Booklist 2.0: July 2008
Story byMartin Kloos
Martin works at a large consulting organization in the Netherlands as Web strategy consultant and evangelist. He studied information studies(show all)Martin works at a large consulting organization in the Netherlands as Web strategy consultant and evangelist. He studied information studies at the University of Amsterdam, conducting research on the effects of social software on knowledge management. Being passionate about almost everything evolved in Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0.
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Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0
Every once in a while a book is released that describes the history of “our” industry: the rise, the fall and again the rise of the web economy.Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good, written by Sarah lazy, is such a book. Lazy describes the burst of the first dot com bubble in 2000 and the resurrection of the industry by telling the stories of the entrepreneurs who invented the web companies that bring us Web 2.0 today. Expect stories from Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Digg, Six Apart, Slide, LinkedIn, Twitter, Ning, and more.
The book has the same vibe as the best sellers describing the Apple andSteve Jobssuccess stories so it’s definitely worth a read.
The Future of the Internet and how to stop it
I’ve watched some parts of the (not so short) presentation aboutThe Future of the Internet and how to stop it, written byJonathan Zittrain, thanks to Dutch marketing expertMarco Derksenand it looks quite amazing. Zittrain’s point is that the success off the Internet as we know it is bound to come to end due to the exact same characteristics (open innovation) that made it a success in the first place. We are moving towards a lock down of the Internet through proprietary platforms like iPods, iPhones, X-Box’s, GPS and more. To quote from it’s website “[The Future of the Internet] shows how to develop new technologies and social structures that allow users to work creatively and collaboratively, participate in solutions, and become true “netizens.” This book is worth your time when you’re interested in a vision on future developments of the Internet.
iPhone: The Missing Manual
Now we can all enjoy the benefits of having abrand new shiny iPhonethe first thing we need to do is find ways to get the most out of this little machine, cause we need to justify our investment (ahum…).iPhone: the missing manual, written byDavid Poguewill get you quickly up to speed on how you get the most out of the hardware, software and interface of the iPhone. Together with Andy Ihnatko’siPhone Fully loadedyou are bound to become a true iPhone hero in no time. Nothing much more to say here…
