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Meet Clara Shih, Author of 'The Facebook Era'

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Clara Shih debuted her new book, The Facebook Era, last week at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. We caught up with her to her talk about the conference, social media and the book, which delves into how social media tools are changing people's behavior, expectations, and relationships.

Other Interviews at the Web 2.0:
- Lucian Tarnowski on Getting Jobs through Social Media
- Asya Shein of Fusicology
- Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, Customer Service and Social Media Consultant
- William Marc Salsberry, Tech Photographer
- Alexia Tsotsis of LA Weekly
- Mike Prasad of Kogi BBQ and Girl Gamer
- Sean Percival of lalawag

By Mark Dienger, Special to LAist

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