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2010
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English
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Silicon Valley visionary Jaron Lanier was among the first to predict the revolutionary changes the World Wide Web would bring to commerce and culture. Now, in his first book, Lanier offers this cautionary look at the way the Web is transforming our lives, for better and for worse. The current design and function of the web have become so familiar that it is easy to forget that they grew out of programming decisions made decades ago. The web's first...
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©2011
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English
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"Listen First! responds to four questions often heard: what is listening to social media, how is it used, how is it done, and where is it headed? Currently there isn't an authoritative source that organizes and synthesizes what is known about social media listening and presents it in a way that was useful for making marketing and branding decisions. This book is the response to fill that void. The author explains the state of the art in social media...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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In 2014, Francis Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were in decay, as the state was progressively captured by powerful interest groups. Two years later, his predictions were borne out by the rise to power of a series of political outsiders whose economic nationalism and authoritarian tendencies threatened to destabilize the entire international order. These populist nationalists seek direct charismatic connection to "the people," who are usually...
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©2012
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English
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Providing the most current marketing theories and strategies for 15 years--now updated to cover digital platforms so you can expand your reach even further! Retaining all the advice, tips, tactics, and strategies that has made it the go-to resource for marketers who take their craft seriously, Strategic Database Marketing now shows how to use marketing metrics, measure them, and predict the most profitable courses of action on Google, e-mail, smart...
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2020.
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English
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Most of the high-profile cases of real or perceived unethical activity in data science aren't matters of bad intent. Rather, they occur because the ethics simply aren't thought through well enough. Being ethical takes constant diligence, and in many situations identifying the right choice can be difficult. In this in-depth book, contributors from top companies in technology, finance, and other industries share experiences and lessons learned from...
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2023.
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English
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"Human risk (the risk of people doing things they shouldn't, or not doing things they should') is the largest single risk facing all organisations -- when things go wrong, there's always a human component, either causing the problem or making it worse. Collectively, companies spend billions trying to manage human risk via functions like Compliance, InfoSec, Risk, Audit, Legal, Human Resources and Internal Comms -- it is people in these functions,...
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2019.
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English
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This series of books collects a diverse array of work that provides the reader with theoretical and applied information on data analysis methods, models, and techniques, along with appropriate applications. Volume 1 begins with an introductory chapter by Gilbert Saporta, a leading expert in the field, who summarizes the developments in data analysis over the last 50 years. The book is then divided into three parts: Part 1 presents clustering and regression...
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2018.
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English
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The only single-source guide to understanding, using, adapting, and designing state-of-the-art agent-based modelling of tax evasionA computational method for simulating the behavior of individuals or groups and their effects on an entire system, agent-based modeling has proven itself to be a powerful new tool for detecting tax fraud. While interdisciplinary groups and individuals working in the tax domain have published numerous articles in diverse...
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2013, ©2014
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English
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Robert W. Kolb reveals how new gas resources are transforming the global energy industry, redistributing economic and geopolitical power in stunning ways. Kolb's The Natural Gas Revolution explains the new promise of natural gas to stimulate economies and enrich human life -- and objectively assesses the major environmental risks that accompany fracking, horizontal drilling, and today's massive new LNG infrastructures. He places natural gas in broader...
11) Know this: today's most interesting and important scientific ideas, discoveries, and developments
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[2017]
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English
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"The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org--dubbed "the world's smartest website" by The Guardian--brings together 175 of the world's most innovative and brilliant thinkers to discuss recent scientific breakthroughs that will shape the future. Scientific developments radically alter our understanding of the world. Whether it's technology, climate change, health research, or the latest revelations of neuroscience, physics, or psychology,...
12) The science of intelligent achievement: how smart people focus, create and grow their way to success
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"Smart strategies for pragmatic, science-based growth and sustainable achievement. The Science of Intelligent Achievement teaches you the scientific process of finding success through your most valuable assets: Selective focus how selective are you with who and what you let into your life? Creative ownership how dependent are you on others for your happiness and success? Pragmatic growth how consistently and practically are you growing daily? First,...
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