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11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Pages
88
Author
Nilofer Merchant
Published
2012
Date
Tags
social-media

“ My first abandon of the year. I read over half of it, but this is a very topical, timely book that’s seven years old. In 2012, it was likely quite relevant. In 2019, it just didn’t age well. ”

LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Pages
416
Author
P.W. Singer
Published
2018
Date
Tags
social-media, politics, media, cyber-security

“Devastating analysis of how much we suck as humans, and how easily manipulated we are by social media. It’s a long-range survey of how governments are using social media as a weapon, or force-multiplier, for their own ends. Extensively researched. Seems like a long book, but it is literally 1/3…”

On Deleting Facebook…
Section
LinkedIn Posts
Type
Social Media Post
Date
Tags
social-media

“Without a whole lot of forethought or planning, I just straight-up deleted my entire Facebook account last night, after 18 years on the platform. I did it on the spur of the moment, from a gate at O’Hare, between flights. To be clear, I didn’t just delete the app , and I didn’t just ‘deactivate’ my…”

On the Artificial Confidence of LinkedIn…
Section
LinkedIn Posts
Type
Social Media Post
Date
Tags
linkedin, social-media

“Here’s a hot take – What I find most frustrating and annoying about LinkedIn these days is that people present their opinions and theories with utter conviction that they’re correct. And of course they write this in ‘LinkedIn style.’ Using lots of dramatic sentences. Separated into paragraphs. Like…”

We Are The Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet’s Culture Laboratory
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Pages
256
Author
Christine Lagorio-Chafkin
Published
2018
Date
Tags
social-media, tech, society, media

“Wonderfully complete history of Reddit, from the childhood lives of founders Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman, through the (ultimately tragic) life of Aaron Swartz. The book has short chapters, and is mainly episodic – each chapter covers some moment in the history of Reddit, and they’re all there:…”

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