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008			130912s2013 001 0 eng u
020			_a9781620402856
040			_aMiTN _beng _erda _cMiTN
050		4	_aHM741 _b.S73 2013
100	1		_aStandage, Tom.
245	1	0	_aWriting on the wall : _bsocial media -- the first two thousand years / _cTom Standage.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBloomsbury, _c[2013]
264		4	_a©2013.
300			_a278 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliography and index.
505			_aIntroduction: Cicero's web -- The ancient foundations of social media: why humans are wired for sharing -- The Roman media: the first social-media ecosystem -- How Luther went viral: the role of social media in revolutions (1) -- Poetry in motion: social media for self-expression and self-promotion -- Let truth and falsehood grapple: the challenges of regulating social media -- And so to the coffeehouse: how social media promotes innovation -- The liberty of printing: the role of social media in revolutions (2) -- The sentinel of the people: tyranny, optimism, and social media -- The rise of mass media: the centralization begins -- The opposite of social media: media in the broadcast era -- The rebirth of social media: from ARPANET to Facebook -- Epilogue: History retweets itself.
650		0	_aSocial media.
650		0	_aSocial networks.
650		0	_aCommunication _xHistory.
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