Customer Review: I own both the Kindle version and the paperback version of this book. I originally bought the Kindle copy thinking there would be some referece to the CD in the back of the book - a handy place where Kindle readers could download or otherwise access the content on the CD. Not so! The publishers... more info
Customer Review: Excellent resource for beginners and experts alike. I was impressed with the organization and the concise explanations that nonetheless explained what you need to know to understand the methods in practical statistical programming being used today. The fact that all examples are given in working... more info
Customer Review: This comment is about the 1st edition (note: it has the same dimensions but is a shorter book and consequently is a lighter weight). As a physical entity, I think it is the worst-designed book I've ever tried to read. It is fantastically heavy (THUMP!!! as it hits the floor), yet the pages... more info
Customer Review: Although the content of the book is excellent, you can't read about 20 percent of it on the Kindle because none of the sidebars and graphics and appendices work with the Kindle. I had to get a refund and buy the hard copy. Very disappointing for an ISTE (Internation Society for Technology in... more info
Customer Review: The Internet is becoming more prominent in daily life with the emergence of the social networking opportunities provided by Web 2.0. The technology used in Web 2.0 is a leap forward from Web 1.0. During Web 1.0, the Internet was a place to search for information, become enlightened through numerous... more info
Customer Review: A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization Summary Starting with advice on creating a social media strategy, this book covers the whole spectrum of the technology you need to understand in order to implement your social media strategy. Starting with blogs and RSS feeds, the book... more info
Customer Review: This is an OK book. It was helpful in coming up to speed in C#, and I won't pretend that the subject of this review made it completely worthless to me or anything, but at the same time, I have to put a dig into the author/publisher. The Repeater is a valuable tool that I have seen implement the... more info
Customer Review: Where do I begin? For a start the 'architecture' patterns are just 'features' that some web 2.0 companies have. It would be a bit of a stretch to call them patterns.
Also the comparison between web 1.0 companies and web 2.0 companies is laughable. Take for example "Akamai" vs "Bittorrent";... more info
Customer Review: This book has a particular focus, to build a very simple website. But it also tries to cover (some) C# and VB, and doesn't do much for either language, and for such a simple example site, the languages don't much matter.
What did bother me was leaving out information - for instance, in... more info
Customer Review: This book was exactly what I needed. It was very ambitious for the authors to try to cover all of web 2.0 in a single book, but they succeeded. They do a very good job of both explaining the technologies in overview and getting into enough detail to get you started with the coding examples.... more info
Customer Review: I've developed web pages professionally for several years now and was looking for a good guide on how to use MVC with PHP. Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP gives you examples (evey one of them) that use the MVC model with the Zend Framework. I would recommend this book to anyone looking... more info
Customer Review: Good introduction for students to the Web 2.0 concept.
Seems there are not many student oriented course books covering the Web 2.0 topic (yet). This maybe one of the first. The book is well organized and written. It contains 6 chapters: 1. The WEB becomes 2.0
on evolution of the... more info
Customer Review: This is a wonderful overview volume for information on a variety of web 2.0 tools. Comparisons of similar tools, with varied features of each listed, is especially helpful. The use of the Stripling Model of Inquiry throughout the work was very effective in pulling everything together.
Customer Review: I have a hard time taking a book seriously that claims to be teaching me how to use educational technology, social media, and internet skills when I can't read it on my Kindle.
Customer Review: I recently started a job at a GWT shop, and I picked this book up on a friend's recommendation. This book's strength is its comprehensive view into process of building a complex, interactive site using GWT as a tool. As a professional web developer, I'm less concerned with having someone teach... more info
Customer Review: I've given this book four stars because if you want to leverage Web 2.0 methods to garner more money for your Web 1.0 "what we think best" programs, then this is the book for you. In terms of actually creating empowered social networks where the non-profit is a facilitatator, connecting real... more info
Customer Review: Students may like this book just because it so 'thin'. It has only 93 pages, including index. Students are always happy when they notice the book they have to use is slim. They get that immediate feeling of "This is do-able, I don't have to work that hard,... I won't have to read so much". It's... more info
Customer Review: The subject is interesting and the title is catchy, however there isnt much substance to this book. This is not the Groundswell, The chaosscenario or any of he book written by established author. Its more the book of a blogger turned author and the result is poor and mixed. Not worth reading.