This undergraduate textbook adopts the perspective of organizations -
not individuals - and clarifies the impact of social media on their
different departments or disciplines, while also exploring how
organizations use social media to create business value. To do so, the
book pursues a uniquely multi-disciplinary approach, embracing IT,
marketing, HR and many other fields. Readers will benefit from a
comprehensive selection of current topics, including: tools, tactics and
strategies for social media, internal and external communication, viral
marketing campaigns, social CRM, employer branding, e-recruiting, search
engine optimization, social mining, sentiment analysis, crowdfunding,
and legal and ethical issues.