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_bM55 2011
082 _a302.3028
_bMIL-T
100 1 _aMiller, Daniel
245 1 0 _aTales from Facebook
_cDaniel Miller
260 _aCambridge, UK ;
_bPolity Press,
_c©2011.
300 _axx, 218 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aPt. 1. Twelve portraits -- 1. Marriage Dun Mash Up -- 2. Community -- 3. For Whom the Bell Doesn't Toll -- 4. The Book of Truth -- 5. Cultivating FarmVille -- 6. Avatar -- 7. Time Suck -- 8. Getting the Word Out -- 9. It Was Just Sex -- 10. It's Who You Know -- 11. Picking BlackBerrys -- 12. The History Woman -- Lagniappe -- 13. The Philosophy of Doubles -- pt. 2. The Anthropology of Facebook -- A. The Invention of Fasbook -- B. Fifteen Theses on What Facebook Might Be -- C. The Fame of Facebook.
520 _aFacebook is used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world. Once the preserve of youth, the largest increase in usage today is amongst the older sections of the population. This book examines how Facebook transforms the lives of particular individuals, but it also presents a general theory of Facebook as culture and considers the likely consequences of social networking in the future.
630 0 0 _aFacebook (Electronic resource)
650 0 _aOnline social networks.
650 0 _aInformation technology
_xSocial aspects.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011410216-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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