Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play

by Marc Ostrofsky Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

Overview

The New York Times bestselling author of Get Rich Click! delivers cutting-edge advice for consumers and marketers on how to get the most from today's technology.

Gain a competitive edge- get the most from today's technology!

Technology changes so fast that it's easy to be intimidated by it. Our personal choices and business decisions are increasingly driven by digital “word of mouse”- and it's essential to our success and satisfaction to take control of the gadgets, apps, and trends that are shaping our world.

Bestselling author and trend watcher Marc Ostrofsky is here to help. In this groundbreaking new book, Ostrofsky reveals the ways that new technologies implant themselves in our daily lives and how we can easily take advantage of them to live, learn, buy, sell, work, play, communicate, and socialize better.

Covering diverse topics from how the Internet affects our health to how we can become bargain-hunting pros, Ostrofsky's book could come at no better time. The Internet's presence is only growing, and new technologies are sprouting up every day. We must learn how to cultivate these new tools so that we can remain competitive and live happier, healthier lives.

Word of Mouse gives you the tools you need to conquer information overload-and puts you in the driver's seat of the world's most potent technologies.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

In his latest book, serial entrepreneur Ostrofsky (Get Rich Click!), a domain-name investor best known for selling the name Business.com for .5 million, offers a trove of advice to consumers and marketers who want to better understand how to leverage technology. Equally relevant for the tech-savvy individual who wants cutting-edge insights or the beginner who just wants to turn on his or her first mobile device, Ostrofsky’s guide demystifies and simplifies all things tech, covering topics ranging from “recommerce” (reselling goods online) and smartphone apps to smart whiteboards for e-learning. At first glance, the sheer volume of advice can seem too much to tackle, but the book’s straightforward structure makes navigating this potentially intimidating topic easy. Ostrofsky breaks up the text with eye-catching graphics, cartoons, catchy pull-quotes, and includes sections called “Marc my words,” as well as liberally using case studies from companies that benefitted from using new technology. For any overwhelmed, overloaded, or intimated consumers or marketers, this book is a helpful, entertaining, and motivating resource. (Sept.)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170804863
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	09/10/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged

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