Lightning Guides' Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, and the Modern Revolution explores the myriad ways in which social media has influenced, created, and exposed some of the 21st century's most pivotal moments. From the early days of social networking to the birth of the hashtag, the Arab Spring and its winter, the idea of the technoself and the ways that technology has helped both individuals and groups shape their own identities to the issues of privacy and permanency in a digital world, Social Media evaluates everything from Twitter fails to the Occupy Wall Street movement to SnapChat, and how the evolution of social media has impacted the evolution of society.