The Social Code

The Social Code
Author: Sadie Hayes
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250035643

In a world where anyone can rise to the top, the only rule is... watch your back, in Sadie Hayes' The Social Code. Eighteen-year-old twins Adam and Amelia Dory learned the hard way to rely only on each other, growing up in a small town where they understood the meaning of coming from nothing. But everything changes when both are offered scholarships to Stanford University – and catapulted into the dazzling world of Silicon Valley, where anyone with a good enough idea can skyrocket to fame and fortune in the blink of an eye... Amelia is almost as pretty as she is smart – almost. A shy girl and genius, she is happiest alone in the computer lab, but her brother has other plans for her talents: A new company that will be the next Silicon Valley hit, and will thrust Amelia into the spotlight whether she likes it or not. Where Amelia's the brains, Adam's the ambition – he sees the privileged lifestyle of the Silicon Valley kids and wants a piece of what they have. He especially wants a piece of Lisa Bristol, the stunning daughter of one of the Valley's biggest tycoons. As Adam and Amelia begin to hatch their new company, they find themselves going from nothing to the verge of everything seemingly overnight. But no amount of prestige can prepare them for the envy, backstabbing and cool calculation of their new powerful peers. Welcome to Silicon Valley, where fortune, success – and betrayal – are only a breath away...

The Social Code

The Social Code
Author: Liam Sharma
Publisher: Publifye AS
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 8233934062

""The Social Code"" tackles the paradox of increasing digital connectivity and social isolation in the modern world. This comprehensive guide explores the complexities of contemporary social interactions, offering readers a roadmap to navigate both digital and in-person communication effectively. The book delves into three key areas: digital communication etiquette, face-to-face interaction skills, and the psychology of social networks, emphasizing the importance of balancing digital fluency with traditional interpersonal skills. Drawing on psychological studies, sociological research, and data from social media platforms, ""The Social Code"" provides a unique blend of scientific insights and practical advice. It explores the evolution of human communication from prehistoric times to the digital age, helping readers understand why traditional social skills may fall short in modern contexts. The book's central argument is that effective socialization in today's world requires a balanced approach integrating both online and offline skills. Structured in three parts, the book first introduces the concept of social coding, then delves into specific strategies for mastering various forms of communication, and finally focuses on practical applications. By offering exercises, self-assessments, and actionable tips, ""The Social Code"" empowers readers to develop a unified set of social skills applicable across various contexts, ultimately helping them build meaningful connections and thrive in our interconnected society.

The Social Code

The Social Code
Author: Sadie Hayes
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250035651

Gregarious Adam and computer genius Amelia, eighteen-year-old twins now at Stanford after growing up in foster care, are keeping secrets from each other as Adam charms financial investors interested in their start-up, Doreye, but Amelia decides to give her new "app" away

Primalbranding

Primalbranding
Author: Patrick Hanlon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2006-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 074327797X

The author explains why the most successful brands--whether products, services, or organizations--create a culture of belief, in which the consumer develops a powerful emotional attachment to the brand as the best of its kind.

Revealing the Hidden Social Code

Revealing the Hidden Social Code
Author: Marie Howley
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2005-06-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 184642142X

The Social Stories(TM) approach is widely acknowledged as a key technique for teaching social and life skills to children with autistic spectrum disorders. This text, endorsed by the originator of Social Stories(TM), Carol Gray, offers clear and comprehensive guidance for professionals, parents and carers on how to write successful and targeted Social Stories(TM) that will help develop the autistic spectrum child's understanding of social interaction. The book outlines the kinds of social challenges that people with ASD may experience and highlights the importance of learning social skills in meaningful contexts. An extended review of the guidelines for writing Social Stories(TM) will help writers to structure and develop their stories. The authors explain the key elements and highlight the potential difficulties that a writer may encounter, while providing encouragement and guidance through the various stages of what is often a challenging process. They include examples from their own professional experience, and suggest ways in which the Social Stories(TM) approach may enhance other strategies. Helpful advice on presentation and implementation is provided. Revealing the Hidden Social Code is essential reading for any professional, parent, carer or teacher wanting to employ Social Stories(TM) to develop social understanding in people with ASDs.

The Code of Codes

The Code of Codes
Author: Daniel J. Kevles
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1992
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780674136465

Provided by Horace Freeland Judson, author of the bestselling Eighth Day of Creation. The book's broad and balanced coverage and the expertise of its contributors make The Code of Codes the most comprehensive and compelling exploration available on this history-making project.

The Social Media Cheat Code

The Social Media Cheat Code
Author: Blueprint
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780985235246

In The Social Media Cheat Code, hip-hop artist and author Blueprint reveals thirteen game-changing techniques for artists using social media that apply to any platform they choose to use. These techniques are easy to understand and designed to help them gain more followers, create more engagement, and make more money.

Code of the Suburb

Code of the Suburb
Author: Scott Jacques
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2015-05-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 022616425X

This ethnography of teenage suburban drug dealers “provides a fascinating and powerful counterpoint to the devastation of the drug war” (Alice Goffman, author of On the Run). When we think about young people dealing drugs, we tend to picture it happening in disadvantaged, crime-ridden, urban neighborhoods. But drugs are used everywhere. And teenage users in the suburbs tend to buy drugs from their peers, dealers who have their own culture and code, distinct from their urban counterparts. In Code of the Suburb, Scott Jacques and Richard Wright offer a fascinating ethnography of the culture of suburban drug dealers. Drawing on fieldwork among teens in a wealthy suburb of Atlanta, they carefully parse the complicated code that governs relationships among buyers, sellers, police, and other suburbanites. That code differs from the one followed by urban drug dealers in one crucial respect: whereas urban drug dealers see violent vengeance as crucial to status and security, the opposite is true for their suburban counterparts. As Jacques and Wright show, suburban drug dealers accord status to deliberate avoidance of conflict, which helps keep their drug markets more peaceful—and, consequently, less likely to be noticed by law enforcement.

The Code of Capital

The Code of Capital
Author: Katharina Pistor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691208603

"Capital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and why this little-known fact is one of the biggest reasons for the widening wealth gap between the holders of capital and everybody else. In this revealing book, Katharina Pistor argues that the law selectively "codes" certain assets, endowing them with the capacity to protect and produce private wealth. With the right legal coding, any object, claim, or idea can be turned into capital - and lawyers are the keepers of the code. Pistor describes how they pick and choose among different legal systems and legal devices for the ones that best serve their clients' needs, and how techniques that were first perfected centuries ago to code landholdings as capital are being used today to code stocks, bonds, ideas, and even expectations--assets that exist only in law. A powerful new way of thinking about one of the most pernicious problems of our time, The Code of Capital explores the different ways that debt, complex financial products, and other assets are coded to give financial advantage to their holders. This provocative book paints a troubling portrait of the pervasive global nature of the code, the people who shape it, and the governments that enforce it."--Provided by publisher.