Product Description: Does the Online Dating Process Make You Anxious, Insecure or Reluctant?You're not alone. Many single people experience anxiety, have insecurities and are reluctant to engage themselves in online dating. Keith Grafman believes success lies in learning to maintain balance and express authenticity in communications...read more

Product Description: Libraries that have considered incorporating IM or text services, but have not yet done so, would do especially well to consult this book. - Alexa Pearce, Librarian for Journalism, Media, Culture & Communication at Bobst Library at New York University Users want real-time answers to their reference questions wherever and whenever they are...read more

Product Description: Understanding the discourse of text messaging hasprofound implications for society. SMS text messaging has impacted considerablyon how we communicate with others. Negative, sometimes alarmist media coveragecontinues to fuel debate surrounding its 'damaging' effects on language and literacy,yet these portrayals tend to be based on extreme or fictionalised accounts oftext messaging...read more

Product Description: Allowing instantaneous communication to people anywhere in the world in 140-character bursts of inspiration, Twitter provides personal communication between friends, family, and acquaintances, is a means for celebrities to connect with their fans, and is a platform for micro-blogging, advertising, and the reporting of breaking news...read more

Product Description: A biography of the three founders of Twitter

Twitter can boost your business and marketing efforts, and this guide shows you how Twitter, the simple-to-use microblogging service, offers immense benefits for businesses and organizations. Fire departments, political candidates, and C0EOs have used Twitter to share up-to-the-minute information. Laura Fitton, maybe better known by her Twitter handle - @Pistachio, has more than 10,000 followers on Twitter, and gives presentations on how to use Twitter to build business and personal opportunity. She's joined by Michael Gruen and Leslie Poston to share Twitter expertise in this easy-to-follow guide. You'll discover how to get set up on Twitter, build a follower list, and find a voice for your tweets. Then you'll learn to use third party tools to link Twitter to other sites and incorporate it into business communication models. This book covers The basics of signing up and creating tweets Following other users and adding followers to your own tweets Mastering the "Twecosystem"-the tools that tie Twitter to many other Web applications, including mobile devices Strategies for enhancing business communication, marketing, and networking opportunities with Twitter Twitter For Dummies gets you up and running on this hot communications tool the fun and easy way.

This book helps students develop skills in planning, designing and constructing electronic equipment and enables beginning technicians to become competent in all aspects of electronic design and fabrication techniques. Book is organized in 7 units: 1.) Circuit Design and Project Planning; 2.) Designing Printed Circuit Boards with CAD Techniques; 3.) Printed Circuit Board Fabrication/Inspection; 4.) Printed Circuit Board Component Assembly and Soldering; 5.) Chassis Fabrication/Metal Finishing Techniques; 6.) Chassis Hardware and Wiring; 7.) Project.

Product Description: Virtual reference is a vital component in twenty-first century reference service and the time for debate over its virtues and necessity has passed. This book focuses on the practical implementation of instant messaging (IM), including privacy and security and its future potential...read more

This book helps students develop skills in planning, designing and constructing electronic equipment and enables beginning technicians to become competent in all aspects of electronic design and fabrication techniques. Book is organized in 7 units: 1.) Circuit Design and Project Planning; 2.) Designing Printed Circuit Boards with CAD Techniques; 3.) Printed Circuit Board Fabrication/Inspection; 4.) Printed Circuit Board Component Assembly and Soldering; 5.) Chassis Fabrication/Metal Finishing Techniques; 6.) Chassis Hardware and Wiring; 7.) Project. (view table of contents)