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Tales from Facebook /
Facebook is used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world. Once the preserve of youth, the largest increase in usage today is amongst the older sections of the population. This book examines how Facebook transforms the lives of particular individuals, but it also presents a general theory o...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA :
Polity Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011410216-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011410216-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011410216-d.html |
| Summary: | Facebook is used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world. Once the preserve of youth, the largest increase in usage today is amongst the older sections of the population. This book examines how Facebook transforms the lives of particular individuals, but it also presents a general theory of Facebook as culture and considers the likely consequences of social networking in the future. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 218 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0745652093 0745652107(pbk.) 9780745652092 9780745652108(pbk.) |