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Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 90%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
Screen People
by Megan Garber • 2026
When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.
3.42
184
Screen People Summary
Screen People 90%
When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.
by Megan Garber 2026
3.42
184 ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 90%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
Lurking
by Joanne McNeil • 2020
Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.
3.75
889
Lurking Summary
Lurking 90%
Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.
by Joanne McNeil 2020
3.75
889 ratings
Dataclysm
by Christian Rudder • 2014
Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.
3.73
12k+
Dataclysm Summary
Dataclysm 90%
Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.
by Christian Rudder 2014
3.73
12k+ ratings
Estéticas liminales
by Valentina Tanni • 2023
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
4.32
428
Estéticas liminales Summary
Estéticas liminales 90%
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
by Valentina Tanni 2023
4.32
428 ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 90%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
by Carrie James • 2009
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
3.53
112
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 90%
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
by Carrie James 2009
3.53
112 ratings
Platform
by Cynthia Johnson • 2019
Game the algorithms that decide visibility, and build a brand that pulls opportunity to you.
3.74
359
Platform Summary
Platform 90%
Game the algorithms that decide visibility, and build a brand that pulls opportunity to you.
by Cynthia Johnson 2019
3.74
359 ratings
Context
by Cory Doctorow • 2011
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
3.66
372
Context Summary
Context 90%
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
by Cory Doctorow 2011
3.66
372 ratings
The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success
by Wayne Breitbarth • 2011
Stop treating LinkedIn like a resume. The profile rewrite that turns it into a lead machine.
3.58
316
The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success Summary
The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success 89%
Stop treating LinkedIn like a resume. The profile rewrite that turns it into a lead machine.
by Wayne Breitbarth 2011
3.58
316 ratings
Digimodernism
by Alan Kirby • 2009
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
3.49
78
Digimodernism Summary
Digimodernism 89%
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
by Alan Kirby 2009
3.49
78 ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 89%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
Social Networking for Career Success
by Miriam Salpeter • 2011
Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog into a career magnet that pulls opportunities toward you.
3.53
40
Social Networking for Career Success Summary
Social Networking for Career Success 89%
Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog into a career magnet that pulls opportunities toward you.
by Miriam Salpeter 2011
3.53
40 ratings
Get Rich or Lie Trying
by Symeon Brown • 2022
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
3.85
922
Get Rich or Lie Trying Summary
Get Rich or Lie Trying 89%
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
by Symeon Brown 2022
3.85
922 ratings
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle • 2008
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
3.83
81
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices 89%
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
by Sherry Turkle 2008
3.83
81 ratings
The New Rules of Marketing and PR
by David Meerman Scott • 2007
Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.
3.85
7k+
The New Rules of Marketing and PR Summary
The New Rules of Marketing and PR 89%
Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.
by David Meerman Scott 2007
3.85
7k+ ratings
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
by Pamela Paul • 2021
A hundred things the internet took: boredom, unrecorded mistakes, and the right to disappear.
3.39
3k+
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet Summary
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet 89%
A hundred things the internet took: boredom, unrecorded mistakes, and the right to disappear.
by Pamela Paul 2021
3.39
3k+ ratings
The People's Platform
by Astra Taylor • 2012
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
4.04
610
The People's Platform Summary
The People's Platform 89%
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
by Astra Taylor 2012
4.04
610 ratings
Here Comes Everybody
by Clay Shirky • 2008
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
3.78
7k+
Here Comes Everybody Summary
Here Comes Everybody 89%
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
by Clay Shirky 2008
3.78
7k+ ratings
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
4.08
1k+
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 89%
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017
4.08
1k+ ratings
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle • 2011
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
3.62
6k+
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together 89%
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
by Sherry Turkle 2011
3.62
6k+ ratings
Journalism and PR
by John Lloyd • 2014
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
3.78
9
Journalism and PR Summary
Journalism and PR 89%
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
by John Lloyd 2014
3.78
9 ratings
The Art of Invisibility
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
3.98
5k+
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility 89%
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017
3.98
5k+ ratings
Algospeak
by Adam Aleksic • 2025
Censorship algorithms didn't kill language online. They made it weirder, faster, more creative.
