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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: The Tetris Effect Dan Ackerman, 2016-09-06 The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. But how did an obscure Soviet programmer, working on frail, antiquated computers, create a product which has now earned nearly 1 billion in sales? How did a makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation, which has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a big-budget sci-fi movie, and been played in outer space? A quiet but brilliant young man, Alexey Pajitnov had long nurtured a love for the obscure puzzle game pentominoes, and became obsessed with turning it into a computer game. Little did he know that the project that he labored on alone, hour after hour, would soon become the most addictive game ever made. In this fast-paced business story, reporter Dan Ackerman reveals how Tetris became one of the world's first viral hits, passed from player to player, eventually breaking through the Iron Curtain into the West. British, American, and Japanese moguls waged a bitter fight over the rights, sending their fixers racing around the globe to secure backroom deals, while a secretive Soviet organization named ELORG chased down the game's growing global profits. The Tetris Effect is an homage to both creator and creation, and a must-read for anyone who's ever played the game-which is to say everyone. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Computers and Society Ronald M. Baecker, 2019-04-24 The last century has seen enormous leaps in the development of digital technologies, and most aspects of modern life have changed significantly with their widespread availability and use. Technology at various scales - supercomputers, corporate networks, desktop and laptop computers, the internet, tablets, mobile phones, and processors that are hidden in everyday devices and are so small you can barely see them with the naked eye - all pervade our world in a major way. Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives is a wide-ranging and comprehensive textbook that critically assesses the global technical achievements in digital technologies and how are they are applied in media; education and learning; medicine and health; free speech, democracy, and government; and war and peace. Ronald M. Baecker reviews critical ethical issues raised by computers, such as digital inclusion, security, safety, privacy,automation, and work, and discusses social, political, and ethical controversies and choices now faced by society. Particular attention is paid to new and exciting developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the issues that have arisen from our complex relationship with AI. |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security Amund Skavhaug, Jérémie Guiochet, Erwin Schoitsch, Friedemann Bitsch, 2016-09-01 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of four workshops co-located with SAFECOMP 2016, the 35th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security, held in Trondheim, Norway, in September 2016. The 30 revised full papers presented together with 4 short and 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. This year’s workshop are: ASSURE 2016 - Assurance Cases for Software-intensive Systems; DECSoS 2016 - EWICS/ERCIM/ARTEMIS Dependable Cyber-physical Systems and Systems-of-Systems Workshop; SASSUR 2016 - Next Generation of System Assurance Approaches for Safety-Critical Systems; and TIPS 2016 – Timing Performance in Safety Engineering. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Computer Networking Essentials Debra Littlejohn Shinder, 2001 Computer Networking Essentials starts with an introduction to networking concepts. Readers learn computer networking terminology and history, and then dive into the technical concepts involved in sharing data across a computer network. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Siri, Alexa, and Other Digital Assistants Nicole Hennig, 2018-09-24 Apple has Siri, Amazon Alexa, Google Google Assistant, and Microsoft Cortana. Learn how you can use a popular technology to improve library services, increase their efficiency, and excel in your career. Digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri can play music, podcasts, audiobooks, and the radio; answer questions; provide factual information; tell stories; and even control devices in your home. What can they do for you in your library? This concise, practical guide will help you to understand the basics of voice computing platforms and appreciate its relevance to you as a librarian, outlining specific applications for this technology in the library. Discussions of potential applications will inspire you to include voice computing in your library services and events and give you the tools you need to do so. You'll also find a list of the best sources on voice computing. In short, you will find everything you need to know about this important and growing technology and how you can use it in your library. