Revolution in the age of social media : the Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet / Linda H...
Revolution in the age of social media : the Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet / Linda H...
Revolution in the age of social media : the Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet / Linda Herrera.
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G 2015/3960
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English
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Physical content
xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Wired youth rise -- Cyberdissident diplomacy -- Marketing martyrdom -- Virtual vendetta -- Viral revolution -- Memes and the war of ideas -- The anti-ideology machine.
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England
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Summary
"A Facebook page inspired Egypt's 2011 revolution, an uprising played out as much in virtual locations as on the streets. The promise of social media to liberate and democratize was vividly realized, but the same technology has created an arena where competing forces vie to influence the minds of the young. This online battle of ideas may determine...
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Revolution in the age of social media : the Egyptian popular insurrection and the Internet / Linda Herrera.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/3960
Record Identifier
74VKRLwgolgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRLwgolgM
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ISBN
1781682763 (hardback)
9781781682753 (paperback)
1781682755 (paperback)
9781781682760 (hardback)
DDC
962.055
MMS ID
991023148509702626
