Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture - celebrities, movies, brands - in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers hold the upper hand? Douglas Rushkoff explores how the teen quest for identity has migrated to the web – and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with them.
02-18-2014
54 min
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Directors:
Frank Koughan, Douglas Rushkoff
Writers:
Douglas Rushkoff, Frank Koughan
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
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