<p>In the fast-changing world of social media, it is imperative to have a text that changes with the times. With several new chapters covering Big Data, Trump, the challenge from China, platform capitalism and more, this thoroughly revised third edition of <em>Social Media</em> does just that, even as it retains a strong commitment to critical theory, democratic values, and digital activism.</p>
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- Vincent Mosco,
Never look at social media the same way again.
Social media are an integral part of contemporary society. From news and politics to language and everyday life, they have changed the way we communicate, use information and understand the world. So we have to ask critical questions about social media. We have to dig deeper into issues of ownership, power, class and (in)justice.
This book equips you with a critical understanding of the complexities and contradictions at the heart of social media’s relationship with society. The revised and expanded
Social media are an integral part of contemporary society. From news and politics to language and everyday life, they have changed the way we communicate, use information and understand the world. So we have to ask critical questions about social media. We have to dig deeper into issues of ownership, power, class and (in)justice.
This book equips you with a critical understanding of the complexities and contradictions at the heart of social media’s relationship with society. The revised and expanded
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FOUNDATIONS
1. What Is a Critical Introduction to Social Media?
2. What Are Social Media?
3. Big Data Capitalism
APPLICATIONS
4. The Power and Political Economy of Social Media
5. Google: Good or Evil Search Engine?
6. Facebook and WhatsApp: Surveillance in the Age of Fake News
7. Influencer Capitalism: Reified Consciousness in the Age of Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat
8. Twitter and Democracy: A New Public Sphere?
9. Right-Wing Authoritarianism on Social Media
10. Weibo: Power, Ideology, and Social Struggles in China
11. The Sharing Economy of Airbnb, Uber, and Upwork
12. Platform Capitalism
13. Wikipedia: A New Democratic Form of Collaborative Work and Production?
FUTURES
14. Capitalist Social Media’s Major Problems and Alternatives
15. A Manifesto for Truly Social Media
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781529752748
Publisert
2021-03-25
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Sage Publications Ltd
Vekt
770 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
170 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
448
Forfatter