Table of Contents
Foreword 9
Introduction 12
Chapter 1 The Popularity of Social Networking
1 The Philippines Leads the World in Social Networking Jon Russell 17
2 Indonesian Society Is Enamored with Social Networking Sarah Mishkin 22
3 Africa Is Beginning to Experience a Boom in Social Networking Using Mobile Phones André-Michel Essoungou 29
4 The Japanese Tsunami May Spur More Widespread Use of Social Media Eric Johnston 36
5 Facebook's Popularity May Have Peaked in the United Kingdom and Other Western Nations Charles Arthur 44
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 48
Chapter 2 Uses of Social Networking
1 In Western Europe, Journalists Make Increasing Use of Social Networks in Their Reporting Cision 50
2 In the United States, Social Networking Is Helping Military Veterans Recover from Trauma Matthew M. Burke 59
3 In Canada, Social Media Is Being Explored as a Disaster Warning Device Janet Davison 67
4 When Chávez Tweets, Venezuelans Listen Ezequiel Minaya Kejal Vyas 75
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 81
Chapter 3 Social Networking and Democratic Movements
1 Worldwide, Social Networking 83
2 Social Networking Was Important in, Though Not Solely Responsible for, Tunisia's Revolution Ethan Zuckerman 89
3 Social Networking Has Opened Singapore to Democracy Raymond Tham 95
4 The Web That Failed: How Opposition Politics and Independent Initiatives Are Failing on the Internet in Russia Floriana Fossato John Lloyd Alexander Verkhovsky 102
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 115
Chapter 4 Social Networking and Access to Information
1 Social Media Privacy Issues Must Be Addressed David Lindsay Ian Brown Damien Carrick 117
2 The German Government Is Demanding That Facebook Address Privacy Concerns Christopher Williams 125
3 Britain's Internet Crackdown Could Herald More Censorship of the Internet Peter Apps 131
4 In Mexico, Criminal Gangs Police Social Media Samuel Logan 137
5 India Is Contemplating Censoring Social Media Sujoy Dhar 143
6 Cuba's Young People Have Little Access to Social Media Franco Ordoñez 149
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 154
For Further Discussion 155
Organizations to Contact 157
Bibliography of Books 162
Index 165
