Noah Berlatsky

Social Networking Noah Berlatsky

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-164) and index. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Popularity of Social Networking -- 1. The Philippines Leads the World in Social Networking / Jon Russell -- 2. Indonesian Society Is Enamored with Social Networking / Sarah Mishkin -- 3. Africa Is Beginning to Experience a Boom in Social Networking Using Mobile Phones / Andre-Michel Essoungou -- 4. The Japanese Tsunami May Spur More Widespread Use of Social Media / Eric Johnston -- 5. Facebook's Popularity May Have Peaked in the United Kingdom and Other Western Nations / Charles Arthur -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2. Uses of Social Networking -- 1. In Western Europe, Journalists Make Increasing Use of Social Networks in Their Reporting / Cision -- 2. In the United States, Social Networking Is Helping Military Veterans Recover from Trauma / Matthew M. Burke -- 3. In Canada, Social Media Is Being Explored as a Disaster Warning Device / Janet Davison -- 4. When Chavez Tweets, Venezuelans Listen / Ezequiel Minaya, Kejal Vyas -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Social Networking and Democratic Movements -- 1. Worldwide, Social Networking -- 2. Social Networking Was Important in, Though Not Solely Responsible for, Tunisia's Revolution / Ethan Zuckerman -- 3. Social Networking Has Opened Singapore to Democracy / Raymond Tham -- 4. The Web That Failed: How Opposition Politics and Independent Initiatives Are Failing on the Internet in Russia / Floriana Fossato, John Lloyd, Alexander Verkhovsky -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4. Social Networking and Access to Information -- 1. Social Media Privacy Issues Must Be Addressed / David Lindsay, Ian Brown, Damien Carrick -- 2. The German Government Is Demanding That Facebook Address Privacy Concerns / Christopher Williams -- 3. Britain's Internet Crackdown Could Herald More Censorship of the Internet / Peter Apps -- 4. In Mexico, Criminal Gangs Police Social Media / Samuel Logan -- 5. India Is Contemplating Censoring Social Media / Sujoy Dhar -- 6. Cuba's Young People Have Little Access to Social Media / Franco Ordonez -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- For Further Discussion -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography of Books -- Index. Contributor Bio:  Berlatsky, Noah B01