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The rise of social media
—Whiting, Jim, 1943- author.
2019

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"A historical account of the social media boom, including the technological advancements that enabled widespread Internet use, the people involved, how companies such as Facebook and Twitter capitalized on it, and the lingering aftermath"--Publisher's website.

Item Details

ISBN: 9781628327397

Edition: First edition.

Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.

Contents:

  • Getting social
  • Pointing out: Off with his hand!
  • Pointing out: I take thee...
  • Networking media
  • Pointing out: Six degrees of Kevin Bacon
  • Pointing out: Fact- or fiction?
  • Birth of the giants
  • Pointing out: Lighting the Olympic tweet
  • Pointing out: The Arab Spring
  • Pleasures and perils
  • Pointing out: Rapping for recruits
  • Pointing out: Fake news.

Control Number: 2906231

Publisher: Mankato, Minnesota : Creative Education : Creative Paperbacks, [2019]
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