‘Blended’ Cyber-Neologisms

English Today ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 2-5
Author(s):  
Amanda Roig-Marín
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Network ◽  
Ways Of Life ◽  
Exchange Data

Technologies are beginning to blend our experience of digital and physical realities. We exchange data (images, videos, messages, etc.), present ourselves to the rest of the world on social media, network, and even perform a larger number of tasks than in person. As our world and ways of life keep on changing, so do words. The aim of this article is to examine the coinage of blends (i.e. smog-type [<smoke + fog] words) as a response to the blended realities that have emerged from the use of new technologies.

The Use and Management of Public Information in Social Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 321-336
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Sánchez-Labella Martín
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Full Advantage ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
City Councils ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Disaffection ◽  
Western Democracies

The increase of political disaffection in Spain, as is occurring in many western democracies across the world, coincides with a growing vindication of democracy on the part of the citizenry, which translates to a demand for more governmental transparency and access to information. With this in mind, this chapter explores the availability of information in local public administrations on social media. The study analyses the presence of town and city councils throughout Andalusia on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, examining how these media are managed and their effects, by studying the content and resources provided to the citizens for interacting with the institutions. The results revealed that although the selected councils tried to adopt these new information channels, they are still far from taking full advantage of the possibilities the new technologies could provide.

Digital Era Governance and Social Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Abdul Malik Omar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The World ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
Digital Governance ◽  
Digital Dividend ◽  
Development Application

Digital technology is at the forefront of transforming how governments operate around the world. Using Brunei's Information Department (InfoDept) as a case study, this chapter looks at how the agency has evolved from its inception in the 1950s to 2019 in its embrace of both old and new media to pursue its mission and objectives as a government-run media agency. The results demonstrate how new media, such as social media, can complement old media if done right. The case study on InfoDept contributes to the growing field of research related to the increased advancement, development, application, and impact of new technologies in bolstering the digital governance process. This chapter also provides strong evidence on how governments can improve its general governance process and unlock the digital dividend in the 21st century by incorporating new media into its public policy architectonic. Salient lessons for policymakers and practitioners on digital governance have also been presented in this chapter.

scholarly journals Online Terrorism Detection Using Webdata Mining

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Aswathy RH ◽  
Roslin Dayana K ◽  
Vigilson Prem M
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Data Mining Algorithm ◽  
The World ◽  
Terrorist Groups ◽  
Human Effort ◽  
Video And Audio

Technology growth in facebook, whatsapp, instagram has become famous and widely used in diverse social media groups. The intention of facebook is to make the universe widely open and to stay connected. The recent mission of facebook is to stay connected with friends, colleagues, family through sharing photos, videos, stories etc. to show the daily events in the world, which provides the mean to share and express the feelings on what matters to them. Cross platform Instant messaging applications like Telegram and WhatsApp Messenger that smart phone users to establish a ubiquitous technology to exchange text, image, video and audio messages for free. This flexible technology explores more opportunities for risk and benefit for the modern era. Terrorism has increased in certain fragile parts of the world and they attack remotely. New technologies like Artificial intelligence, Machine learning autonomous and semi-autonomous systems are used by terrorist group to attack the network. These groups use social media weapons like facebook, whatsapp, Instagram to spread their information on the social network. It is essential to detect, pre-empt, prevent and eliminate the terrorism through technological spear. Terrorist groups are utilizing the internet as a platform together and convince the sin less people to take part in terrorist activities by infuriating them through web pages that inspired is enchanted individuals to take part in terrorist activities. The detection of terrorist activities needs enormous human effort. To reduce the human effort, our implement system detects the terrorist groups in social media using data mining algorithm. The intention of this work is to is to reduce the terrorism spread and to remove the terrorism related accounts effortlessly.

UGT-Based Study of SM Use Among Undergraduates in UAE and Kuwait

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-59
Author(s):  
Badreya Nasser Al-Jenaibi ◽  
Ibrahim Ahmad AlKandari
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Social Factor ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The technology is getting advanced and likewise the social media is gaining maximum attraction of individuals. The trends of the world are changing day by day so that the impacts are also changing as per needs and demands of the world. Social media has made the changes in the process of interaction between the public and government officials. Middle East communities have great access to new technologies and internet, especially, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) that are recognized by advanced infrastructures. Therefore, a sharp increase in social media use is noticed in the area particularly the youth who are more attracted to these platforms. This paper focus on Uses and gratifications of social media use among college students in United Arab Emirates and Kuwait for three social media sites: Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Mixed methodologies are applied (quantitative and qualitative) to explore various use and gratifications factors as well as other social factors among youth that contributes in the adoption of these social network sits (SNSs). Moreover, several statistical tests were performed to analyze the collected data. Few research articles have been published about new and social media platforms use in the region; however, comparative studies were rarely noticed regarding this subject. The survey includes (N=190) samples between Kuwaiti and Emirati students. The study reveals that entertainment is the major use and gratification reason for using the three platforms, while the main social factor is identification. Social media is vital when it comes to the issue of the national, political, and business life.

scholarly journals Defining the elements of the communication paradigm in higher education under the influence of social media: Literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 46-67
Author(s):  
Tihana Babić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Literature Overview ◽  
Communication Paradigm ◽  
The World

Although social media provide many opportunities to improve teaching processes, and today’s students do not know the world without them, there is still a trend of non-adaptation of new technologies in higher education institutions. The existing communication paradigm of social media is multidimensional, and thus complex and covers a wide theoretical and practical area. The main objective of this paper, based on the literature overview, is the conceptual foundation of social media and their main characteristics; to determine general elements of the existing communication paradigm in higher education under the influence of social media, and to identify gaps which can serve as an impetus for future research aimed at a holistic approach to changing the communication paradigm in higher education under the influence of social media.

scholarly journals The AI ethicist’s dilemma: fighting Big Tech by supporting Big Tech

AI and Ethics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Skaug Sætra ◽  
Mark Coeckelbergh ◽  
John Danaher
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
High Risk ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ethical Theories ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
Deontological Ethics ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Term Change ◽  
The World

AbstractAssume that a researcher uncovers a major problem with how social media are currently used. What sort of challenges arise when they must subsequently decide whether or not to use social media to create awareness about this problem? This situation routinely occurs as ethicists navigate choices regarding how to effect change and potentially remedy the problems they uncover. In this article, challenges related to new technologies and what is often referred to as ‘Big Tech’ are emphasized. We present what we refer to as the AI ethicist’s dilemma, which emerges when an AI ethicist has to consider how their own success in communicating an identified problem is associated with a high risk of decreasing the chances of successfully remedying the problem. We examine how the ethicist can resolve the dilemma and arrive at ethically sound paths of action through combining three ethical theories: virtue ethics, deontological ethics and consequentialist ethics. The article concludes that attempting to change the world of Big Tech only using the technologies and tools they provide will at times prove to be counter-productive, and that political and other more disruptive avenues of action should also be seriously considered by ethicists who want to effect long-term change. Both strategies have advantages and disadvantages, and a combination might be desirable to achieve these advantages and mitigate some of the disadvantages discussed.

scholarly journals Vaccine safety in the next decade: why we need new modes of trust building

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. e003908
Author(s):  
Heidi J. Larson ◽  
Isabelle Sahinovic ◽  
Madhava Ram Balakrishnan ◽  
Clarissa Simas
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Safety Concerns ◽  
The World

