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xxi, 639 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. The world is in the midst of a social media paradigm. Once viewed as trivial and peripheral, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and WeChat have become an important part of the information and communication infrastructure of society. They are bound up with business and politics as well as everyday life, work, and personal relationships. This international Handbook addresses the most significant research themes, methodological approaches and debates in the study of social media. It contains substantial chapters written especially for this book by leading scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives, covering everything from computational social science to sexual self-expressio. Part 1. Histories and pre-histories Part 2. Approaches and methods Part 3. Platforms, technologies and business models Part 4. Cultures and practices Part 5. Social and economic domains edited by Jean Burgess, Alice Marwick and Thomas Poell. First published 2017. ESS Social Media Social media Research Social media Research Handbooks, manuals, etc Economics 302.2310721 9781412962292 9781526486875 2017937664 DLC 240902 20241006120748.0 43041 eng