What is a critical introduction to 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.
From the Book - Second edition.
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.
