Wednesday, July 26, 2006

The New Media Reader

N Wardrip-Fruin

Published by: MIT Press on March 2003

A collection of all the things you might need to read to get an overview of the world of interactivity, hypermedia and all that. Don’t like the term New Media but OK, I can live with it!

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Saturday, January 11, 2003

The Weblog Handbook

Rebecca Blood

Published by: Perseus Books on June 2002

Rebecca Blood has been running her famous blog - Rebecca’s Pocket since 1999. This is a very good example of what a ‘blog’ should be. Her book is excellent and you can be sure that she has enough experience to be taken seriously.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

The Wisdom of Crowds

James Surowiecki

Published by: Abacus on March 2005

I have heard that this book justifies Wikipedia and Mass Collaboration generally, so I want to read it.

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide

Amy Shuen

Published by: O'Reilly Media on April 2008

I should see this book and possibly recommend for my students.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Writing Space

Jay David Bolter

Published by: Routledge on February 2001

This is a great introduction to the way computers have changed the notion of reading and writing and given us the potential for interactive fiction.

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