Jeremy Hunsinger is an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is co-editor of the International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments and the International Handbook of Internet Research.Theresa Senft is the author of Camgirls: Celebrity & Community in the Age of Social Networks and the co-author of History of the Internet: A Chronology, 1843-Present. Formerly a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, Terri now teaches in the Global Liberal Studies Program at New York University.

• Introduction, Jeremy Hunsinger and Theresa Senft. 1.Infrastructure and Interface in Social Media, Jeremy Hunsinger. 2. Community and Social Media, Angus Johnston. Chapter 3. Production, Consumption, and Labor in the Social Media Mode of Communication and Production, Andrew Herman. 4. Art and Performance & Social Media, Toni Sant. 5. Gender, Sexuality and Social Media, Alice Marwick. 6. Pop Culture, Fans, and Social Media, Francesca Coppa. 7. Teaching and Learning with Social Media, Alexander Halavais. 8. Race and Social Media, Theresa Senft & Safiya Umoja Noble. 9. Disability and Social Media, Katie Ellis and Gerard Goggin. 10. On Networked Publics and Private Spheres in Social Media, Zizi Papacharissi. 11. Social Media and Journalism During Times of Crisis, Axel Bruns.