scholarly journals Architecting Virality: Information Sharing from Government FB Page to Netizens

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 660
Author(s):  
Afdallyna Fathiyah Harun ◽  
Siti Nuradzarul Aqmaar Adzman ◽  
Fauzi Mohd Saman ◽  
Saiful Izwan Suliman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Online Presence

<p class="Pa41"><span>In accordance with e-government initiatives, many ministries in Malaysia have engaged content to public using social media for better two-way communications. However, creating an online presence is not necessarily easy as digital content consumers are often bombarded with information and those that fail to capture information will be rendered uninteresting and irrelevant. This is imperative as for most part, users are in control of where they allocate attention and what they share. Using virality as a context, it is opined that information content that are well-designed will trigger specific information and propel the sharing of that information over the Internet. A study employing FB post categorization and sharing motivations survey was carried out in the context of Ministry of Health Malaysia Facebook page. The findings show that users are inclined towards Infographics with various sharing motivations. The results can be used by Malaysian ministries on how best to design and disseminate information for the benefit of the netizens on social media sites.</span></p>

scholarly journals Source Trust and COVID-19 Information Sharing: The Mediating Roles of Emotions and Beliefs About Sharing

2020 ◽  
pp. 109019812098476
Author(s):  
Linqi Lu ◽  
Jiawei Liu ◽  
Y. Connie Yuan ◽  
Kelli S. Burns ◽  
Enze Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Health Information ◽  
News Media ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Source Trust ◽  
Health Information Sharing

Health information sharing has become especially important during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic because people need to learn about the disease and then act accordingly. This study examines the perceived trust of different COVID-19 information sources (health professionals, academic institutions, government agencies, news media, social media, family, and friends) and sharing of COVID-19 information in China. Specifically, it investigates how beliefs about sharing and emotions mediate the effects of perceived source trust on source-specific information sharing intentions. Results suggest that health professionals, academic institutions, and government agencies are trusted sources of information and that people share information from these sources because they think doing so will increase disease awareness and promote disease prevention. People may also choose to share COVID-19 information from news media, social media, and family as they cope with anxiety, anger, and fear. Taken together, a better understanding of the distinct psychological mechanisms underlying health information sharing from different sources can help contribute to more effective sharing of information about COVID-19 prevention and to manage negative emotion contagion during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Using the New Media by Companies From the Sme Sector in Podkarpackie Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Masłyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Abstract The main purpose of this article is to present the results of research concerning the use of social media by companies from the SME sector in Podkarpackie Province. The article includes data obtained in the first stage of the study, which is a part of a research project on the use of social media in the area of creating the image of an organization / company as an employer.The survey covered the entire population of companies from the SME sector, which are registered in Podkarpackie Province (REGON database). The research phase, the results of which are presented in this article, mainly involved the analysis of data on companies from the SME sector in Podkarpackie Province in terms of their presence on the Internet (having an individual website, having company profiles on selected social networks). The results of the first stage of the study confirm that the companies see the potential of the online presence / functioning in social media (more and more companies have their own website, Facebook profiles). The dynamics of changes in this area is definitely not adequate to the pace of new media development. On the basis of preliminary results of further stages of the research, it can also be concluded that in the vast majority of cases, however, these are non-strategic and non-systematic activities.

Citations Gone #Social: Examining the Effect of Altmetrics on Citations and Readership in Communication Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 089443931987356
Author(s):  
Ben Wasike
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Online Presence

Altmetrics are a relatively new phenomenon in research. These metrics measure the attention that research articles receive from nontraditional venues such as social media and the Internet. This study examined how these metrics affect both the readership and citation of articles in communication research. The study examined citation data alongside altmetrics data from academic social networking sites ResearchGate and Mendeley, as well as mentions on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Results indicated that all altmetrics positively correlated with citation. Posting articles on sites such as ResearchGate and Mendeley not only impacted readership, it increased the likelihood of citation. Other variables that improved readership and citation were social media mentions, downloadable articles, coauthorship, and an active online presence among scholars.

The Internet and Social Media as Sources

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aubrey Bloomfield ◽  
Sean Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Print Journalism ◽  
Rough Draft ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Internet And Social Media

The Internet and social media increasingly are becoming sources about the African past and present in ways that will influence to some extent how history will be learnt and the form that methods of historical research will take. Social media have increasingly dislodged print journalism as “the first rough draft of history” and tended to democratize and hasten information sharing and communication. Historians are working through difficult debates about the Internet as a source archive, the usability of websites, and related matters. The debate over online resources and their use in historical and other studies on one level remains unresolved. Nevertheless, online sources add another rich layer to narratives, stories, and perspectives that are already being recorded or told, and in this regard they will add to the storehouse of empirical data to be crunched by future historians.

