.Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life is a rallying cry that will provide you with the knowledge, tactics and weaponry you need to find a more healthy way to consume social media and reclaim your happiness.(p) 2018 Octopus Publishing Group
Why Society is a Complex Matter
by Philip BallSociety is complicated. But this book argues that this does not place it beyond the reach of a science that can help to explain and perhaps even to predict social behaviour. As a system made up of many interacting agents - people, groups, institutions and governments, as well as physical and technological structures such as roads and computer networks - society can be regarded as a complex system. In recent years, scientists have made great progress in understanding how such complex systems operate, ranging from animal populations to earthquakes and weather. These systems show behaviours that cannot be predicted or intuited by focusing on the individual components, but which emerge spontaneously as a consequence of their interactions: they are said to be 'self-organized'. Attempts to direct or manage such emergent properties generally reveal that 'top-down' approaches, which try to dictate a particular outcome, are ineffectual, and that what is needed instead is a 'bottom-up' approach that aims to guide self-organization towards desirable states. This book shows how some of these ideas from the science of complexity can be applied to the study and management of social phenomena, including traffic flow, economic markets, opinion formation and the growth and structure of cities. Building on these successes, the book argues that the complex-systems view of the social sciences has now matured sufficiently for it to be possible, desirable and perhaps essential to attempt a grander objective: to integrate these efforts into a unified scheme for studying, understanding and ultimately predicting what happens in the world we have made. Such a scheme would require the mobilization and collaboration of many different research communities, and would allow society and its interactions with the physical environment to be explored through realistic models and large-scale data collection and analysis. It should enable us to find new and effective solutions to major global problems such as conflict, disease, financial instability, environmental despoliation and poverty, while avoiding unintended policy consequences. It could give us the foresight to anticipate and ameliorate crises, and to begin tackling some of the most intractable problems of the twenty-first century.
Why Software Sucks...and What You Can Do About It
by David S. PlattThis non-technical book discusses the annoyances and dangers we encounter every day when using computers. <p><p>Written with delightful wit and humor, as well as the insight of an experienced insider, it rips into the design of software much as Atul Gawande's Complications exposed the practice of medicine. Its basic message to ordinary people having problems learning or using their software is this: It's not your fault! It's not because you're dumb! <p><p>Aimed primarily at casual users of software, the book tells readers what they should expect from their software and how to make their voices heard so that they receive it. The book explains the mindset of the programmers behind our software: how they're different from the rest of us, and how they're similar. It looks at the decisions programmers have to make in building their system or application, and why they make the choices that they do - choices that too often leave us scratching our heads, or worse. <p><p>But the book is not just a funny rant. It shows what all of us ordinary users need to know, and can do, to make our interactions with computers less frustrating. You needn't become a programmer to become a smarter and cooler user. You do need to read this book.
Why We Fail
by Victor LombardiJust as pilots and doctors improve by studying crash reports and postmortems, experience designers can improve by learning how customer experience failures cause products to fail in the marketplace. Rather than proselytizing a particular approach to design, Why We Fail holistically explores what teams actually built, why the products failed, and how we can learn from the past to avoid failure ourselves.
Wi-Fi Enabled Healthcare
by Ali Youssef Douglas McDonald II Jon Linton Bob Zemke Aaron EarleFocusing on the recent proliferation of Wi-Fi in hospital systems, this book explains how Wi-Fi is transforming clinical work flows and infusing new life into the types of mobile devices being implemented in hospitals. Drawing on years of consulting with hospitals in the US and abroad, and with first-hand experiences from one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States, it covers the key areas associated with wireless network design, security, and support. Reporting on cutting-edge developments and emerging standards in Wi-Fi technologies, the book explores security implications for each device type. It covers real-time location services and emerging trends in cloud-based wireless architecture.
