Social Media and the Internet

Books about the social and psychological impacts of social media and the internet.

Updated December 18, 2024
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Irresistible : the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us h
Alter, Adam L., 1980-
Paper Book
"One of the most mesmerizing and important books I've read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity." --Adam Grant, New York Times...
Broken Code : Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets.
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Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * By an award-winning technology reporter for The Wall Street Journal, a behind-the-scenes look at the manipulative tactics Facebook used to grow its business, how it distorted the way we connect online, and the company...
Extremely Online : The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet, revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped our world, online and off--"terrific," as the New York Times calls...
Digital madness : how social media is driving our mental health crisis--and how
Kardaras, Nicholas, 1964-
Paper Book
From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids, Digital Madness explores how we've become mad for our devices as our devices are driving us mad, as revolutionary research reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates--and offers a way out....
The modem world : a prehistory of social media /
Driscoll, Kevin.
Paper Book
The untold story about how the internet became social, and why this matters for its future   "A great book for anyone who wants to understand the early days of online communications."--Preston Gralla, Arts Fuse   ...
Hype : how scammers, grifters, and con artists are taking over the internet--and
Bluestone, Gabrielle
Paper Book
"Hype is the best kind of nonfiction: juicy, sharp, savage and wildly entertaining, with a celebrity behaving badly on every page. What more could you want?" -Cat Marnell, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Murder Your Life From former Vice...
The chaos machine : the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and o
Fisher, Max.
Paper Book
Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism From a New York Times investigative reporter, this "authoritative and devastating account of the impacts of social media" (New York Times Book Review)  <...
A social media survival guide : how to use the most popular platforms and protec
Karle, Melody A., 1979-
Paper Book
The every person''s guide to social media... how to use it and what never to do. Are you trying to figure out how to safely use social media but finding yourself struggling? Here''s a book specifically designed to help regular people figure out social media...
Antisocial : online extremists, techno-utopians, and the hijacking of the Americ
Marantz, Andrew
Paper Book
"Trenchant and intelligent." --The New York Times As seen/heard on NPR, New Yorker Radio Hour, The New York Book Review Podcast, PBS Newshour, CNBC, and more. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A New York Times Notable Book of...
The librarian's nitty-gritty guide to social media /
Solomon, Laura, 1967-
Paper Book
The vast array of social media options present a challenge: it's tough to keep current, let alone formulate a plan for using these tools effectively. Solomon, a librarian with extensive experience in web development, design, and technology, cuts to the chase with this invaluable guide to using...
Everything you need to know about social media : (without having to call a kid)
Van Susteren, Greta, 1954-
Paper Book
Greta Van Susteren has been named one of Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women in the World six times. She was formerly an anchor on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News and lives in Washington, DC. The most practical, thorough, and reader-friendly guide around to living well on social...
Zucked : waking up to the Facebook catastrophe /
McNamee, Roger.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller about a noted tech venture capitalist, early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, and Facebook investor, who wakes up to the serious damage Facebook is doing to our society - and sets out to try to stop it.  If you had told Roger McNamee even three...
Lurking : how a person became a user /
McNeil, Joanne.
Paper Book
One of Esquire's Best Books to Elevate Your Reading List in 2020, , and a OneZero Best Tech Book of 2020. Named one of the 100 Notable books of 2020 by the End of the World Review. A concise but wide-ranging personal history of the internet from--for...
Writing on the wall : social media, the first 2,000 years /
Standage, Tom
Paper Book
Papyrus rolls and Twitter have much in common, as each was their generation's signature means of "instant" communication. Indeed, as Tom Standage reveals in his scintillating new book, social media is anything but a new phenomenon. From the papyrus letters that Roman statesmen used...

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