Terms of Service

Do we use social media, or are we being used by it?

Social media is brilliant and obscene. It sharpens the mind and dulls it. It brings nations together and tears them apart. It perpetuates, reveals, and repairs injustice. It is an untamed beast upon which we can only hope to ride, but never quite corral. What is it doing to us?

In Terms of Service, Chris Martin brings readers his years of expertise and experience from building online brands, coaching authors and speakers about social media use, and thinking theologically about the effects of social media. As you read this book, you will:

Learn how social media has come to dominate the role the internet plays in your life Learn how the “social internet” affects you in ways you may not realize Be equipped to push back against the hold the internet has on your mind and your heart

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Introduction
4. Part 1: How We Got Here
5. Chapter 1: How Did the Social Internet Evolve?
6. Chapter 2: How Does the Social Internet Work?
7. Chapter 3: How Does the Social Internet Affect Our Lives?
8. Part 2: Five Ways the Social Internet Shapes Us
9. Chapter 4: We Believe Attention Assigns Value
10. Chapter 5: We Trade Our Privacy for Expression
11. Chapter 6: We Pursue Affirmation Instead of Truth
12. Chapter 7: We Demonize People We Dislike
13. Chapter 8: We Destroy People We Demonize
14. Part 3: Where Do We Go from Here?
15. Chapter 9: Study History
16. Chapter 10: Admire Creation
17. Chapter 11: Value Silence
18. Chapter 12: Pursue Humility
19. Chapter 13: Establish Accountability
20. Chapter 14: Build Friendships
21. Conclusion
22. Closing Credits