Top Social Media books recommended by experts

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Fundamentals of Social Media

Understanding the concepts of Social Media starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

In Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, Gary Vaynerchuk shows you how to use the power of the Internet to turn your real interests into real businesses. Gary spent years building his family business from a local wine shop into a national industry leader.

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This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See

This is a book about roots. About anchoring your work deeply in the dreams, desires, and communities of those you seek to serve. It's about changing people for the better, creating work you can be proud of. And it's about being a driver of the market, not simply being market-driven.

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The Twittering Machine

The Twittering Machine is an unflinching view into the calamities of digital life: the circus of online trolling, flourishing alt-right subcultures, pervasive corporate surveillance, and the virtual data mines of Facebook and Google where we spend considerable portions of our free time.

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Fanocracy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans

In this essential book, leading business growth strategist David Meerman Scott and fandom expert Reiko Scott explore the neuroscience of fandom and interview young entrepreneurs, veteran business owners, startup founders, nonprofits, and companies big and small to pinpoint which practices separate organizations that flourish from those stuck in stagnation. They lay out a road map for convertin…

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Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism

Tweets and the Streets analyses the culture of the new protest movements of the 21st century. From the Arab Spring to the 'indignados' protests in Spain and the Occupy movement, Paolo Gerbaudo examines the relationship between the rise of social media and the emergence of new forms of protest.

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Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business

Socialnomics is an essential book for anyone who wants to understand the implications of social media on our daily lives and how businesses can tap the power of social media to increase their sales, cut their marketing costs, and reach consumers directly.

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Additional Social Media Reading

These books are not required for you to learn Social Media, but they are highly recommended for you to deepen your knowledge.

The Thank You Economy

"The Thank You Economy" by Gary Vaynerchuk is a business book that emphasizes the power of personal connections in today's digital age, urging companies to prioritize customer engagement and gratitude.

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Irresistible: Why you are addicted to technology and how to set yourself free

A truly addictive book ... a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times -- MALCOLM GLADWELL Brilliant. Irresistible offers a crucial understanding of how we are psychologically tethered to our devices, along with much-needed solutions -- SUSAN CAIN author of QUIET Essential reading if you’ve ever wondered why some experiences are so addictive…

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The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

"The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World" by Max Fisher delves into the dark and intricate web of social media's influence on society, exploring its impact on hate speech, violence, and the erosion of factual beliefs. Fisher traces the evolution of these issues from distant origins to their climax in the United States during the pandemic, the 202…

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So You've Been Publicly Shamed

So You've Been Publicly Shamed is a 2015 book by British journalist Jon Ronson about online shaming and its historical antecedents. The book explores the re-emergence of public shaming as an Internet phenomenon, particularly on Twitter. As a state-sanctioned punishment, public shaming was popular in Colonial America.

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