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Start Small, Stay Small Rob Walling, 2010 Start Small, Stay Small is a step-by-step guide to launching a self-funded startup. If you're a desktop, mobile or web developer, this book is your blueprint to getting your startup off the ground with no outside investment.This book intentionally avoids topics restricted to venture-backed startups such as: honing your investment pitch, securing funding, and figuring out how to use the piles of cash investors keep placing in your lap.This book assumes: You don't have $6M of investor funds sitting in your bank account You're not going to relocate to the handful of startup hubs in the world You're not going to work 70 hour weeks for low pay with the hope of someday making millions from stock options There's nothing wrong with pursuing venture funding and attempting to grow fast like Amazon, Google, Twitter, and Facebook. It just so happened that most people are not in a place to do this.Start Small, Stay Small also focuses on the single most important element of a startup that most developers avoid: marketing. There are many great resources for learning how to write code, organize source control, or connect to a database. This book does not cover the technical aspects developers already know or can learn elsewhere. It focuses on finding your idea, testing it before you build, and getting it into the hands of your customers. |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Ethics for the Information Age Michael Jay Quinn, 2005 Ethics for the Information Age offers students a timely, balanced, and impartial treatment of computer ethics. By including an introduction to ethical theories and material on the history of computing, the text addresses all the topics of the Social and Professional Issues in the 2001 Model Curricula for Computing developed by the ACM and IEEE Computer Society. By introducing ethical theories early and using them throughout the book to evaluate moral problems related to information technology, the book helps students develop the ability to reach conclusions and defend them in front of an audience. Every issue is studied from the point of view of multiple ethical theories in order to provide a balanced analysis of relevant issues. Earlier chapters focus on issues concerned with the individual computer user including email, spam, intellectual property, open source movement, and free speech and Web censorship. Later chapters focus on issues with greater impact on society as a whole such as privacy, computer and network security, and computer error. The final chapter discusses professionalism and the Software Engineering Code of Ethics. It invites students to contemplate the ethical dimensions of decisions computer professionals must frequently make. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior David Allen Sibley, 2009 Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: How the Internet Works Preston Gralla, 1998 The mystery is revealed at last in detailed color diagrams and explanations, graphically depicting the technologies that make the Internet work and how they fit together. You'll be able to understand and even one-up your computer geek friends after reading chapters on the Internet's underlying architecture, communication on the Internet, how the Web works, multimedia, and security and parental controls. For anyone interested in the Internet. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Management Information Systems Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Price Laudon, 2004 Management Information Systems provides comprehensive and integrative coverage of essential new technologies, information system applications, and their impact on business models and managerial decision-making in an exciting and interactive manner. The twelfth edition focuses on the major changes that have been made in information technology over the past two years, and includes new opening, closing, and Interactive Session cases. |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces, Developments, and Applications Rodrigues, João, Cardoso, Pedro, Monteiro, Jânio, Figueiredo, Mauro, 2016-06-29 Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is easy to define yet difficult to predict. Encompassing the management, study, planning, and design of the ways in which users interact with computers, this field has evolved from using punch cards to force touch in a matter of decades. What was once considered science fiction is now ubiquitous. The future of HCI is mercurial, yet predictions point to the effortless use of high-functioning services. The Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces, Developments, and Applications is primarily concerned with emerging research regarding gesture interaction, augmented reality, and assistive technologies and their place within HCI. From gaming to rehabilitation systems, these new technologies share the need to