03075nam 2200589 a 450 991045748030332120200520144314.01-937290-62-X(CKB)2550000000083156(EBL)840080(OCoLC)773565559(SSID)ssj0000594129(PQKBManifestationID)12220562(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000594129(PQKBWorkID)10548048(PQKB)11372636(MiAaPQ)EBC840080(Au-PeEL)EBL840080(CaPaEBR)ebr10521851(EXLCZ)99255000000008315620110818d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWeb of deceit[electronic resource] misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media /edited by Anne P. MintzMedford, N.J. CyberAge Booksc20121 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-910965-91-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: if it's on the internet, it must be true / Anne P. Mintz -- Social media and intentional misinformation / Meg Smith -- They know where you live : guarding your privacy and identity / Cynthia Hetherington -- Demonizing the "other" / Eli Edwards -- Ebuyer beware / Ben Fractenberg -- Information warfare and cybersecurity / Deborah A. Liptak -- The intentional misleading of the American public : political misinformation / Laura Gordon-Murnane -- Charity scams / Craig Thompson -- Concluding thoughts / Anne P. Mintz -- Appendix A: Evaluating websites / Amber Benham -- Appendix B: The technologies of deceit : an annotated glossary / Deborah A. Liptak -- About the contributors -- Index.Skilled researchers, journalists, and subject experts have come together in this follow-up to Web of Deception to reveal important lessons for staying safe and retaining privacy online. In the wake of the social media popularity boom-epitomized by MySpace, eBay, and Craigslist and accelerating with Facebook and Twitter-the success of internet con artists and thieves has been quick to follow. Manipulators have been provided with the tools and targets to perpetrate hoaxes and con games on an ever larger scale. An invaluable guide to safe internet usage, this resource explains the impInternet fraudElectronic information resource literacyComputer network resourcesEvaluationInternet searchingElectronic books.Internet fraud.Electronic information resource literacy.Computer network resourcesEvaluation.Internet searching.364.16/3Mintz Anne P922945MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457480303321Web of deceit2070946UNINA