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When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, she had no intention of becoming an influencer. Overnight it seemed she'd amassed a huge following, and her hobby became a full-time job--one that was impossible to manage without her sharp-as-a-tack personal assistant, AC. But all the good-will of her followers turns toxic when one controversial post goes viral in the worst possible way. Alex reaches out to...
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To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst--but Kayleigh needs money. So she takes a job working for a social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her task: review offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories, and decide which need to be removed. It's grueling work. Kayleigh and her colleagues spend all day watching horrors and hate on their screens, evaluating them with the platform's ever-changing...
3) Hold tight
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Worrying about their sixteen-year-old son in the wake of a friend's suicide, his parents install an activity monitor on their son's computer and are alarmed to learn that the suicide victim's mother believes their son may have been involved.
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English
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The gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. The companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone. -- adapted from jacket
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Nancy Clancy volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"When Nancy finds an old desk at a tag sale, she soon finds out that someone left behind a key. Nancy and Bree set out to unlock the secret of the silver key in the hopes of finding some treasure along the way."-- Page [4] of cover.
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Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The online video platform is where some of today's biggest stars share content. See these social media celebrities as never before in the YouTubers series! Each title highlights a different star's rise to fame. Explore how the YouTuber earned fan admiration, built a personal brand, and became an influencer. Check out all the You Tubers titles and go behind the scenes of the worlds most popular posts!
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From the leading theorist of the Metaverse comes the definitive account of the next internet: what the Metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us. The term Metaverse is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese...
9) Cruel intent
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Alison Reynolds mysteries volume 4
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English
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Former television journalist Ali Reynolds tries to defend her contractor Brian when he is named a prime suspect in his wife's murder and in the process uncovers a sadistic killer who finds his prey by hacking into a dating sight for housewives looking for a sexual relationship with married men.
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Pike Logan thrillers volume 17
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English
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Conducting a routine cover development trip to Tajikistan, Pike and Jennifer learn that Afghanistan has fallen, and there's a man on the run. One that has done more for the United States in Afghanistan than anyone else. Pulled in to extract him, Pike collides headlong into a broader mystery: His covert company, along with every other entity in the Taskforce, has been hit with a ransomware attack, and there's some connection between the Taliban and...
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2022
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English
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Rafi Francisco needs something really special to put her true crime podcast on the map. She sets her sights on River Stone, the hearthrob musician who rose to stardom after the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend. Rafi lands herself a ticket to the exclusive Fly Fest, where River will be the headliner. But when Rafi arrives on the Caribbean island location of Fly Fest with hundreds of other influencers and (very minor) celebrities, they quickly...
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Cat on the run volume 1
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
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IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What happens when the world's biggest cat video star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a cat on the run, that's what. But how do you avoid capture and prove your innocence when you are the most famous feline on the planet? Well, it ain't easy. Follow Princess Beautiful--for that is her name--as she goes from meme megastar #1 to public enemy #1 and cheer her on as she fights to clear her name. Is she a super villain? An internet-famous...
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Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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In an attempt to save her broken game, Ralph and Vanellope race against the clock -- and some shady characters in a gritty, urban racing game -- in the vast world of the Internet! When faced with the lure of new cars and exciting racing routes, Vanellope considers leaving the arcade for good, and Ralph recognizes that he may lose the only friend he's ever had.
Ralph and Penelope are faced with a new challenge when they begin the search for a spare...
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Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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In an attempt to save her broken game, Ralph and Vanellope race against the clock -- and some shady characters in a gritty, urban racing game -- in the vast world of the Internet! When faced with the lure of new cars and exciting racing routes, Vanellope considers leaving the arcade for good, and Ralph recognizes that he may lose the only friend he's ever had.
Ralph and Penelope are faced with a new challenge when they begin the search for a spare...
16) Pam & Tommy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Set in the Wild West early days of the Internet, the series is based on the incredible true story of the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape. Stolen from the couple's home by a disgruntled contractor, the video went from underground bootleg-VHS curiosity to full-blown global sensation when it hit the Web in 1997. A love story, crime caper, and cautionary tale rolled into one, the eight-part original series explores the intersection of privacy,...
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