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Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It
Writing on the Wall
What do ancient graffiti, Renaissance pamphlets, and English coffeehouses have in common? They are all forms of social media. Nick Romeo reviews a new book by the digital editor of The Economist that argues social media is an old phenomenon.
Nick Romeo
Published
Oct. 25 2013
8:30AM EDT
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Nick Romeo
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