Sheryl Sandberg helped Google and Facebook become two of the planet's largest, most valuable companies. At Facebook, she helps run the largest network of humans in history. This is the story of how a "bossy" little girl from North Miami rose to become one of the most successful and influential women in the world and a lightning rod for the emotional debate over gender issues in the workplace. "I'm deeply passionate about Facebook's mission," Sandberg says, "and I feel fortunate to be part ...

When Marc Andreessen first glimpsed the infant World Wide Web in 1992, only a small community of computer users had access to it and they had little interest in sharing their good fortune. "In fact, there was a definite element of actually wanting to keep the riffraff out," said Andreessen. This is the story of how Marc, a college student from Illinois, led the development of the killer App of all time, the first successful Internet browser that let anyone, including the riffraff, easily a...

WordPress is the backbone of one-quarter of the World Wide Web's sites and home to more than 70 million blogs. This is the story of how Matt Mullenweg, a Houston teenager who had never taken a computer course and who didn't have any connections in Silicon Valley, launched this software program that's now an essential part of the Internet. "Every good thing that has happened in my life," says Mullenweg, "was because I gave something away first, be it time, money, or code. It's just good kar...

Here are the stories of four young men who helped create the digital online world that has transformed our planet. Marc Andreessen, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Matt Mullenweg made it possible for us to surf the World Wide Web, to quickly obtain information on any topic under the sun, and to easily create websites for the whole world to visit. Here's how they did it!

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challe...

Many of us breathe a grateful TGIF when Friday rolls around, envisioning a weekend full of both productivity and refreshment. Yet too often our precious weekends seem to disappear, eaten up by unproductive work or leisure that fails to energize us. Monday morning comes too fast, finding us still unrested, with too much still undone.Time management expert Laura Vanderkam, continuing her series on What the Most Successful People Do, shows how we can take control of our weeke...

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and...

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The go-to guide to social media skills, now in an updated and revised Third EditionThe Social Media Bible is comprehensive 700-plus page social media resource that will teach corporate, small business, and non-profit marketers strategies for using social media to reach their desired audiences with power messages and efficiency. This newly revised 3rd edition addresses technology updates to the iPad, apps, Foursquare, and other geotargeted networks...

Kelly Johnson designed the Blackbird, a plane that flew non-stop from London to Los Angeles in less than four hours, outracing the sun and landing four hours before it had taken off, a remarkable feat--and this was more than 35 years ago. Johnson was the innovative genius behind Lockheed's "Skunk Works," and played a leading role in the development of more than forty aircraft, including some of America's most sophisticated planes. In 2003, as part of its commemoration of the 100th a...

Blogging for Creatives teaches you everything you need to know about how to design and profit from a beautiful blog that people will want to return to again and again. Complete with hundreds of tips, tricks and motivational stories from artistic bloggers who have started from scratch, Blogging for Creatives covers how to publish and host a blog, as well as keeping it fresh, staying motivated and forging connections. Whether you're looking to create a platform for your creative trade, an in...

Your Guide to Facebook Fan Page Profits! Learn The Secrets to Creating and Profiting With Facebook Fan Pages!Now most people you know will be on Facebook. The amount of traffic and the level of publicity Facebook receives is astonishing. This is why there is a lot of money to be made from Facebook.Since the introduction of Fanpages Facebook has changed the way we market our business onl...