Search Results: Returned 15 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 15
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2022., General Call No: 303.48 BIG Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Anthology of essays exploring the impact that the big technology companies have on the world. Experts debate the role of big tech on politics, economics, and society at large, questioning whether these companies have an outsize influence and whether they should and can be reigned in"--
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-- Careers in electronic commerceBy Rarus, Pat[2020]., Adolescent, ReferencePoint Press Call No: 381 RAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: E-Careers (ReferencePoint Press)Summary Note: "What [electronic commerce] jobs entail, what they pay, and future prospects are discussed along with insights from industry insiders"--Provided by publisher.
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2019., Feiwel & Friends Call No: 921 MUSK Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Elon Musk is the visionary behind SpaceX and CEO of the electric car company Tesla. He is working on unique and daring improvements to both public transit and solar energy. And then, there's his highly-publicized plans for colonizing Mars... But behind the mind-blowing headlines and legendary drive is the story of a bullied and beaten school boy, who through creativity and determination decided to rewrite his story and find his own way to make the world a better place. And to do so with a sense of fun and style.
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c2012, Morgan Reynolds Pub Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Business leadersSummary Note: Describes the history of Facebook; discusses the life of its creator, Mark Zuckerberg; and examines how it has influenced the world.
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By Owings, Lisa[2021]., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: 794.8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Best of gaming.Summary Note: Relates some of the amazing moments in pro gaming including Daigo Umehara's comeback win in the 2004 Evo, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins tournament in Las Vegas in 2018, and the Evil Geniuses winning six million dollars against the Chinese Dota Elite Community in the 2015 Dota 2 contest.
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[2011]., Pre-adolescent, Abdo Pub. Call No: 338.7 HAMEN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Technology pioneers.Summary Note: Traces the history of Google, describing how the online search engine was created and profiling those responsible for its development and growth.
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How music got free : the end of an industry, the turn of the century, and the patient zero of piracy2015., Viking Call No: Art & Architecture NF WIT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A story of greed, cunning, brilliance, and deceit explores the music-piracy revolution and the man who almost singlehandedly brought down the industry from a small town in North Carolina, where he leaked thousands of albums with the help of a network of smugglers.
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Juvenile Call No: 333.7 COOKE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The Internet gives us information at our fingertips and puts us in touch instantly with anyone in the world. It reduces our need to use paper or travel long distances to meet, but its growth has come at a cost. Find out how we can stay connected without harming ourselves or the planet in this insightful look at the Internet and social media. Case studies reveal the environmental impact of producing and discarding the computers and other devices we use to access the Internet, as well as the human toll from serious problems such as cyber bullying and online addiction
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c2009., NBC Universal Call No: DVD 338.76 Ins Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Offers an inside look at the company behind the Google search engine, discusses how it came to dominate the search engine industry and how it plans to grow in the years to come. Considers how the company is managed and features bonus content including interviews and a discussion of privacy online.
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By Salem PressÃ2013., Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Publishing ; Grey House Publishing Call No: Ref 920.03 Int Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2015, Adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: 384.55 8 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Wizards of technologySummary Note: Explains how Reed Hastings founded the online DVD rental service Netflix.
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Juvenile Call No: 794.8 RATHBURN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sign on and get playing The world of online gaming is filled with popular titles such as Fortnite and Hearthstone. But the history of online gaming includes many other games In this series, striving readers will learn about the history and community of online gaming. Engaging text explores developments in gameplay, introduces new and familiar games, and highlights gaming communities. Special features include a timeline, a list of best-selling online games, a popular game profile, and more. This title will inspire kids to get online and get playing.
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c2009., Juvenile, Creative Education Call No: 338.7 Gil Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Built for successSummary Note: Traces the history of Google, describing how the Internet search engine, which was started on a shoestring budget by two Stanford students, grew to become one of the most successful computer companies of the early twenty-first century.
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-- Google2012., Juvenile, Rosen Central Call No: 338.7 6102504 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The business of high techSummary Note: Examines the history, influence, and future possibilities of Google, as well as discussing the lives of its co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
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2018., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 303.48 TEC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Are tech giants the new robber barons of the digital age? Many governments and ordinary people are increasingly uncomfortable with the monopolistic might a small number of tech companies are amassing, the taxes they are avoiding, the data they are collecting, the privacy they are undermining, and the way they are functioning as 'extraterritorial' powers beholden to no state and to no citizen or consumer. All sides of this super-charged debate are represented here--from those of the chieftains of Silicon Valley and EU regulators to FBI counterintelligence agents, scrappy open-source programmers, and ordinary computer users and digital consumers--in an effort to illuminate the digital world we currently inhabit, the limits of its freedoms, and who owns and controls its future"--From the publisher's web site.
