BREAKPOINT – WHY THE WEB WILL IMPLODE, SEARCH WILL BE OBSOLETE, AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TECHNOLOGY IS IN YOUR BRAIN

Jeff Stibel shows how the brain can act as a guide to understanding the future of the Internet and the constellation of businesses and technologies that run on it. The book shows how leaders are using artifi cial intelligence to remake Internet and how startups like oDesk and Kickstarter are using crowd-sourcing to create something larger and ‘smarter’ than the sum of their parts.

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

DELETE – A DESIGN HISTORY OF COMPUTER VAPOURWARE

Paul Atkinson creates a new narrative by investigating the machines that didn’t make it. The book has fascinating, full-colour images of computer designs, many of them previously unpublished, accompanied by the hitherto untold stories of their planning and development, the pitfalls and successes in their creation, the market and competition at the time, and the reasons why they never finally appeared for sale.

Published by: Berg Publishers

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BUSINESSES – A BEGINNER’S GUIDE

Melissa Perez writes about how social media can earn businesses that much-needed spotlight, and that companies which have realised the full potential of social media are well on their way to the pinnacles of success. Social media is a form of communication that has what it takes for a business to excel and stand out from the crowd.

Published by: Need 2 Know

COMMUNICATION POWER

Manuel Castells analyses the transformation of the global media industry by the revolution in communication technologies that affects the way in which people feel, think, and behave. He says it is built through messaging, social network sites, and blogging, and is being used by millions around the world who have access to the Internet.

Published by: Oxford University Press