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is: The Phenomenon of the Facebook Status
Do you enjoy updating your Facebook status? Do you get a big laugh from reading the updates of your friends? If so, dig into this hilarious collection of status updates, sure to bring a smile to any Facebook aficionado.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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February 20, 2020
Way ahead of its time, it captures a snapshot of our world, telling the story of who we were at the beginning of social media. Very interesting book.
December 7, 2009
I have to admit that a book that I found outstanding this year due to its fresh and unique approach was 'is: The Phenomenon of the Facebook Status' by Patrick Hamilton Walsh. Did you read this one during the year? I think it will be huge in 2010. Its a book that... never mind it is Monday morning, so here is the review that sold it to me:
Patrick Hamilton Walsh shows remarkable ingenuity with this unique concept designed to offer an insight into life in today's world via the medium of social networking sites.
'Is' presents an insight into everyday life in the 21st century through the compilation of Facebook status updates, highlighting the joys and pressures of today's world with its 'warts and all' collection of laugh-out-loud, witty, poignant, crude and downright rude updates.
Each individual status update listed within 'is' allows the watching world to look into the updating person's soul as they share their thoughts and feelings of the day in a manner that has never before existed, giving a glance of what the person is made of, if not the image they are attempting to portray!
Taken as a whole, this compilation helps to unmask the population of Western society who, as individuals, are becoming more willing to share their thoughts with the world.
These individuals take full advantage of the opportunity afforded to them by the fact they can hide behind their computer screens and share thoughts they probably would never dare to on a face-to-face basis!
I got it for £5.49 on Amazon so its a bargain as well. Its also good for 'borrowing' good Facebook updates ;-)
Check it out and thank me later.
http://www.amazon.com/Phenomenon-Face...
Good work people, I look forward to reading more of your stuff in 2010. Happy Christmas everyone.
Patrick Hamilton Walsh shows remarkable ingenuity with this unique concept designed to offer an insight into life in today's world via the medium of social networking sites.
'Is' presents an insight into everyday life in the 21st century through the compilation of Facebook status updates, highlighting the joys and pressures of today's world with its 'warts and all' collection of laugh-out-loud, witty, poignant, crude and downright rude updates.
Each individual status update listed within 'is' allows the watching world to look into the updating person's soul as they share their thoughts and feelings of the day in a manner that has never before existed, giving a glance of what the person is made of, if not the image they are attempting to portray!
Taken as a whole, this compilation helps to unmask the population of Western society who, as individuals, are becoming more willing to share their thoughts with the world.
These individuals take full advantage of the opportunity afforded to them by the fact they can hide behind their computer screens and share thoughts they probably would never dare to on a face-to-face basis!
I got it for £5.49 on Amazon so its a bargain as well. Its also good for 'borrowing' good Facebook updates ;-)
Check it out and thank me later.
http://www.amazon.com/Phenomenon-Face...
Good work people, I look forward to reading more of your stuff in 2010. Happy Christmas everyone.
January 10, 2021
Really interesting insight into how social media was in the early days
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