3.70
5k+
Algospeak Summary
Algospeak 89%
Censorship algorithms didn't kill language online. They made it weirder, faster, more creative.
by Adam Aleksic 2025
3.70
5k+ ratings
Platform
by Michael Hyatt • 2012
The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.
4.16
13k+
Platform Summary
Platform 89%
The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.
by Michael Hyatt 2012
4.16
13k+ ratings
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
by Dale Carnegie • 2011
Carnegie updated for screens: earning trust and influence when body language is no longer there.
3.93
15k+
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age Summary
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age 89%
Carnegie updated for screens: earning trust and influence when body language is no longer there.
by Dale Carnegie 2011
3.93
15k+ ratings
Six Pixels of Separation
by Mitch Joel • 2009
Forget mass advertising. Your real leverage is a niche, a voice, and a community you earn, not buy.
3.83
1k+
Six Pixels of Separation Summary
Six Pixels of Separation 89%
Forget mass advertising. Your real leverage is a niche, a voice, and a community you earn, not buy.
by Mitch Joel 2009
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 89%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
The Content Code
by Mark W. Schaefer • 2015
The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.
3.83
339
The Content Code Summary
The Content Code 89%
The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.
by Mark W. Schaefer 2015
3.83
339 ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 89%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
Superbloom
by Nicholas Carr • 2025
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
4.04
2k+
Superbloom Summary
Superbloom 89%
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
by Nicholas Carr 2025
4.04
2k+ ratings
Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars
by Mitch Meyerson • 2010
Authenticity over promotion: how the first wave of social media marketers built audiences that buy.
3.00
1
Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars Summary
Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars 89%
Authenticity over promotion: how the first wave of social media marketers built audiences that buy.
by Mitch Meyerson 2010
3.00
1 ratings
The Zen of Social Media Marketing
by Shama Hyder • 2010
Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.
3.74
2k+
The Zen of Social Media Marketing Summary
The Zen of Social Media Marketing 89%
Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.
by Shama Hyder 2010
3.74
2k+ ratings
Crush It!
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2001
Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.
3.87
34k+
Crush It! Summary
Crush It! 89%
Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2001
3.87
34k+ ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 89%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
One Million Followers
by Brendan Kane • 2018
A million followers in 30 days: the hands-on playbook of testing, partnerships, and emotional hooks.
3.42
2k+
One Million Followers Summary
One Million Followers 89%
A million followers in 30 days: the hands-on playbook of testing, partnerships, and emotional hooks.
by Brendan Kane 2018
3.42
2k+ ratings
You Are Not a Gadget
by Jaron Lanier • 2010
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
3.57
6k+
You Are Not a Gadget Summary
You Are Not a Gadget 89%
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
by Jaron Lanier 2010
3.57
6k+ ratings
The New Relationship Marketing
by Mari Smith • 2011
Building a loyal online community that pays. It starts with soft skills, not another post.
3.82
140
The New Relationship Marketing Summary
The New Relationship Marketing 89%
Building a loyal online community that pays. It starts with soft skills, not another post.
by Mari Smith 2011
3.82
140 ratings
The Art of Social Media
by Guy Kawasaki • 2014
How to optimize every profile, post, and reply so your social media earns its own audience.
3.55
3k+
The Art of Social Media Summary
The Art of Social Media 89%
How to optimize every profile, post, and reply so your social media earns its own audience.
by Guy Kawasaki 2014
3.55
3k+ ratings
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod • 2018
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
3.49
801
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Summary
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life 89%
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
by Katherine Ormerod 2018
3.49
801 ratings
33 Million People in the Room
by Juliette Powell • 2008
Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.
3.36
109
33 Million People in the Room Summary
33 Million People in the Room 89%
Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.
by Juliette Powell 2008
3.36
109 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 89%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Hook Point
by Brendan Kane • 2020
Three seconds to grab attention before the scroll. A system for hooks that actually stop thumbs.
3.49
1k+
Hook Point Summary
Hook Point 89%
Three seconds to grab attention before the scroll. A system for hooks that actually stop thumbs.
by Brendan Kane 2020
3.49
1k+ ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 89%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 89%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 89%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
3.95
9k+
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook 89%
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013
3.95
9k+ ratings
Privacy is Power
by Carissa Véliz • 2020
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
4.02
1k+
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power 89%
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
by Carissa Véliz 2020
4.02
1k+ ratings
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 89%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
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