interface with humans, and as computers become thoroughly integrated into everyday life, so does the necessity of HCI research. This handbook of research benefits the research needs of programmers, developers, students and educators in computer science, and researchers. |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Reality Is Broken Jane McGonigal, 2011-01-20 “McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.” —The Boston Globe “Powerful and provocative . . . McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.” —San Jose Mercury News “Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. Jane McGonigal is also the author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient. |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Appified Jeremy Wade Morris, Sarah Murray, 2018-10-23 Snapchat. WhatsApp. Ashley Madison. Fitbit. Tinder. Periscope. How do we make sense of how apps like these-and thousands of others-have embedded themselves into our daily routines, permeating the background of ordinary life and standing at-the-ready to be used on our smartphones and tablets? When we look at any single app, it's hard to imagine how such a small piece of software could be particularly notable. But if we look at a collection of them, we see a bigger picture that reveals how the quotidian activities apps encompass are far from banal: connecting with friends (and strangers and enemies), sharing memories (and personally identifying information), making art (and trash), navigating spaces (and reshaping places in the process). While the sheer number of apps is overwhelming, as are the range of activities they address, each one offers an opportunity for us to seek out meaning in the mundane. Appified is the first scholarly volume to examine individual apps within the wider historical and cultural context of media and cultural studies scholarship, attuned to issues of politics and power, identity and the everyday. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: The Art of SEO Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, Jessie Stricchiola, 2015-08-17 Three acknowledged experts in search engine optimization share guidelines and innovative techniques that will help you plan and execute a comprehensive SEO strategy. Complete with an array of effective tactics from basic to advanced, this third edition prepares digital marketers for 2016 with updates on SEO tools and new search engine optimization methods that have reshaped the SEO landscape Novices will receive a thorough SEO education, while experienced SEO practitioners get an extensive reference to support ongoing engagements. Comprehend SEO’s many intricacies and complexities Explore the underlying theory and inner workings of search engines Understand the role of social media, user data, and links Discover tools to track results and measure success Examine the effects of Google’s Panda and Penguin algorithms Consider opportunities in mobile, local, and vertical SEO Build a competent SEO team with defined roles Glimpse the future of search and the SEO industry Visit the book website (http://www.artofseobook.com) for FAQs and to post your own burning questions. You’ll have access to special offers and discounts on various SEO tools and services. You can also get exclusive access to instructional videos related to the concepts in the book by sending an email to bonuses@artofseobook.com. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Social Media Communication Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, 2020-05-27 This updated third edition presents a wide-scale, interdisciplinary guide to social media. Examining platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube, the book analyzes social media's use in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising and marketing. Lipschultz focuses on key concepts, best practices, data analyses, law and ethics – all promoting the critical thinking that is needed to use new, evolving and maturing networking tools effectively within social and mobile media spaces. Featuring historical markers and contemporary case studies, essays from some of the industry’s leading social media innovators and a comprehensive glossary, this practical, multipurpose textbook gives readers the resources they will need to both evaluate and utilize current and future forms of social media communication. Among other changes, updates to the third edition include a deep dive into new approaches to analytics, as well as greater discussion of law and ethics in light of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, the roll-out of GDPR and new case law relating to social media. Social Media Communication is the perfect social media primer for students and professionals, and, with a dedicated teaching guide, ideal for instructors, too. