"An Independent and New Statesman Book of the Year Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit--a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter--lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities, and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits, and where people can be anyone, or do anything, they want. This is the world of Bitcoin and Silk Road, of radicalism and pornography. This is the Dark Net. In this important and revealing...

Explores the phenomenon of online shaming and offers practical guidance on how to prevent cyber blunders and cyber bullies. Scheff and Schorr explore the phenomenon of online shaming. They offer practical guidance on how to prevent cyber blunders and cyber bullies.

Drawing on her own experiences as a cyberbullied preteen, the twenty-one-year-old CEO and inventor of #ReThink asks readers to consider the consequences before they post, tweet, comment, or text in an effort to stop internet hate.

"Kids deserve a better digital future. Help them create it. When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become addicted to online games, be victims of cyberbullying, or get lost down the rabbit hole of social media. We tell them time and again what not to do and list dangers to avoid when online. But this is only a piece of the story. Technology can be a powerful...

"Criando humanos en un mundo digital muestra cómo los niños digitales deben aprender a navegar por este entorno, desde el equilibrio de la vida real y virtual hasta convertirse en modelos positivos y líderes. Este libro está lleno de temas de discusión en el hogar y actividades divertidas que cualquier familia ocupada puede realizar en su rutina diaria. Con una serie de consejos prácticos basados en la investigación académica y la experiencia...

Defines online shaming as a form of bullying, discusses its detrimental effects, and provides strategies for preventing it.

The Internet is an immensely powerful social platform that can inspire and unify, but it can also discourage and divide. This book empowers young Internet users to choose kindness and positivity as they participate in the digital world. It encourages readers to approach online interactions with the same values that guide their behavior offline. With simple explanations, helpful tips, and photographs that correlate to the text, this book presents a...

Digital Dharma has something for everyone. It is for technology experts and yoga fanatics alike. Whether you're simply seeking the spiritual, already practicing a spiritual tradition, or a Body-Mind-Spirit reader with ambivalent feelings about your computer and cell phone, this book will guide you on the path toward a new consciousness. Similarly, novices of the digital world, media junkies, and technology "utopians" who understand at some level there...

Everyone needs to be aware of the kind of information that is left behind when one uses technology-whether it's a smartphone or laptop-and the Internet. This volume enables readers to enhance their academic reputations online. They learn what constitutes an academic digital footprint and how various employers and institutions use the Web to research people they might want to hire, admit to college, or offer an internship to. Readers examine how to...

"Explains how user data is collected and used, and gives advice about how to stay safe online"--Amazon.com.