📱 Social Media Search

Stories driven by digital detective work — characters scouring profiles, timelines, and tagged photos to find missing people or buried truths.

The Happiness Effect

by Donna Freitas • 2017

A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.

3.31

265

🌐 Digital Culture ⚖️ Social Comparison 😨 Fear Of Missing Out 📵 Digital Detox 📱 Social Media Addiction

The Happiness Effect 88%

A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.

by Donna Freitas 2017

3.31

265 ratings

🌐 Digital Culture ⚖️ Social Comparison 😨 Fear Of Missing Out 📵 Digital Detox 📱 Social Media Addiction

The Art of Social Media

by Guy Kawasaki • 2014

How to optimize every profile, post, and reply so your social media earns its own audience.

3.55

3k+

🧑‍💻 Social Media Marketing 🗂️ Content Curation 🔄 Shareable Content 💬 Audience Engagement 🌱 Organic Growth

The Art of Social Media 88%

How to optimize every profile, post, and reply so your social media earns its own audience.

by Guy Kawasaki 2014

3.55

3k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Social Media Marketing 🗂️ Content Curation 🔄 Shareable Content 💬 Audience Engagement 🌱 Organic Growth

Get Rich or Lie Trying

by Symeon Brown • 2022

The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.

3.85

922

🤑 Influencer Economy 🏗️ Platform Capitalism 👁️ Attention Economy 👗 Fast Fashion 🎣 Internet Scams

Get Rich or Lie Trying 88%

The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.

by Symeon Brown 2022

3.85

922 ratings

🤑 Influencer Economy 🏗️ Platform Capitalism 👁️ Attention Economy 👗 Fast Fashion 🎣 Internet Scams

Dataclysm

by Christian Rudder • 2014

Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.

3.73

12k+

📊 Big Data 💘 Online Dating 🖥️ Digital Anthropology 👣 Digital Footprints 🎭 Online Identity

Dataclysm 88%

Big data from dating sites and social media exposes the uncomfortable truths we hide from ourselves.

by Christian Rudder 2014

3.73

12k+ ratings

📊 Big Data 💘 Online Dating 🖥️ Digital Anthropology 👣 Digital Footprints 🎭 Online Identity

Instagram Power

by Jason Miles • 2013

The step-by-step system for reaching a thousand real Instagram followers and monetizing them.

3.76

372

📸 Instagram Marketing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 📱 Mobile Marketing 🏪 Small Business Branding 📣 Social Media Campaigns

Instagram Power 88%

The step-by-step system for reaching a thousand real Instagram followers and monetizing them.

by Jason Miles 2013

3.76

372 ratings

📸 Instagram Marketing 👁️ Visual Storytelling 📱 Mobile Marketing 🏪 Small Business Branding 📣 Social Media Campaigns

Optimize

by Lee Odden • 2012

Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.

3.78

264

🎯 Content Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🔍 Organic Search 🗺️ Content Strategy 👥 Audience Research

Optimize 88%

Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.

by Lee Odden 2012

3.78

264 ratings

🎯 Content Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🔍 Organic Search 🗺️ Content Strategy 👥 Audience Research

500 Social Media Marketing Tips

by Andrew Macarthy • 2012

Turn social media into a growth engine: platform-specific tactics from profile tweaks to $5 ads.

3.67

950

📱 Social Media Strategy 🏪 Small Business Marketing 📝 Content Strategy 🫂 Community Management 📢 Social Advertising

500 Social Media Marketing Tips 88%

Turn social media into a growth engine: platform-specific tactics from profile tweaks to $5 ads.

by Andrew Macarthy 2012

3.67

950 ratings

📱 Social Media Strategy 🏪 Small Business Marketing 📝 Content Strategy 🫂 Community Management 📢 Social Advertising

The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success

by Wayne Breitbarth • 2011

Stop treating LinkedIn like a resume. The profile rewrite that turns it into a lead machine.

3.58

316

🛠️ Social Media Marketing 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Professional Networking 🔍 Job Search Strategies 💼 Social Selling

The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success Summary

The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success 88%

Stop treating LinkedIn like a resume. The profile rewrite that turns it into a lead machine.

by Wayne Breitbarth 2011

3.58

316 ratings

🛠️ Social Media Marketing 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Professional Networking 🔍 Job Search Strategies 💼 Social Selling

Broken Code

by Jeff Horwitz • 2023

Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.

