The Dark Side of Social Media

The Dark Side of Social Media examines how this media can negatively affect our lives, tackling current issues like emotional and mental health, shortened attention spans, selective self-presentation and narcissism, the declining quality of interpersonal relationships, privacy and security, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, misinformation and online deception, and negative peer effects. It goes on to discuss social media and companies (loss of power, challenging control mechanisms) and societies as a whole (fake news, chatbots, changes in the workplace). This book empowers readers with a more holistic understanding of the consequences of utilizing social media. Focuses on interpersonal communication through social mediaExplores social media issues on both an individual and societal levelDocuments the rise of social media, from niche phenomenon, to mass marketExamines the differences between creating and consuming content INDICE: 1. Social Media Impact on Emotional and Mental Health 2. Narcissism as a Predictor of Selective Self-presentation 3. Cyberstalking and Cyberbullying 4. Negative Social Comparisons on Instagram and Snapchat 5. Online Firestorms: Collaborative Brand Attacks 6. Organizing Social Media Effectively 7. A Critical View on the Validity of Analyzing User-Generated Content 8. The Role of Fake News in Presidential Elections 9. Chatbots as Virtual Assistants

• ISBN: 978-0-12-815917-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés