Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-164) and index
Contents:
ch. 1. The popularity of social networking. The Philippines leads the world in social networking / Jon Russell Indonesian society is enamored with social networking / Sarah Mishkin Africa is beginning to experience a boom in social networking using mobile phones / André-Michel Essoungou The Japanese tsunami may spur more widespread use of social media / Eric Johnston Facebook's popularity may have peaked in the United Kingdom and other Western nations / Charles Arthur ch. 2. Uses of social networking. In Western Europe, journalists make increasing use of social networks in their reporting / Cision In the United States, social networking is helping military veterans recover from trauma / Matthew M. Burke In Canada, social media is being explored as a disaster warning device / Janet Davison When Chávez tweets, Venezuelans listen / Ezequiel Minaya and Kejal Vyas ch. 3. Social Networking and democratic movements. Worldwide, social networking may help authoritarian regimes more than it helps democratic movements / The Economist Social networking was important in, though not solely responsible for, Tunisia's revolution / Ethan Zuckerman Social networking has opened Singapore to democracy / Raymond Tham The Web that failed: how opposition politics and independent initiatives are failing on the Internet in Russia / Floriana Fossato and John Lloyd with Alexander Verkhovsky ch. 4. Social networking and access to information. Social media privacy issues must be addressed / David Lindsay and Ian Brown, as told to Damien Carrick The German government is demanding that Facebook address privacy concerns / Christopher Williams Britain's Internet crackdown could herald more censorship of the Internet / Peter Apps In Mexico, criminal gangs police social media / Samuel Logan India is contemplating censoring social media / Sujoy Dhar Cuba's young people have little access to social media / Franco Ordoñez