3.88

677

📱 Social Media Platforms ⚖️ Big Tech Accountability 📣 Tech Whistleblowers 📈 Algorithmic Amplification 🛡️ Content Moderation

Broken Code 88%

Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.

by Jeff Horwitz 2023

3.88

677 ratings

📱 Social Media Platforms ⚖️ Big Tech Accountability 📣 Tech Whistleblowers 📈 Algorithmic Amplification 🛡️ Content Moderation

Social Media Marketing - Ultimate User Guide to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Blogging, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest

by Adidas Wilson • 2020

Stop posting and start selling: the cross-platform method that drives traffic, leads, and revenue.

🧠 Social Media Strategy 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Influencer Marketing 📊 Digital Advertising 📖 Brand Storytelling

Social Media Marketing - Ultimate User Guide to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Blogging, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest Summary

Social Media Marketing - Ultimate User Guide to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Blogging, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, Pinterest 87%

Stop posting and start selling: the cross-platform method that drives traffic, leads, and revenue.

by Adidas Wilson 2020

🧠 Social Media Strategy 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Influencer Marketing 📊 Digital Advertising 📖 Brand Storytelling

Antisocial Media

by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2018

Facebook promised connection; it delivered surveillance, outrage, and a gift to authoritarians.

3.86

590

📱 Social Media Criticism 👀 Attention Economy 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism 🦠 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles

Antisocial Media 87%

Facebook promised connection; it delivered surveillance, outrage, and a gift to authoritarians.

by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2018

3.86

590 ratings

📱 Social Media Criticism 👀 Attention Economy 🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism 🦠 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles

Social Networking for Career Success

by Miriam Salpeter • 2011

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog into a career magnet that pulls opportunities toward you.

3.53

🎯 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔍 Job Search Tactics 🤝 Digital Networking

Social Networking for Career Success Summary

Social Networking for Career Success 87%

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and a blog into a career magnet that pulls opportunities toward you.

by Miriam Salpeter 2011

3.53

40 ratings

🎯 Career Development 🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔍 Job Search Tactics 🤝 Digital Networking

Dragnet Nation

by Julia Angwin • 2014

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

3.68

659

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Dragnet Nation 87%

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

by Julia Angwin 2014

3.68

659 ratings

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

101 Facebook Marketing Tips and Strategies for Small Businesses

by Lasse Rouhiainen • 2016

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp: 101 tactics that turn them into your small-business customer pipeline

3.63

🖥️ Digital Marketing 📱 Social Media Strategy 📘 Facebook Marketing 📷 Instagram Marketing 🎬 Video Marketing

101 Facebook Marketing Tips and Strategies for Small Businesses Summary

101 Facebook Marketing Tips and Strategies for Small Businesses 87%

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp: 101 tactics that turn them into your small-business customer pipeline

by Lasse Rouhiainen 2016

3.63

27 ratings

🖥️ Digital Marketing 📱 Social Media Strategy 📘 Facebook Marketing 📷 Instagram Marketing 🎬 Video Marketing

One Million Followers

by Brendan Kane • 2018

A million followers in 30 days: the hands-on playbook of testing, partnerships, and emotional hooks.

3.42

2k+

📱 Social Media Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 🚀 Growth Hacking 🦠 Viral Content 📊 Data-Driven Marketing

One Million Followers 87%

A million followers in 30 days: the hands-on playbook of testing, partnerships, and emotional hooks.

by Brendan Kane 2018

3.42

2k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 🚀 Growth Hacking 🦠 Viral Content 📊 Data-Driven Marketing

Filterworld

by Kyle Chayka • 2024

Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.

3.62

5k+

🔄 Algorithmic Curation 🏛️ Cultural Homogenization 👀 Attention Economy 🎥 Creator Economy 📡 Media Ecology

Filterworld 87%

Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.

by Kyle Chayka 2024

3.62

5k+ ratings

🔄 Algorithmic Curation 🏛️ Cultural Homogenization 👀 Attention Economy 🎥 Creator Economy 📡 Media Ecology

Screen People

by Megan Garber • 2026

When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.

3.42

184

🌐 Digital Culture 📺 Media Ecology 🎭 Performance Of Self 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🗳️ Political Fandom

Screen People 87%

When screens started watching us back, everyone became a performer and reality became a set.

by Megan Garber 2026

3.42

184 ratings

🌐 Digital Culture 📺 Media Ecology 🎭 Performance Of Self 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🗳️ Political Fandom

The Facebook Effect

by David Kirkpatrick • 2010

The bet: real names would make the internet better. Then 500 million people showed up.

