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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mintz, Anne P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet fraud.

Electronic information resource literacy.

Computer network resources--Evaluation.

Computer network resources.

Internet searching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Medford, N.J. : CyberAge Books, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-937290-62-X

OCLC:

773565559