?wiat druku 3D. Przewodnik
by Anna Kaziunas FranceKompendium wiedzy o druku 3D!Jeszcze do niedawna drukarki 3D mo?na by?o spotka? wy??cznie w… ksi??kach science fiction. Zaledwie par? lat wystarczy?o, by urz?dzenia te sta?y si? ogólnodost?pne. Otwieraj? one przed projektantami ogrom nowych mo?liwo?ci, a przygotowanie prototypów jeszcze nigdy nie by?o tak proste i szybkie. Si?gnij po t? ksi??k? i eksploruj ?wiat druku 3D!W trakcie lektury poznasz budow? drukarki 3D i jej elementy sk?adowe. Nast?pnie zaznajomisz si? z popularnymi programami pozwalaj?cymi na przygotowanie wydruku. Nawet je?li dopiero zamierzasz zrobi? swój pierwszy projekt 3D, z tym przewodnikiem bez problemu przejdziesz przez ca?y proces i wydrukujesz prototyp na swojej drukarce lub w firmie ?wiadcz?cej takie us?ugi. Dowiesz si? tak?e wszystkiego o skanowaniu 3D — po??czenie mo?liwo?ci drukarki 3D i technik skanowania trójwymiarowego pozwala stworzy? niesamowite projekty! Na ko?cu opanujesz zagadnienia zwi?zane z przemys?owym wykorzystaniem drukarek, dost?pnymi materia?ami oraz perspektywami rozwoju tej dziedziny projektowania. Si?gnij po t? ksi??k? i pod?? za technologicznym duchem czasu!Dzi?ki tej ksi??ce: poznasz konstrukcj? drukarki 3D przygotujesz swój pierwszy projekt do druku przestrzennego poznasz popularne narz?dzia zaznajomisz si? z dost?pnymi materia?ami poznasz perspektywy rozwoju druku 3DPrzewodnik po ?wiecie drukarek 3D!
Wicked Cool Java
by Brian D. EubanksWicked Cool Java contains 101 fun, interesting, and useful ways to get more out of Java. This isn't intended as a Java tutorial--it's targeted at developers and system architects who have some basic Java knowledge but may not be familiar with the wide range of libraries available. Full of example code and ideas for combining them in useful projects, this book is perfect for hobbyists, and professionals will find tips and open-source projects to enhance their code and make their jobs easier. Topics include converting a non-XML text structure into XML using a parser generator, experimenting with a Java simulator for the Cell Matrix, creating dynamic music and sound in Java, working with open-source class libraries for scientific and mathematical applications, and many more.
Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts: Useful Scripts that Solve Difficult Problems
by Steve PughAre you spending valuable time on work a well-trained monkey could do? If so, Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts will teach you how to automate repetitive tasks using Ruby, one of the most powerful and easy-to-use programming languages around.Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts provides 58 scripts that offer quick solutions to problems like system administration, manipulating images, and managing a website. After getting your feet wet creating simple scripts to automate tasks like file compression and decompression, you’ll learn how to create powerful web crawlers, security scripts, and full-fledged libraries and applications, as well as how to:–Rename files, disable processes, change permissions, and modify users–Manipulate strings, encrypt files, and sort efficiently–Validate web links, check for orphan files, and generate forms–Mass edit photos, extract image information, and create thumbnails–Parse CSV files and scrape links, images, and pages from the WebAnd as a nod to our security friends, you’ll even learn how to use Ruby to write Metasploit exploits.For each script you get the code, a discussion of how it works, and tips on how to customize it to solve real-world problems. By the time you’re finished, we think you’ll agree that Ruby is a wicked cool way to get things done.
Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition: 101 Scripts for Linux, OS X, and UNIX Systems
by Dave Taylor Brandon PerryShell scripts are an efficient way to interact with your machine and manage your files and system operations. With just a few lines of code, your computer will do exactly what you want it to do. But you can also use shell scripts for many other essential (and not-so-essential) tasks.This second edition of Wicked Cool Shell Scripts offers a collection of useful, customizable, and fun shell scripts for solving common problems and personalizing your computing environment. Each chapter contains ready-to-use scripts and explanations of how they work, why you&’d want to use them, and suggestions for changing and expanding them. You'll find a mix of classic favorites, like a disk backup utility that keeps your files safe when your system crashes, a password manager, a weather tracker, and several games, as well as 23 brand-new scripts, including:– ZIP code lookup tool that reports the city and state – Bitcoin address information retriever – suite of tools for working with cloud services like Dropbox and iCloud – for renaming and applying commands to files in bulk – processing and editing toolsWhether you want to save time managing your system or just find new ways to goof off, these scripts are wicked cool!
Wicked Torture: A dramatically passionate love story
by J. KennerFrom J. Kenner, the New York Times and No. 1 international bestselling author of the million-copy selling Stark series, comes Wicked Torture, a new novel set in the seductive Stark world. For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Sylvia Day, Meredith Wild and Jodi Ellen Malpas.Outwardly, Noah Carter is riding high as the tech world's hottest new genius. Inside, he's still reeling from the abduction of his wife and baby daughter eight years ago, and then the devastating discovery of his child's body. For years, he kept up hope that his wife was alive, but now that she's been declared legally dead, he's thrown himself even more deeply into his work, cutting himself off from emotional ties because they just hurt too damn much.Then he meets Kiki Porter, an eternal optimist with a killer work ethic and dreams of fronting a band. And everything changes. Even though he tries his damnedest to fight it...Sexually, they are combustible together. But their true fire is emotional, though it is a slow to burn. But once it lights, it is all consuming. The relationship grows emotionally, the sex is hot, things are good.But just when it's looking like they might have a real future together, the past comes back to haunt them. And Noah's going to have to decide what he's willing to give up for love...Spellbinding romance. Electrifying passion. Why not indulge in J. Kenner...