3.86

12k+

📱 Social Media History 🏢 Corporate Biography 🌉 Silicon Valley History 🔗 Platform Economics 📈 Viral Growth

The Facebook Effect 87%

The bet: real names would make the internet better. Then 500 million people showed up.

by David Kirkpatrick 2010

3.86

12k+ ratings

📱 Social Media History 🏢 Corporate Biography 🌉 Silicon Valley History 🔗 Platform Economics 📈 Viral Growth

Journalism and PR

by John Lloyd • 2014

PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.

3.78

📢 Public Relations 📺 Media Studies 💻 Digital Disruption 🔍 Corporate Transparency 🛡️ Reputation Management

Journalism and PR 87%

PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.

by John Lloyd 2014

3.78

9 ratings

📢 Public Relations 📺 Media Studies 💻 Digital Disruption 🔍 Corporate Transparency 🛡️ Reputation Management

Superbloom

by Nicholas Carr • 2025

Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.

4.04

2k+

📱 Social Media Critique 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Media Ecology 🧠 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Technology

Superbloom 87%

Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.

by Nicholas Carr 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Critique 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Media Ecology 🧠 Attention Economy 🎯 Persuasive Technology

33 Million People in the Room

by Juliette Powell • 2008

Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.

3.36

109

📱 Social Media Marketing 🔄 Digital Transformation 💎 Brand Authenticity 👥 Community Building 🦠 Viral Marketing

33 Million People in the Room 87%

Turn your social network into a distribution channel, a talent pool, and a growth engine.

by Juliette Powell 2008

3.36

109 ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 🔄 Digital Transformation 💎 Brand Authenticity 👥 Community Building 🦠 Viral Marketing

Lurking

by Joanne McNeil • 2020

Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.

3.75

889

🕰️ Internet History 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Online Communities 📊 Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Lurking 87%

Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.

by Joanne McNeil 2020

3.75

889 ratings

🕰️ Internet History 💻 Digital Culture 🌐 Online Communities 📊 Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias

Born Digital

by John Palfrey • 2008

When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.

3.62

1k+

🌐 Digital Culture 🔬 Internet And Society 👤 Digital Identity 🔒 Online Privacy 🎨 Remix Culture

Born Digital 87%

When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.

by John Palfrey 2008

3.62

1k+ ratings

🌐 Digital Culture 🔬 Internet And Society 👤 Digital Identity 🔒 Online Privacy 🎨 Remix Culture

The Zen of Social Media Marketing

by Shama Hyder • 2010

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

3.74

2k+

📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Community Building 💬 Online Engagement

The Zen of Social Media Marketing Summary

The Zen of Social Media Marketing 87%

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

by Shama Hyder 2010

3.74

2k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👥 Community Building 💬 Online Engagement

Google Hacks

by Rael Dornfest • 2003

Hidden syntax, tools, and 800 million Usenet messages: how to find anything with Google.

3.68

301

🔍 Internet Research 🔎 Search Techniques 💻 Hacker Culture 📢 Online Advertising ⚡ Power User Tips

Google Hacks 87%

Hidden syntax, tools, and 800 million Usenet messages: how to find anything with Google.

by Rael Dornfest 2003

3.68

301 ratings

🔍 Internet Research 🔎 Search Techniques 💻 Hacker Culture 📢 Online Advertising ⚡ Power User Tips

Twitter and Tear Gas

by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017

Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.

4.08

1k+

🧑‍💻 Digital Activism 📢 Attention Economics 🛡️ Information Warfare 🚪 Media Gatekeeping 🤝 Collective Action

Twitter and Tear Gas 87%

Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.

by Zeynep Tufekci 2017

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💻 Digital Activism 📢 Attention Economics 🛡️ Information Warfare 🚪 Media Gatekeeping 🤝 Collective Action

The End of Absence

by Michael Harris • 2014

The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.

3.63

2k+

🌐 Internet Criticism 📺 Media Ecology 🧠 Attention Economy 📵 Digital Detox 🧘 Digital Solitude

The End of Absence 87%

The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.

by Michael Harris 2014

3.63

2k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Criticism 📺 Media Ecology 🧠 Attention Economy 📵 Digital Detox 🧘 Digital Solitude

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

by Jaron Lanier • 2018

Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.

3.58

18k+

📱 Social Media Critique ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🧠 Behavior Modification 👁️ Attention Economy 🔗 Digital Addiction

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Summary

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 87%

Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.

by Jaron Lanier 2018

3.58

18k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Critique ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🧠 Behavior Modification 👁️ Attention Economy 🔗 Digital Addiction

Behind the Screen

by Sarah T. Roberts • 2019

The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.

