Episode 16 (March 2022): FACEBOOK: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

Beth Patin, Dave Lankes, & Mike Eisenberg

Description

This episode continues our conversation about social media. We zero in on the 800 lb gorilla – make that the 1.6 BILLION LB gorilla that dominates social media, FACEBOOK. That’s 1.6 billion because over 1.6 BILLION people (on average) visit Facebook every day. Listen in as we unravel this information age phenomenon.

References & Resources

Wazzup?

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Main Topic

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Awesome Library Thingy

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