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The social organism : a radical understanding of social media to transform your business and life / by Luckett, Oliver,author.(CARDINAL)414505; Casey, Michael,1967-author.(CARDINAL)357418;
"From visionary tech entrepreneur Oliver Luckett and MIT Media Lab's Michael J. Casey, a groundbreaking, must-read theory of social media how it works, how it's changing human life, and how we can master it for good and for profit. In barely a decade, social media has positioned itself at the center of twenty-first century life. The combined power of platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine have helped topple dictators and turned anonymous teenagers into celebrities overnight. In the social media age, ideas spread and morph through shared hashtags, photos, and videos, and the most compelling and emotive ones can transform public opinion in mere days and weeks, even attitudes and priorities that had persisted for decades. How did this happen? The scope and pace of these changes have left traditional businesses -- and their old-guard marketing gatekeepers -- bewildered. We simply do not comprehend social media's form, function, and possibilities. It's time we did. In The Social Organism, Luckett and Casey offer a revolutionary theory: social networks -- to an astonishing degree -- mimic the rules and functions of biological life. In sharing and replicating packets of information known as memes, the world's social media users are facilitating an evolutionary process just like the transfer of genetic information in living things. Memes are the basic building blocks of our culture, our social DNA. To master social media -- and to make online content that impacts the world -- you must start with the Social Organism. With the scope and ambition of The Second Machine Age and James Gleick's The Information, The Social Organism is an indispensable guide for business leaders, marketing professionals, and anyone serious about understanding our digital world -- a guide not just to social media, but to human life today and where it is headed next"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index.Preface: Purging hate -- Introduction: Epiphany in the desert: the seven rules of life in social media -- The algorithm of life: how we process information and evolve as a society -- From steeples to Snapchat: the Darwinian march of media -- The age of holarchy: the interconnected, decentralized cell structure of social media -- Cracking the memetic code: how ideas spread like viruses -- Balanced diet: the organism must be fed healthy content -- The immune system: how social media responds to unwelcome threats -- Confronting our pathogens: bolstering the cultural immune system -- Thomas and Teddy: the open constitution of the social organism -- Digital culture: toward a global brain.
Subjects: Online social networks in business.; Social media.; Social change.; Social media.;
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Shadow network : media, money, and the secret hub of the radical right / by Nelson, Anne,1954-author.(CARDINAL)183519;
Dramatis Personae - Prologue - In the Beginning: Texas - The Birth of the CNP: Washington - Lords of the Air: The CNP's Media Empire - The News Hole in the Heart of America - Money People - Fishers of Men: Electoral Stratagems - Ideology 101: The CNP's Campus Partners - Koch, DeVos, Soros: Donors, Politics, and Pastors - The Obama Challenge - Data Wars - The Art of the Deal: New York, June 21, 2016 - "The Miracle" - Midterms - "Democracy in America" - EpilogueIn 1981, emboldened by Ronald Reagan's election, a group of some fifty Republican operatives, evangelicals, oil barons, and gun lobbyists met in a Washington suburb to coordinate their attack on civil liberties and the social safety net. These men and women called their coalition the Council for National Policy. Over four decades, this elite club has become a strategic nerve center for channeling money and mobilizing votes behind the scenes. Its secretive membership rolls represent a high-powered roster of fundamentalists, oligarchs, and their allies, from Oliver North, Ed Meese, and Tim LaHaye in the Council's early days to Mike Pence, Tony Perkins, and the DeVos family today. In Shadow Network, award-winning author and media analyst Anne Nelson chronicles this astonishing history and illuminates the coalition's key figures and their tactics. She traces how the collapse of American local journalism laid the foundation for the Council for National Policy's information war and listens in on the hardline broadcasting its members control. And she reveals how the group has collaborated with the Koch brothers to outfit Radical Right organizations with state-of-the-art apps and a shared pool of captured voter data -- outmaneuvering the Democratic Party in a digital arms race whose result has yet to be decided.Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-379) and index.
