Breast Reconstruction in the Social Media Age

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Nguyen ◽  
Peter Thompson ◽  
Albert Losken
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Patient Decision Making ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Internet Information ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Abstract Background The internet and social media are sources of information regarding breast reconstruction, which can educate and influence patients. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate internet and social media usage by breast reconstruction patients and its impact on patients. Methods Eighty-six breast reconstruction patients over a 7-month period answered an anonymous survey, which queried demographics, reconstruction type, internet usage, social media usage, expectations, and impact on decisions. Fisher’s exact test was performed to evaluate the use of social media. Results Overall, 95% of patients used the internet for breast reconstruction information. The information was found to be easy to understand by 70% of patients, helpful by 76%, and trustworthy by 60%. The information influenced decisions regarding procedure by 23% of patients, regarding surgeon by 23%, and regarding hospital by 22%. Social media was used by 71% of the patients; 62% of patients found it easy to understand, 57% found it helpful, and 48% found it trustworthy. The information influenced decisions regarding procedure by 16% of patients, regarding surgeon by 11%, and regarding hospital by 10%. Twenty-six percent of women expected their final breast reconstruction to look better than their premastectomy breasts, 55% as good or similar, and 12% reported appearance to be unimportant. Women found social media information to be less helpful than internet information. There was no significant association between expectations and social media vs no social media usage. Conclusions Patients who undergo breast reconstruction use the internet and social media as sources of information. Although the information is generally trusted, it does not seem to heavily influence patient decision-making. Providers remain patients’ main source of information, and need to direct patients to high-quality and accessible resources.

Impact of Social Media Usage on Information Retrieval Among Undergraduate Students in Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin

2020 ◽  
pp. 406-436
Author(s):  
Evelyn Olakitan Akinboro ◽  
Taylor Morenikeji Olayinka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Social Media Network

The chapter examined the impact of social media on information retrieval among undergraduate students in Faculty of Management Science, University of Ilorin. It determined the social media network that undergraduate students are more exposed to for retrieving information, identifying the differences in undergraduate students' usage of social media network for information retrieval based on gender and age brackets, exploring preference for social media compared to other sources of information retrieval system available for students, exploring the types of information retrieved from social media network, and identifying the challenges faced by undergraduates in the use of social media networks. The population of the study was comprised of 3,634 students out of which a sample of 360 was chosen through stratified random technique. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data. Five research questions were developed and answered by the study. The findings revealed that undergraduate students' exposure to social media is very high.

Political Consumerism and Social Networking Usage

2022 ◽  
pp. 753-773
Author(s):  
Ozlen Ozgen ◽  
Veysel Karani Sukuroglu ◽  
Basak Akar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Consumerism ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
Internet And Social Media

The main purpose of the study is to reveal the relations between the internet and social media usage and the basic motives behind the actions and engagements of political consumers departing from the thoughts and individual experiences of scholars. Therefore, the study first draws a framework of the political consumer, political consumerism, and the effects of political consumerism. Then it investigates the link between the internet and social media use and the aforementioned concepts. In other words, the purpose of the study is to analyze the extent to which internet and social media use and increase the likelihood of engaging in political consumerism through the method of a case study. As a method of sampling, quota sampling method was chosen. The in-depth interviews were performed in a semi-structured form to maintain the coherence and details. The results of this study and similar studies are thought to be beneficial for improving the quality of life for consumers, corporations, and governments related to agenda setting and policy making.

Social Media and Marketing

2018 ◽  
pp. 171-187
Author(s):  
Ivan K. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Football Club ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
History Of ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Tottenham Hotspur (“Spurs”) Football Club were once the most entrepreneurial of English football teams, including being the first to obtain a stock market flotation and to attempt to diversify into other areas beyond their core. However, like many football clubs, they were slow to embrace the Internet including more recently the use of social media for marketing. This chapter investigates the history of Spurs' embrace of the Internet and social media and asks why a club traditionally renowned for its flair and enterprise on the pitch has been so slow to embrace modernity in the digital world.

