scholarly journals Swearwords reinterpreted

Pragmatics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-404
Author(s):  
Bin Li ◽  
Yan Dou ◽  
Yingting Cui ◽  
Yuqi Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Speech Community ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Network Site ◽  
Chinese Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Abstract Swearwords are common on the Internet nowadays. In addition to traditional forms and functions, new features and uses have been created as disguises and hedges, or even as deviants from insults. Focusing on the ‘new swearwords’ prevalent in Chinese social media, we identified the most commonly used novel swearwords developed and favoured by the young Chinese netizens, and analysed their linguistic features and uses on a Chinese social network site. We discovered that certain swearwords have undergone linguistic transformation to take up new grammatical and pragmatic functions. The invention and prevalence of these new swearwords raise interesting points on the roles played by the Internet and social media in bringing netizens together and in enabling them to create web content in their speech community.

Negotiating ownership and agency in social media: Community reactions to Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads

First Monday ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Mette Bech Albrechtslund
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Social Spaces ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Network Site ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Way

This paper presents an in-depth study and a discussion of Goodreads users’ reactions to the acquisition of the popular social network site for readers by Amazon in 2013. The purpose is to provide an empirical and critical examination of the negotiations over agency and ownership evident in the discussions ensuing the acquisition. The boundaries and norms of Goodreads are negotiated by its users, and the threats to withdraw their active contributions in the wake of the Amazon acquisition are seen as a way to negotiate a definition of what the site should be. Goodreads is shown to be an example of the way online social spaces become contested because of different interpretations of their purpose and functions, and it is argued that its success is ultimately dependent on users’ self-understanding as a community.

scholarly journals Monitoring photogenic ecological phenomena: Social network site images reveal spatiotemporal phases of Japanese cherry blooms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moataz Medhat ElQadi ◽  
Adrian G Dyer ◽  
Carolyn Vlasveld ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Cherry Tree ◽  
Cultural Symbol ◽  
Network Site ◽  
Multi Stage

AbstractSome ecological phenomena are visually engaging and widely celebrated. Consequently, these have the potential to generate large footprints in the online and social media image records which may be valuable for ecological research. Cherry tree blooms are one such event, especially in Japan where they are a cultural symbol (Sakura, 桜). For centuries, the Japanese have celebrated Hanami (flower viewing) and the historical data record of the festival allows for phenological studies over this period, one application of which is climate reconstruction. Here we analyse Flickr social network site data in an analogous way to reveal the cherry blossoms’ seasonal sweep from southern to northern Japan over a twelve-week period.Our method analyses data filtered using geographical constraints, multi-stage text-tag classification, and machine vision, to assess image content for relevance to our research question and use it to estimate historic cherry bloom times. We validated our estimated bloom times against official data, demonstrating the accuracy of the approach. We also investigated an out of season Autumn blooming that has gained worldwide media attention. Despite the complexity of human photographic and social media activity and the relatively small scale of this event, our method can reveal that this bloom has in fact been occurring over a decade.The approach we propose in our case study enables quick and effective monitoring of the photogenic spatiotemporal aspects of our rapidly changing world. It has the potential to be applied broadly to many ecological phenomena of widespread interest.

scholarly journals Shaping the ‘me’ in MySpace: The framing of profiles on a social network site

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Brake
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Young People ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Network Site ◽  
The Social

This paper analyses the social and technical context in which young people create and maintain social media profiles. The analysis was based primarily on ten semi-structured hour-long interviews conducted with MySpace users—all young people between 16 and 19 years of age from two UK schools, supplemented by a questionnaire and examination of the texts they produced. An overview is given of the nature of the profiles created by the interviewees. The process of profile creation and maintenance is then placed in the wider context of the uses of MySpace as described by those interviewed, and some of the influences which appear to have shapedwhat was produced are outlined. In the conclusion, the implications of the manner in which these practices are shaped for institutions involved in digital storytelling are explored.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic factors and social media use in 9-year-old children: the Generation R Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueyue You ◽  
Junwen Yang-Huang ◽  
Hein Raat ◽  
Amy van Grieken
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Online Chat ◽  
Network Site ◽  
Low Educated

