Cracking Facebook : : The Importance of Understanding Technology-Based Communication / / by Maria Leena Korpijaakko.

This book presents a Facebook study on members of the Cusp Generation, or those born before the “great digital divide” of 1995. This delineation allows for a discussion on the possible socio-cultural implications of Facebook use for people of all ages. Members of the Cusp Generation are in a unique...

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Superior document:Youth, Media, & Culture Series
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Language:English
Series:Youth, Media, & Culture Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (157 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Why People Use Facebook
  • Linking Identity Theory, Avatar Attachment Theory, and Hyperreal Considerations to Overconsumption and Self-Fetishization on Facebook
  • Facebook Study
  • Facebook Study Results
  • A Critical Analysis of Facebook Study Findings
  • Conclusion
  • Survey
  • Sample Facebook Profile
  • Home Page Advertising Screen Shots for 8 Days
  • Bibliography
  • Index.