3.65

168

🛡️ Content Moderation ⚖️ Platform Governance 🖥️ Digital Labor 👻 Invisible Labor 🩹 Vicarious Trauma

Behind the Screen 87%

The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.

by Sarah T. Roberts 2019

3.65

168 ratings

🛡️ Content Moderation ⚖️ Platform Governance 🖥️ Digital Labor 👻 Invisible Labor 🩹 Vicarious Trauma

Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars

by Mitch Meyerson • 2010

Authenticity over promotion: how the first wave of social media marketers built audiences that buy.

3.00

📱 Social Media Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 🤝 Brand Authenticity 💬 Relationship Marketing

Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars Summary

Success Secrets of the Social Media Marketing Superstars 87%

Authenticity over promotion: how the first wave of social media marketers built audiences that buy.

by Mitch Meyerson 2010

3.00

1 ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 🤝 Brand Authenticity 💬 Relationship Marketing

Free Speech

by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017

Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.

3.96

312

🗣️ Free Speech 🌐 Internet Freedom 📰 Media And Democracy ⚠️ Hate Speech 💬 Civic Discourse

Free Speech 87%

Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.

by Timothy Garton Ash 2017

3.96

312 ratings

🗣️ Free Speech 🌐 Internet Freedom 📰 Media And Democracy ⚠️ Hate Speech 💬 Civic Discourse

Careless People

by Sarah Wynn-Williams • 2025

Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.

4.12

137k+

🏢 Big Tech Critique 📢 Corporate ExposéS 📱 Social Media Platforms ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🚫 Content Moderation

Careless People 87%

Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.

by Sarah Wynn-Williams 2025

4.12

137k+ ratings

🏢 Big Tech Critique 📢 Corporate ExposéS 📱 Social Media Platforms ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🚫 Content Moderation

Doppelganger

by Naomi Klein • 2023

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

4.19

37k+

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

Doppelganger 87%

Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.

by Naomi Klein 2023

4.19

37k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Memoir 🕳️ Conspiracy Theories 🎭 Digital Identity 📰 Media Criticism 🛡️ Information Warfare

We Are Bellingcat

by Eliot Higgins • 2021

A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.

4.12

6k+

🗞️ Citizen Journalism 🔍 Open-Source Investigation 📱 Social Media Analysis 🖥️ Digital Forensics 👥 Crowdsourcing

We Are Bellingcat 87%

A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.

by Eliot Higgins 2021

4.12

6k+ ratings

🗞️ Citizen Journalism 🔍 Open-Source Investigation 📱 Social Media Analysis 🖥️ Digital Forensics 👥 Crowdsourcing

Social Media Marketing when you have NO CLUE!

by Gundi Gabrielle • 2017

Starting from zero? A jargon-free guide to building your brand on the five major social platforms.

3.88

126

📱 Social Media Marketing 🧱 Brand Building 📝 Content Strategy 🎨 Visual Marketing 🎥 Video Marketing

Social Media Marketing when you have NO CLUE! Summary

Social Media Marketing when you have NO CLUE! 87%

Starting from zero? A jargon-free guide to building your brand on the five major social platforms.

by Gundi Gabrielle 2017

3.88

126 ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 🧱 Brand Building 📝 Content Strategy 🎨 Visual Marketing 🎥 Video Marketing

Day Trading Attention

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2024

Forget followers. Create content algorithms reward, then put money only behind what already works.

4.18

1k+

📱 Social Media Marketing 👀 Attention Economy ✍️ Content Creation 🚀 Viral Content 📖 Brand Storytelling

Day Trading Attention 87%

Forget followers. Create content algorithms reward, then put money only behind what already works.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2024

4.18

1k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Marketing 👀 Attention Economy ✍️ Content Creation 🚀 Viral Content 📖 Brand Storytelling

Instagram Secrets

by Jeremy McGilvrey • 2017

Instagram for business: the playbook for turning followers into customers, from content to sale.

3.75

440

📱 Instagram Marketing 🤝 Influencer Marketing 🛒 Sales Funnel Design 🚀 Growth Hacking 💌 Direct Response Marketing

Instagram Secrets 87%

Instagram for business: the playbook for turning followers into customers, from content to sale.

by Jeremy McGilvrey 2017

3.75

440 ratings

📱 Instagram Marketing 🤝 Influencer Marketing 🛒 Sales Funnel Design 🚀 Growth Hacking 💌 Direct Response Marketing

Digimodernism

by Alan Kirby • 2009

The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.

