From Twitter to Tahrir Square Set: Ethics in Social and New Media Communication

by Jim Willis

In the quest for quick dissemination of information, web users and content providers find both opportunity and liability in digital broadcasts. Examples abound: Twitter members tap into news reports well in advance of traditional print media, but stories are prone to inaccuracies and misinformation; Facebook shares useful data mined from member profiles, but this sharing often compromises privacy. It is no surprise that use of social media gives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440828415
• ISBN13: 9781440828416
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"