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Level Up Your Life Steve Kamb, 2016-01-12 In 5 years, Steve Kamb has transformed himself from wanna-be daydreamer into a real-life superhero and actually turned his life into a gigantic video game: flying stunt planes in New Zealand, gambling in a tuxedo at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, and even finding Nemo on the Great Barrier Reef. To help him accomplish all of these goals, he built a system that allowed him to complete quests, take on boss battles, earn experience points, and literally level up his life. If you have always dreamed of adventure and growth but can’t seem to leave your hobbit-hole, Level Up Your Life is for you. Kamb will teach you exactly how to use your favorite video games, books, and movies as inspiration for adventure rather than an escape from the grind of everyday life. Hundreds of thousands of everyday Joes and Jills have joined Steve’s Rebellion through his popular website, NerdFitness.com, and leveled up their lives—losing weight, getting stronger, and living better. In Level Up Your Life, you’ll meet more than a dozen of these members of The Rebellion: men and women, young and old, single and married, from all walks of life who have created superhero versions of themselves to live adventurously and happily. Within this guide, you’ll follow in their footsteps and learn exactly how to: • Create your own “Alter Ego” with real-life super powers • Build your own Epic Quest List, broken into categories and difficulty levels • Hack your productivity habits to start making progress • Train your body for any adventure • Build in rewards and accountability that will actually motivate you to succeed • Travel the world freely (and cheaply) • Recruit the right allies to your side and find powerful mentors for guidance Adventure is out there, and the world needs more heroes. Will you heed the call? |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Tim Cook Leander Kahney, 2019-04-16 Journalist Leander Kahney reveals how CEO Tim Cook has led Apple to astronomical success after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple's operations drone. But seven years later, as journalist Leander Kahney reveals in this definitive book, things at Apple couldn't be better. Its stock has nearly tripled, making it the world's first trillion dollar company. Under Cook's principled leadership, Apple is pushing hard into renewable energy, labor and environmentally-friendly supply chains, user privacy, and highly-recyclable products. From the massive growth of the iPhone to lesser-known victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success. Drawing on access with several Apple insiders, Kahney tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace someone irreplaceable, and--through strong, humane leadership, supply chain savvy, and a commitment to his values--succeeded more than anyone had thought possible. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning Ellen F. Monk, Bret J. Wagner, 2013 Show your students how to master and maximize enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which continues to become more critical in business today, with the latest edition of Monk/Wagner's successful CONCEPTS IN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING, International Edition. Equip students to use ERP tools to increase growth and productivity as they learn how to effectively combine an organization's numerous functions into one comprehensive, integrated system. CONCEPTS IN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING, 4E, International Edition reflects the latest trends and updates in ERP software while demonstrating how to make the most of this important technology.The authors introduce the basic functional areas of business and how they are related. The book demonstrates how information systems that are not effectively integrated fail to support business functions and business processes that extend across functional area boundaries. By contrast, students clearly see how integrated information systems help organizations improve business process and provide managers with accurate, consistent, and current data for making informed strategic decisions. All-new sidebar cases and real examples throughout this edition not only thoroughly introduce the practical aspects of enterprise resource planning, but also prepare readers for ongoing ERP success in business today and tomorrow. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: The Truth About Your Future Ric Edelman, 2017-03-28 Outlines forward-thinking recommendations on how to tap rapidly evolving technological and scientific innovations to make powerful new choices about saving, investing, and planning for the future. