- Learn how social media has come to dominate the role the internet plays in your life
- Learn how the "social internet" affects you in ways you may not realize
- Be equipped to push back against the hold the internet has on your mind and your heart
Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media
Paperback
|English
|1087738377
|
9781087738376
Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media
Paperback
|English
|1087738377
|
9781087738376
Overview
Do we use social media, or are we being used by it? Social media is brilliant and obscene. It sharpens the mind and dulls it. It brings nations together and tears them apart. It perpetuates, reveals, and repairs injustice. It is an untamed beast upon which we can only hope to ride, but never quite corral. What is it doing to us? In Terms of Service, Chris Martin brings readers his years of expertise and experience from building online brands, coaching authors and speakers about social media use, and thinking theologically about the effects of social media. As you read this book, you will:
ISBN: 1087738377
ISBN13: 9781087738376
Author: Chris Martin
Publisher: B&H Books
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2022-02-01
Language: English
PageCount: 224
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.55 x 8.5
inches
Weight:
8.0 ounces
Description
Do we use social media, or are we being used by it? Social media is brilliant and obscene. It sharpens the mind and dulls it. It brings nations together and tears them apart. It perpetuates, reveals, and repairs injustice. It is an untamed beast upon which we can only hope to ride, but never quite corral. What is it doing to us? In Terms of Service, Chris Martin brings readers his years of expertise and experience from building online brands, coaching authors and speakers about social media use, and thinking theologically about the effects of social media. As you read this book, you will:
- Learn how social media has come to dominate the role the internet plays in your life
- Learn how the "social internet" affects you in ways you may not realize
- Be equipped to push back against the hold the internet has on your mind and your heart
Editorial Reviews
Chris Martin has established himself as one of the foremost Christian thinkers when it comes to digital technologies in general, and the social Internet in particular. In this book, he demonstrates why it is so important for Christians to think well about these world-changing, heart-shaping, soul-forming technologies. I highly recommend his book to anyone who wants to better understand how we can take back what they've so eagerly taken from us.
Tim Challies, author and blogger
With great insight, Chris shows us how the social Internet we carry around in our pockets has shaped the world and is shaping us. If you hold angst for the alarming and adverse impacts of social media, this book will give language to your concerns and provide hopeful and helpful solutions. Chris's wise counsel to admire beauty, walk in humility, and value silence and accountability is an important challenge for all of us, including parents, ministry leaders, teachers, and anyone who in a role to influence others.
Eric Geiger, senior pastor, Mariners Church
The internet may be financially free, but it has other costs. In
Terms of Service, Chris Martin skillfully unpacks the trade-offs of life in the digital age--helping us become more attentive to the hidden costs of the social Internet. This is a valuable read for any Christian who spends significant amounts of time online--which is pretty much all of us these days. We're aware of the ways the social Internet is remaking the world. But are we alert to the ways it is remaking
us? This book helps us carefully consider this question, and gives us tools for moving forward in health.
Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, author of
The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World
Terms of Service will annoy you. If you are already reaping the neurochemical rewards of the social media echo chambers of your own choosing, I recommend that you do not read this book. Who reads books anymore anyways? I mean, if it is longer than 280 characters, why would any...
Read Mercer Schuchardt, associate professor of communication, Wheaton College, PhD, New York University under Neil Postman, bestselling author of
Amusing Ourselves to Death
If anyone should write the book on how social media (or the "social Internet," as Chris so wisely calls it) has affected us all, it's Chris Martin. He has been in the trenches of social media for over a decade and observed what's going on from that vantage point, not an ivory tower.
Terms of Service will help anyone looking to understand how and why our online behaviors have shaped us and what it means to move forward in a digital world with a kingdom mindset.
Julie Masson, Director of External Engagement, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
It's not hard to offer negative critiques of the social Internet. What is hard is giving sustained attention to those problems and following it with sound guidance on how to live faithfully in the real world. Chris's years of experience in digital ministry and careful personal practices make him a worthy guide.
John Dyer, Professor and VP of Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary, author of
From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God
Tim Challies, author and blogger
With great insight, Chris shows us how the social Internet we carry around in our pockets has shaped the world and is shaping us. If you hold angst for the alarming and adverse impacts of social media, this book will give language to your concerns and provide hopeful and helpful solutions. Chris's wise counsel to admire beauty, walk in humility, and value silence and accountability is an important challenge for all of us, including parents, ministry leaders, teachers, and anyone who in a role to influence others.