Political Consumerism and Social Networking Usage

2021 ◽  
pp. 334-354
Author(s):  
Ozlen Ozgen ◽  
Veysel Karani Sukuroglu ◽  
Basak Akar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Consumerism ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
Internet And Social Media

The main purpose of the study is to reveal the relations between the internet and social media usage and the basic motives behind the actions and engagements of political consumers departing from the thoughts and individual experiences of scholars. Therefore, the study first draws a framework of the political consumer, political consumerism, and the effects of political consumerism. Then it investigates the link between the internet and social media use and the aforementioned concepts. In other words, the purpose of the study is to analyze the extent to which internet and social media use and increase the likelihood of engaging in political consumerism through the method of a case study. As a method of sampling, quota sampling method was chosen. The in-depth interviews were performed in a semi-structured form to maintain the coherence and details. The results of this study and similar studies are thought to be beneficial for improving the quality of life for consumers, corporations, and governments related to agenda setting and policy making.

scholarly journals Technology preferences among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Naftel ◽  
Nicole A. Safiano ◽  
Michael I. Falola ◽  
Chevis N. Shannon ◽  
John C. Wellons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Object The Internet and social media are powerful disseminators of medical information, providing new portals for patient care. The authors of this study evaluated current technology hardware, Internet, and social media use and their socioeconomic relationships among caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Methods A written survey was completed in the neurosurgical clinics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham by 300 parents of children with shunted hydrocephalus between October 26, 2010, and July 26, 2011. Results Computer use (94.6%), Internet use (91.7%), smartphone use (56.9%), and Internet research on hydrocephalus (81.9%) were prevalent. However, for each of these four utilizations there was significantly lower access by caregivers of minority races (p = 0.04, 0.03, 0.002, and < 0.0001, respectively), lower income (p = 0.02, 0.01, < 0.0001, and < 0.0001, respectively), and lower level of education (p = 0.001, 0.002, < 0.0001, and 0.001, respectively). Personal use of social media was prevalent (95.1% of all Internet users) with use being more prevalent among less-educated than higher-educated caregivers (p = 0.017). Hydrocephalus-related social media use (59.5% of Internet users) was not associated with socioeconomic factors. For hydrocephalus education on the Internet, caregivers chose information websites such as Wikipedia or the Hydrocephalus Association as preferred platforms; these preferences were followed by use of social media websites. Facebook and YouTube were the preferred social media platforms for personal and hydrocephalus-related use. Parents indicate moderate skepticism about the trustworthiness of the Internet; only 21.7% always trust the online sources. Most parents (89.8%) say that they would visit neurosurgeon-recommended websites. Of Internet-using caregivers, 28.6% use the Internet or social media to find hydrocephalus support groups, and 34.8% have used the Internet to communicate with other caregivers who have children with similar conditions. Conclusions Technology hardware, the Internet, and social media are widely used with some skepticism by parents of children with shunted hydrocephalus. Caregivers are interested in physician-recommended Internet resources. Socioeconomic factors including race, income, and level of education reveal a disparity in access to some of these resources, although all groups have relatively high use. Unlike typical technology use, social media use is breaking down the digital divide among ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

scholarly journals Sustainable Consumerism via Context-Aware Shopping

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Klinglmayr ◽  
Bernhard Bergmair ◽  
Maria Anneliese Klaffenböck ◽  
LeanderB. Hörmann ◽  
Evangelos Pournaras
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Political Consumerism ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Collective Goal ◽  
Use Of Social Media

