Saturday, January 28, 2012

Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog (Smashing Magazine Book Series)

Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog (Smashing Magazine Book Series) Review



GO BEYOND THE BLOG

Smashing WordPress shows you how to utilize the power of the WordPress platform, and provides a creative spark to help you build WordPress-powered sites that go beyond the obvious. You will learn the core concepts used to build just about anything in WordPress, resulting in fast deployments and greater design flexibility.

Inside, WordPress expert Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond the blog and shows you how WordPress can serve as a CMS, a photo gallery, an e-commerce site, and more.

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • THE ANATOMY OF A WP INSTALL AND HOW WORDPRESS ACTUALLY WORKS
  • HOW TO BUILD BEAUTIFUL WORDPRESS THEMES - INCLUDING CHILD THEMES
  • HOW TO CREATE CUSTOM LOGIN FORMS AND ADMIN THEMES
  • HOW TO USE THE LOOP TO CONTROL CONTENT, AND EVEN USE ALTERNATIVES TO THE LOOP
  • HOW TO INTEGRATE THEME OPTIONS
  • HOW TO BUILD PLUGINS - INCLUDING WIDGET FUNCTIONALITY
  • HOW TO BUILD YOUR WORDPRESS PROJECTS FOR SEO
  • INTEGRATE WORDPRESS WITH THE SOCIAL WEB
  • HOW TO CREATE AMAZING NAVIGATION
  • HOW TO USE CONDITIONAL CONTROL ELEMENTS


Friday, January 27, 2012

How to Earn a Paycheck at Home by Typing on Blogs

How to Earn a Paycheck at Home by Typing on Blogs Review



Can you type about your passions?

Can you write about subjects you love -- like your favorite hobbies, places you like to travel, interests, etc?

Then you can easily get paychecks from Internet blogs!

A "blog" is short for "web log."

You have probably seen them all over.

Usually it is someone just writing their thoughts, opinions, and feelings down. And while millions of folks now use blogs... a few smart people have figured out how to use them to get paychecks at home.

In fact, there are Internet companies starving for people just like you and me to write on free blogs, and are willing to pay you for it.

And by the way...

You do NOT have to spend a lot of time or be a good "writer" to do this.

The kind of writing you do on a blog doesn't have to be "Ernest Hemingway" level. In most cases, you only write a few paragraphs! And "How To Earn A Paycheck At Home By Typing On Blogs" shows you exactly how to use a simple, free blog to get paychecks at home.

Including:

* Where to get your own free blog (which is already designed and created for you!)

* What to write on your blog

* And, most importantly, how to get paid.

In fact, it is literally as easy as talking!

Get it sent right to your Kindle today...


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Blogging and RSS: A Librarian's Guide, Second Edition

Blogging and RSS: A Librarian's Guide, Second Edition Review



In this fully updated second edition of his popular 2006 book, Michael P. Sauers shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and successfully used by libraries and librarians. In addition to providing easy-to-follow instructions for creating, publishing, and syndicating a blog using free web-based services, software, RSS feeds, and aggregators, Sauers covers new tools and services, introduces numerous useful library blogs and bloggers, and includes a new chapter on microblogging with Twitter.


Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Social Information Processing, including: Intellectual Property, Wiki, Blog, Electronic Mailing List, Mailing List, Virtual Community, Information ... Peter Senge, Knowledge Economy, Orkut

Social Information Processing, including: Intellectual Property, Wiki, Blog, Electronic Mailing List, Mailing List, Virtual Community, Information ... Peter Senge, Knowledge Economy, Orkut Review



Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Social information processing.

More info: Social Information Processing is "an activity through which collective human actions organize knowledge." It is the creation and processing of information by a group of people. As an academic field Social Information Processing studies the information processing power of networked social systems.


Monday, January 23, 2012

Politics And Technology, including: Blog, Hacktivism, Electronic Privacy Information Center, E-gif, Meetup.com, Flash Mob, Emergent Democracy, ... Activism, Protest Warrior, Virtual Sit-in

Politics And Technology, including: Blog, Hacktivism, Electronic Privacy Information Center, E-gif, Meetup.com, Flash Mob, Emergent Democracy, ... Activism, Protest Warrior, Virtual Sit-in Review



Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Politics and technology.


Saturday, January 21, 2012

Social Media for Home Builders: It's Easier Than You Think!

Social Media for Home Builders: It's Easier Than You Think! Review



Savvy marketing professionals in every area of industry are taking advantage of this powerful new marketing tool. As a residential construction professional, you too can use social media sites touild your brand; engage new and existing consumers; manage your online reputation; and sell more homes. Social Media for Home Builders. Social media expert Carol Flammer demonstrates the power of this new marketing medium through case studies and online outlets created specifically for the home building industry.


Friday, January 20, 2012

Technical Communication

Technical Communication Review



Comprehensive and truly accessible, Technical Communication guides students through planning, drafting, and designing the documents that will matter in their professional lives. Known for his student-friendly voice and eye for technology trends, Mike Markel addresses the realities of the digital workplace through fresh samples and cases, practical writing advice, and a companion Web site — TechComm Web — that continues to set the standard with content developed and maintained by the author. The text is also available in a convenient, affordable e-book format.