Among the realm of highly varied vaccine perceptions and concerns expressed by publics around the world, vaccine safety is the most frequently cited. While many of the safety questions raised have substantial evidence to address the concerns, vaccines do have small risks, and need vigilant and responsive systems to address them. With more and more new vaccines, combinations of vaccines and new technologies to develop and deliver them, new safety concerns will arise that need attention. Adding to this landscape is the dramatic impact which digital communication has had on how fast rumours and vaccine concerns can spread, making the task of the public health and scientific community even more pressing. One of the more recently characterised vaccine safety issues, now named ‘immunisation stress-related-response,’ has gained particularly high visibility given these highly globally connected social media networks. To better anticipate and address these rapidly shared vaccine safety concerns, a number of global efforts and local responses are being made. Co-created social media campaigns engaging parents and adolescents have been effective, while the WHO’s Vaccine Safety Net (VSN) initiative has grown its global network to increase awareness about vaccines and contribute to building confidence in vaccines. The VSN reviews websites around the world to assess their quality and accuracy to ensure and promote access to trustworthy and science-based information on vaccine safety for internet users. These and the efforts of the multiple network partners are more crucial than ever to sustain public confidence in this evolving vaccine safety landscape.

scholarly journals Geotag

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ate Poorthuis
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Digital Object ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The geotag is a geographic identifier that can be added to any digital object (e.g. a photo or a message). Enabled by a host of new technologies that emerged around the turn of the century, today much digital content has such a geotag attached. These large, geotagged datasets, ranging from simple websites and Wikipedia to social media platforms and transportation records, affect the world around us, as well as how we conduct geographic research about that world. Although a relatively humble concept, the geotag has enabled an entire wave of new types of geographic research that are often labelled as “digital geography.”

scholarly journals Predictors of Employee Information Sharing Behavior using Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-146
Author(s):  
Tiny Azleen Yahaya ◽  
Khairuddin Bin Idris ◽  
Ismi Arif Ismail ◽  
Turiman Suandi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Individual Behavior ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
New Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Purpose: Social media application such as Blog, Wikipedia, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace, are currently become a useful medium of communication as well as sharing information especially in an organisation. This phenomenon effected not only individual all over the world but also employees in Malaysia organisations. Thus, this study is a work-in-progress that referring to a few theories and journals to identify employee's intrinsic attitude as a predictor that contribute to information sharing behavior using social media with the readiness for change as a mediator factor. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study based on a review of several journal and theories related to individual behavior focusing on intrinsic attitude that has significantly contribute to employees' behavior to adapt with new technologies, which is in this study, social media.  Findings: The results shows that intention behavior, belief expectancy and attitude influence are the predictors for employees' intrinsic attitude and readiness for change comes as mediator factor that being predict to have a significant relationship with information sharing behavior using social media among the employee.   Implications/Originality/Value: The existence of readiness for change as mediator between employee's intrinsic attitude and information sharing behavior using social media among the employee of Government-Link Company can be taken into consideration for developing a new model of information sharing behavior using social media.

scholarly journals SNUFF: LOCATION TRACKING TOOL

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Location Tracking ◽  
Ip Address ◽  
The Social ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Day By Day

In the present scenario it is observed that 66.60 percent population of the world has a mobile device (cell phones, tablets and other mobile devices). Billions of users are using the social media across various platforms like Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Instagram etc. But simultaneously, the Internet crimes and frauds are increasing rapidly day by day across the world in which the social media platforms are playing a vital role. Criminals use mobile phones as a partner in their crimes. They use social media platforms for criminal motive. To hold-up and to trace the criminals, the investigation agencies try to find out the locations of the criminals by tracing their mobile numbers using CDR analysis, IP address analysis and other methods. But the criminal have been intelligent now and using the new technologies to hide themselves. The criminals use social media accounts for calling and chatting so that police or other investigation agencies cannot trace them easily. In such conditions, it was felt necessary to develop such a tool that can facilitate the investigating agencies and police personnel to trace the criminals easily. Therefore, a tool named SNUFF is developed by the authors that can help the police and other agencies to trace and find out the exact location of the person or the criminal who has been using the social media sites for his ill intentions.

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