Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters
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Winner of the 2015 National Business Book Award for most outstanding Canadian business-related book.
Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Mattersis an unapologetic antidote to the endless handwringing about social media. It is a much-needed alternative to the commentators who blather on about the perils of the Internet and social media. Tell Everyoneis a manifesto on the power of social media and the ways in which it can be harnessed for good.
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Bringing together journalistic flair and academic rigour, online news pioneer and social media maven Alfred Hermida debunks the idea of Twitter as an echo chamber or Instagram as a place for narcissists. Instead Hermida places our fears about social media in context by showing how we have always been suspicious about new ways to communicate. He takes on the notion of slacktivism to show how individuals come together through social media to push for the common good.
Tell Everyonereveals how social media is becoming the planet's nervous system. It highlights how we are using social media to amplify the power of individuals, challenge elites and make decisions, from choosing politicians to doing business to raising money for charity. Tell Everyoneis a must-read tour of journalistic blunder, corporate PR fiascos, social movements and revolutions.
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