Digital Journalism By an Amazon.com customer | |
 | Googled: The End of the World As We Know It by Ken Auletta Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.00 The best book ever written on Google and this one from the perspective of the media business. |
 | Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It's Becoming, and Why It Matters by Scott Rosenberg Buy used from: $0.01 Blogs are here to stay and, guess what? They're a fantastic format for the web that can be used by both Professional and, why not, amateur journalists. Scott Rosenberg is one of the founders of Salon.com and his is the best history of the medium. Some great insights there too. |
 | Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide by Cass R. Sunstein Buy new: $16.02 / Used from: $3.85 If the polarization online drives you nuts, if you're noticing people tend to read only those they agree with on the web, this book explains why. |
 | Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution by Howard Rheingold Buy new: $10.50 / Used from: $0.97 To really understand the mobile revolution, you can't miss Rheingold's book. |
 | The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle Buy used from: $2.10 Batelle's book is a much better book on Google then Jarvis'. It's a history, not a 'how they think'. But without all the bias and the mystic aura, you end up having a lot more insights on how the Search business works. To understand search is to understand how the internet *really* works. If you must read only one book on Google, this is the one. |
 | From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism by Fred Turner Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $9.39 This is a lesson on where geek culture, the stuff the Internet is made of, comes from. This is not only great history but also great reading. Turner is a master of the trade. |
 | Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.98 I don't necessarily agree with all of Shirky's thesis, but his comparison with the World today and that of the Renaissance is really helpful in understanding the changes in our times. |
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