Subjects: Council for National Policy (U.S.); Conservatism; Right and left (Political science); Political culture;
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Cowards : what politicians, radicals, and the media refuse to say / by Beck, Glenn.(CARDINAL)460573; Baker, Scott.(CARDINAL)721661; Balfe, Kevin.(CARDINAL)486795;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-306).One party system/Progressivism -- Libertarians -- American dream is a lie -- Religion/Jim Wallis/social justice -- Economic terrorism -- George Soros -- Border violence/cartels -- Media -- Police state -- Radical Islam/Sharia/caliphate -- Education -- Capitalism -- The singularity.The national radio host discusses the truths he believes that the media and politicians are hiding from the American people--from border violence to Shariah law, from the threat of economic terrorism to the collapsing welfare system.
Subjects: Conservatism;
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Black pill : how I witnessed the darkest corners of the internet come to life, poison society, and capture American politics / by Reeve, Elle,author.(CARDINAL)894986;
"A kaleidoscopic combination of deeply sourced, on-the-ground reporting and novelistic storytelling, detailing America at a crossroads as the battle between the right and left spills out from the dark corners of the internet into the real world."--"This tour de force of investigative journalism--in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We're Polarized--depicts the United States of America as a country at a crossroads with the battle between the right and left spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences. Award-winning journalist and CNN correspondent Elle Reeve was not surprised by the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. With years of in-depth research and probing interviews under her belt, Reeve was aware of the preoccupations of the online far right and their journey from the computer to QAnon, militias, and racist groups. At the same time, Reeve saw a parallel growth of counterforces, with citizen vigilantes using new tools and tactics to take down the far right. This ongoing battle, long fought mainly on the internet, has spilled out into the real world with greater and greater frequency, culminating in the attempted coup on January 6th. Combining her years of on-the-ground reporting, Reeve clearly illustrates this shocking sweep of violence, where this cultural shift came from, and where it is going. She also introduces us to a shocking but powerful cast of characters, such as the creator of 8chan--an online hub for conspiracies and misogynistic rhetoric--and the white power leader who is still pulling the strings from a prison cell. Uncovering the hidden links between these events and how we can prevent further upheavals of this nature, Black Pill is a necessary read for any supporter of democracy"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.Prologue: Surf the Kali Yuga -- The wizard -- No country for old racists -- According to federal court documents, i'm his best friend -- The Connie situation -- Smart people -- The useful idiot -- The Free Speech Party -- The great meme war -- Right-wing women -- "Well hello, sweetheart" -- Charlottesville -- Aftermath -- "The initial period of absolute chaos" -- Fantasizing about self-defense -- For history.
Subjects: Informational works.; Social media and society; Social media; Right-wing extremists; Radicalization; Polarization (Social sciences); Social media.;
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Black pill [sound recording] : how I witnessed the darkest corners of the internet come to life, poison society, and capture American politics / by Reeve, Elle,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)894986;
Read by the author.This tour de force of investigative journalism depicts the United States of America as a country at a crossroads with the battle between the right and left spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Social media and society; Social media; Right-wing extremists; Radicalization; Polarization (Social sciences);
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Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the American conversation / by Marantz, Andrew,author.(CARDINAL)805916;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-380)."For several years, Andrew Marantz, a New Yorker staff writer, has been embedded in two worlds. The first is the world of social-media entrepreneurs, who, acting out of naïvete and reckless ambition, upended all traditional means of receiving and transmitting information. The second is the world of the people he calls "the gate crashers" -- the conspiracists, white supremacists, and nihilist trolls who have become experts at using social media to advance their corrosive agenda. Antisocial ranges broadly -- from the first mass-printed books to the trending hashtags of the present; from secret gatherings of neo-Fascists to the White House press briefing room -- and traces how the unthinkable becomes thinkable, and then how it becomes reality. Combining the keen narrative detail of Bill Buford's Among the Thugs and the sweep of George Packer's The Unwinding, Antisocial reveals how the boundaries between technology, media, and politics have been erased, resulting in a deeply broken informational landscape -- the landscape in which we all now live. Marantz shows how alienated young people are led down the rabbit hole of online radicalization, and how fringe ideas spread -- from anonymous corners of social media to cable TV to the President's Twitter feed. Marantz also sits with the creators of social media as they start to reckon with the forces they've unleashed. Will they be able to solve the communication crisis they helped bring about, or are their interventions too little too late?" --Part 1. DeploraBall -- Part 2. A human superpower -- Part 3. Too big to ignore -- Part 4. The Swamp -- Part 5. The American berserk -- Part 6. A night for freedom.
