Internet Books

There are companies that create waves and those that ride or are drowned by them. This is a ride on the Google wave, telling the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses - from newspapers to books to television to movies to telephones to advertising to Microsoft. With unp...

“A whimsical collection of the best tweets so far, pithy posts that say a lot in 140 characters or less. ” (Associated Press ) "Twitter Wit" is the first compilation of Twitter aphorisms, with contributors ranging from celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal, Jimmy Fallon, Penn Ji...

Daniel Domscheit-Berg An explosive and deeply revealing exposé of the ‘World’s Most Dangerous Website,’ by former WikiLeaks insider and spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg. Since its launch in 2006, WikiLeaks has rapidly grown into the most powerful a...

The inside story of Facebook, told with the full, exclusive cooperation of founder Mark Zuckerberg and the company’s other leaders. In August, 2008, Facebook signed up its 100 millionth user. Eight months later its 200 millionth user signed up. Today it is over 350 million users. This pheno...

YOUR WEB SITE IS COSTING YOU MONEY. IT'S ALSO FILLED WITH SIMPLE MISTAKES THAT TURN OFF VISITORS BEFORE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME CUSTOMERS. According to marketing guru Seth Godin, a web site visitor is a lot like a monkey looking for one thing: a banana. If that banana isn't easy to see and eas...

Day trading is highly profitable, and highly tumultuous. Moreover, the financial markets have changed considerably in recent years. Bear markets, skyrocketing home values, and a burgeoning demand for commodities have all contributed to roller-coaster stock prices. To top it off, the operating proced...

"David Viney's book pulls off the difficult trick of both being comprehensible to beginners and offering a level of comprehensive (and up to date) detail that will appeal to older hands. It's divided into seven steps that broadly follow the timeline of an SEO campaign, with some useful case stu...

It's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's classic on Web usability, but people are still discovering it every day.  Written in entertaining style, but full of insights and practical advice for novice and veteran alike.  Don't be surprised if this book c...

Few companies have captured the hearts and minds of New Zealanders like Trade Me. Originally built by university drop-out Sam Morgan on a borrowed laptop, Trade Me was to change the face of retailing in New Zealand, destroying newspapers classifieds businesses and going on to become part of ...

An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be "open" while maintaining control "Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic" are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world ord...

It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens. In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usabilit...

Following I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER, HOW TO TAKE OVER TEH WURLD teaches cats and other hoomans how to do that (or at least take over the house) in a dozen easy to understand pictorial lessons.  lolcat fans will love these 200+ images, some never posted online. What is cheezburger- In the b...

Based on popular articles from Parsons' Web site, this work presents an irreverent travelogue of the subcultures and twisted alternate realities existing within the information superhighway.

Rachel McAlpine tackles a communication crisis that is out of control. Anyone who writes at work is probably writing content for a web site or intranet. Every day, mountains of pages are published online - and most fail miserably, because online writing requires some special skills. Luckily, words a...

Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after you're an expert? Then it's about time you picked up "Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML" and really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those Web pages you've always wanted, so you can communicate more eff...

Stop guessing, start testing, and enjoy greater success with your website. If you're looking for more leads, sales, and profit from your website, then look no further than this expert guide to Google's free A/B and multivariate website testing tool, Google Website Optimizer. Recognized online market...

Fresh from teh internets, here come LOLcats. The definitive guide to the cute, strange and esoteric world of lolcats and lolcat speak. Instead of just slapping some lolcats on the page and calling it a book, ICHC proposes a more helpful approach, hosted by Professor Happycat. In his Guide to ...

Written by an in-the-trenches practitioner, this step-by-step guide shows you how to implement a successful Web analytics strategy. Web analytics expert Avinash Kaushik, in his thought-provoking style, debunks leading myths and leads you on a path to gaining actionable insights from your analytics e...

Put everything you need to know about HTML and XHTML at your fingertips. For nearly a decade, hundreds of thousands of web developers have turned to "HTML and XHTML: The Definitive Guide" to master standards-based web development. Truly a definitive guide, the book combines a unique balanc...

Put everthing you need to know about HTML at your fingertips. Truly a definitive guide, this book covers HTML in detail, explaining how each element works and how it interacts with other elements. You'll find hundreds of examples that show you how to create effective web pages, and how to master adv...

Attractive boxed set includes three core web technology pocket guides: The HTML Pocket Guide; The CSS Pocket Guide; and The JavaScript Pocket Guide. The Web Design Pocket Guide boxed set is for both beginning users, who want a brief introduction to core web technologies, and more advanced users, ...

Learn Dreamweaver in just 24 lessons of one hour or less; freshened and reorganized for easier learning, and fully updated * An easy-to-read, well-organized introduction to Dreamweaver development for Dreamweaver beginners and upgraders alike: no programming experience needed * Full-color, wide-trim...

A number of very prominent auctions on the Trade Me website have really caught the public imagination and become the subject of TV, press and radio attention. Items such as Tana Umaga's handbag, Lisa Lewis' bikini, the scary washing machine and the cast from John Key's broken arm all became major n...

From the world's preeminent people finder-an insider's guide to disappearing How to Disappear is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for people who seek to protect their privacy as well as for anyone who’s ever entertained the fantasy of disappearing-whether actually dropping out of s...

The go-to guide for professional Web developers--fully updated for the latest CSS and XHTML standardsThe fifth edition of this comprehensive resource on client side Web page creation provides full coverage of XHTML 1.0, 1.1, and the emerging HTML 5 standard; CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) 2.1; and bro...

Taking it from the top, learn all the Flash skills you'll need to create fun, interesting, and compelling Web site copy. Critically acclaimed author Brian Underdahl adeptly guides you through working with sound, motion, text and animation.Table of ContentsCh. 1: Understanding Flash Ch. 2: Learning t...

Googlepedia(R) Third Edition The all-encompassing book about everything Google. Not only will you learn advanced search techniques, but you also will learn how to master Google's web and software tools. It's all inside! Google Chrome: Google's new web browser Google Gadgets: create your own g...

The revised edition of the classic Core Javaa , Volume II--Advanced Features, covers advanced user-interface programming and the enterprise features of the Java SE 6 platform. Like Volume I (which covers the core language and library features), this volume has been updated for Java SE 6 and new cov...

Are you looking for a deeper understanding of the Java(t) programming language so that you can write code that is clearer, more correct, more robust, and more reusable? Look no further! Effective Java(t), Second Edition, brings together seventy-eight indispensable programmer's rules of thumb: workin...

What the book covers: Flash ActionScript 'X' For Dummies covers the essentials of creating interactive, animated content using the scripting language associated with Flash. Updated coverage of the new version: This fully updated edition covers all the changes to the scripting interface and language...

Learning a complex new language is no easy task especially when it s an object-oriented computer programming language like Java. You might think the problem is your brain. It seems to have a mind of its own, a mind that doesn't always want to take in the dry, technical stuff you're forced to study. ...

Even if you have no programming experience, you'll learn to create dynamic, interactive Web pages with help from this easy-to-use, self-teaching guide. Author and programming instructor Jim Keogh covers the basics of this leading Web development language and explains how to write cross-browser JavaS...

Visual Basic 6 Complete is a one-of-a-kind computer book-valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book contains the essentials you need to know about programming with Visual Basic and VBA, for use in building Windows applications, scripting, and extending and integrating Office ap...

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Creating Web Pages starts by explaining the need for HTML and the basics of good Web page design. It then covers using HTML tags and tools, formatting text, adding images, and building links. Later chapters demonstrate how to add features to Web pages including tables, c...

The fun and easy way to jazz up a Web site! Hands-on tips for creating buttons, animations, actions and more Make Web sites come alive with movement, sound, and interactivity - no animation experience required! With Macromedia Flash, you can transform an ordinary Web site into an interactive showpla...

Although the number of commercial Java games is still small compared to those written in C or C++, the market is expanding rapidly. Recent updates to Java make it faster and easier to create powerful gaming applications-particularly Java 3D-is fueling an explosive growth in Java games. Java games li...

Now installed on more than 20 million Internet domains around the world, PHP is an undisputed leader in web programming languages. The database connectivity, powerful extensions, and rich object-orientation are all reasons for its popularity, but nearly everyone would agree that, above all, PHP is o...

Is this book for programmers? Written specifically for graphic designers and production artists already comfortable working with Adobe InDesign, this book teaches you how to automate publishing without learning a lot of scary code. XML simplifies the process of moving content in and out of your layo...

CSS3 (Cascading Style Sheets 3) is the next major revision of the style sheet language that is used to describe the presentation (the appearance and formatting) of web pages written in HTML. CSS is designed primarily to enable the separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup l...

Face it-you need this book-and-DVD bundle covering the biggest issues Facebook users need to know Facebook For Dummies tops the charts with each successive edition published, and this latest edition is expected to continue that trend. Packed with critical issues that have heavily affected Facebook u...