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    • Topic 4
      • Title Page
      • Topic 1: The History of Print and Storytelling to the Masses
      • Topic 2: Mass Media Today: How Digital Changed Everything
      • Topic 3: The Money behind the Media: The Business of Eyeballs and Engagement
      • Topic 4: How Social Media Makes Money by Selling Our Content to Ourselves
      • Topic 5: Early Theories: Mass Communication’s Powerful Impact on Us as Individuals
      • Topic 6: Media Theories: How Do We Influence the Message and the Meaning?
      • Topic 7: Media Effects: The Impact of Today’s “Always On” Media
      • Topic 8: The Ethics of Communications: Harnessing the Power of the Media
      • Topic 9: Media’s Societal Effects: The Making of America
      • Topic 10: Media Literacy Today: Our Responsibility
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    • Topic 4: How Social Media Makes Money by Selling Our Content to Ourselves
    • 4.1 IntroductionThis is the current section.
    • 4.2 The Personalized Mobile Broadcast Studio Was Born
    • 4.3 Tips and Tricks of Social Media: Making the Trivial Seem Important
    • 4.4 Here Come the Videos: Facebook Live, Instagram Stories, TikTok, Cats, and Laser Pointers
    • 4.5 “I’m with Her”: How Social Media Monetizes Your Popularity
    • 4.6 Not All News Is Created Equal: What Happens When We Judge Truth by Number of Clicks
    • 4.7 We Naturally Seek Human Connection: Being Social with the Newest Available Technology
    • 4.8 Summary
    • 4.9 Quick Check

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