TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mintz,Anne P.
TI  - Web of deceit: misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media 
SN  - 9780910965910
AV  - HV6773 .W423 2012
U1  - 364.16/3 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Medford, N.J.
PB  - CyberAge Books
KW  - Internet fraud
KW  - Electronic information resource literacy
KW  - Computer network resources
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Internet searching
N1  - 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
N2  - 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 importance of guarding privacy and identity online, spotting misinformation, avoiding charity scams, and evaluating websites
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