Web of deceit [[electronic resource] ] : misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media / / edited by Anne P. Mintz

• Pubblicazione: Medford, N.J., : CyberAge Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.16/3
• Soggetto topico: Internet fraud; Electronic information resource literacy; Computer network resources - Evaluation; Internet searching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MintzAnne P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 imp
• Titolo autorizzato: Web of deceit
• ISBN: 1-937290-62-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457480303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II