First Edition Available 2017!
Preliminary Edition Overview
Hashtags and Social Media Have a Powerful Influence…
Hashtag: How One Symbol Revolutionized and Terrorized Social Media examines how social media can change society in both positive and negative ways. Hashtag examines the entire gamut of social media, from the history of both the hashtag and social media, to current users, to the future of social media and hashtags.
Consisting of 14 chapters and created for college students, professionals, and laypersons, Hashtag: How One Symbol Revolutionized and Terrorized Social Media:
- Presents both the negative and positive attributes of hashtags and social media by detailing examples and cases of both social media terrorism and social media advocacy that are created and maintained by the co-orientation of both social media and the hashtag.
- Provide numerous examples and personal interviews from individual and corporate representatives.
- Discusses professional and ethical use of social media and hashtags within the workplace including job interviews.
- Examines hashtags in emergency response (crisis) situations and provides an overview of the many other uses of hashtags including current marketing strategies, sporting events and television fandom.
#Introduction
Chapter 1: #MediaLiteracy: Understanding the Media
Chapter 2: #DemographicDynamics: Gender, Race, Class & more
Chapter 3: #DigitalCulture: #Sexism #Stubenville #Racism
Chapter 4: #SocialMedia: Elections, Politics, Activism & More
Chapter 5: #Stereotypes: Sometimes Helpful or Hurtful?
Chapter 6: #NativeAmerican & #AfricanAmerican Portrayals
Chapter 7: #GenderWars: Female Portrayals on Screen
Media Insight 1: #Colorism: A Lighter Shade of Pale
Media Insight 2: #Whiteness: Privilege & Performance
Media Insight 3: #NotASavage & #NotARedskin: Native American Stereotypes
Media Insight 4: #LoveWins. . .Almost (pre-2015 marriage equality ruling)
Social Media Insight 1: #Gamergate Beginnings: Gender & Race in Video Games
Social Media Insight 2: #BlackLivesMatter: Where it all began
Christopher
Bond
Dr. Christopher Bond is an associate professor at Missouri Western
State University and also serves as the Director of Learning Communities. He
has worked in corporate America and university administration and now is about
to begin his 19th year of teaching at the university level. He has taught
numerous communication and public relations classes including social media
marketing. Dr. Bond has given several international, national and local
presentations on the subjects of hashtags and social media terrorism. He is an
avid social media user and often provides training to groups and individuals on
social media use and strategy. He serves on many community boards and is a
previous president of the International Listening Association. He soon will be
serving as a guest editor on a special issue of The International Journal of Listening regarding the role of social
media and listening.