Examines the origins and growth of Twitter, its founders, Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams and how it is used by millions of people to share information in 280 characters or less.

Examines the origins and growth of Apple, the consumer electronics company that was founded in 1976 and today manufactures some of the world's most popular computer products.

"Since Steve Jobs helped found Apple in 1976, the company has been at the cutting edge of computing, introducing the world to personal computers, the iPhone, and more. Learn about Apple's past, present, and future"--

Facebook explores how founder Mark Zuckerberg grew his social networking site from a small service only available on a single college campus to the world's largest social network. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Social media is everywhere. It's popularity was fueled when Mark Zuckerberg helped to found Facebook in 2004. Learn how Facebook grew to conquer the world of social media and investigate the controversy the company has invited along the way. "This useful series about the biggest names in tech is sure to have utility for report writers. . . . Thorough and well researched."-School Library Journal

With its groundbreaking Windows operating system, Microsoft transformed personal computing. Learn how founder Bill Gates turned Microsoft into one of the biggest companies in the world using cool technology and the power of coding.

Netflix explores how founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph turned a small DVD rental service into a global media empire, leading the way in the streaming revolution and pioneering new ways to study TV audiences. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Falling for the matchmaker isn't part of the business plan... Is Silicon Valley ready for the scandal? Tech CEO Luke Dallas needs to save a business deal gone south at any cost-even if that means marriage! His solution is to hire executive recruiter Danica Novak to be his unconventional matchmaker. After all, marriage is just like business: a negotiation between two parties who have a mutual investment in a future outcome. Or so Luke thinks... The...

Reunion or one last fling? Find out as the sparks fly between ex-lovers in this Titans of Tech story by Susannah Erwin! Matchmaker, matchmaker… reunite with your ex? With his revolutionary dating app, Will Taylor plays matchmaker extraordinaire-but he's still a cynical bachelor after Finley Smythe broke his heart. Now a starring turn in his own reality matchmaking show could change that, if his plans aren't upended by the storm that strands...