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Social Media AbyssDive into the profound insights of Social Media Abyss, a compelling exploration that delves into the paradox of our digital existence amid a climate of surveillance and societal change. This thought provoking book, authored by renowned internet theorist Geert Lovink, is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the intricate web of social media and its impact on everyday life. With an ISBN of 9781509507764, this BRAND NEW title published by
Dive into the profound insights of Social Media Abyss, a compelling exploration that delves into the paradox of our digital existence amid a climate of surveillance and societal change. This thought-provoking book, authored by renowned internet theorist Geert Lovink, is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the intricate web of social media and its impact on everyday life. With an ISBN of 9781509507764, this BRAND NEW title published by John Wiley & Sons (UK) in 2016, spans 220 pages, making it a significant contribution to contemporary critical internet culture.Social Media Abyss unveils the complex relationship between user addiction, privacy erosion, and the pervasive nature of technology in our lives. Lovink challenges readers to confront their passive consumption of content, illustrating how companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon have transformed communication into a culture of fear and conformity. This book does not shy away from critical topics such as selfie culture and the implications of monetization through cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Explore the tensions between social movements and digital networking, and discover how art and criticism can thrive in an age dominated by constant connectivity. Ideal for students, educators, and those passionate about understanding the social implications of technology, this book offers radical alternatives to the overwhelming noise of 24/7 communication.
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ISBN: 9781509507764
Year: 2016
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 220
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Social Media Abyss plunges into the paradoxical condition of the new digital normal versus a lived state of emergency. There is a heightened, post-Snowden awareness; we know we are under surveillance but we click, share, rank and remix with a perverse indifference to technologies of capture and cultures of fear. Despite the incursion into privacy by companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon, social media use continues to be a daily habit with shrinking gadgets now an integral part of our busy lives. We are thrown between addiction anxiety and subliminal, obsessive use. Where does art, culture and criticism venture when the digital vanishes into the background?Geert Lovink strides into the frenzied social media debate with Social Media Abyss - the fifth volume of his ongoing investigation into critical internet culture. He examines the symbiotic yet problematic relation between networks and social movements, and further develops the notion of organized networks. Lovink doesn't just submit to the empty soul of 24/7 communication but rather provides the reader with radical alternatives.Selfie culture is one of many Lovink's topics, along with the internet obsession of American writer Jonathan Franzen, the internet in Uganda, the aesthetics of Anonymous and an anatomy of the Bitcoin religion. Will monetization through cybercurrencies and crowdfunding contribute to a redistribution of wealth or further widen the gap between rich and poor? In this age of the free, how a revenue model of the 99% be collectively designed? Welcome back to the Social Question.
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