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The Book in the Era of Facebook and Twitter
The Book in the Era of Facebook and Twitter

Author(s): Ismail Serageldin
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Library and Information Science
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: Big data; book; culture; facts; freedom; media; social
Summary/Abstract: We live in an era where the standard of communications is the 140-character Tweet. This is creating a culture of superficiality where celebrity replaceswell-earned fame, and where opinion is everything. Truth is treated as subjectivestatement, and the new media dominate the public discourse. Yet Books remainplentiful, and there is an ever increasing number printed and sold every year. Butwhat will the book bring to a generation of youngsters who have grown upsurrounded by the new media and whose social relations are much more defined byFacebook than by neighbourhood, school or family?

  • Page Range: 2-7
  • Page Count: 6
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Language: English