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008			160111s2014 caua b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781446257302
020			_a1446257304
020			_a9781446257319
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082	0	4	_a302.231
100	1		_aFuchs, Christian, _d1976- _913554
245	1	0	_aSocial media : _ba critical introduction / _cChristian Fuchs.
260			_aLos Angeles : _bSAGE, _c2014.
300			_avii, 293 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm
336			_2rdacontent
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-288) and index.
505	0		_aWhat is a critical introduction to social media? -- What is social media? -- Social media as participatory culture -- Social media and communication power -- The power and political economy of social media -- Google : good or evil search engine? -- Facebook : a surveillance threat to privacy? -- Twitter : a new public sphere? -- WikiLeaks : can we make power transparent? -- Wikipedia : a new democratic form of collaborative work and production? -- Conclusion: Social media and its alternatives : towards a truly social media.
520			_a"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 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. The result lays bare the structures and power relations at the heart of our media landscape." -- Provided by the publisher.
650		0	_aSocial media _913534
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