Understanding the Psychology of Persuasive Violent Extremist Online Platforms

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Loo Seng Neo ◽  
Leevia Dillon ◽  
Priscilla Shi ◽  
Jethro Tan ◽  
Yingmin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Security Interest ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
The World

Exploiting the benefits afforded by the Internet, violent extremists have created and utilised a myriad of online platforms (e.g., websites, forums, blogs, social media) that have abetted and enhanced their recruitment campaigns across the world. While the idea of countering violent extremists' online presence is a matter of considerable security interest, the paucity of research analysing the persuasiveness of their online platforms to certain target audiences impedes law enforcement agencies' capability to deal with them. There is a need to understand why their online platforms are so persuasive to certain target audiences. Focusing on these online platforms, this chapter will examine the features of these platforms that enhance the appeal of violent extremist messages.

Social Media Use in COPD Patients in Germany and Switzerland

Pneumologie ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Heimel ◽  
Hamida Jat ◽  
Sarah Basch ◽  
Florian S. Gutzwiller ◽  
Volker Biehl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Good Representation ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Copd Patients

AbstractUse of social media and the Internet has changed the information-seeking behaviour and exchange of experience and information by patients. Passive observation of such online interaction between patients (social media listening) is conducted in order to understand the burden of the disease, symptom perception, and expectations from a patient perspective. For most conditions, it remains to be established how representative the social media user community is for the overall patient population. In this study, we describe internet and social media use in a population of 570 COPD patients from Germany and Switzerland. This study population is a good representation of the overall patient population in Germany and Switzerland with regards to socioeconomic data. Patients were analyzed in an exploratory fashion whether usage of the Internet to obtain disease-specific information and exchanging on COPD via social media is associated with or is independent from certain socioeconomic criteria. About three-fourths of patients indicated using the Internet to search information about COPD and about a third of patients indicated using social media to exchange with others about their disease. Results indicated that among the patients using the Internet to seek information and among those sharing information via social media, patients with very severe COPD (GOLD stage 4) were overrepresented versus milder forms of the disease. Similarly, patients with more advanced educational background were also overrepresented in the groups using social media and Internet in relation to COPD. Differences in mean age were statistically significant, but surprisingly small between social media users and non-users. No relationship with regards to social media and Internet use for COPD were observed for domiciling situation and sex.

Anti-fandom in the Xiaxue empire: A celebrity blogger and her haters

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hattie Liew
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Moral Economy ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Video ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
User Comments ◽  
Contemporary Media

The advent of the Internet and user-generated platforms has facilitated the rise of a new breed of celebrity. Bloggers, YouTubers and Instagram stars, armed with their laptops and smartphones, represent an important part of the contemporary media landscape. This article will investigate Singaporean social media influencer Wendy Cheng, known by her pseudonym, Xiaxue. Starting her Internet career as a blogger in 2003, Xiaxue has built a massive online presence over multiple platforms and is arguably one of the most commercially successful Internet celebrities in her country. Her thriving Internet career implies the presence of a large follower and fan base. However, we will look at the other side of the coin ‐ the anti-fans ‐ an often-neglected segment of users in the study of Internet celebrity. These anti-fans, individuals who strongly dislike Xiaxue, can be just as engaged and committed as fans, albeit in different ways. This article will analyse user comments on Xiaxue’s online video channel Xiaxue’s Guide to Life, and anti-fan platform Guru Gossip’s Abhorred Bloggers (Xiaxue) forum. Findings show that Xiaxue’s anti-fandom is driven by a moral economy related to her self-presentation, femininity and nature of her celebrity.

scholarly journals Digital Marketing Strategies To Increase Online Business Sales Through Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Niko Garuda Adiyono ◽  
Tantri Yanuar Rahmat ◽  
Rina Anindita
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Golden Opportunity ◽  
Internet Information ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Online Business

Technological developments have brought new media related to the internet. The internet is currently a necessity for many people around the world because with the internet, information can be conveyed quickly and easily. In the world of business is also entered by the internet. The internet creates something new, one way of marketing product. A businessman finds the latest marketing strategy by creating digital content for the products they offer and they will distribute it on social media so that more people and potential consumers will see and know about the product. Social Media is an application that provides video making features along with very interesting and easy to use effect features. That way, not a few online business people take advantage of the golden opportunity to use the application. Social Media as a platform to develop their business a through digital content.

scholarly journals Calculate the score of a social media profile and posts on twitter and other social media sites on the internet

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravin Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
Online Presence

In the age of social networking, finding the worth of one’s social presence and online interactions can have a significant impact on tackling the problem of fake news. We are proposing a scoring mechanism which can also be used to calculate the worth of one’s online presence, and also to suggests numerical score to a particular thought posted on the internet.

scholarly journals Calculate the score of a social media profile and posts on twitter and other social media sites on the internet

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Pooja Chaudhary ◽  
◽  
Ravin Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
Online Presence

In the age of social networking, finding the worth of one’s social presence and online interactions can have a significant impact on tackling the problem of fake news. We are proposing a scoring mechanism which can also be used to calculate the worth of one’s online presence, and also to suggests numerical score to a particular thought posted on the internet.

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