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Ethical Reasoning in Big Data Jeff Collmann, Sorin Adam Matei, 2016-04-22 This book springs from a multidisciplinary, multi-organizational, and multi-sector conversation about the privacy and ethical implications of research in human affairs using big data. The need to cultivate and enlist the public’s trust in the abilities of particular scientists and scientific institutions constitutes one of this book’s major themes. The advent of the Internet, the mass digitization of research information, and social media brought about, among many other things, the ability to harvest – sometimes implicitly – a wealth of human genomic, biological, behavioral, economic, political, and social data for the purposes of scientific research as well as commerce, government affairs, and social interaction. What type of ethical dilemmas did such changes generate? How should scientists collect, manipulate, and disseminate this information? The effects of this revolution and its ethical implications are wide-ranging. This book includes the opinions of myriad investigators, practitioners, and stakeholders in big data on human beings who also routinely reflect on the privacy and ethical issues of this phenomenon. Dedicated to the practice of ethical reasoning and reflection in action, the book offers a range of observations, lessons learned, reasoning tools, and suggestions for institutional practice to promote responsible big data research on human affairs. It caters to a broad audience of educators, researchers, and practitioners. Educators can use the volume in courses related to big data handling and processing. Researchers can use it for designing new methods of collecting, processing, and disseminating big data, whether in raw form or as analysis results. Lastly, practitioners can use it to steer future tools or procedures for handling big data. As this topic represents an area of great interest that still remains largely undeveloped, this book is sure to attract significant interest by filling an obvious gap in currently available literature. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Electronic Commerce 2018 Efraim Turban, Jon Outland, David King, Jae Kyu Lee, Ting-Peng Liang, Deborrah C. Turban, 2017-10-12 This new Edition of Electronic Commerce is a complete update of the leading graduate level/advanced undergraduate level textbook on the subject. Electronic commerce (EC) describes the manner in which transactions take place over electronic networks, mostly the Internet. It is the process of electronically buying and selling goods, services, and information. Certain EC applications, such as buying and selling stocks and airline tickets online, are reaching maturity, some even exceeding non-Internet trades. However, EC is not just about buying and selling; it also is about electronically communicating, collaborating, and discovering information. It is about e-learning, e-government, social networks, and much more. EC is having an impact on a significant portion of the world, affecting businesses, professions, trade, and of course, people. The most important developments in EC since 2014 are the continuous phenomenal growth of social networks, especially Facebook , LinkedIn and Instagram, and the trend toward conducting EC with mobile devices. Other major developments are the expansion of EC globally, especially in China where you can find the world's largest EC company. Much attention is lately being given to smart commerce and the use of AI-based analytics and big data to enhance the field. Finally, some emerging EC business models are changing industries (e.g., the shared economy models of Uber and Airbnb). The 2018 (9th) edition, brings forth the latest trends in e-commerce, including smart commerce, social commerce, social collaboration, shared economy, innovations, and mobility. |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: MGMT3 Chuck Williams, Alan McWilliams, Rob Lawrence, 2017-01-01 A new approach to learning the principles of management, MGMT 3 is the third Asia–Pacific edition of a proven, innovative solution to enhance the learning experience. Concise yet complete coverage supported by a suite of online learning aids equips students with the tools required to successfully undertake an introductory management course. Paving a new way to both teach and learn, MGMT 3 is designed to truly connect with today's busy, tech-savvy student. Students have access to online interactive quizzing, videos, podcasts, flashcards, case studies, games and more. An accessible, easy-to-read text along with tear out review cards completes a package which helps students to learn important concepts faster. MGMT 3 delivers a fresh approach to give students what they need and want in a text. |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Digital SLR Cameras and Photography For Dummies David D. Busch, 2009-07-30 The ideal guide for beginning DSLR camera users, with full-color examples of what you can achieve Make the most of your Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, or Olympus digital SLR camera! This guide explains the different lenses, the many settings and how to use them, the results you can get from using different controls, how to use lighting and exposure, and much more. If you haven't purchased your camera yet, you'll also find tips on choosing a camera and accessories. And you'll find out how to make