“Thoughtful and provocative…If you’re a social media junkie, read it and weep.” New York Journal of Books

“Passionate…this work should provide useful ammunition for readers skeptical about the new networks linking the people of the 21st century.” Publishers Weekly

“This small book packs a welcome, refreshing punch.” Kirkus

Social Media Is Bullshit

B.J. Mendelson beside his quote, “We live in a world where it’s far easier to make money telling people how to get rich using the Internet than it is to actually get rich using it,” and the cover of Social Media Is Bullshit

by B.J. Mendelson

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About the Book: Social Media Is Bullshit

“Social Media Is Bullshit” is a 2012 St. Martin’s Press release written by B.J. Mendelson. The book takes readers on a tour of the bullshit factory that produces social media, some of the myths that it spreads, who’s running the factory, and how to put a stop to it. In addition, it includes insights B.J. has learned from creating content for the Web professionally since 2002.

“Social Media Is Bullshit” was released in stores on September 4, 2012, in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

From the Social Media Is Bullshit Blog

B.J. Mendelson posted to the Social Media Is Bullshit blog in the months before the book came out.

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