Abstract Background We aimed to investigate the associations between sociodemographic factors and instant messaging and social network site exposure among 9-year-old children. Methods Data of 4568 children from the Generation R study, a population-based cohort study performed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, were analyzed. Instant messaging exposure was defined as using online chat applications such as MSN, chat boxes, WhatsApp, and Ping. Social network site exposure was defined as using Hyves or Facebook. A series of multiple logistic regression analyses were performed, adjusting for covariates. Results Children of low educated mothers had a higher odds ratio (OR) for instant messaging (OR: 1.44, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.86) and social network site exposure (OR: 1.73, 95% CI: 1.13, 2.66) than their counterparts. Being a child from a single-parent family was associated with instant messaging (OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.16, 1.88) and social network site exposure (OR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.78) more often than their counterparts. Children of low educated fathers (OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.95) or from families with financial difficulties (OR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.59) were associated with a higher OR of social network site exposure than their counterparts. Conclusion The findings suggest that several indicators of lower social position are associated with higher social network site and instant messaging exposure among 9-year-old children. More research is needed in younger children to understand the determinants and impact of social media use.

The Networked China Researcher

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 76-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Public Debates ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Digital Footprints ◽  
Chinese Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

The internet has opened up new possibilities for scholars to gather data and, in general, to stay updated on rapidly changing developments in the Chinese society. Social media has added yet another dimension as it enables researchers to follow events and public debates as they unfold as well as facilitate engagement and interactivity with informants and other contacts. This article is based on the author’s own experiences and discusses the possibilities and challenges of using Chinese social media platforms. It calls for an explicit reflexivity on rapidly changing technologies. The article also addresses the fact that the researcher leaves many digital footprints on the internet and social media, and the advantages and possible dangers in an authoritarian society such as China. The article is written as a reflection piece and a call for more open and systematic discussions on how digital technologies change research practices in and on China.

Examining social media usage: Technology clusters and social network site membership

First Monday ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Schrock
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Computer Anxiety ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Network Site ◽  
The Social

The popularization of “social media” has raised questions of how and why young people use these various technologies in their daily lives. This exploratory study proposes a classification system based on Rogers’ concept of technology clusters, which posits that likelihood of adoption is based around similar perceived characteristics of a technology or medium. Results from a survey administered to 401 undergraduates at a large southern university indicated that social and non-social technology cluster use is correlated with psychological, affective, and behavioral factors (extroversion, self-disclosure, computer anxiety and self-efficacy). One particularly popular type of “many to many” social media is the social network site (SNS). MySpace members were significantly more likely to use both other many-to-many social technologies as well as one-to-many. Gender differences were also found, as MySpace members were more likely to be female, and females had significantly higher levels of extroversion and self-disclosure. Implications for future research, marketing efforts, and online safety are discussed.

scholarly journals PAAUGLIŲ AKTYVUMAS VS. PASYVUMAS INTERNETO SOCIALINIAME TINKLE „FACEBOOK“ IR SĄSAJOS SU JAUČIAMU VIENIŠUMU BEI ASMENYBĖS BRUOŽAIS

Psichologija ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 60-79
Author(s):  
Birutė Pociūtė ◽  
Erika Krancaitė
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Privacy Preservation ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Network Site ◽  
The Social

