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For all its amazing benefits, the worldwide social media phenomenon--epitomized by such sites as Facebook, Myspace, eBay, Twitter, and craigslist--has provided manipulative people and organizations with the tools (and human targets) that allow hoaxes and con games to be perpetrated on a vast scale. In this eye-opening follow-up to her popular 2002 book, Web of Deception, Anne P. Mintz brings together a team of expert researchers, journalists, and subject experts to explain how misinformation is intentionally spread and to illuminate the dangers in a range of critical areas. Web of Deceit is a must-read for any internet user who wants to avoid being victimized by liars, thieves, and propagandists in the age of ubiquitous social media.

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A fascinating and disturbing series of essays about the abuses of social mediaa topic that could not be more timely. Peter Beinart, associate professor of journalism and political science, CUNY

A fascinating and disturbing series of essays about the abuses of social media--a topic that could not be more timely. --Peter Beinart, associate professor of journalism and political science, CUNY

Experts here walk you through the risks and traps of the Web world and tell you how to avoid them. ... Anne Mintz and her collaborators have done us a genuine service.

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Anne P. Mintz formerly worked for several decades as director of information centers in the fields of media and investment banking. She is the author of Web of Deception. She lives in New York City.

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