Social media : a critical introduction /
By: Fuchs, Christian
Material type: BookDescription: vii, 293 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 978-1446257319; 9781446257319 (pbk.)Subject(s): Social mediaDDC classification: 302.231 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
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 judgements about what's happening in our media world, and why. Showing the reader how to ask the right kinds of questions about social media, Christian Fuchs takes us on a journey across social media, delving deep into case studies on Google, Facebook, Twitter, WikiLeaks and Wikipedia...
Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 302.231 FU SO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0024861 |
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302.231 FL SO The social media handbook : | 302.231 FR DI Digital dilemmas : | 302.231 FR SO Social media for strategic communication : | 302.231 FU SO Social media : | 302.231 GR SO Society and the internet : | 302.231 HI ET Ethnography for the Internet : | 302.231 HI SO Social media and everyday politics |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 judgements about what's happening in our media world, and why. Showing the reader how to ask the right kinds of questions about social media, Christian Fuchs takes us on a journey across social media, delving deep into case studies on Google, Facebook, Twitter, WikiLeaks and Wikipedia...