Subjects: Right-wing extremists; Radicalism; White supremacy movements; Social media; Internet; Online social networks; Social media.;
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10 days that unexpectedly changed America. [videorecording]. by Youngelson, Jack.; Garbus, Liz.; Kennedy, Rory.(CARDINAL)684609; Sheen, Martin.(CARDINAL)161755; Bonfiglio, Michael.; Dawson, Rachel.; Berlinger, Joe.(CARDINAL)431684; Kinney, Terry.; Davis, Kate.(CARDINAL)141095; Heilbroner, David.(CARDINAL)775694; Scherlis, John.; @Radical.media (Firm)(CARDINAL)848615; A & E Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218747; Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875; Moxie Firecracker Films, Inc.(CARDINAL)348530; Q-Ball Productions.;
Executive producer, Susan Werbe.Second in a three--part series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of three documentary films records events at the beginning of the 20th century. The Homestead Strike on July 6, 1892 was the result of harsh working conditions at Carnegie's Homestead steel mill, a battle between management and the labor union. The assassination of President William McKinley at the 1901 World's Fair on Sept. 6, 1901, ushered in a new Progressive Era under Theodore Roosevelt. In July 1925, the trial of John Scopes ("the Monkey Trial") was a courtroom battle between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow over the teaching of evolution in a small Tennessee town, and underscored a deep schism within the American psyche: religion versus science, church versus state, elitism versus populism.General.This film is not rated.DVD format. Region 1; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892.; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents; Scopes, John Thomas; Evolution (Biology); Judicial opinions; Documentary films.;
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QAnon and other conspiracy theories / by Roberts, Kathryn,1990-Editor(DLC)n 2017054610;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What are the origins of the QAnon conspiracy theory? -- What are the dangers of legitimizing QAnon and similar conspiracy theories in the mainstream media? -- What are other well known conspiracy theories? -- How do people come back from conspiracy theories?QAnon appeared to be yet another laughable and fairly innocuous conspiracy theory whose popularity was made possible by the powers of the digital age. But it soon became clear that its followers, legitimized by President Donald Trump, were dead serious, going so far as storming the US Capitol after Trump lost his reelection bid. The viewpoints in this resource explore the conditions that allow for such conspiracy theories to begin and take hold in an educated society, and why these theories have gone from fringe element to the mainstream, even being taken seriously by some members of the US government.
Subjects: QAnon conspiracy theory; Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories; Presidents; Social media; Radicalization;
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10 days that unexpectedly changed America. [videorecording]. by Maggio, John.; Goodman, Barak.; Scott, Campbell.(CARDINAL)348468; Beaumont, Sidney.; Sinofsky, Bruce.; Williams, Marco.(CARDINAL)848367; Morton, Joe,1947-(CARDINAL)295710; @Radical.media (Firm)(CARDINAL)848615; A & E Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218747; Ark Media (Firm); Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875; Two Tone Productions.;
Executive producer, Susan Werbe.Last in a three-part series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of three documentary films records events that changed the way Americans saw themselves. Albert Einstein's letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 16, 1939, urged the development of the atomic bomb through the Manhattan Project. Elvis Presley's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sept. 9, 1956, signified a whole new culture that involved the emergence of television, teenage independence, sexuality, race relations, and a new form of music. Freedom Summer of 1964 focused national attention on Mississippi when three civil rights workers (two white and one black) were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan on June 21, 1964, leading eventually to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.General.This film is not rated.DVD format, region 1. Widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.; Manhattan Project (U.S.); Atomic bomb; Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.; Rock music; Television; Civil rights workers; Civil rights movements; Murder; Ku Klux Klan (1915- ); African Americans; United States.; Documentary films.;
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Cowards / by Beck, Glenn.(CARDINAL)460573;
One party system/Progressivism -- Libertarians -- American dream is a lie -- Religion/Jim Wallis/social justice -- Economic terrorism -- George Soros -- Border violence/cartels -- Media -- Police state -- Radical Islam/Sharia/caliphate -- Education -- Capitalism -- The singularity.
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