your pictures even better with Photoshop. Updated for all the newest camera models Introduces you to all the features common to DSLR cameras Illustrated with more than 300 full-color photos and screen shots Shares tips on composition, lighting and exposure controls, and file formats Explains Adobe Photoshop and how to create fine prints from your photos Offers advice on improving your photos and where to find help If you're new to digital SLR photography, here's just what you need to have fun and success with your camera! |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Peace Fire Amber Bird, 2016-10-11 In 2050, the world is a little denser, a little greyer, and a little more firmly under the corporate thumb. Wriggling carefully under that thumb, in their dimly lit flats, Katja and her friends have tended to walk the fine line between cyber criminals and cyber crusaders. For them, no physical reality compares to their lives built on lines of aggressive code. But then somebody blows up the office where Katja is pretending to be a well-behaved wage slave and jolts them into the concrete and clouds of corporeal Seattle. Of brains infiltrated by a clandestine threat. Can a handful of digital warriors win a war that stretches into the world on the flesh and blood side of their computer screens? Praise for Peace Fire A smart, fun, fierce tale of geek revolution and high-stakes adventure. -Ernest Cline, Bestselling Author of Ready Player One |
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| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: 四騎士主宰的未來 史考特•蓋洛威（Scott Galloway）, 2018-08-29 ．紐約時報暢銷書TOP 5、USA TODAY暢銷書 ．MIT麻省理工學院年度選書，授權24種語言 ．紐約時報、自然期刊、富比士雜誌、連線雜誌、彭博商業週刊、赫芬頓郵報熱烈報導 四家市值將突破一兆美元的超級企業，已經改變創造價值的模式與競爭規則， 四騎士的崛起已不新鮮，但它們操弄人性渴望的方式，你可能不知道， 你我的未來，早在它們演算法盤算中！ 強者愈強的未來，誰又將是可能後來居上的第五匹黑馬？ 全球76億人，平均上網六分鐘就有一分鐘花在FB，美國有一半消費者搜尋產品的第一站是上Amazon；Google每天回答35億個搜尋問題；使用Apple iOS的熱區圖，就是全球富人分佈圖。Google、Facebook、Amazon、Apple早就與我們的日常和未來密不可分。 我們無法複製四騎士今日的規模， 但必須洞悉它們如何操弄人類本能欲望而壯大！ 本書作者蓋洛威是紐約大學史登商學院品牌與數位行銷教授，也是連續創業家，最擅長分析數位競爭策略，他結合演化、心理與行銷，形成獨特的視角，解析四騎士除了科技與資本之外，讓它們長期成長不墜的關鍵，是牢牢扣連著人類的本能欲望──對消費、信仰、性與愛的無盡渴望。 Amazon滿足人類自古內建的採集者直覺，擁有的物質愈多，就愈安心； Google成為人類共享的外接大腦，掌控知識產業，是現代人有求必應的神； Apple從大腦起家，連結對性的渴望，成為品味與財力的終極性感指標； Facebook串連人心，利用對愛的渴望掌握史上最龐大的個人資料庫。 四騎士各自緊抓人類最深層的需求， 以經濟史上前所未有的速度、創造第一個兆元俱樂部。 未來，頂級品價值破表，普通級暴跌沈淪， 必須及早掌握四騎士改寫的創造價值新規則！ 四騎士不只擁有你我的今天，更改變未來競爭的規則。競爭性強大的四騎士絕非天使，它們操弄政府與對手，取得優勢。蓋洛威分析四騎士稱霸的路徑與大力投資的方向，揭露未來十年的趨勢，企業與個人在未來強者愈強、贏家全拿的競爭中強化競爭力的方向。 【聲控+全通路，開啟零售新戰局】 聲控的普及讓零售消費進入「零點選」時代，開口就完成購物。但品牌如何擠進聲控選單，將是全新的思考與競爭。實體據點大復活，整合網路、社群與實體店，才能制霸多通路。 【精品化經營模式，打破科技產品生命週期】 科技不斷迭代更新，解決「退流行」問題的唯一突破口，就是精品化，用工藝技術、垂直整合、再加上頂級定價，變成奢侈精品，才能延長壽命、不被取代。 【演算法為王，既精準又兼具規模】 就像Facebook與Google同時掌握龐大使用者與數據情報，數據愈運用價值愈大。不斷記錄、吸引、把觀眾變現，才能在演算法經濟中保有領先優勢。 國內外重量推薦 邱奕嘉 ｜政大商學院副院長暨EMBA執行長 黃欽勇 ｜DIGITIMES總經理暨電子時報社長 鄭志凱 ｜Acorn Pacific 創投共同創辦人 蘇書平 ｜先行智庫 / 為你而讀執行長 卡爾文‧麥當勞 ｜Sephora執行長 約拿．博格Jonah Berger｜《瘋潮行銷》作者 賽斯．高汀Seth Godin｜暢銷書作者 亞當．奧特Adam Alter｜《欲罷不能》作者 「此刻的地球正處於資訊爆炸的大霹靂時代，而從黑洞中傳來了什麼訊息？企業、國家如何在下個階段的產業競合中取得最有利的地位？截至2018年7月，四騎士除了Facebook市值約為5,500億美元，其餘三家都超過8,000億，Apple甚至被視為最可能挑戰一兆市值的公司。這些企業主宰產業標準、用戶行為、大數據，甚至資金，也利用人工智慧讓生產效率達到前所未有的境界。接下來的競爭，將是全方位爭取最大綜效的產業布局之爭。」──黃欽勇，DIGITIMES總經理暨電子時報社長 「透過數位經濟加持，Amazon、Facebook、Google等公司都成為新世紀亞歷山大，建立橫跨全球的日不落虛擬帝國，擁有空前的商業力量。在多數人享受虛擬帝國提供的種種方便、快速、便宜的產品或服務時，有少數人開始憂慮它們帶來的長遠影響，本書作者蓋洛威就是其一。」──鄭志凱，矽谷Acorn Pacific創投共同創辦人 「本書最精采之處，是作者用人類學、心理學和人類行為學來解釋商業現象，讓我們更了解四騎士為何在這麼短的時間，成為左右全世界的科技巨獸。四騎士因為掌握了最基本的核心問題，得以快速改變各種行業的生態環境。」──蘇書平，先行智庫／為你而讀執行長 「作者直言不諱，勇於點出真相。這本書會觸發各位的『戰或逃』神經，挑戰你跳脫人云亦云，從不同角度思考。」──卡爾文．麥當勞Calvin McDonald，Sephora執行長 「本書是很罕見的書，除了真知灼見，還趣味性十足。你會以完全不同的眼光看待四騎士。」──約拿．博格Jonah Berger，《瘋潮行銷》作者 「本書單刀直入，指出如今屈指可數的幾家公司，就重塑了世界。變化就在我們眼皮子底下發生，我們卻渾然不覺。書中揭曉的事實可能使你不安，但早點知道，總比被蒙在鼓裡好。」──賽斯．高汀Seth Godin，暢銷作者 「本書就和蓋洛威本人一樣，尖銳中肯又幽默風趣，點出許多事實，就像在上蓋洛威教授出名的MBA課程，勇敢點名企業龍頭，該批評就批評，該指正就指正，是絕不能錯過的必讀。」──亞當．奧特Adam Alter，《欲罷不能》作者 「紐約大學商學院教授蓋洛威，向世人揭曉Amazon、Apple、Facebook、Google如何打造出龐大帝國，深入檢視科技巨頭的力量。」──《出版者周刊》Publishers Weekly，「2017年秋季十大商業選書」 「沒見過有哪位專家比蓋洛威還要直言不諱、有話直說、有什麼說什麼。」──菲力普．埃爾默-德威特Philip Elmer-DeWitt，《財星》雜誌 「蓋洛威擅長抓住聽眾注意力，以慣常的幽默口吻，加上有時尖銳的批評，擔憂著社會情勢的發展。」──喬安娜．湯布瑞寇絲Joanne Tombrakos，《赫芬頓郵報》 |
| cnet desktop buying guide 2016: Introduction to Information Systems R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, 2023-09-20 Introduction to Information Systems, 10th Edition teaches undergraduate business majors how to use information technology to master their current or future jobs. Students will see how global businesses use technology and information systems to increase their profitability, gain market share, develop and improve their customer relations, and manage daily operations. This course demonstrates that IT is the backbone of any business, whether a student is majoring in accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, production/operations management, or MIS. In short, students will learn how information systems provide the foundation for all modern organizations, whether they are public sector, private sector, for-profit, or not-for-profit. |
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