Social Media and the Internet

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

Updated November 25, 2025
Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries
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This Is for Everyone : The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web
Paper Book
A Sunday Times Bestseller The inventor of the World Wide Web explores his vision's promise--and how it can be redeemed for the future. Perhaps the most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of technologist....
Careless people : cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism
Wynn-Williams, Sarah
#1 New York Times Bestseller A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, AP, THE ECONOMIST, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE! "Careless...
Irresistible : the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us h
Alter, Adam L., 1980-
Paper Book
"Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times." --Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers "One of...
Internet Con : How to Seize the Means of Computation.
Doctorow, Cory.
Ebook
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
Ebook
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER Acclaimed reporter Taylor Lorenz, founder of User Magazine and host of the Power User podcast, presents an "enlightening history" (Associated Press) of the internet--revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped...
Hype : how scammers, grifters, and con artists are taking over the internet--and
Bluestone, Gabrielle
Ebook
"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)  <...
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...
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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