Eric Geiger, senior pastor, Mariners Church
The internet may be financially free, but it has other costs. In
Terms of Service, Chris Martin skillfully unpacks the trade-offs of life in the digital age--helping us become more attentive to the hidden costs of the social Internet. This is a valuable read for any Christian who spends significant amounts of time online--which is pretty much all of us these days. We're aware of the ways the social Internet is remaking the world. But are we alert to the ways it is remaking
us? This book helps us carefully consider this question, and gives us tools for moving forward in health.
Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, author of
The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World
Terms of Service will annoy you. If you are already reaping the neurochemical rewards of the social media echo chambers of your own choosing, I recommend that you do not read this book. Who reads books anymore anyways? I mean, if it is longer than 280 characters, why would any...
Read Mercer Schuchardt, associate professor of communication, Wheaton College, PhD, New York University under Neil Postman, bestselling author of
Amusing Ourselves to Death
If anyone should write the book on how social media (or the "social Internet," as Chris so wisely calls it) has affected us all, it's Chris Martin. He has been in the trenches of social media for over a decade and observed what's going on from that vantage point, not an ivory tower.
Terms of Service will help anyone looking to understand how and why our online behaviors have shaped us and what it means to move forward in a digital world with a kingdom mindset.
Julie Masson, Director of External Engagement, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
It's not hard to offer negative critiques of the social Internet. What is hard is giving sustained attention to those problems and following it with sound guidance on how to live faithfully in the real world. Chris's years of experience in digital ministry and careful personal practices make him a worthy guide.
John Dyer, Professor and VP of Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary, author of
From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God
About the Author
Chris Martin is a content marketing editor at Moody Publishers and a social media, marketing, and communications consultant. He has led social media strategy at Lifeway Christian Resources and advised some of the foremost Christian leaders and authors on digital content strategy. He writes regularly at www.TermsOfService.social. Chris lives outside Nashville, TN with his wife, Susie, their daughter, Magnolia, and their dog, Rizzo.
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- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
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Overview
Do we use social media, or are we being used by it? Social media is brilliant and obscene. It sharpens the mind and dulls it. It brings nations together and tears them apart. It perpetuates, reveals, and repairs injustice. It is an untamed beast upon which we can only hope to ride, but never quite corral. What is it doing to us? In Terms of Service, Chris Martin brings readers his years of expertise and experience from building online brands, coaching authors and speakers about social media use, and thinking theologically about the effects of social media. As you read this book, you will:
- Learn how social media has come to dominate the role the internet plays in your life
- Learn how the "social internet" affects you in ways you may not realize
- Be equipped to push back against the hold the internet has on your mind and your heart
ISBN: 1087738377
ISBN13: 9781087738376
Author: Chris Martin
Publisher: B&H Books
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2022-02-01
Language: English
PageCount: 224
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.55 x 8.5
inches
Weight:
8.0 ounces
Description
Do we use social media, or are we being used by it? Social media is brilliant and obscene. It sharpens the mind and dulls it. It brings nations together and tears them apart. It perpetuates, reveals, and repairs injustice. It is an untamed beast upon which we can only hope to ride, but never quite corral. What is it doing to us? In Terms of Service, Chris Martin brings readers his years of expertise and experience from building online brands, coaching authors and speakers about social media use, and thinking theologically about the effects of social media. As you read this book, you will:
- Learn how social media has come to dominate the role the internet plays in your life
- Learn how the "social internet" affects you in ways you may not realize
- Be equipped to push back against the hold the internet has on your mind and your heart
Editorial Reviews
Chris Martin has established himself as one of the foremost Christian thinkers when it comes to digital technologies in general, and the social Internet in particular. In this book, he demonstrates why it is so important for Christians to think well about these world-changing, heart-shaping, soul-forming technologies. I highly recommend his book to anyone who wants to better understand how we can take back what they've so eagerly taken from us.
Tim Challies, author and blogger
With great insight, Chris shows us how the social Internet we carry around in our pockets has shaped the world and is shaping us. If you hold angst for the alarming and adverse impacts of social media, this book will give language to your concerns and provide hopeful and helpful solutions. Chris's wise counsel to admire beauty, walk in humility, and value silence and accountability is an important challenge for all of us, including parents, ministry leaders, teachers, and anyone who in a role to influence others.
Eric Geiger, senior pastor, Mariners Church
The internet may be financially free, but it has other costs. In
Terms of Service, Chris Martin skillfully unpacks the trade-offs of life in the digital age--helping us become more attentive to the hidden costs of the social Internet. This is a valuable read for any Christian who spends significant amounts of time online--which is pretty much all of us these days. We're aware of the ways the social Internet is remaking the world. But are we alert to the ways it is remaking
us? This book helps us carefully consider this question, and gives us tools for moving forward in health.
Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, author of
The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World
Terms of Service will annoy you. If you are already reaping the neurochemical rewards of the social media echo chambers of your own choosing, I recommend that you do not read this book. Who reads books anymore anyways? I mean, if it is longer than 280 characters, why would any...
Read Mercer Schuchardt, associate professor of communication, Wheaton College, PhD, New York University under Neil Postman, bestselling author of
Amusing Ourselves to Death
If anyone should write the book on how social media (or the "social Internet," as Chris so wisely calls it) has affected us all, it's Chris Martin. He has been in the trenches of social media for over a decade and observed what's going on from that vantage point, not an ivory tower.
Terms of Service will help anyone looking to understand how and why our online behaviors have shaped us and what it means to move forward in a digital world with a kingdom mindset.
Julie Masson, Director of External Engagement, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
It's not hard to offer negative critiques of the social Internet. What is hard is giving sustained attention to those problems and following it with sound guidance on how to live faithfully in the real world. Chris's years of experience in digital ministry and careful personal practices make him a worthy guide.
John Dyer, Professor and VP of Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary, author of
From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God
Tim Challies, author and blogger
With great insight, Chris shows us how the social Internet we carry around in our pockets has shaped the world and is shaping us. If you hold angst for the alarming and adverse impacts of social media, this book will give language to your concerns and provide hopeful and helpful solutions. Chris's wise counsel to admire beauty, walk in humility, and value silence and accountability is an important challenge for all of us, including parents, ministry leaders, teachers, and anyone who in a role to influence others.
Eric Geiger, senior pastor, Mariners Church
The internet may be financially free, but it has other costs. In
Terms of Service, Chris Martin skillfully unpacks the trade-offs of life in the digital age--helping us become more attentive to the hidden costs of the social Internet. This is a valuable read for any Christian who spends significant amounts of time online--which is pretty much all of us these days. We're aware of the ways the social Internet is remaking the world. But are we alert to the ways it is remaking
us? This book helps us carefully consider this question, and gives us tools for moving forward in health.
Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, author of
The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World
Terms of Service will annoy you. If you are already reaping the neurochemical rewards of the social media echo chambers of your own choosing, I recommend that you do not read this book. Who reads books anymore anyways? I mean, if it is longer than 280 characters, why would any...
Read Mercer Schuchardt, associate professor of communication, Wheaton College, PhD, New York University under Neil Postman, bestselling author of
Amusing Ourselves to Death
If anyone should write the book on how social media (or the "social Internet," as Chris so wisely calls it) has affected us all, it's Chris Martin. He has been in the trenches of social media for over a decade and observed what's going on from that vantage point, not an ivory tower.
Terms of Service will help anyone looking to understand how and why our online behaviors have shaped us and what it means to move forward in a digital world with a kingdom mindset.
Julie Masson, Director of External Engagement, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
It's not hard to offer negative critiques of the social Internet. What is hard is giving sustained attention to those problems and following it with sound guidance on how to live faithfully in the real world. Chris's years of experience in digital ministry and careful personal practices make him a worthy guide.
John Dyer, Professor and VP of Educational Technology, Dallas Theological Seminary, author of
From the Garden to the City: The Place of Technology in the Story of God
About the Author
Chris Martin is a content marketing editor at Moody Publishers and a social media, marketing, and communications consultant. He has led social media strategy at Lifeway Christian Resources and advised some of the foremost Christian leaders and authors on digital content strategy. He writes regularly at www.TermsOfService.social. Chris lives outside Nashville, TN with his wife, Susie, their daughter, Magnolia, and their dog, Rizzo.
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- Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.
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- Stevens Books offers FREE SHIPPING everywhere in the United States for ALL non-book orders, and $3.99 for each book.
- Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
- No additional fees and charges.
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The usual time for processing an order is 24 hours (1 business day), but may vary depending on the availability of products ordered. This period excludes delivery times, which depend on your geographic location.
Estimated delivery times:
- Standard Shipping: 5-8 business days
- Expedited Shipping: 3-5 business days
Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.
Tracking
All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times.
Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.).
If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.
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You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.
Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
- Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery
Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.
Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.
If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:
- Item(s) no longer needed or wanted.
- Item(s) returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address.
- Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.
You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).
If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.
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We'll pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.). In other cases, you will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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