Digital socio-cultural phenomena can be disruptive, as in playful flashmobs or more serious online activism. Yet new Internet capabilities can also be dominated over time by large corporations
or encourage phenomena such as ＂clicktivism＂ where someone feels like they have made a difference with a simple mouse click. Lindgren (sociology, Umea U.) here takes the middle ground, arguing
that both things are happening, and explores the extent of each through analysis of things like web clicks and Google searches. Lindgren brings classic cultural theories of power and resistance
into the age of digital social networks. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
