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Wikinomics - Softcover

Williams, Anthony D.; Tapscott, Don

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Synopsis

An International Bestseller.
An Economist Book of the Year.
A Financial Times Book of the Year.
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year.

Wikinomics shows how businesses can collaborate creatively with their customers to succeed in the age of Wikipedia, YouTube and Linux: 'The Number 1 must-read... A breathtaking piece of work.' Tom Peters.

The knowledge, resources and computing power of billions of people are self-organizing into a massive, new collective force. Interconnected and orchestrated via blogs, wikis, chat rooms, peer-to-peer networks, and personal broadcasting, the web is being reinvented to provide the first global platform for collaboration in history.

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About the Author

Don Tapscott is chief executive of New Paradigm, a think tank and strategy consulting company he founded in 1992. He is the author of ten books, including the bestsellers Paradigm Shift, The Digital Economy, Growing Up Digital, The Naked Corporation and Digital Capital. He teaches at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Anthony D. Williams is a research director at New Paradigm. He holds a master’s of research from the London School of Economics where he has been teaching over the last year. He leads New Paradigm’s work in the areas of innovation and intellectual property.

From AudioFile

Can you learn about Web 2.0 without spending more time staring at a computer screen? With Alan Sklars unabridged recording of this book, the answer is yes. Consumers, businesspeople, and academics can benefit from this investigation into how online collaboration tools have the potential for transforming research and production. Sklar is a sophisticated reader whose well-known voice is a smooth platform for the authors case studies of innovative information sharing. They provide an enthusiastic overview, and Sklar provides an engaging reading that will make listeners excited about returning to their computers to experience new technologies. R.F. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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