Social media : a critical introduction /

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"Now more than ever, we need to understand social media - the good as well as the bad. We need critical knowledge that helps us to navigate the controversies and contradictions of this complex digital media landscape. Only then can we make informed judgments about what's happening in our m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuchs, Christian
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Social media.
Social media and communication power - The power and political economy of social media - Google - Facebook - Twitter - Wikileaks - Wikipedia - New Media.
Table of Contents:
  • What is a critical introduction to social media?
  • What is social media?
  • Social media as participatory culture
  • Social media and communication power
  • The power and political economy of social media
  • Google : good or evil search engine?
  • Facebook : a surveillance threat to privacy?
  • Twitter : a new public sphere?
  • WikiLeaks : can we make power transparent?
  • Wikipedia : a new democratic form of collaborative work and production?
  • Conclusion: Social media and its alternatives : towards a truly social media.

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