Status update : celebrity, publicity, and branding in the social media age / Alice E. Marwick.
| Author/creator | Marwick, Alice Emily author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013] |
| Description | viii, 360 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- A Cultural History of Web 2.0 -- Leaders and Followers : Status in the Tech Scene -- Fabulous Lives of Micro-Celebrities -- Self-Branding : The (Safe for Work) Self -- Lifestreaming: We Live in Public -- Designed in California: Entrepreneurship and the Myths of Web 2.0 -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | Presents an analysis of social media, discussing how a technology which was once heralded as democratic, has evolved into one which promotes elitism and inequality and provides companies with the means of invading privacy in search of profits. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013017042 |
| ISBN | 9780300176728 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0300176724 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TK5105.88817 .M36 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |