Awards

• Winner of Surveillance Studies Network Book Prize 2013
• Winner of Surveillance Studies Network Book Prize 2013.

Overview

While there is a lot of popular and academic interest in social media, this is the first academic work which addresses its growing presence in the surveillance of everyday life. Some scholars have considered its impact on privacy, but these efforts overlook the broader risks for users. Commonsense recommendations of care and vigilance are not enough, as attempts to manage an individual presence are complicated by the features which make social media 'social'. Facebook friends routinely expose each other, and this information leaks from one context to another. This book develops a surveillance studies approach to social media by presenting first hand ethnographic research with a variety of personal and professional social media users. Using Facebook as a case-study, it describes growing monitoring practices that involve social media. What makes this study unique is that it not only considers social media surveillance as multi-purpose, but also shows how these different purposes augment one another, leading to a rapid spread of surveillance and visibility. Individual, institutional, market-based, security and intelligence forms of surveillance therefore co-exist with each other on the same site. Not only are they drawing from the same interface and information, but these practices also augment each other. This groundbreaking research considers the rapid growth and volatility of social media technology by treating these aspects as central to social media surveillance.

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9781472455789

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Reviews

Prize: Winner, 2013 Surveillance Studies Network Annual Book Prize 'Internet platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google have become very popular in recent years. They process, store, analyse, and commodify a lot of personal data, usage behaviour data, communication data, and social network data. Daniel Trottier's book is a crucial and critical resource and must-read for all who want to understand the implications social media has for surveillance at the interpersonal and institutional level and for surveillance conducted by companies and the police.' Christian Fuchs, Uppsala University, Sweden a Social media are not just sites that we visit, but increasingly places where we reside. Such spaces are manufactured to augment surveillance, fostering types of visibility that are central to new forms of sociality and power relations. Professor Trottiera (TM)s book is an invaluable analysis of how a complex assortment of groups are making a home in this new domain of interactive monitoring.a (TM) Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada a Looking for a wide-ranging, well-informed, up-to-date critical sociology of social media surveillance, focused on the Facebook phenomenon? This is it.a (TM) David Lyon, Queen's University, Canada 'Social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have become a /information warehousesa , processing, storing, and analyzing a wide range of personal, communication and usage behavior data. Daniel Trottiera (TM)s book Social Media as Surveillance is a great resource for readers to understand social media surveillance at the interpersonal or institutional levels, where a /surveillancea has been conducted by individuals, companies, or the government agencies in the virtual worlda | Trottiera (TM)s research collects data through detailed interviews with interested parties, such as students, university employees, business owners, and police. These interviews not only reveal how social media is used as surveillance tools, but also discovered what is happening and what people think might be happening now. The book gives an insight into both the positive and the negative sides of the social media surveillance issue, as well as some early warnings to future developmentsa | No one can afford to ignore the power of social media. Information needs and behavior studies will focus on social media, thanks to the development of new technology. As an instructor of library and information science, I recommend Trottiera (TM)s book for MLIS students, librarians, and other information professionals (i.e., data/business intelligence analyst). They will find a great deal of practical information in this work, especially related to data collection and analysis issues, based on Trottiera (TM)s research.' First Monday 'The breadth of the book allows the readers to get a holistic, multidimensional understanding of social media surveillance in a converging world. Using everyday anecdotes that are familiar to those of us who are addicted to Facebook makes the writing accessible; the book successfully engages the reader in more serious subjectsa | the book is filled with keen and highly illuminating observations, and it stimulates fresh debate about the present and future of social media as surveillance. It makes a good contribution both to the field of privacy and surveillance studies and to broader discussions among Internet studies scholars. Social Media as Surveillance should also be considered an addition to the classroom because of its inviting writing style and presentation.' Journal of Mass Media Ethics 'Trottier develops his argument in a clear and concise manner. His text is organized in a logical fashion and his interview findings are the centrepiece of the work. This text provides a strong overview of social media surveillance as an everyday practice.' Canadian Journal of Communication 'What Trottier has achieved with Social Media as Surveillance is useful breadth in a cohesive, accessible, well delivered and thoughtful guide through these issues and concepts associated with contemporary on-line life. Fixed in a clear structure with early introductions of concepts, overviews, literature reviews and subsequent chapters exploring topics such as interpersonal, institutional and marketing uses of surveillance, this work discusses the changes and challenges of living online and, as such, what kind of environment this a digital enclosurea (TM) presents. a | Daniel Trottier has produced a wide-ranging book with thought-proving discussion and examples that would serve well as both an introduction to this area and to add to a media studies library on the topic of social media and everyday life.' Sociological Research Online 'Daniel Trottiera (TM)s interesting, timely and well-informed new book takes [discussion] a step further by focusing not only on potential privacy invasions but on social media as (and for) surveillance and how this fundamentally changes visibility. a | Trottiera (TM)s book is clearly a sociological account, but it is also an interesting read for academics from other disciplines interested in surveillance issues relating to and emerging from social media. The empirical work might have a limited time of relevance, because of the accelerated nature of this field; however, a number of relevant and thought-provoking issues are introduced and discussed which make the book worthwhile.' Cultural Sociology 'In his book, Daniel Trottier has sought to understand how the harvesting of personal information for institutional, business or policing purposes - which, on the social media, is an ongoing task - can change peoplea (TM)s life. a | With this book, Trottier has provided a valuable contribution to the empirical study of everyday surveillance practices. The book is clear and well organized, two qualities which also make it suitable for teaching purposes.' Tecnoscienza 'I think this is a very valuable contribution bringing together surveillance studies and social media research on different levels.' European Journal of Communication 'Daniel Trottiera (TM)s book comes at just the right moment to offer an insight on social media in all its particularities, but more importantly to address a new domain of monitoring: social media surveillance. a | Trottier has written an excellent book about a social phenomenon that will have a lasting impact. With this book he sets the agenda for the studying of social media (Facebook) as surveillance. Social Media as Surveillance will guide future researchers in their attempts to unravel online dwellings.' Surveillance and Society

Prize: Winner, 2013 Surveillance Studies Network Annual Book Prize 'Internet platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google have become very popular in recent years. They process, store, analyse, and commodify a lot of personal data, usage behaviour data, communication data, and social network data. Daniel Trottier's book is a crucial and critical resource and must-read for all who want to understand the implications social media has for surveillance at the interpersonal and institutional level and for surveillance conducted by companies and the police.' Christian Fuchs, Uppsala University, Sweden 'Social media are not just sites that we visit, but increasingly places where we reside. Such spaces are manufactured to augment surveillance, fostering types of visibility that are central to new forms of sociality and power relations. Professor Trottier's book is an invaluable analysis of how a complex assortment of groups are making a home in this new domain of interactive monitoring.' Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada 'Looking for a wide-ranging, well-informed, up-to-date critical sociology of social media surveillance, focused on the Facebook phenomenon? This is it.' David Lyon, Queen's University, Canada 'Social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have become information warehouses , processing, storing, and analyzing a wide range of personal, communication and usage behavior data. Daniel Trottier's book Social Media as Surveillance is a great resource for readers to understand social media surveillance at the interpersonal or institutional levels, where surveillance has been conducted by individuals, companies, or the government agencies in the virtual world... Trottier's research collects data through detailed interviews with interested parties, such as students, university employees, business owners, and police. These interviews not only reveal how social media is used as surveillance tools, but also discovered what is happening and what people think might be happening now. The book gives an insight into both the positive and the negative sides of the social media surveillance issue, as well as some early warnings to future developments... No one can afford to ignore the power of social media. Information needs and behavior studies will focus on social media, thanks to the development of new technology. As an instructor of library and information science, I recommend Trottier's book for MLIS students, librarians, and other information professionals (i.e., data/business intelligence analyst). They will find a great deal of practical information in this work, especially related to data collection and analysis issues, based on Trottier's research.' First Monday 'The breadth of the book allows the readers to get a holistic, multidimensional understanding of social media surveillance in a converging world. Using everyday anecdotes that are familiar to those of us who are addicted to Facebook makes the writing accessible; the book successfully engages the reader in more serious subjects... the book is filled with keen and highly illuminating observations, and it stimulates fresh debate about the present and future of social media as surveillance. It makes a good contribution both to the field of privacy and surveillance studies and to broader discussions among Internet studies scholars. Social Media as Surveillance should also be considered an addition to the classroom because of its inviting writing style and presentation.' Journal of Mass Media Ethics 'Trottier develops his argument in a clear and concise manner. His text is organized in a logical fashion and his interview findings are the centrepiece of the work. This text provides a strong overview of social media surveillance as an everyday practice.' Canadian Journal of Communication 'What Trottier has achieved with Social Media as Surveillance is useful breadth in a cohesive, accessible, well delivered and thoughtful guide through these issues and concepts associated with contemporary on-line life. Fixed in a clear structure with early introductions of concepts, overviews, literature reviews and subsequent chapters exploring topics such as interpersonal, institutional and marketing uses of surveillance, this work discusses the changes and challenges of living online and, as such, what kind of environment this 'digital enclosure' presents. ... Daniel Trottier has produced a wide-ranging book with thought-proving discussion and examples that would serve well as both an introduction to this area and to add to a media studies library on the topic of social media and everyday life.' Sociological Research Online 'Daniel Trottier's interesting, timely and well-informed new book takes [discussion] a step further by focusing not only on potential privacy invasions but on social media as (and for) surveillance and how this fundamentally changes visibility. ... Trottier's book is clearly a sociological account, but it is also an interesting read for academics from other disciplines interested in surveillance issues relating to and emerging from social media. The empirical work might have a limited time of relevance, because of the accelerated nature of this field; however, a number of relevant and thought-provoking issues are introduced and discussed which make the book worthwhile.' Cultural Sociology 'In his book, Daniel Trottier has sought to understand how the harvesting of personal information for institutional, business or policing purposes - which, on the social media, is an ongoing task - can change people's life. ... With this book, Trottier has provided a valuable contribution to the empirical study of everyday surveillance practices. The book is clear and well organized, two qualities which also make it suitable for teaching purposes.' Tecnoscienza

Prize: Winner, 2013 Surveillance Studies Network Annual Book Prize 'Internet platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google have become very popular in recent years. They process, store, analyse, and commodify a lot of personal data, usage behaviour data, communication data, and social network data. Daniel Trottier's book is a crucial and critical resource and must-read for all who want to understand the implications social media has for surveillance at the interpersonal and institutional level and for surveillance conducted by companies and the police.' Christian Fuchs, Uppsala University, Sweden 'Social media are not just sites that we visit, but increasingly places where we reside. Such spaces are manufactured to augment surveillance, fostering types of visibility that are central to new forms of sociality and power relations. Professor Trottier's book is an invaluable analysis of how a complex assortment of groups are making a home in this new domain of interactive monitoring.' Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canada 'Looking for a wide-ranging, well-informed, up-to-date critical sociology of social media surveillance, focused on the Facebook phenomenon? This is it.' David Lyon, Queen's University, Canada 'Social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have become information warehouses , processing, storing, and analyzing a wide range of personal, communication and usage behavior data. Daniel Trottier's book Social Media as Surveillance is a great resource for readers to understand social media surveillance at the interpersonal or institutional levels, where surveillance has been conducted by individuals, companies, or the government agencies in the virtual world... Trottier's research collects data through detailed interviews with interested parties, such as students, university employees, business owners, and police. These interviews not only reveal how social media is used as surveillance tools, but also discovered what is happening and what people think might be happening now. The book gives an insight into both the positive and the negative sides of the social media surveillance issue, as well as some early warnings to future developments... No one can afford to ignore the power of social media. Information needs and behavior studies will focus on social media, thanks to the development of new technology. As an instructor of library and information science, I recommend Trottier's book for MLIS students, librarians, and other information professionals (i.e., data/business intelligence analyst). They will find a great deal of practical information in this work, especially related to data collection and analysis issues, based on Trottier's research.' First Monday 'The breadth of the book allows the readers to get a holistic, multidimensional understanding of social media surveillance in a converging world. Using everyday anecdotes that are familiar to those of us who are addicted to Facebook makes the writing accessible; the book successfully engages the reader in more serious subjects... the book is filled with keen and highly illuminating observations, and it stimulates fresh debate about the present and future of social media as surveillance. It makes a good contribution both to the field of privacy and surveillance studies and to broader discussions among Internet studies scholars. Social Media as Surveillance should also be considered an addition to the classroom because of its inviting writing style and presentation.' Journal of Mass Media Ethics 'Trottier develops his argument in a clear and concise manner. His text is organized in a logical fashion and his interview findings are the centrepiece of the work. This text provides a strong overview of social media surveillance as an everyday practice.' Canadian Journal of Communication 'What Trottier has achieved with Social Media as Surveillance is useful breadth in a cohesive, accessible, well delivered and thoughtful guide through these issues and concepts associated with contemporary on-line life. Fixed in a clear structure with early introductions of concepts, overviews, literature reviews and subsequent chapters exploring topics such as interpersonal, institutional and marketing uses of surveillance, this work discusses the changes and challenges of living online and, as such, what kind of environment this 'digital enclosure' presents. ... Daniel Trottier has produced a wide-ranging book with thought-proving discussion and examples that would serve well as both an introduction to this area and to add to a media studies library on the topic of social media and everyday life.' Sociological Research Online 'Daniel Trottier's interesting, timely and well-informed new book takes [discussion] a step further by focusing not only on potential privacy invasions but on social media as (and for) surveillance and how this fundamentally changes visibility. ... Trottier's book is clearly a sociological account, but it is also an interesting read for academics from other disciplines interested in surveillance issues relating to and emerging from social media. The empirical work might have a limited time of relevance, because of the accelerated nature of this field; however, a number of relevant and thought-provoking issues are introduced and discussed which make the book worthwhile.' Cultural Sociology 'In his book, Daniel Trottier has sought to understand how the harvesting of personal information for institutional, business or policing purposes - which, on the social media, is an ongoing task - can change people's life. ... With this book, Trottier has provided a valuable contribution to the empirical study of everyday surveillance practices. The book is clear and well organized, two qualities which also make it suitable for teaching purposes.' Tecnoscienza 'I think this is a very valuable contribution bringing together surveillance studies and social media research on different levels.' European Journal of Communication 'Daniel Trottier's book comes at just the right moment to offer an insight on social media in all its particularities, but more importantly to address a new domain of monitoring: social media surveillance. ... Trottier has written an excellent book about a social phenomenon that will have a lasting impact. With this book he sets the agenda for the studying of social media (Facebook) as surveillance. Social Media as Surveillance will guide future researchers in their attempts to unravel online dwellings.' Surveillance and Society

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Daniel Trottier is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Social and Digital Media at the University of Westminster, UK.

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