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020			_a9781446257319
040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
082	0		_a302.23
100	1		_91704 _aFuchs, Christian, _d1976-
245	1	0	_aSocial media : _ba critical introduction / _cChristian Fuchs.
260			_aLos Angeles : _bSAGE, _cc2014.
300			_a293 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. What is a critical introduction to social media? -- 2. What is social media? -- 3. Social media as a participatory culture -- 4. Social media and communication power -- 5. The power and political economy of social media -- 6. Google: good or evil search engine? -- 7. Facebook: a surveillance threat to privacy? -- 8. Twitter and democracy: a new public sphere? -- 9. WikiLeaks: can we make power transparent? -- 10. Wikipedia: a new democratic form of collaborative work and production? -- 11. Conclusion: social media and its alternatives, towards a truly social media.
520			_aNow 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.
650		0	_9523 _aSocial media
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