Wicket in Action (In Action Ser.)
by Eelco Hillenius Martijn DashorstThere are dozens of Java frameworks out there, but most of them require you to learn special coding techniques and new, often rigid, patterns of development. Wicket is different. As a component-based Web application framework, Wicket lets you build maintainable enterprise-grade web applications using the power of plain old Java objects (POJOs), HTML, Ajax, Spring, Hibernate and Maven. Wicket automatically manages state at the component level, which means no more awkward HTTPSession objects. Its elegant programming model enables you to write rich web applications quickly.Wicket in Action is an authoritative, comprehensive guide for Java developers building Wicket-based Web applications. This book starts with an introduction to Wicket's structure and components, and moves quickly into examples of Wicket at work. Written by two of the project's earliest and most authoritative experts, this book shows you both the "how-to" and the "why" of Wicket. As you move through the book, you'll learn to use and customize Wicket components, how to interact with other technologies like Spring and Hibernate, and how to build rich, Ajax-driven features into your applications. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
Wide Area Power Systems Stability, Protection, and Security (Power Systems)
by Hassan Haes Alhelou Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz Pierluigi SianoThis book proposes new control and protection schemes to improve the overall stability and security of future wide-area power systems. It focuses on the high penetration levels of renewable energy sources and distributed generation, particularly with the trend towards smart grids.The control methods discussed can improve the overall stability in normal and abnormal operation conditions, while the protection methods presented can be used to ensure the secure operation of systems under most severe contingencies.Presenting stability, security, and protection methods for power systems in one concise volume, this book takes the reader on a journey from concepts and fundamentals to the latest and future trends in each topic covered, making it an informative and intriguing read for researchers, graduate students, and practitioners alike.
Wide Area Surveillance
by Vijayan K. AsariThe book describes a system for visual surveillance using intelligent cameras. The camera uses robust techniques for detecting and tracking moving objects. The real time capture of the objects is then stored in the database. The tracking data stored in the database is analysed to study the camera view, detect and track objects, and study object behavior. These set of models provide a robust framework for coordinating the tracking of objects between overlapping and non-overlapping cameras, and recording the activity of objects detected by the system.
The Wide World of Coding: The People and Careers behind the Programs
by Jennifer Connor-SmithThe best part about coding is that anyone with a computer can learn how to do it. From education to healthcare to entertainment, software touches almost every aspect of twenty-first century life. Take a high-level perspective on the types of people who create that software—including many jobs that do not involve writing code at all. Learn about the software development cycle and the huge variety of skills developers draw on, including psychology, mathematics, and art, to create amazing apps and programs. Explore why diversity is needed to prevent bias in design. Learn about the different coding languages and what they are used for, how developers choose a language, and tools that simplify coding. Jennifer Connor-Smith breaks down stereotypes about coding as a career that is open only to technology-obsessed gamers, revealing ways people use software to improve medical care, nurture dementia patients, promote social justice, and more. Hands-on activities show you how easy it is to learn to think like a coder. The next generation of coders will require diverse teams, creativity, and ethical codes of conduct to create the best and most successful software. Will you be one of them?
Wideband, Multiband, and Smart Antenna Systems (Signals and Communication Technology)
by Mohammad Abdul MatinThis book provides current R&D trends and novel approaches in design and analysis of broadband, multiband, and smart antennas for 5G and B5G mobile and wireless applications, as well as the identification of integration techniques of these antennas in a diverse range of devices. The book presents theoretical and experimental approaches to help the reader in understanding the unique design issues and more advanced research. Moreover, the book includes chapters on the fundamentals of antenna theory. The book is pertinent to professionals and researchers working in the field of antenna engineering; it is written for graduate students, researchers, academics, and industry practitioners who want to improve their understanding in the current research trends in design analysis of broadband, multiband, and smart antennas for wireless applications.
Wie berechenbar ist unsere Welt: Herausforderungen Für Mathematik, Informatik Und Philosophie Im Zeitalter Der Digitalisierung (Essentials)
by Klaus MainzerKlaus Mainzer legt in diesem essential dar, dass die Zukunft von KI und Digitalisierung eine nüchterne Analyse erfordert, die Grundlagenforschung mit Anwendung verbindet. Berechenbarkeits- und Beweistheorie können dazu beitragen, Big Data und Machine Learning sicherer zu bewältigen. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die komplexen Herausforderungen der digitalen und analogen Welt in Grundlagenfragen der Mathematik, Informatik und Philosophie tief verwurzelt sind.
