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#Self: Taming Your Inner Online Menace
by
Carla Madden (Goodreads Author)
Discover the fine art of netiquette brush up on the dos and don"ts of online dating and make some spare change without changing your underwear. An indispensable guide to becoming a savvier online you #Self: Taming Your Inner Online Menace offers practical advice and tongue-in-cheek wit on navigating one of the most intimidating (and exhilarating!) places out there - the in...more
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Published
May 2011
by Kobo Books
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Jan 01, 2012
Blair
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone older than, say, 30 who isn't very experienced online
Recommended to Blair by:
Kobo gave me the book.... was it a hint?
Shelves:
non-fiction,
internet
I didn't get very much from this book. I've spent a lot of my life on the 'net and, as such, a lot of this stuff was old hat to me. I've had to think very hard about how to rate the book, as certain things I found useless could be invaluable to someone less 'net savvy. Other aspects of the book, however, pissed me off regardless of whether or not it was new advice to me.
The premise of the book is that the first big wave of mainstream internet users, despite being in their late 20s and early 30s,...more
The premise of the book is that the first big wave of mainstream internet users, despite being in their late 20s and early 30s,...more
The problem with a book like this is that certain aspects of it can only stay relevant for so long. There are a couple different chapters that discuss social networks ranging from Myspace to Facebook and many in between. No where in there, however, does the book discuss Google+. That's not necessarily the book's fault since Google+ is so new, but it's lacking information. In fact, there seems to be a real lack of Google products in general throughout the book. In the section on blogging, there i...more
Jul 13, 2012
Jayanth J
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The book started off with a lot of expectation. The author pointed down the evolution of internet along with the young teens in 90's. As the teens level of maturity grew, their view about the internet changes in early 2000's. Then She moved into the world of blogging, facebook and twitter and how they changed the teens thinking. For the youth who want to share whatever they come across in fb and twitter, this book has got some tips on consequences it may have in their future and how to get rid o...more
This book was really entertaining, quite funny and full of advice and internet websites to check out. The author divides "you" into an online you and the real you and uses high school analogies to make her points about how online you is sabotaging the real you by doing silly things on the internet that real you would never actually do in real life.
She covers everything from posting on facebook and twitter, to job hunting, dating and other ways to network with people with the same interests as yo...more
She covers everything from posting on facebook and twitter, to job hunting, dating and other ways to network with people with the same interests as yo...more
Complete review at : My book review
The Book in a Nutshell
*the book starts from birth of Your Internet life
*walk you through the memory lane
*reminds you of your past mistakes
*makes you realize the folly
*tells you how to grow up, and stop whining on Facebook, and commenting crap
*shows you the direction to a new set of Internet tools/sites to make better use atleast now
*by then, you will know where you stand
*helps you clean your online activities, so that you don't lose a job b'cos of it
*admonishes...more
The Book in a Nutshell
*the book starts from birth of Your Internet life
*walk you through the memory lane
*reminds you of your past mistakes
*makes you realize the folly
*tells you how to grow up, and stop whining on Facebook, and commenting crap
*shows you the direction to a new set of Internet tools/sites to make better use atleast now
*by then, you will know where you stand
*helps you clean your online activities, so that you don't lose a job b'cos of it
*admonishes...more
This book says that, because the internet is so young, everyone uses it like they're still teenagers. It says we need to grow up. But isn't that what makes social media so appealing - that everyone uses it like a fucked-up teenager? Certainly the only entertaining thing about this book is that it reads like it was written by a teenage Republican. I read it only because it came free with the Kobo app for Android.
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I read this book simply because it is a free book on KOBO. Since it is already in my device, so I thought why not just give it a go. It was an ok book, informative but most of them I already knew. But, I found out some new cool stuff, like there is such a thing as "Google Art Project"! No one told me that.
But this book is quite entertaining, nonetheless!
But this book is quite entertaining, nonetheless!
i just started really getting into this book. quite hilarious.. i'm not even sure how this came onto my e-shelf..pretty sure the obnoxious title had something to do with it, but i'm glad its there.. she's breaking breaking down the blurred lines of the real you and the online you.. yo, online personalities scare me
Though not overly helpful and a bit dated, this short "guide" was actually pretty funny in some parts. It got a little tedious towards the end, but for a quick read, it wasn't horrible. I found the parts about emoticons and the dos and don'ts of Twitter to be especially hilarious.
I thought this book was funny. If you want to understand how it all started, this online lifestyle we do now with facebook and twitter, then you want to read this. I still think twitter is pointless after reading this and seeing the how-to in how to be a great tweeter.
This book explains the internet to thirtysomethings who can't really internet well. It was promoted and free in the Kobo store. Its other redeeming quality is that it is mercifully short. I am not really sure why I read it.
This is an interesting read for those who are used to the idea of using the internet for multiple things like sharing photos, selling and trading stuffs. Amust read for geeks of all levels.
Nice book, nothing special actually but still a good guide to survive the Internet social jungle. I particularly liked the chapters about work & online ways to make some money.
awful book. funny in a few parts, but they are the only bright spots in the book.
Was in my Kobo account. So I took a look. Very basic. And dated.
easy read, funny, informative and very tongue-in-cheek in its humour.
Dec 20, 2011
Hp Test
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Interesting book for (writing comments...)
Hilarious and informative!
Short summary:
-Was book worth reading - kind of, no real valuable content although not a complete waste of time.
-Did I learn anything from this book - yes, but nothing life changing.
-Would I recommend this book - maybe a 'silver surfer' or 'amniotic sack surfer' would benefit by it.
-Was book worth reading - kind of, no real valuable content although not a complete waste of time.
-Did I learn anything from this book - yes, but nothing life changing.
-Would I recommend this book - maybe a 'silver surfer' or 'amniotic sack surfer' would benefit by it.
Based on the references, this e-book seems tailor-made for people of Generation Y, give or take a few years. Sometimes, it's a trip down memory lane, other times it's slap of common sense; some useful information to remember -- of which is promptly forgotten because one moves on to the next chapter. It's not horrible for a free read and if you remembering the way it was (assuming you're of a similar age as stated at the beginning).
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