Delicious. FriendFeed. Tumblr. Twitter. 10 Must-Read eBooks for Social Media Lovers. This series is supported by Times Reader 2.0. Learn more about The New York Times' latest innovation in newspaper delivery here. We're big fans of eBooks. You can read them on multiple computers or devices, add annotations, and search for specific words and phrases. Plus, an eBook doesn't take up tons of room like physical books, which is great for the road warrior. In the last few years, publishers have finally started to embrace digital publishing and now lots of books on lots of different topics are available for various eBook platforms. If you're into social media (and who isn't?) Check out these ten can't-miss eBooks! 1. Most people are familiar with the sanitized history of Facebook: Harvard kid starts a web site in his dorm room, ends up changing the world. Format: Kindle, Nook, others 2. Bacon is the Community Manager for Ubuntu, one of the largest open source software projects on the planet.
Format: Free PDF, Kindle, Nook, others 3. Format: Kindle, others 4. Format: Free download 5. 35 Beautiful E-Commerce Websites - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement Despite any financial recession and economic stress, online purchasing continues to grow. Expansion of the market and evolving technology that simplifies our daily lives help to set the pace of e-commerce design. Customers want the shopping process to be quick and easy, and merchants want to increase sales by making their stores attractive and popular.
Thus, e-commerce design tends to combine a look and usability that is at once unique and eye-catching. One of the trends we observed from this collection is a minimalist design style. Showcase of Beautiful Online Store Designs Blik1Blik manufactures whimsical removable graphics to spice up the walls of your home. Fred Perry2Fred Perry’s e-commerce store has a contemporary and elegant look, conveying key features of the brand very well. Nectar3The website for clothing and accessories boutique Nectar was designed by Sunrise Design studio4. Tommy Hilfiger5Another giant brand: Tommy Hilfiger. Ork Posters! Hokey Croquis36 (al) Time & Attention Presentation: "Who Moved My Brain?&quo.
Who Moved My Brain? Revaluing Time & Attention (slideshare.net) Thanks to my pals, Dara and Shawn, I've been preparing for a return visit with the folks at GoDaddy to deliver a couple talks on Inbox Zero and Time and Attention. As I've been going over my slides for the Time & Attention talk, I realized I hadn't shared how the material has evolved since it premiered at Macworld in January. Which is to say, "Kind of a lot. " So, I've posted the updated deck. Of course, the irony of making cool, unbulleted slides is that the decks you create won't make a lick of sense without the accompanying audio and -- you know -- human presence. I'm proud of this work, and I really hope you find it useful. Many thanks to Mike Monteiro, Joel on Software, iStockPhoto, and Futura (the unofficial type family of Mssrs.
And, yes, here's the minor pimp (I mean, it is what I do for a living). See you soon, GoDaddy! 10 Must-Read eBooks for Social Media Lovers. Eight cool social media infographics | Blog. Yesterday I noticed quite cool infographic being passed around online. Made by the guys at Trendstream, it maps social media access and involvement around the world. I love infographics. I think they’re a smart, creative way of displaying data in a way that’s easy to understand and is engaging. I’ve also noticed that they seem to be becoming more common, permeating not only technical subjects, where they seem to have originated from, but other areas, such as mainstream media, design and of course, the internet.
So, inspired by the newest of social media infographics, I thought it might be useful to collect some of the better examples in one place as a source of inspiration and information. Links to the actual graphics are in the headline titles. The World Map of Social Networks Building a Company with Social Media Facebook vs. Map of Online Communities (2007) The Life Cycle of a Blog The Conversation Prism Gender Balance on Social Networking Sites. Avoid Bad e-Networking: The Unofficial Laws of Linked-In | BlogH.
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