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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Mezrich takes on Elon Musk, the billionaire threatening to bring down Twitter's house. What's his purpose, really? Will he take the company to new heights or new depths?
From New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich: the book Elon Musk doesn't want you to read. Breaking Twitter takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time--Elon Musk--and the company that represents our...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"This groundbreaking study reveals how social connections are far more important than we thought, showing us the steps we can take to build better relationships and improve our lives. Social connection is as essential for our health and happiness as a balanced diet and regular exercise. It reduces our risk of stroke, heart disease, and Alzheimer's. It enhances our creativity and adds years to our life span. Yet many of us struggle to form strong and...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xix, 330 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Elon Musk took over Twitter, two versions of reality emerged. In one, he was a free-speech crusader, a fearless visionary who could grab back power from Twitter's entitled workforce, motivate them to get "extremely hardcore," and multiply Twitter's profit and potential by orders of magnitude. In the other reality, there was the truth. Pulled from hundreds of hours of inside interviews with more than sixty employees, thousands of pages of internal...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
5th edition
Physical Desc
xxi, 760 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Get social with the bestselling social media marketing book. No person can ignore social media these days--and no business can afford to ignore it either. Our lives are mediated through the flicker of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram--and brands are increasingly interwoven with our online identities. Even for the 90% of marketers who interact with social media regularly, its pace and scale can be confusing to the point of distraction. Social...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In just the last few years, in one of the most profound changes of our time, traditional collaboration--in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center--has been superseded by collaborations on an astronomical scale. Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. Flickr, Second Life, YouTube, and other thriving online communities...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Online privacy is under constant attack by social media and big data technologies. But we cannot rely on individual actions to remedy this - it is a matter of social justice. Alice E. Marwick offers a new way of understanding how privacy is jeopardized, particularly for marginalized and disadvantaged communities - including immigrants, the poor, people of color, LGBTQ+ populations, and victims of online harassment. Marwick shows that few resources...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Elsa is struggling. Her formative, exhilarating relationship--with a couple--has abruptly ended, leaving her depressed and directionless in her childhood bedroom. The man and the woman were her bosses, lovers, and cultural guideposts. In the relationship's wake, Elsa scrolls aimlessly through the internet in search of meaning. Faithfully, her screen provides a new obsession: a charismatic young actor whose latest feature is a gay love story that...
8) Dear Wendy
Author
Language
English
Description
Aromantic and asexual students Sophie and Jo, engaged in an online feud as the creators of popular relationship advice accounts "Dear Wendy" and "Sincerely Wanda," unwittingly become real-life friends and navigate their shared aroace identities as they face the challenges of college life.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
299 pages, 13 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fueling all his anxieties into his comic book series, Brett must face the painful truths of his real life and his escalating eating disorder when someone posts his journal--and his deepest insecurities--online.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm that loneliness "represents an urgent public health concern"-exacerbated by social media overuse, the residual effects of the pandemic, and the lack of meaningful relationships-trusted therapist Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer knew that her unique perspective and expertise could help. Long-beloved for breaking stigmas around sexual problems, Dr. Ruth has made it her new mission to help individuals break...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
468 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
New York Times technology reporters, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, tell for the first time the full and shocking inside story of Elon Musk's unprecedented hostile takeover of Twitter and the seismic political, social, and financial fallout.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xi, 281 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this book, the author, a youth culture and technology expert examines the conventional wisdom regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, she argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism...
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