Book Review: Intellectual Mindset of Social Media
Research Department
There are many research matters that deal with the topic of social media or virtual space in general, and many branches of the human sciences have entered the line of analysis and interpretation of the use of means of communication and the virtual world, and a study of the extent of the human relationship with the psychological and social system and its metaphorical aspects on technology. Perhaps the topic of “the mindset and the intellectual foundations of the means of communication» is one of the few issues addressed in this context, which sheds light on the cognitive and philosophical dimension of the means of communication. Therefore, this topic is worth of reflecting upon understanding and awareness. Because social media, in which today has become one of the most important factors that shape the opinions, ideas and cultures of the individual and society, and imposes a new social pattern in relationships and communication, which cannot be ignored or overlooked. At the same time, it is a challenge and a threat – if it is not dealt with consciously and vigilantly.
The book “Intellectual Mindset of Social Media” is one of the books issued by the AlMaarif Center for Cultural Studies in Lebanon in the year 2021 and consists of 98 pages that reviews the concept of communication and social communication in particular, its importance, development, multiplicity of tools and means, and investigates the goals and objectives to be achieved. from here, we will shed a quick light on the book, and summarize the most important main ideas in it, which certainly do not dispense with a comprehensive reading of the book and benefit from the abundant information it contains.
