000890587 000__ 04725cam\a2200481Ii\4500 000890587 001__ 890587 000890587 005__ 20230306150112.0 000890587 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000890587 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000890587 008__ 190615s2019\\\\sz\\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000890587 020__ $$a9783030179021$$q(electronic book) 000890587 020__ $$a3030179028$$q(electronic book) 000890587 020__ $$z9783030179014 000890587 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)on1102472565 000890587 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1102472565 000890587 040__ $$aEBLCP$$beng$$erda$$cEBLCP$$dGW5XE$$dYDXIT$$dOCLCO$$dEBLCP$$dYDXIT 000890587 049__ $$aISEA 000890587 050_4 $$aHM742$$b.A46 2019 000890587 08204 $$a302.23/1$$223 000890587 1001_ $$aAlperstein, Neil M.,$$eauthor. 000890587 24510 $$aCelebrity and mediated social connections :$$bfans, friends and followers in the digital age /$$cNeil M. Alperstein. 000890587 264_1 $$aCham, Switzerland :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c[2019] 000890587 300__ $$a1 online resource (256 pages) 000890587 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000890587 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000890587 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000890587 500__ $$aIncludes index. 000890587 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000890587 5050_ $$aIntro; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: Mediated Social Connections: Place, Imagination and Togetherness; Place, Imagination and Togetherness; Celebrity as a Practice; Everyday Routines and Media Experiences; Hyperreality; Mediated Culture; Yearning for Authenticity; Performative Nature of Digital Media: The Authentic Self Versus Authenticating Self; Kayfabe; Breaking Through the Wall; The Frontstage and Backstage Collapse; Reality−Fantasy Continuum; May I Have Your Attention Please?; Conclusion 000890587 5058_ $$aChapter 2: A Model of Mediated Social ConnectionsCelebrity and New Media Figures; Tactile to Symbolic Connections; Parasocial Interaction; Imaginary Social Relationships; The Attention Economy; Moving Through Imaginary Worlds; When Consumers Become Producers; Personal Connections May Not Be Authentic, but May Be Imaginary; Mediated Social Connections: A Blended View; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Jacking in to an Extended Reality; Paracosms: Extended Imaginary Worlds; Social Hierarchies, Gender and Race; IoT: Internet of Toys; Robotics and the Uncanny Valley; Bots 000890587 5058_ $$aHaptic Visuality: Touching with Our EyesVirtual, Augmented, Immersive and Mixed Reality; The Importance of Fantasy; Mind Wandering; Mind Wandering and Working Memory; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The New New Sensibility: Selling Celebrity/Celebrities Selling on Digital Media; Celebrity-Industrial Complex; Pregnancy in the Celebrity Economy; Public/Private Connections; Grandiose Exhibitionism; The New New Sensibility; Konsumer Kulture: A Case Study of the Kardashians; Fans Fuel the Celebrity Flames; Haters Gonna Hate; Anyone Can Be a Star; YouTube Stars; Instagrammers; Cosplay; Global Fan Economy 000890587 5058_ $$aConclusionChapter 5: Micro-celebrity and the Management of Self-Presentation on Digital Media; Bona Fide, Subcultural, Niche, Marginal and Micro-celebrities; Micro-celebrity in an Age of Digital Media; Micro-celebrity, Self-Branding and Social Influencers; Selling Out and the Degradation of Micro-celebrity; Case Study in Micro-celebrity Self-Presentation; Gone with the Wynns/Curiosity; La Vagabonde; Delos; Working to Achieve Authenticity; Monetization May Lead to Suspicion of Motives; Selling Merchandise; Co-brand Offers: 23andme and audible.com; Ebegging: Tip Jar and "Buy Us a Beer" 000890587 5058_ $$aDemonstrating Ethical AuthenticityDisclaiming Inauthenticity; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Skin Wars: Building Mediated Social Connections to Promote Prescription Drugs; Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising; DTCA and Contraceptives; Regulating DTCA on Social Media; Celebrities in DTCA; Micro-celebrities, Thought Leaders and Social Influencers; ePatients; Case Study: Cyndi Lauper and Psoriasis; Conclusion; How Little We Know of Each Other; Chapter 7: Social Movements: Our Virtual Collective Consciousness; 2007 a Watershed Moment in Digital Media; The Only Thing Constant Is Change 000890587 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000890587 588__ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 21, 2019). 000890587 650_0 $$aDigital media$$xSocial aspects. 000890587 650_0 $$aCelebrities. 000890587 650_0 $$aOnline social networks. 000890587 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aAlperstein, Neil M.$$tCelebrity and Mediated Social Connections : Fans, Friends and Followers in the Digital Age$$dCham : Palgrave Macmillan US,c2019$$z9783030179014 000890587 852__ $$bebk 000890587 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-17902-1$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000890587 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:890587$$pGLOBAL_SET 000890587 980__ $$aEBOOK 000890587 980__ $$aBIB 000890587 982__ $$aEbook 000890587 983__ $$aOnline 000890587 994__ $$a92$$bISE