We are living in a world of vast information. The means of the Internet allow access to diverse sources of information, with social media and Internet of Things technologies significantly expanding the informational ecosystem. With the use of social media, it is easy for ‘like-minded' people to group up and initiate movements. One way to articulate such movements is via political consumerism. Users group together and boycott or buycott (boost purchases) for certain products with a concrete collective goal in mind. If, however, the collective goal is vague and abstract, as in the case of sustainability, this bottom-up strategy may lose its popularity and attraction. In this paper, we introduce a new concept of how individual consumers can follow their own understanding of sustainability, while at the same time benefiting from collective and participatory actions. We discuss how the means of ICT can be used to develop political consumerism further to transform individual policies into collective statements.

scholarly journals Creating the image of political communicators with the use of social media and computer technology

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Jankiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Political Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Views ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Nowadays, computer technology and social media can be used in certain ways to create positive or negative images of political communicators. More and more people receive political communication with the use of electronic devices via the Internet and social media. The ways in which one can create and transmit images of political communicators have evolved. Companies use new methods of gaining and delivering political information to receivers. At present, information technology is sometimes used not only to send political information but also to manipulate the receivers and change their political views in the fight for support and to win elections. Electronic devices, the Internet and social media, can be used to gain support or to defame political opponents. This paper has been written to bring closer how social media participation, computer technology and software can be utilized to obtain information which then, neatly tailored, can serve as a tool to manipulate political views of addressees of political communication. This article presents the procedure of obtaining, processing and applying information in creating images of politicians by private companies. It also analyzes people’s awareness of ways in which social media communication can be used in creation of political image. Hence, a survey has been conducted to research the participation of university students in social media and their awareness of how the data obtained from them can be used in for political reasons. The paper also explains how incorporating and combining social media platforms, psychology, algorithms, the Internet and cutting edge computer software opened new ways to impact political views with political communication.

Social Media and Marketing

2015 ◽  
pp. 324-339
Author(s):  
Ivan K. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Football Club ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
History Of ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Tottenham Hotspur (“Spurs”) Football Club were once the most entrepreneurial of English football teams, including being the first to obtain a stock market flotation and to attempt to diversify into other areas beyond their core. However, like many football clubs, they were slow to embrace the Internet including more recently the use of social media for marketing. This chapter investigates the history of Spurs' embrace of the Internet and social media and asks why a club traditionally renowned for its flair and enterprise on the pitch has been so slow to embrace modernity in the digital world.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN INTERNET DI KALANGAN REMAJA DI JAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Dudi Iskandar ◽  
Muhamad Isnaeni
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Daily Period

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penggunaan internet di kalangan remaja di Jakarta. Dengan menggunakan paradigma positivisme dan pendekatan kuantitatif, penelitian ini menghasilkan beberapa temuan. Antara lain, pertama, responden umumnya sudah sangat mengenal dengan media sosial, yang terbukti dari lama menggunakan (lebih dari 2 tahun). Media sosial Instagram dan Facebook adalah dua platform media sosial yang paling sering digunakan dan diakses oleh responden. Kedua, para pelajar menggunakan media sosial bukan untuk sarana belajar/pendidikan atau mencari informasi, melainkan sebagai sarana hiburan dan mencari teman. Ketiga,mayoritas responden meng-update media sosialnya dalam jangka waktu harian, yang berkonsekuensi pada durasi penggunaan media sosial dalam jangka waktu satu hari menjadi cukup lama/sering.Berdasarkan Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan tidak ada pengaruh antara karakteristik penggunaan media sosial dengan perilaku kekerasan pada remaja Kata kunci : internet, remaja, media sosial, informasi ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the use of the internet among teenagers in Jakarta. Using a quantitative approach and the positivism paradigm produces several findings. Among other things, first, respondents generally are very familiar with social media, which is evident from the length of use (more than 2 years). Instagram and Facebook social media are two social media platforms that are most frequently used and accessed by respondents. Second, students use social media not for learning education facilities or seeking information, but as a means of entertainment and finding friends. Third, the majority of respondents updated their social media in a daily period, which consequently had a long frequent duration of social media usage. Based on the results of the hypothesis testing showed no influence between the characteristics of the use of social media with violent behavior in adolescents Keywords : internet, teenegers, social media, information

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