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‘Friends, Followers and the Future’ by Rory O’Connor

By Hiawatha Bray

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 20, 2012

Emmy-winning journalist Rory O’Connor sketches out the landscape of our new world of social media in an efficient, but pedestrian way. His book is devoid of original insights and unexpected observations. I felt as though I was reading back issues of Wired magazine or the technology sections of last year’s newspapers. But if you don’t punch up websites like Techmeme and GigaOM first thing in the morning, O’Connor has put together a trustworthy introduction to the current state of play.

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