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′With social media playing an increasingly dominant role in our lives, it was about time somebody undertook a serious academic study of the way the Facebook phenomenon is changing and shaping behaviour... Whatever your feelings about the ever–present Facebook, Twitter etc, they are here to stay, so this book is an intriguing guide to as–yet uncharted territory.′ The Style King
‘Miller has written an insightful and engaging look at what Facebook has done to Trinidad and, more intriguingly, what Trinidad is doing to Facebook. For anyone keen to understand what human culture is becoming as the internet becomes its nearly universal vehicle, Tales from Facebook is obligatory reading.’ Julian Dibbell, contributing editor for Wired magazine and author of My Tiny Life and Play Money
‘Tales from Facebook is a genre–busting tour de force. Miller moves between fascinating stories of the often unexpected ways Trinidadians (for whom the verb “to friend” is over a century old) use Facebook to thought–provoking discussions of the broad implications of social networking sites. Readers from a wide range of backgrounds will find this book an insightful treasure.’ Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine, and author of Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human
‘Miller has written an insightful and engaging look at what Facebook has done to Trinidad and, more intriguingly, what Trinidad is doing to Facebook. For anyone keen to understand what human culture is becoming as the internet becomes its nearly universal vehicle, Tales from Facebook is obligatory reading.’ Julian Dibbell, contributing editor for Wired magazine and author of My Tiny Life and Play Money
‘Tales from Facebook is a genre–busting tour de force. Miller moves between fascinating stories of the often unexpected ways Trinidadians (for whom the verb “to friend” is over a century old) use Facebook to thought–provoking discussions of the broad implications of social networking sites. Readers from a wide range of backgrounds will find this book an insightful treasure.’ Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine, and author of Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human
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Facebook is now used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world, many of whom spend several hours a day on this site. Once the preserve of youth, the largest increase in usage today is amongst the older sections of the population. Yet until now there has been no major study of the impact of these social networking sites upon the lives of their users. This book demonstrates that it can be profound. The tales in this book reveal how Facebook can become the means by which people find and cultivate relationships, but can also be instrumental in breaking up marriage. They reveal how Facebook can bring back the lives of people isolated in their homes by illness or age, by shyness or failure, but equally Facebook can devastate privacy and create scandal. We discover why some people believe that the truth of another person lies more in what you see online than face–to–face. We also see how Facebook has become a vehicle for business, the church, sex and memorialisation.
After a century in which we have assumed social networking and community to be in decline, Facebook has suddenly hugely expanded our social relationships, challenging the central assumptions of social science. It demonstrates one of the main tenets of anthropology – that individuals have always been social networking sites. This book examines in detail how Facebook transforms the lives of particular individuals, but it also presents a general theory of Facebook as culture and considers the likely consequences of social networking in the future.
After a century in which we have assumed social networking and community to be in decline, Facebook has suddenly hugely expanded our social relationships, challenging the central assumptions of social science. It demonstrates one of the main tenets of anthropology – that individuals have always been social networking sites. This book examines in detail how Facebook transforms the lives of particular individuals, but it also presents a general theory of Facebook as culture and considers the likely consequences of social networking in the future.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bitterly disappointing. Nothing new or revelatory here. Where's the analysis?,
By M. W. Hatfield "mwhatfield" (Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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Right- here's the thing.You can write an academic textbook. It won't sell by the truckload, but you will have integrity and may add to the sum of human knowledge. Or you can write a sensationalist account based on a few personal stories and whip up hysteria. You'll make loads of money, sell millions and probably cause a lot of damage along the way. What you can't do is a bit of both. But nobody told Daniel Miller that.Here you have a serious academic study of the impact of Facebook in Trinidad.(pretty limited, by the way, but specific. And if you don't care about Trinidad. don't buy this! It's very location-specific!) But then it becomes a series of anecdotes- pretty boring ones for the most part- sprinkled with opinions and hypothesis. So you end up with the worst of both worlds- not enough credibility to be scientifically-valid, not enough excitement for the casual reader.Too few examples to extrapolate any trends from, not good enough stories to hold the reader's attention. I don't doubt Miller's honest intent- but as a book, it appeals to nobody. A wasted opportunity.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Confused as to what it is trying to be,
By J. S. Hardman "Consultant software developer ... (Near London, UK) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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I felt that this book (Tales from Facebook by Daniel Miller) was confused in what it was trying to be. The front cover certainly gives the impression of an easy read, possibly humorous, of the different experiences that people have had using Facebook. However, the blurb suggests an academic study. I was prepared for either, although was hoping for the former. In reality, this book does not fall completely in either category, trying to have a foot in both camps, but in an attempt to remain academic it leaves out the humour I was hoping for. The result is confused and, for me at least, boring. The anecdotes were simply not very interesting.I never managed to make up my mind whether concentrating on Facebook use in Trinidad had any academic merit. I'm not convinced. Unfortunately, for somebody hoping for a more populist work, the concentration on Trinidad made this a less interesting read rather than more, simply because it made the content feel less relevant to how I and my friends use Facebook (mostly in the UK, USA, Europe and Canada), and how our usage changes as technology, social networking, and our lives change. Would I recommend this to a friend? Apologies Daniel, but no.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A sociological account of trinidad?,
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Read the detail more carefully than I did before choosing this book-pretty fascinating if you are looking for a detailed account of life in Trinidad rather than a study on effects of facebook-well tried but missed the mark for me.
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