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Nowhere to hide; The revolution will be tweeted Contents: Propaganda : the influence of mass appeal -- iHuman : the evolution of the e-go -- Buying influence : sharing yourself, or selling your life to the highest bidder? -- Who's watching whom? : the art of casual surveillance -- Government infiltration of activist groups : counterintelligence against domestic terrorism or holding the party line? -- The Arab Spring and the ensuing winter : revolution in real time -- Meet your media : the birth of citizen journalism -- The listicle-ification : more information, less engagement? -- #Movement : a brief history of hashtags -- Occupy : from Wall St. to the world -- Haters, an overview : why do we troll? -- Data is forever : how secure are you? -- Anonymous : how hacktivists work -- Through a glass, darkly : our screens, ourselves -- The supreme court of public opinion : getting it right Summary: Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, and the Modern Revolution, explores the myriad ways in which social media has influenced, created, and exposed some of the 21st century's most pivotal moments. From the early days of social networking to the Arab Spring and its winter, the idea of the technoself and the ways that technology has helped both individuals and groups shape their own identities to the issues of privacy and permanency in a digital world, Social Media evaluates everything from Twitter fails to the Occupy movement, and how the evolution of social media has impacted the evolution of society. Lightning guides.