"When her new baby sister is born deaf, Jilly makes an online connection with a fellow fantasy fan, who happens to be black and deaf, and begins to learn about the many obstacles that exist in the world for people who are different from her." --

The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case. When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The cocreator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the...

When fourteen-year-old Ella Carmichael is killed by a cyberstalker, her sister Krista vows to protect others from falling into the same trap while she hunts down the online predator.

"Social media facilitates the creation and sharing of information and ideas online, through electronic devices like smart phones, laptops, personal computers, or tablets. Today, an estimated 2.8 billion people around the world use social media networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, or Instagram to engage with friends, family members, and even strangers. Yet, the growing role of social media in everyday life has raised challenging questions...

When New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a Web site specializing in campus gossip, she's taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her - but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there's nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it's someone's idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective...

Once one of Silicon Valley’s greatest success stories, Facebook has been under constant fire for the past five years, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users’ data, spreading fake news, and amplifying dangerous, polarizing hate speech. The company, many said, had simply lost its way. But the truth is far more complex. Leadership decisions enabled, and...

Text and color illustrtaions explore Vine, the video-sharing service limited to just six seconds of short clips on a constant loop.

More than three-quarters of teens between the ages of fifteen and seventeen watch more videos on YouTube than they watch traditional TV, according to the BBC. The online video sharing service has videos about news and pop culture, TV shows, how-to videos, music videos, movie trailers, political and historic speeches, and sports events, among other videos. Celebrities promote their work and businesses advertise their products and services on YouTube....

Social media is a powerful, mandatory tool for the job world. Career expert Miriam Salpeter illustrates its fullest potential in an updated and revised edition of her popular one-stop resource. Readers will learn how to create and promote an online brand and make themselves indispensable in the workforce. Social Networking for Career Success offers: • Social media essentials-How do you create an effective, compelling online presence? • Successful...