{"product_id":"bloggerati-twitterati-mary-cross-9780313384844","title":"Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs timely as the latest tweet, this book tracks the digital revolution as a paradigm shift that is transforming popular culture in as yet unforeseen ways.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter Are Transforming Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ongoing digital revolution and examines the way it is changing--and will change--the way people live and communicate. Starting from the proposition that the Internet is now the center of popular culture, the book offers descriptions of blogs and Twitter and the online behavior they foster. It looks at the demographics of users and the impact of the Internet on knowledge, thinking, writing, politics, and journalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA primary focus is on the way blogs and tweets are opening up communication to the people, free from gatekeepers and sanctioned rhetoric. The other side of the coin is the online hijacking of the news and its potential for spreading misinformation and fomenting polarization, topics that are analyzed even as the situation continues to evolve. Finally, the book gathers predictions from cultural critics about the future of digital popular culture and makes a few predictions of its own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313384843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313384844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 94","brand":"Mary Cross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086482813183,"sku":"9780313384844","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89e42323-e8ff-4e1d-8217-f7f3d9d70f5d.jpg?v=1769094924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bloggerati-twitterati-mary-cross-9780313384844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}