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Social media is shaping our lives, churches, communities, and culture in both positive and negative ways. How can we take the positive and leave the negative? This book aims to give you a practical understanding of the culture social media developed in, the culture it creates, and practical ways to engage with social media to keep the good and reduce the impact of the negative.

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A brilliant introduction to social media that explains how it works behind the flashy screens. White, a recognized authority in the digital media world, provides a well-written, brief but informative book that highlights some of the dangers social media poses to users. He concludes with some reasonable ways for users to protect themselves from the dangers of its manipulation. --Bruce A. Little, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, emeritus Unfriending Dystopia blends a deep understanding of technology and human nature to expose why social media can be so destructive and suggest practical strategies everyone can use to avoid the pitfalls while keeping the value. In a few short chapters, Russ gives us a clear call to be neither a Luddite nor a technophile, but rather to understand technologies in their own terms, and to learn how to use them effectively without becoming their servant. --Chris Brady, CEO, Life Leadership

A brilliant introduction to social media that explains how it works behind the flashy screens. White, a recognized authority in the digital media world, provides a well-written, brief but informative book that highlights some of the dangers social media poses to users. He concludes with some reasonable ways for users to protect themselves from the dangers of its manipulation. --Bruce A. Little, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, emeritus Unfriending Dystopia blends a deep understanding of technology and human nature to expose why social media can be so destructive and suggest practical strategies everyone can use to avoid the pitfalls while keeping the value. In a few short chapters, Russ gives us a clear call to be neither a Luddite nor a technophile, but rather to understand technologies in their own terms, and to learn how to use them effectively without becoming their servant. --Chris Brady, CEO, Life Leadership

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Russ White is a well-known voice in computer networking, where he advocates for simplicity, privacy, and the decentralized Internet. Russ has co-authored many software patents, books, and hours of video training in computer networks. He holds a PhD in Apologetics and Culture from Southeast Baptist Theological Seminary, an MACM from Shepherds Theological Seminary, and an MSIT from Capella University.

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