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Author Thomas-Jones, Angela.

Title The host in the machine : examining the digital in the social / Angela Thomas-Jones.

Imprint Oxford [England] : Chandos Publishing, 2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Elsevier ScienceDirect Ebook  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (150 pages)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Chandos internet series
Chandos internet series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Birth: Name/age/education/status update: creating a digital presence -- All a twitter: celebrities and social networking -- Life: Putting the social in social networks -- (Net)Working: online social networks and the New Economy -- Death: You've been poked: bullying, harassment and everyday undercurrents -- Are we dead yet? Conclusion.
Summary Navigating the social within the digital can be a contentious undertaking, as social networks confuse the boundary between offline and online relationships. These systems work to bring people together in an online environment. Participation can dislocate users from other relationships, however, and deviant 'online' behaviour can create 'offline' issues. This text tackles online social networks, by navigating these systems from the birth to the death of the digital self. The author begins by examining the creation of a virtual identity in online networks popularized by websites such as Facebook and Myspace. The book subsequently explores how the social self is intrinsic to how social, cultural and professional relationships are discovered, forged and maintained. The text journeys through the popular criticisms of social networking such as employee time-wasting, bullying, stalking, the alleged links between social networks and suicide and the decline of a user's public image.
Subject Internet -- Social aspects.
Social change.
Social media.
Computers and civilization.
Social Media
Internet -- Aspect social.
Médias sociaux.
Ordinateurs et civilisation.
social media.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Computers and civilization
Internet -- Social aspects
Social change
Social media
Other Form: Print version: Thomas-Jones, Angela. Host in the machine. Oxford : Chandos, 2010 (DLC) 2010530398 (OCoLC)503046725
ISBN 9781780631844 (electronic bk.)
1780631847 (electronic bk.)
9781843345886
1843345889
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AU@ 000058368679
CHNEW 001010973
DEBBG BV042032649
DEBBG BV042314254
DEBSZ 414181212
DEBSZ 414265505
DEBSZ 431584389
DEBSZ 44940417X
GBVCP 800005805
GBVCP 800227638
AU@ 000067109627
DKDLA 820120-katalog:9910110436605765

 
    
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