Social Media and the Contemporary City by Eric Sauda, Ginette... - 9780367459109

Taylor & Francis

Social Media and the Contemporary CityAuthor(s): Eric Sauda, Ginette Wessel, Alireza Karduni\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367459109, 978-0367459109\nSynopsis\nThe widespread adoption of smartphones has led to an explosion of mobile social media data, more than a billion messages per day that continuously track location, content, and time. Social Media in the Contemporary City focuses on the effects of social media on local communities and urban space in a variety of political and economic settings related to social activism, informal economic activity, public art, and global extremism.\n\nThe book covers events ranging from Banksy art installations, mobile food trucks, and underground restaurants, to a Black Lives Matter protest, the Christchurch mosque shootings, and the Pulse nightclub shooting. The interplay between urban space, local community, and social media in each case study requires diverse methodol.