Category Archives: Book

5th dimension: a Kickstarter project and a visual book about a “50s Sci-Fi alien” plot

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Stefano

I found this amazing (already funded) project on Kickstarter: 5th dimension. A retro-futuristic art narrative centered around a 1950’s Chicago and the arrival of space aliens. Author Justin Benzel has been working hard on building this around some 1950’s alternate … Continue reading →

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It’s World Book Day (in UK, at least)! Happy reading!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Stefano

March 6th 2014 is the World Book Day, a charity event first celebrated in 1995 organized by Unesco to promote reading, publishing and, yes, copyright. This is the UK edition of the worldwide World Book Day, on April 23rd, and … Continue reading →

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Sign of the times: Goodnight iPad – a parody picture book for the gadget-crazy kid in all of us.

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Stefano

Thanks to friend Paolo for showing me this! Goodnight iPad: a Parody for the next generation is just a sign of the times… It had to happen… Oh, you can read it on paper or… on a Kindle!

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Writing for the web: a lecture that gets to the point of reading/writing for web users

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Stefano

I found this Slideshare from Hans Põldoja, about a lecture in Tallinn University, 29 October 2009. It’s quite old, but it’s still so useful and thought-provoking. I’ve been thrilled by the very beginning: “How people read on the web“. Oddly … Continue reading →

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Social media equals the death of privacy? A book explores this hard-to-answer question

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Stefano

Lori Andrews, professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and the director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology, just released the book I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of … Continue reading →

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About creativity, time and good ideas – a nice book (and a video) that explains it almost all in a social way

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Stefano

Steven Johnson’s book is highly recommended: this is usually a book’s review ending line, I put it at the beginning since the book it’s about good ideas and good timing. Well, the good idea is grab a copy and the … Continue reading →

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A Summer book? Business Model Generation

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Stefano

I came across and bought this book from Amazon, began reading, got so involved by its contents and I’m (still) amazed by its clear and thorough explanation logic: Business Model Generation. What is it about? Business Model Generation is a … Continue reading →

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Social programming? A good book about building social context using Facebook, Google Friend Connect, and the Twitter API

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Stefano

I’m always hungry for good, updated and authoritative technical books. I ordered from Amazon and received The Developer’s Guide to Social Programming: Building Social Context Using Facebook, Google Friend Connect, and the Twitter API and, at a first glance, I … Continue reading →

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