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Twitter : Social Communication in the Twitter Age

ISBN: 9780745652382 | 0745652387

Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Polity
Pub. Date: 1/4/2013

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

The first scholarly consideration of the phenomenon that is Twitter. There is a huge amount of scholarly and popular interest in Twitter and this book steps back from the hype to consider its true social, political and communicative import.

Twitter has become a household name, discussed both for its role in prominent national elections, natural disasters, and political movements, as well as for what some malign as narcissistic "chatter." This book takes a critical step back from popular discourse and media coverage... MORE

Preface

1: What is Twitter?

2: Contextualizing Twitter

3: Theorizing Twitter

4: Twitter and citizen journalism

5: Twitter and Disasters

6: Twitter and Activism

7: Twitter and Health

8: Conclusion

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Notes