Wie halten Sie Ihre Gabel?: Von mentaler Programmierung zu innerer Freiheit
by Gundolf R. WendeWer mentale Programmierungen erkennt und bei sich ändert, wird innerlich souverän und kann frei und selbst bestimmt gestalten. In der Regel ist uns nicht bewusst, dass sich bereits in frühester Kindheit und Jugend die Art und Weise unseres Denkens und Handelns manifestiert. Daran ändert sich meist während unseres ganzen Lebens recht wenig. Doch was, wenn Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Arbeitswelt sich jetzt so schnell und radikal wandeln wie nie zuvor – während wir unbewusst bei alten Programmierungen bleiben? Wir werden innerlich unsicher, agieren zaghaft und unsouverän. Es mangelt uns an mentaler Flexibilität und psychologischer Sicherheit, um den Wandel zu gestalten. Wir sind häufig im Widerstand und klammern uns an Hergebrachtes, ohne wirklich zu begreifen, warum. Wir verstehen die Programme dahinter nicht.Das Buch richtet sich an ein breites Publikum. Es spricht all diejenigen an, die das Gefühl haben, „festzustecken“ und die freier und selbst bestimmter leben möchten. Leistungsorientierte Menschen in verantwortungsvollen Positionen in Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft, Kultur etc., suchen in einer brüchigen, nicht-linearen Welt einen inneren Anker, um mutig und inspiriert Neues gestalten zu können.
Wie künstliche Intelligenz Entscheidungen prägt: Eine Multiple-Case-Study über Entscheidungen künstlicher Intelligenz im Kontext von Unternehmen
by Christian ScharffViele Organisationstheorien schließen Technik aus der sozialen Welt aus. Dies wird durch lernfähige Algorithmen infrage gestellt, deren Output sich nicht vollständig auf Menschen zurückrechnen lässt. Es ist deshalb notwendig, die Beziehung von Organisation und künstlicher Intelligenz ergebnisoffen zu untersuchen und zu erklären. Das vorliegende Buch analysiert zu diesem Zweck auf Grundlage einer Multiple-Case-Study, auf welche Weise, aus welchen Gründen und mit welchen Folgen künstliche Intelligenz an den Entscheidungen von Unternehmen beteiligt ist. Es stellt sich heraus, dass die Technik als Entscheidungsträger aktiv an Organisationen teilnehmen und deren strukturelles Fundament prägen kann. Dabei handelt es sich jedoch nur um eine von drei Erscheinungsformen künstlicher Intelligenz. Inwieweit KI-Anwendungen tatsächlich Gelegenheit erhalten, Entscheidungen zu treffen, bestimmen Organisationen nach eigenen Maßgaben.
Wie Maschinen lernen: Künstliche Intelligenz verständlich erklärt
by Kristian Kersting Christoph Lampert Constantin RothkopfKünstliche Intelligenz und Maschinelles Lernen: Erweitern Sie Ihr Fachwissen mit diesem Sachbuch Was verbirgt sich überhaupt hinter Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) und Maschinellem Lernen (ML)? Dieses Sachbuch liefert verständliche Antworten. ML und KI spielen im Zuge von Industrie 4.0 und der Digitalisierung eine immer größere Rolle. Ganz ohne komplexe mathematische Formeln bringt Ihnen dieses Sachbuch die grundlegenden Methoden, Anwendungen und Vorgehensweisen des Maschinellen Lernens und der Künstlichen Intelligenz näher. Lisa, die Protagonistin in diesem Buch, illustriert alle Themen anhand von Alltagssituationen. Dadurch erschließt sich Ihnen das Fachwissen, das bisher nur Experten vorbehalten war, einfach und leicht verständlich. Mit diesem Buch eignen Sie sich im Handumdrehen neues Wissen an, mit dem Sie innerhalb der Diskussion um Chancen und Risiken aktueller Entwicklungen garantiert punkten können. Eine Einführung in die Prinzipien von KI und ML Dieses Sachbuch setzt zunächst bei den Grundlagen der Künstlichen Intelligenz und des Maschinellen Lernens an. Hier werden u. a. folgende Fragen geklärt:Was sind Daten?Was sind Algorithmen?Was ist mit Regression gemeint?Wozu dienen Clusteranalysen?Schwerpunktmäßig beschäftigt sich dieses Werk mit Bedeutung und Funktionsweise wichtiger Algorithmen des Maschinellen Lernens. Aufgeteilt in einzelne Kapitel, tauchen Sie so mit Hilfe vieler Abbildungen Schritt für Schritt tiefer in die Materie ein. Zudem bringen Ihnen die Autoren u. a. folgende Verfahren und Aspekte näher:k-MeansEntscheidungsbäumeVerzerrung-Varianz-DilemmaBig DataNeuronale NetzeDie gesamtgesellschaftliche Bedeutung im BlickDaneben verliert dieses Sachbuch auch die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Künstlicher Intelligenz und Maschinellem Lernen nicht aus dem Blick. Lesen Sie mehr über Fragestellungen der Sicherheit und Ethik im Zusammenhang mit Künstlicher Intelligenz. All das macht dieses Werk zu einer Leseempfehlung für:Themeninteressierte, die verstehen möchten, was sich hinter den Schlagworten KI und ML verbirgt Entscheidungsträger aus Politik und WirtschaftSchülerinnen und Schüler, welche die Zukunft mitgestalten wollen
