Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: An introduction: bullshit -- Our terrible, horrible, no good, very bad website -- Astonishing tales of mediocrity -- "I wrote this book for Pepsi" -- Social media is bullshit -- Social media is bullshit. There is nothing new under the sun-- or on the web -- Shovels and sharecroppers -- Yeah, that's the ticket! -- And now you know-- the rest of the story -- The asshole-based economy -- There's no such thing as an influencer -- Analyze this -- Meet the people behind the bullshit. Maybe "social media" doesn't work so well for corporations, either? -- Kia and Facebook sitting in a tree-- -- How marketers, cyber hipsters, and others deal with their critics (hint: not well) -- How to sell bullshit without really trying. How to create and spread bullshit in seven easy steps -- And the answer is-- -- How to really make it on the web. Everything you will ever need to know about marketing -- Recap -- The anti-social media manifesto -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.