商品簡介
This academic analysis explores social media, specifically examining its influence on the cultural, political, and economic organization of our society and the role capitalism plays within its domain.
• Explores the use of blogs, Facebook, and Twitter in revolutionary political action and the effects of "viral" campaigns on political culture• Uncovers the truth behind piracy infringements on popular cultural industries• Reveals the hidden factors driving the rapid expansion of social media• Discusses how capitalism affects the development of social media• Examines how social media shares characteristics with and differs from mass media
作者簡介
Derek Hrynyshyn teaches in the Department of Communication Studies at York University, in Toronto, Canada. He holds a doctorate in political theory.