WiFi signal-based user authentication (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Jiadi Yu Hao Kong Linghe KongAs a privacy-preserving and illumination-robust manner, WiFi signal-based user authentication has become a new direction for ubiquitous user authentication to protect user privacy and security. It gradually turns into an important option for addressing the security concern of IoT environment. However, due to the limited sensing capability of WiFi signals and wide application scenarios, WiFi signal-based user authentication suffers from practical issues of diversified behaviors and complex scenarios. Therefore, it is necessary to address the issues and build integrated systems for user authentication using WiFi signals. In this book, the development and progress of WiFi signal-based user authentication systems in extensive scenarios are presented, which provides a new direction and solution for ubiquitous security and privacy protection. This book gives strong motivation of leveraging WiFi signals to sense human activities for user authentication, and presents the key issues of WiFi-based user authentication in diversified behaviors and complex scenarios. This book provides the approaches for digging WiFi signals to sense human activities and extract features, realizing user authentication under fine-grained finger gestures, undefined body gestures, and multi-user scenarios. State-of-the-art researches and future directions involved with WiFi signal-based user authentication are presented and discussed as well. This book will benefit researchers and practitioners in the related field.
WIKI
by Alan J. PorterWIKI: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit introduces the concept of wikis, and shows why they are becoming the must-have communications and collaboration technology for businesses of any size. Using a garden as a metaphor, Alan J. Porter shows you step-by-step how to select wiki software, get started, overcome resistance to wikis, maintain your wiki, and use your wiki for internal collaboration, project planning, communication with your customers, and more. Includes five case studies that highlight the ways companies are using wikis to solve business and communication problems, increase efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction. Inside the Book A Brief History of Collaboration Defining the Wiki Planting the Seed First Growth Maintaining the Garden Landscaping Harvesting the Information A Wiki Checklist Notes on Popular Wiki Software Resources and Index
Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom
by Cummings Robert E. Barton MattWhen most people think of wikis, the first---and usually the only---thing that comes to mind is Wikipedia. The editors ofWiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom, Robert E. Cummings and Matt Barton, have assembled a collection of essays that challenges this common misconception, providing an engaging and helpful array of perspectives on the many pressing theoretical and practical issues that wikis raise. Written in an engaging and accessible manner that will appeal to specialists and novices alike,Wiki Writingdraws on a wealth of practical classroom experiences with wikis to offer a series of richly detailed and concrete suggestions to help educators realize the potential of these new writing environments. Robert E. Cummings began work at Columbus State University in August 2006 as Assistant Professor of English and Director of First-Year Composition. Currently he also serves as the Writing Specialist for CSU's Quality Enhancement Plan, assisting teachers across campus in their efforts to maximize student writing in their curriculum. He recently concluded a three-year research study with the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research and continues to research in the fields of computers and writing, writing across the curriculum, writing in the disciplines, and curricular reform in higher education. Matt Barton is Assistant Professor, St. Cloud State University, Department of English-Rhetoric and Applied Writing Program. His research interests are rhetoric, new media, and computers and writing. He is the author ofDungeons and Desktops: A History of Computer Role-Playing Gamesand has published in the journalsText and Technology,Computers and Composition,Game Studies, andKairos. He is currently serving as Associate Editor ofKairosnewsand Managing Editor ofArmchair Arcade. "Wiki Writingwill quickly become the standard resource for using wikis in the classroom. " ---Jim Kalmbach, Illinois State Universitydigitalculturebooks is an imprint of the University of Michigan Press and the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library dedicated to publishing innovative and accessible work exploring new media and its impact on society, culture, and scholarly communication. Visit the website at www. digitalculture. org .