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Book Description

Social Media can help elect a U.S. President, transform the way we educate ourselves and drum up support for disaster relief. What lies beneath the two ominous buzzwords is not some secret game-changing technology but rather a new approach at forming relationships with your audience in real-time. Discover the power of online influence many already rely on.

Social Media for WordPress: A Quicker Way to Build Communities, Engage Members and Promote Your Site is a practical how-to guide on implementing social media marketing techniques to improve user retention and initiate engaging conversations. You’ll learn how to leverage third-party services like Twitter, Yahoo! Pipes and Google Analytics as well as popular WordPress extensions like FeedWordPress, bbPress and BuddyPress.

This book introduces you to the powerful combination of WordPress and social media through a variety of plugins and free third-party services.

You’ll learn how to create your own social network, utilize forums and rewards to stimulate interest. You’ll also learn how to automate many marketing activities, so you can spend more time connecting with your audience.

Comprised of easy-to-follow tutorials and supplemental website, you’ll understand how to implement social media strategies.

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An all-in-one tutorial for planning, developing, and launching iPhone and iPad apps

The number of applications in the Apple app store is growing at a staggering rate. Want to get in the game, but don’t know iOS? This book-and-DVD package will help! With even little or no prior programming experience, you can learn the code necessary to build an app by following the how-to instructions in this book-and-video combo. Comprised of clear, no-nonsense lessons, the book walks you through each tutorial and then encourages you to work through simple exercises so that you can immediately apply what you just learned.

These lessons are backed by video demonstrations on the accompanying DVD to further illustrate the instruction and drive home the main points. In addition, the book’s appendices contain helpful information such as obtaining a device UDID, testing, and distributing an app and also lists common reasons why applications are rejected, so you can prepare to take precautionary measures to avoid these instances.

• Introduces iOS and helps you set up a development environment
• Highlights the basics of object-oriented programming principles as well as key objective-C concepts
• Examines Cocoa touch and the Cocoa touch framework, including using various classes in the UIKit and Foundation frameworks
• Looks at advanced concepts such as tab bars, web views Download Now »

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Covers Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox LIVE

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Xbox photos that show you exactly what to do

Help when you run into problems with Xbox 360, Kinect, or Xbox LIVE

Tips and Notes  to help you get the most from your Xbox 360 system

Full-color, step-by-step tasks show you how to have maximum fun with Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox LIVE! Learn how to:

• Quickly set up your Xbox 360, Kinect sensor, controllers, headset, and storage
• Network your Xbox using wireless or wired connections
• Join Xbox LIVE and start competing against gamers worldwide
• Create your avatar and personalize your entire Xbox experience
• Get great new content on Microsoft’s Game, Video, and Music Marketplaces
• Find, contact, and team up with friends on Xbox LIVE
• Protect your kids from inappropriate content
• Post on Facebook and Twitter from your Xbox
• Discover how Kinect is the future of motion control–now!
• Get great performance from your Kinect sensor
• Troubleshoot Xbox problems fast, so you can get back to having fun! Download Now »

Book Description

Make the Most of Any B&N NOOK–Including NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOK Simple Touch!

Read books, play media, get free content, uncover powerful, little-known features you’ll love!

Do all this, and much more…

• Discover great web sources of free and low-cost ebooks
• Sample B&N content for free before you buy it
• Mark up your ebooks with highlights, annotations, and bookmarks
• Stream Netflix, Hulu Plus, and other video on your NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color
• Listen to music with Pandora, Rhapsody, MOG, and Grooveshark
• Read full-color comics, graphic novels, and magazines
• Lend and borrow books with B&N’s LendMe
• Read your ebooks anywhere–even if you’ve left your NOOK at home
• Master NOOK’s built-in chess, crosswords, and Sudoku
• “Root” your NOOK to run standard Android apps
• Use NOOK Friends to share your reading status, recommendations, and ratings on Facebook, Twitter, or BN.com
• Manage your content with My NOOK Library or powerful third-party Calibre software
• Create personal NOOK wallpapers and screensavers Download Now »

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Facebook started out as a social network for high school and college kids. But now grown-ups like you are getting connected, too — even if you use Facebook much differently than your kids do. If you’re a grown-up looking to join the Facebook bandwagon, Facebook for Grown-Ups is just the guide you need. You’ll learn how to use Facebook to reconnect with  old friends and family members and keep them up-to-date on what’s happening in your life.

Facebook for Grown-Ups shows you how to open a Facebook account, find new friends, post status updates, and share family photos and videos. You’ll learn how to become a fan of your favorite performers, join a business network, and create your own topic-specific groups. And if you’re worried about privacy, Facebook for Grown-Ups shows you how to keep your personal information from becoming public knowledge. You’ll even learn how to keep track of what your kids are doing on Facebook — without them knowing it.

This revised and updated edition shows you how to best use Facebook’s new Timeline profile page. You’ll learn how to customize your Timeline, edit and highlight events, and add your own personal cover image.

Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started with Facebook
Chapter 1. Welcome to Facebook—It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore
Chapter 2. Signing Up and Getting Started Download Now »

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Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Windows Phone 7 photos so that you can see exactly what to do

Help when you run into Windows Phone 7 problems or limitations

Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Windows Phone 7 device

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Windows Phone 7 working just the way you want. Learn how to:

• Get started fast! Covers Windows Phone 7.5 Mango release.
• Master Windows Phone 7’s elegant interface and powerful shortcuts
• Quickly set up ringtones, voicemail, Airplane Mode, wallpaper, accessibility, and more
• Connect to the Internet, Wi-Fi networks, and Bluetooth devices
• Get and send messages easily via Outlook, Windows Live, and Google accounts
• Find almost anything with content search, contact search, and Bing web search
• Work seamlessly with OneNote, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint documents
• Use Zune and Marketplace to import media content and download applications
• Discover your phone’s built-in apps, and easily pin them to your Start screen
• Store content in the cloud, with Microsoft SkyDrive
• Reach your destination faster with Maps, GPS, and turn-by-turn voice directions
• Use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn social networking via the People Hub Download Now »