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    Media Virus!: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture
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    Media Virus!: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture

    By Douglas Rushkoff

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    The most virulent viruses today are composed of information. In this information-driven age, the easiest way to manipulate the culture is through the media. A hip and caustically humorous McLuhan for the '90s, culture watcher Douglas Rushkoff now offers a fascinating expose of media manipulation in today's age of instant information.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateDec 1, 2010
    ISBN9780307775573
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    Media Virus!: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture
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    Douglas Rushkoff

    Douglas Rushkoff is the author of 10 bestselling books on media and culture, including Cyberia, Media Virus!, Playing the Future, Coercion: Why We Listen to What "They" Say, and the novels Ecstasy Club and Exit Strategy.

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