Word of Mouse, Marc Ostrofsky
Word of Mouse, Marc Ostrofsky
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Word of Mouse
101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play

Author: Marc Ostrofsky

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/10/2013


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of Get Rich Click! delivers cutting-edge advice for consumers and marketers on how to get the most from today’s technology.

Gain a competitive edge— get the most from today’s technology!

Technology changes so fast that it’s easy to be intimidated by it. Our personal choices and business decisions are increasingly driven by digital “word of mouse”— and it’s essential to our success and satisfaction to take control of the gadgets, apps, and trends that are shaping our world.

Bestselling author and trend watcher Marc Ostrofsky is here to help. In this groundbreaking new book, Ostrofsky reveals the ways that new technologies implant themselves in our daily lives and how we can easily take advantage of them to live, learn, buy, sell, work, play, communicate, and socialize better.

Covering diverse topics from how the Internet affects our health to how we can become bargain-hunting pros, Ostrofsky’s book could come at no better time. The Internet’s presence is only growing, and new technologies are sprouting up every day. We must learn how to cultivate these new tools so that we can remain competitive and live happier, healthier lives.

Word of Mouse gives you the tools you need to conquer information overload—and puts you in the driver’s seat of the world’s most potent technologies.

About Marc Ostrofsky

Marc Ostrofsky is the New York Times bestselling author of Get Rich Click! The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet and Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play. He is best known for his record-breaking sale of the Internet domain name Business.com for $7.5 million. As a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, he has created a number of successful telecommunication, publishing, and Internet-based companies which he later sold for $50+ million. He is the owner of hundreds of web properties including CuffLinks.com, Blinds.com, eTickets.com, and SummerCamps.com. Ostrofsky is a professional speaker, author, and consultant. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and splits his time between Aspen, Colorado, and Houston, Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Martha

"Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play" by Marc Ostrofsky is very useful to read as a learning tool to help keep up with the many applications and social media possibilities. It is also an enjoyable read because it is so well organized and presented. Some of the......more

Goodreads review by Major

Listened to this book: good website references = a .pdf list might have been nice.......more

Goodreads review by Jacob

You don’t have to work hard to persuade me that technology is a good thing.  I love gadgets.  I love creativity and innovation.  I’ve waiting practically overnight in lines for new videogame consoles and whatnot.  Marc Ostrofsky feels the same way.    There are some neat ideas here.  It is certainly a......more

Goodreads review by David

NOT recommend. Lots of 'stuff' about latest digital trends. The book was very confusing despite the fact that I am very familiar with this subject area... Not well organized, too crammed in, stream of conscientiousness flow... The title 'Word of Mouse'...sounds a bit retro for a cutting edge trend b......more

Goodreads review by Nat

An effective guide for those who are not tech savy.......more