Larissa Hjorth is Professor in the Games Program at the School of Media & Communication, at RMIT University, Australia. 

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Approaches to Social Media
Chapter 3 Histories of Social Media
Chapter 4 Datafication and Algorithmic Cultures
Chapter 5 Mobile Applification
Chapter 6 Geolocation and Social Media
Chapter 7 Social Media Visualities
Chapter 8 Mobile Media Art: The Art of the Social
Chapter 9 Museums and New Visualities
Chapter 10 Paralinguistics
Chapter 11 Social Media Mixed Reality
Chapter 12 Social Media and Death
Chapter 13 Conclusion

Exploring questions of both exploitation and empowerment, Understanding Social Media provides a critical conceptual toolbox for navigating the evolution and practices of social media.