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TikTok Boom by Chris Stokel-Walker
£9.99
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9781912454822
Published:
06 Jul 2023
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
272 pages
Dimensions:
198x129x25mm
Weight:
0.230kgs
Author:
TikTok has taken over the world in just a few short years. What does its success mean for the future of technology? Journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker tells the inside story of the Chinese app, with unprecedented access to key company figures.
'It is rare for a business analysis to read like a thriller - this one does.' - Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View
'Vital to understanding how [TikTok] works and the impact it's having.' - Damian Collins MP, former chairman of the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
'TikTok Boom is a must-read for students, scholars, and policymakers.' - David Craig, Clinical Professor, USC Annenberg
In just a few years, TikTok has stormed ahead of its rivals to become the world's biggest app. Where did it come from and how did it overtake its rivals?
Journalist Chris Stokel-Walker delves deep into the origins of China's viral video app. He yields new insights into its culture, addictive algorithm, and influencer ecosystem. And he reveals the influence its owners at its parent company ByteDance in Beijing are having on hundreds of millions worldwide through the policing of little-known content guidelines, including those on physical appearances.
TikTok is the emerging battleground for a geopolitical tussle between East and West for control of social media. It has already been banned in India and a ban in the USA has been suggested by Republican politicians.
TikTok Boom is a rollercoaster business story bristling with ambition and drama.
Find out where TikTok came from, where it's going, and what it can do for you.
Reviews
'A careful, detailed teardown of the people, culture and technology behind the world's most dynamic social network. It is rare for a business analysis to read like a thriller - this one does.' - Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View
'It's clear that Stokel-Walker's strength is that he's not just TikTok-literate, he's TikTok-fluent. He knows the product, the people, and the entire ecosystem inside and out, and it is this familiarity that makes his telling so compelling because he knows how to make you feel like you, too, are an insider in this strange new world.' - Rui Ma, founder, Tech Buzz China
'Blending journalistic narrative with state-of-the-art academic research, no other author comes close to weaving this epic tale of the rise of China's first global platform threatening Silicon's Valley hegemony while operating as inflection point around the rise of one globe two Internet systems. This is a must-read for students, scholars, and policymakers.' - David Craig, Clinical Professor, USC Annenberg
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About the Author: Chris Stokel-Walker is a British technology journalist who specialises in stories about social media. His work regularly appears in WIRED, the Guardian, BBC News and New Scientist. He is known for breaking major news about social media platforms, especially TikTok and YouTube. For his book on YouTube, YouTubers, he travelled around the world, speaking to behind-the-camera producers and powerbrokers, including key creators KSI, Hank and John Green, and Emma Blackery. For his follow-up book on TikTok, TikTok Boom: China's Dynamite App and the Race for Social Media, he has gone behind the scenes, interviewing top TikTokers, senior figures at its Chinese owner ByteDance, and politicians and marketing and brand professionals. Both TikTok Boom and YouTubers are the books you need to read to understand how the platforms work and how to make them work for you.
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