Twitter: A Biography, Hardcover - Jean Burgess

The sometimes surprising, often humorous story of the forces that came together to shape the central role Twitter now plays in contemporary politic...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Nancy K. BaymIllustration(s): 3 halftonesNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 144 x...

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