Böcker av Alex Wright

Informatica?the updated edition of Alex Wright's previously published Glut?continues the journey through the history of the information age to show how information systems emerge. Today's "information explosion" may seem like a modern phenomenon, but we are not the first generation?nor even the first species?to wrestle with the problem of information overload. Long before the advent of computers, human beings were collecting, storing, and organizing information: from Ice Age taxonomies to Sumerian archives, Greek libraries to Christian monasteries.Wright weaves a narrative that connects such seemingly far-flung topics as insect colonies, Stone Age jewelry, medieval monasteries, Renaissance encyclopedias, early computer networks, and the World Wide Web. He suggests that the future of the information age may lie deep in our cultural past.We stand at a precipice struggling to cope with a tsunami of data. Wright provides some much-needed historical perspective. We can understand the predicament of information overload not just as the result of technological change, but as the latest chapter in an ancient story that we are only beginning to understand.

Did you know that there are 4.7 billion active internet users? Yet, less than two-thirds of small businesses have a website. And only 32% have a content marketing strategy. That means if you don't have either of these you are missing out on a lucrative revenue stream and opportunity to win new business. But don't worry - reading this book will enable you to: - Build your online brand, increase sales and drive traffic to your website- Realise the value of online content and earn a return on your investment- Get noticed and stand out from your competitors online- Improve your website and online content, including blogs, newsletters and social media posts- Boost your own writing skills and confidence The author Alex Wright is an expert in helping small businesses to improve their online content and written communication. With more than 20 years' experience as a copywriter and journalist, specialising in finance and business, he's not only worked for some of the leading national titles but also transformed the digital visibility of multiple businesses. Alex will guide you through everything you need to know to produce an award-winning website that will win you more customers and blow your competition out of the water.

A young man returns from France to his Ayrshire home in the summer of 1781. He finds employment with a wealthy merchant but he is drawn into intrigue and smuggling and is accused of a murder he didn't commit.

In 1934, Paul Otlet, a Belgian entrepreneur, designed a proto-Internet which he called a reseau mondial- literally, "worldwide web." Today, Otlet and his vision have been all but forgotten, thanks to a series of historical misfortunes, but Alex Wright brings Otlet's extraordinary story back into the light in this fascinating look at the dream of universal knowledge.