Understanding Social Media: Extensions of Their Users

ISBN-13: 9781433186745 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 212 str.

Robert K. Logan; Mira Rawady

Opis

The purpose of this book is to understand the nature of social media and its impact on almost all aspects of modern-day existence. We reveal the effects of social media on users and the changing nature of our social interactions. Our approach is based on Marshall McLuhan's methodology of media ecology.

Spis treści

Preface - Acknowledgements - The Media That Made Social Media Possible - The Social Media Revolution - Social Media and Monopolies - The Splinternet, Cyber Warfare and the Social Media Counter Revolution - Appendix Social Media Apps.

O autorze

Robert K. Logan (PhD, MIT, 1965) is an emeritus professor of physics, fellow of St. Michael's College, and member of the School of Environmental Studies, all at the University of Toronto and he is also Chief Scientist of the sLab (OCAD University).

Mira Rawady (BA, University of Toronto, 2019) is a social media consultant at Student Price Card in Toronto.