3.49

🖥️ Digital Culture 📡 Media Theory 🔄 Postmodernism Critique 👥 Participatory Culture 🎮 Interactive Media

Digimodernism 87%

The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.

by Alan Kirby 2009

3.49

78 ratings

🖥️ Digital Culture 📡 Media Theory 🔄 Postmodernism Critique 👥 Participatory Culture 🎮 Interactive Media

The Accidental Billionaires

by Ben Mezrich • 2009

The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.

3.59

17k+

🏢 Startup Founding 💻 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 🤝 Founder Dynamics 💔 Betrayal Narratives

The Accidental Billionaires 86%

The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.

by Ben Mezrich 2009

3.59

17k+ ratings

🏢 Startup Founding 💻 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 🤝 Founder Dynamics 💔 Betrayal Narratives

The Filter Bubble

by Eli Pariser • 2011

Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.

3.79

5k+

📱 Social Media Critique 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🎛️ Digital Manipulation ⏳ Attention Economy 💾 Data Labor

The Filter Bubble 86%

Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.

by Eli Pariser 2011

3.79

5k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Critique 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🎛️ Digital Manipulation ⏳ Attention Economy 💾 Data Labor

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

by David Meerman Scott • 2007

Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.

3.85

7k+

📝 Content Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📣 Public Relations 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔍 Search Engines

The New Rules of Marketing and PR Summary

The New Rules of Marketing and PR 86%

Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.

by David Meerman Scott 2007

3.85

7k+ ratings

📝 Content Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📣 Public Relations 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔍 Search Engines

TikTok Boom

by Chris Stokel-Walker • 2021

China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.

3.72

191

🏛️ Tech Geopolitics 💰 Creator Economy 🤖 Algorithmic Curation 👀 Attention Economy 🔒 Data Privacy

TikTok Boom 86%

China built the world's most addictive app. The algorithm knows you better than your friends do.

by Chris Stokel-Walker 2021

3.72

191 ratings

🏛️ Tech Geopolitics 💰 Creator Economy 🤖 Algorithmic Curation 👀 Attention Economy 🔒 Data Privacy

Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life

by Katherine Ormerod • 2018

Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.

3.49

801

📱 Social Media Critique 🧘 Digital Wellness 🎣 Attention Economy ⚖️ Social Comparison 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism

Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Summary

Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life 86%

Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.

by Katherine Ormerod 2018

3.49

801 ratings

📱 Social Media Critique 🧘 Digital Wellness 🎣 Attention Economy ⚖️ Social Comparison 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism

Liquid Surveillance

by Zygmunt Bauman • 2012

Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.

3.80

490

👁️ Surveillance Studies 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Post-Panoptic Theory 📊 Social Sorting ⚙️ Technological Determinism

Liquid Surveillance 86%

Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.

by Zygmunt Bauman 2012

3.80

490 ratings

👁️ Surveillance Studies 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Post-Panoptic Theory 📊 Social Sorting ⚙️ Technological Determinism

An Ugly Truth

by Sheera Frenkel • 2021

Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.

3.96

7k+

🏛️ Big Tech Accountability 🔒 Data Privacy ⚖️ Content Moderation 🗳️ Election Interference 💰 Monopoly Power

An Ugly Truth 86%

Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.

by Sheera Frenkel 2021

3.96

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Big Tech Accountability 🔒 Data Privacy ⚖️ Content Moderation 🗳️ Election Interference 💰 Monopoly Power

Groundswell

by Charlene Li • 2008

Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.

3.75

6k+

📊 Social Media Strategy 🔄 Digital Transformation 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 🤝 Customer Engagement 🔍 Consumer Behavior

Groundswell 86%

Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.

by Charlene Li 2008

3.75

6k+ ratings

📊 Social Media Strategy 🔄 Digital Transformation 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 🤝 Customer Engagement 🔍 Consumer Behavior

Six Pixels of Separation

by Mitch Joel • 2009

Forget mass advertising. Your real leverage is a niche, a voice, and a community you earn, not buy.

3.83

1k+

🖥️ Digital Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 📝 Content Marketing 🏘️ Community Building 🎯 Niche Marketing

Six Pixels of Separation 86%

Forget mass advertising. Your real leverage is a niche, a voice, and a community you earn, not buy.

by Mitch Joel 2009

3.83

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 📝 Content Marketing 🏘️ Community Building 🎯 Niche Marketing

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media

by Carrie James • 2009

Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.

3.53

112

🏛️ Digital Citizenship 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Online Identity 🔒 Privacy Ethics 🌐 Participatory Culture

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 86%

Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.

by Carrie James 2009

3.53

112 ratings

🏛️ Digital Citizenship 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Online Identity 🔒 Privacy Ethics 🌐 Participatory Culture

Hype

by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

3.32

1k+

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