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This book offers a refreshing Buddhist approach to understanding the role of digital technology in our world and how we can better manage our relationship to it. Our engagement with digital devices connects us to people and ideas, but it also causes anxiety, distraction, imbalance, and suffering. Rather than a digital detox, we can train our minds to leverage our negative habits and digital temptations to deal with life more effectively, improve our attention span, reduce mental fatigue, and deepen our happiness.

Podcasting is the expressional medium with therapeutic value which has grown exponentially over the last few years - did you know the number of Americans who are weekly podcast listeners over the last seven years has tripled? Although there’s never been a better time to get into podcasting, with all the contradicting and often false information scattered all over the internet, it’s no wonder why so many people often struggle to find a starting point.

An incisive observer, writer, and participant in today's social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of modern protests - how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.

What are you willing to lose for a connected life? Digital detox expert Tanya Goodin explores the cost that our digital life inflicts on our offline existence, and offers a toolkit to anyone who has lost their way.

With the advent of social media and smartphones, the hive mentality has changed the way we see the world. Tribes can coalesce around any topic, belief structure or shared experience - sometimes for the good, like crowd funded Kickstarter campaigns to support survivors of natural disasters, but just as often with dangerous results. We create echo chambers that reaffirm our ideas, shut out rebuttals and isolate us from differing perspectives.

In the very near future, smart “technologies and big data” will allow us to make large-scale and sophisticated interventions in politics, culture, and everyday life. Technology will allow us to solve problems in highly original ways and create new incentives to get more people to do the right thing. But how will such “solutionism” affect our society, once deeply political, moral, and irresolvable dilemmas are recast as uncontroversial and easily manageable matters of technological efficiency?

Fully revised and expanded for the first time in a decade, The Art of the Start 2.0 now features Guy Kawasaki's advice on the tools which make it easier than ever to get established - including social media, crowdfunding and cloud computing. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, own a business or want to get more entrepreneurial within any organisation, this book will help you make your crazy ideas stick. It's an adventure that's more art than science - the art of the start.

You know how you cannot stay away from that social media buzz for too long? Checking your phone every so often on what's trending or streaming? Quickly breezing through for anything eye-popping, perhaps a video? Taking a sneaky peek at someone's latest post, the latest game, a reality celeb's profile, or the latest gossip news headline? Getting involved in a heated debate in a forum? In this book, you will discover numerous proven ways on how to curb or quit social media and acquire fresh alternatives, plus more. Take charge and get your life back!

You know as an author you have to build a platform on social media. But are you spending more time on Facebook, tweeting, pinning, and blogging than on writing your book? The Coffee Break Guide to Social Media for Writers can help you.

Are you ready to connect with a wider audience? Do you want to know the best ways to leverage social media for your business? If you haven't used social media to market your brand, products and services, you're going to love how easy it is to get started.

Dive into the world of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) with "Open Source Intelligence Fundamentals: A Beginner's Guide to Uncovering Online Information." This comprehensive book is a must-have resource for newcomers and aspiring investigators seeking to harness the power of online data to uncover valuable insights.

How to Create and Grow a Successful YouTube Channel 2024 provides a blueprint for YouTube channel growth in 2024. Follow it, and you'll be well on your way to creating content you love, building your audience, and maybe even earning some money from your passion.

Dive into the world of affiliate marketing with this comprehensive guide, crafted for both beginners and seasoned marketers. This audiobook covers essential strategies, from selecting profitable niches to maximizing revenue through effective promotions and partnerships.

Nobody meant for this to happen. Facebook didn't mean to facilitate a genocide. Twitter didn't want to be used to harass women. YouTube never planned to radicalise young men. But with billions of users, these platforms need only tweak their algorithms to generate more 'engagement'. In so doing, they bring unrest to previously settled communities and erode our relationships. Social warming has happened gradually - as a by-product of our preposterously convenient digital existence.

This step-by-step guide to mastering LinkedIn will teach you how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, make high-quality connections, and create compelling content, with 60 LinkedIn lessons that are short enough to understand, and implement in 15 minutes or less. If you complete one each day, within 60 days, you’ll fully master LinkedIn. If you’re looking to find a new job, your LinkedIn profile will attract the best employers. If you’re recruiting, you’ll find and connect with top talent. And if you’re growing a business, you’ll attract your ideal customer to you.

Social Media Influencer Cheats, Hacks, Hints, Tips, And Tricks That Every Social Media Influencer Needs To Know is your ultimate roadmap to becoming a successful and influential presence in the ever-expanding world of social media.

Emma Gannon was born in 1989, the year the World Wide Web was conceived, so she's literally grown up alongside the Internet. There've been late night chat room experiments, sexting from a Nokia and dubious webcam exchanges. And let's not forget catfishing, MSN, digital friendships and #feminism. She was basically social networking way before it was a thing - and she's even made a successful career from it.

Technology can be a powerful tool for learning, for solving humanity's toughest problems, and for bringing us closer together. How can we raise healthy kids who know how to take advantage of the good technology can bring to their lives, while avoiding the bad? It's time to start a new conversation. Digital for Good offers a refreshingly positive framework for preparing kids to be successful in a digital world - one that shifts the focus away from what kids shouldn't do and instead encourages them to use technology proactively and productively.

This bundle provides the essential hacks and secrets to establishing a successful online presence, from understanding YouTube algorithms to optimizing website rankings and driving organic traffic. With this guide, you will learn to create engaging content that hooks and sells, make money as a video influencer, use hashtags effectively to build an influential Instagram presence and leverage the unique features of TikTok and Twitch to monetize content.

The secret to successful word-of-mouth marketing on the social web is easy: be likeable. A friend's recommendation is more powerful than any advertisement. In the world of Facebook, Twitter, and beyond, that recommendation can travel farther and faster than ever before. Likeable Social Media helps you harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing to transform your business. Listen to your customers and prospects. Deliver value, excitement, and surprise. And most important, learn how to truly engage your customers and help them spread the word.