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How can the world's nearly 3 billion who live on 2 a day or less be lifted out of poverty? Paul Polak (bestselling author of Out of Poverty) and the organizations he has founded have pioneered methods that have already helped nearly 20 million of the world's poorest people to get out of poverty without charitable or government handouts. Now Polak teams with social entrepreneur and author Mal Warwick (bestselling author of Values-Driven Business) to reveal the keys for entrepreneurs, businesses, and others to replicate this success and expand its scale to include hundreds of millions of the po

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In order to understand the role of computers in society, it is important to consider the complex relationship between the design and use of computers from the perspective of the user. Computers in Swedish Society reviews this shift in the historiography of computing from inventors and innovations to a user-perspective, and examines how the relevant sources can be created, collected, preserved, and disseminated. The text describes and evaluates a collaborative project in Sweden that documented the stories of around 700 people, and obtained extensive donations of archival records and artifacts. The book also provides a critical discussion on the interpretation of oral evidence, presenting three case studies on how this evidence can inform us about the interaction of computing with large-scale transformations in economies, cultures, and societies. Topics and features: Describes a historiography aimed at addressing the question of how computing shaped and transformed Swedish society between 1950 and 1980 Presents a user-centered perspective on the history of computing, after explaining the benefits of such an approach Examines the documentation of users, describing novel and innovative documentation methods such as witness seminars and Internet-based collections of memories Discusses the pros and cons of collaborative projects between academia and industry Provides case studies on the interpretation of oral evidence, dealing with social networks and flows of knowledge, users and uses of technology, and the materiality and geography of computing The methods and documentation of users described in this unique text/reference will not only be of great interest to historians of computing, technology, science and medicine, but also to researchers in science and technology studies, in library and information studies, and in ethnography, ethnology and folkloristic studies.

Computer science -- Sweden -- History. --- Computers -- Social aspects -- Sweden -- History. --- Computer science --- Computers --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Computer Science --- History --- Social aspects --- History. --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic brains --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Informatics --- Computer science. --- Computers. --- Computers and civilization. --- Computer Science. --- History of Computing. --- Computers and Society. --- Computer systems --- Cybernetics --- Machine theory --- Calculators --- Cyberspace --- Science --- Civilization and computers --- Civilization

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Technology and Engagement is based on a four-year study of how first generation college students use social media, aimed at improving their transition to and engagement with their university. Through web technology, including social media sites, students were better able to maintain close ties with family and friends from home, as well as engage more with social and academic programs at their university. This 'ecology of transition' was important in keeping the students focused on why they were in college, and helped them become more integrated into the university setting. By showing the gains in campus capital these first-generation college students obtained through social media, the authors offer concrete suggestions for how other universities and college-retention programs can utilize the findings to increase their own retention of first-generation college students.

COMPUTERS / Educational Software. --- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects. --- COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction. --- EDUCATION / Computers & Technology. --- EDUCATION / Higher. --- Educational technology --- College preparation programs --- First-generation college students --- College students --- Pre-college programs --- Education, Secondary --- Universities and colleges --- Instructional technology --- Technology in education --- Technology --- Educational innovations --- Instructional systems --- Teaching --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Admission --- Aids and devices --- academic program. --- academics. --- campus. --- college student. --- college. --- facebook. --- internet. --- online. --- social media. --- teachnology. --- technology. --- twitter. --- university. --- website.

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This book covers the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and communities – both physical and virtual. The chapters deal with such subjects as online social network communities, implicit online communities, tools for researching communities, user generated content communities, communities of practice, and trust in communities. Among the many contexts for community technology applications studied in these chapters are businesses and professional settings, health care, game communities, e-government, rural communities, low income communities and physical neighborhoods. Collectively, they demonstrate the dynamic and interdisciplinary nature of evolving communities and technologies scholarship.

Computer Science. --- Information Systems and Communication Service. --- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. --- Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences. --- Computer science. --- Information systems. --- Social sciences --- Informatique --- Sciences sociales --- Data processing. --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Systèmes d'information --- Computers -- Social aspects -- Congresses. --- Computers and civilization -- Congresses. --- Information society -- Congresses. --- Computers and civilization --- Information society --- Computers --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Computer Science --- Social aspects --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic brains --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Computers. --- User interfaces (Computer systems). --- Application software. --- Computer systems --- Cybernetics --- Machine theory --- Calculators --- Cyberspace

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Every day we share encounters with others as we inhabit the space around us. In offering insights and knowledge on this increasingly important topic, this book introduces a range of empirical and theoretical approaches to the study of shared encounters. It highlights the multifaceted nature of collective experience and provides a deeper understanding of the nature and value of shared encounters in everyday life. Divided into four sections, each section comprises a set of chapters on a different topic and is introduced by a key author in the field who provides an overview of the content. The book itself is introduced by Paul Dourish, who sets the theme of shared encounters in the context of technological and social change over the last fifteen years. The four sections that follow consider the characteristics of shared encounters and describe how they can be supported in different settings: the first section, introduced by Barry Brown, looks at shared experiences. George Roussos, in the second section, presents playful encounters. Malcolm McCulloch introduces the section on spatial settings and – last but not least – Elizabeth Churchill previews the topic of social glue. The individual chapters that accompany each part offer particular perspectives on the main topic and provide detailed insights from the author’s own research background. A valuable reference for anyone designing ubiquitous media, mobile social software and LBS applications, this volume will also be useful to researchers, students and practitioners in fields ranging from computer science to urban studies.

Computers -- Social aspects. --- Human-computer interaction. --- Mobile computing. --- Ubiquitous computing. --- Social media --- Groupware (Computer software) --- Ubiquitous computing --- Social Change --- Computer Science --- Sociology & Social History --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Social Sciences --- Human-computer interaction --- Mobile computing --- Computers --- Social aspects --- Automatic computers --- Automatic data processors --- Computer hardware --- Computing machines (Computers) --- Electronic brains --- Electronic calculating-machines --- Electronic computers --- Hardware, Computer --- Computer science. --- User interfaces (Computer systems). --- Application software. --- Computers and civilization. --- Graphic design. --- Sociology. --- Computer Science. --- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. --- Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences. --- Computers and Society. --- Interaction Design. --- Sociology, general. --- Computer systems --- Cybernetics --- Machine theory --- Calculators --- Cyberspace