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by B.J. Fogg (Author) "If you examine the history of computing technologies, you find that many high-tech products have changed the way people think, feel, and act ..." (more)
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It is rare for books to define a new discipline or fundamentally change how we think about technology and our jobs. This book does all of this. You MUST read this book, whether to grow your business or to teach your children how to overcome manipulation.
--Jakob Nielsen, Principal, Nielsen Norman Group

Today's technology is used to change attitudes and behavior. This powerful, yet easy-to-read book addresses the issues critically, with insight, and in depth. B.J. Fogg has created an important new discipline, one that is of vital importance to everyone.
--Donald A. Norman, Northwestern University, Co-founder, The Nielsen Norman Group

Any medium has the potential to do great good or harm. Learn how to use design to intervene and make our interaction with technology more humane. A must read for those who are serious about designing the future.
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Can computers change what you think and do? Can they motivate you to stop smoking, persuade you to buy insurance, or convince you to join the Army?

"Yes, they can," says Dr. B.J. Fogg, director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University. Fogg has coined the phrase "Captology"(an acronym for computers as persuasive technologies) to capture the domain of research, design, and applications of persuasive computers.In this thought-provoking book, based on nine years of research in captology, Dr. Fogg reveals how Web sites, software applications, and mobile devices can be used to change people's attitudes and behavior. Technology designers, marketers, researchers, consumers-anyone who wants to leverage or simply understand the persuasive power of interactive technology-will appreciate the compelling insights and illuminating examples found inside.

Persuasive technology can be controversial-and it should be. Who will wield this power of digital influence? And to what end? Now is the time to survey the issues and explore the principles of persuasive technology, and B.J. Fogg has written this book to be your guide.

* Filled with key term definitions in persuasive computing
*Provides frameworks for understanding this domain
*Describes real examples of persuasive technologies

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Book, 18 Jul 2005
This was a great book. Fogg starts by defining Captology (Computers As Persuasive Technologies) and goes on to explain in depth how computers can be used to manipulate and influence our attitudes and behaviour. Whilst at first this may seem an unlikely claim, the more you think about it, the more you realise that he is correct.

The book is crammed with great examples clearly illustrating the potential for computers to be used as persuaders. Fogg also addresses the ethical implications of computers acting as persuaders and highlights some of the potential dangers that may lie ahead.

The layout and structure of the book, coupled with the number of diagrams and photos used, makes this an accessible and easy book to read that will make you a more informed and aware user. Highly recommended!

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