Didėjant internetinės komunikacijos pritaikymo populiarumui, internetas tapo svarbiu socialiniu paauglių raidos kontekstu. Paskutiniais duomenimis, Lietuvoje „Facebook’o“ vartotojų yra jau daugiau kaip 1 mln., o penktadalis jų – 13–17 metų paaugliai. Naudojimosi socialiniais tinklais motyvus nagrinėję tyrėjai teigia, kad pagrindinis motyvas, skatinantis individus naudotis interneto socialiniais tinklais, yra poreikis palengvinti psichosocialines problemas, pavyzdžiui: vienišumą, tačiau nesutariama, ar internetas praplečia realaus bendravimo ribas, ar užima jo vietą, ar padeda išspręsti individo psichosocialines problemas, ar sukelia naujų problemų. Šio tyrimo tikslas – ištirti paauglių naudojimosi interneto socialiniu tinklu „Facebook“ pobūdžio sąsajas su jaučiamu vienišumu bei asmenybės bruožais.Tyrime dalyvavo 175 paaugliai, kurie mokosi 8–10 klasėse. Tiriamųjų amžius nuo 13 iki 18 metų (M = 15,44; SD = 1,102). Tiriamieji pildė anketą apie naudojimąsi interneto socialiniu tinklu „Facebook“, ULCA vienišumo skalę (3 versija, Russell, 1996), Asmenybės bruožų klausimyną NEO-FFI (Costa and McCrae, 1992).Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad „Facebook“ socialiniame tinkle yra užsiregistravę 81,1 procento tirtų paauglių, kurie tam tinklui skiria labai daug savo laiko, skelbia daug asmeninės informacijos tinklo profiliuose, nepakankamai dėmesio skirdami privatumo išsaugojimui. „Facebook’e“ paaugliai susiranda daug „draugų“, nors vyrauja santykių perkėlimas iš realybės į internetą. Tyrimas parodė, kad paauglių veikla tinkle yra dvejopo pobūdžio: socialiai aktyvi ir socialiai pasyvi. Asmenybės bruožai taip pat turi įtakos paauglių elgsenai: neurotiškų paauglių veikla „Facebook“ tinkle yra socialiai pasyvaus pobūdžio; ekstravertiškiems paaugliams neužtenka tik internetinio bendravimo, todėl jie linkę realiai susitikti su žmonėmis, su kuriais susipažino tame tinkle; paaugliai, kurių stipriai išreikštas sąmoningumo bruožas, yra neaktyvūs „Facebook’o“ naudotojai, o tarp vienišumo jausmą išgyvenančių paauglių labai išryškėjo socialiai pasyvios veiklos.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: „Facebook“ socialinis tinklas, asmenybės bruožai, vienišumas, veikla socialiniame tinkle. ADOLESCENT ACTIVITY VS PASSIVITY ON SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES AND ITS RELATIONS WITH LONELINESS AND PERSONALITY TRAITSBirutė Pociūtė, Erika KrancaitėSummaryWith the growing popularity of Internet communication among adolescents, the Internet has become an important social context of their development. Recent data have revealed that there are already are over 1 million Facebook users in Lithuania; one-fifth of Facebook users consists of adolescents 13–17 years old. Investigators have assumed that one of the main reasons encouraging individuals to use social network websites is to facilitate psychosocial problems such as loneliness. Scientists are discussing the Internet possibilities to extend the limits of real communication or to take its place. The aim of this investigation was to reveal the features of adolescents’ use of the social networking website Facebook and its relations with loneliness and personality traits.The study included 175 adolescents, age 13 to 18 years (M = 15.4; SD = 1.102). They filled in a questionnaire on the use of social website Facebook, UCLA loneliness scale (version 3; Russell, 1996), the personality traits questionnaire NEO-FFI (Costa and McCrae, 1992).The results show that 81.1% of teens are users of the social network site Facebook and spend very much time on Facebook, publishing a lot of personal information in the web profiles without paying due attention to privacy preservation. On the website, adolescents accumulate large amounts of “friends”, although relationship transfer from the reality to the Internet prevails. The study revealed two main activity types: socially proactive and socially passive. The results also show that the personality traits have an impact on teenagers’ behaviour on Facebook: neurotic teenagers’ activity on Facebook is socially passive; extraverted adolescents support the social enhance attitude, but they are not enough to communicate online and tend to actually meet people that first were met on Facebook. Teenagers with a highly expressed consciousness, in general, are not active Facebook users, and do not try to compensate their loneliness by using the social network website Facebook. Very lonely teenagers show a socially passive activity, or a passive activity dominates, or in combination with a social activity. At the time, loneliness decreases, depending on how much time per day adolescents use the Facebook website.Key words: Social Network Site Facebook; personality traits; loneliness; activity on social Network Site.

scholarly journals An Account on a Social Network Site as a Site of Memory. Memory in the Internet Fake, Like and Hate. A New Expression of Polish Patriotism?

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-246
Author(s):  
Anna Ratke-Majewska
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Turn On ◽  
Network Site ◽  
A Site

AbstractThe purpose of the article is – firstly – to get an answer to the question of what image of Polish patriotism is offered by the Internet fake, like and hate, and secondly – to reflect on its causes and consequences for the Polish community. The text presents the results of the author’s own research with comments and conclusions. The presented research relied, in turn, on the content analysis of the memory narratives constructed by users of Polish patriotic accounts functioning on Facebook. More importantly, the analyses focused on both formal issues (the number of sites and their popularity), as well as substantive ones (issues discussed within a given website, threads raised and users’ opinions).

scholarly journals Crisis communication on Facebook

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (29) ◽  
pp. 103-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Václav Stříteský ◽  
Adriana Stránská ◽  
Peter Drábik
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Social Network Site ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Network Site ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Abstract The aim of this paper is to present the issue of crisis communication under the newly created conditions of social media and evaluate the importance of social network site Facebook for crisis communication on the Czech market. The paper presents findings from a survey of Czech Facebook users. It examines the consumer complaining behaviour in the context of social media that can serve as a new platform to voice customer negative experiences. Differences between customers using traditional communications channels and those using social media platforms are identified and discussed.

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