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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 media wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuchs, Christian, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2017.
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Social media.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is a Critical Introduction to Social Media?
  • I. FOUNDATIONS: 2. What Are Social Media and Big Data?
  • 3. Social Media as Participatory Culture
  • 4. Social Media and Communication Power.
  • II. APPLICATIONS: 5. The Power and Political Economy of Social Media
  • 6. Google: Good or Evil Search Engine?
  • 7. Facebook: Surveillance in the Age of Edward Snowden
  • 8. Twitter and Democracy: A New Public Sphere?
  • 9. Weibo: Power, Ideology, and Social Struggles in Chinese Capitalism
  • 10. Airbnb and Uber: The Political Economy of Online Sharing Platforms
  • 11. Wikipedia: A New Democratic Form of Collaborative Work and Production?
  • III. FUTURES: 12. Conclusion: Social Media and its Alternatives
  • Towards a Truly Social Media.