Networks Without a Cause: A Critique of Social Media
Geert Lovink
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Description for Networks Without a Cause: A Critique of Social Media
Paperback. * This book is a cutting-edge critical analysis of our contemporary networked world. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
With the vast majority of Facebook users caught in a frenzy of ‘friending’, ‘liking’ and ‘commenting’, at what point do we pause to grasp the consequences of our info-saturated lives? What compels us to engage so diligently with social networking systems? Networks Without a Cause examines our collective obsession with identity and self-management coupled with the fragmentation and information overload endemic to contemporary online culture.
With a dearth of theory on the social and cultural ramifications of hugely popular online services, Lovink provides a path-breaking critical analysis of our over-hyped, networked world with case studies on search ... Read more
With the vast majority of Facebook users caught in a frenzy of ‘friending’, ‘liking’ and ‘commenting’, at what point do we pause to grasp the consequences of our info-saturated lives? What compels us to engage so diligently with social networking systems? Networks Without a Cause examines our collective obsession with identity and self-management coupled with the fragmentation and information overload endemic to contemporary online culture.
With a dearth of theory on the social and cultural ramifications of hugely popular online services, Lovink provides a path-breaking critical analysis of our over-hyped, networked world with case studies on search ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745649689
SKU
V9780745649689
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About Geert Lovink
Geert Lovink is director of the Institute of Network Cultures at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, teaches in the new media program at the University of Amsterdam and is media theory professor at the European Graduate School.
Reviews for Networks Without a Cause: A Critique of Social Media
"Geert Lovink is one of the most brilliant and original theorists around today … This is a highly engaging book, packed thick with arguments … Every word Lovink writes elicits a response." The Huffington Post "This book offers a number of strong points which help to regain focus on establishing and nurturing much-needed alternative networks." ... Read more