LinkedIn and Facebook in Belgium

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Caers ◽  
Vanessa Castelyns
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recruitment And Selection ◽  
Profile Pictures ◽  
First Interview

This study investigates whether Belgian recruitment and selection (R&S) professionals use LinkedIn and Facebook during their R&S procedures and to what extent. A total of 398 and 353 respondents, respectively, from various sectors and from organizations of various sizes, responded to an online questionnaire concerning Facebook and LinkedIn. Descriptive analyses indicate that both the social network sites have become extra tools for recruiting applicants, to find additional information about them, and to decide who will be invited for an interview. Belgian R&S professionals do, however, use LinkedIn and Facebook in a different way, both for recruitment and for selection. Finally, it is shown that while R&S professionals claim profile pictures on Facebook do not provide signals on personality dimensions like emotional stability and agreeableness, they do tend to recognize signals of extraversion and maturity. The latter creates the risk that common selection biases occur even before the first interview.

scholarly journals Political Humour in the Social Network Sites

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Ayşe Aslı Sezgin
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Political Views ◽  
The Social ◽  
Shared Social Values ◽  
The Arab Spring

“Social network sites” first began to be used as new tools of political communication during the 2008 Presidential Election in the United States, and their importance became even more apparent during the Arab Spring. In the course of this, the social network sites became a new and widely discussed channel of communication. In addition to its ability to bring together people from different parts of the world by removing any time and space barriers, creates a virtual network that allows individuals with shared social values to take action in an organized manner. Furthermore, this novel, versatile and multi-faceted tool of political communication has also provided a new mean for observing various aspects of social reactions to political events. Instead of voters expressing their political views through their votes from one election to the other, we nowadays have voters who actively take part in political processes by instantly demonstrating their reactions and by directly communicating their criticisms online.

Online vrienden bepalen de overtuigingskracht van SNS-campagnes

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guda van Noort ◽  
Marjolijn Antheunis ◽  
Eva van Reijmersdal
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
The Social

Online Friends Determine the Persuasiveness of SNS Advertising Campaigns Online Friends Determine the Persuasiveness of SNS Advertising Campaigns Marketers more and more design advertising campaigns especially for Social Network Sites (SNS), with the aim that SNS users forward these campaigns to their online network. By means of a survey, this study investigates whether the persuasiveness of such campaigns is determined by the strength of the social connection between receiver and the sender of the campaign. The results support the idea that SNS campaigns are more persuasive when forwarded by close friends, than when forwarded by less strong social connections. Thus, the social context plays a crucial role in the persuasiveness of marketing communication activities within SNS.

When Our Changing Society Meets the Social Media Era

2014 ◽  
pp. 1102-1112
Author(s):  
Efi A. Nisiforou ◽  
Andrew Laghos
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Services ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Social Media Research

The rapid growth and the popularity of Social Network Sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of millions of students for many different purposes. The chapter reviews the background of the current social media research in relation to the international literature and tackles the most important findings. The practical part of the chapter outlines the results of a survey on social media services. The findings provide real research evidence on online social technology use amongst university students. The chapter has educational and theoretical significance and shapes future directions for research on this issue. A compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations of concepts is clearly explained.

scholarly journals Marketing Sports Products on Facebook: The Effect of Social Influence

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chew Swee Seng ◽  
Leng Ho Keat
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Perception Of Quality ◽  
Sports Shoes

Abstract There has been an increase in the use of social network sites as a marketing medium for commercial products and services. The aim of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of social network sites in influencing both consumer perception of quality of sports products and consumer intention to purchase sports products. A Facebook page of a fictitious brand of sports shoes was set up. The control group (n=57) was exposed to a page with only minimal information about sports shoes while the experimental group (n=59) was presented with additional information on the wall page consisting of ‘likes’ votes and positive comments about sports shoes. The findings suggest that online social influence not only can affect consumer perception of quality of a sports brand but also consumer buying intention. However, the effect that social influence has on purchase intention is limited to consumers with a low level of sports involvement and participation.

Is Bigger Always Better? Potential Biases of Big Data Derived from Social Network Sites

2015 ◽  
Vol 659 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eszter Hargittai
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Biased Sampling ◽  
Methodological Challenges ◽  
Internet Skills ◽  
The Social ◽  
Race Ethnicity

This article discusses methodological challenges of using big data that rely on specific sites and services as their sampling frames, focusing on social network sites in particular. It draws on survey data to show that people do not select into the use of such sites randomly. Instead, use is biased in certain ways yielding samples that limit the generalizability of findings. Results show that age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, online experiences, and Internet skills all influence the social network sites people use and thus where traces of their behavior show up. This has implications for the types of conclusions one can draw from data derived from users of specific sites. The article ends by noting how big data studies can address the shortcomings that result from biased sampling frames.

Interest-oriented versus relationship-oriented social network sites in China

First Monday ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyu Zhang ◽  
Rong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Design Features ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Common Interests

This paper examines interest-oriented vs. relationship-oriented social network sites in China and their different implications for collective action. By utilizing a structural analysis of the design features and a survey of members of the social networks, this paper shows that the way a social network site is designed strongly suggests the formation and maintenance of different types of social ties. The social networks formed among strangers who share common interests imply different types of collective action, compared to the social networks that aim at the replication and strengthening of off-line relationships.

Mephedrone and 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine: Comparative psychobiological effects as reported by recreational polydrug users

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1313-1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis Jones ◽  
Phil Reed ◽  
Andrew Parrott
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Subjective Effects ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Acute Effects ◽  
Subjective Ratings ◽  
Average Amount ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Nasal Irritation

Aims: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of mephedrone and 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), as reported by young recreational polydrug users. Methods: 152 MDMA users and 81 mephedrone users were recruited through snowballing on social network sites. They completed a standard online questionnaire for either mephedrone or MDMA. The questions covered the average amount taken per session, the longest duration of usage in the last 12-months, subjective effects while on-drug, and recovery effects in the days afterwards. Results: Mephedrone users reported a significantly longer maximum session of use than MDMA users. Mephedrone users also reported a significantly greater average amount used per session. The majority of on-drug subjective ratings did not differ between drugs, with similar increases in entactogenic effects. Although mephedrone users did report significantly more frequent issues with sleeping, anger and anxiety. In relation to recovery, mephedrone users reported more frequent craving, nasal irritation, paranoia, and relationship difficulties. Mephedrone users also rated general recovery effects as more severe over the seven-day period following use, taking more days to feel normal. Conclusions: The acute effects of MDMA and mephedrone were broadly similar. However, the recovery period for mephedrone was more enduring, possibly due to the longer duration of acute session usage.

Social Network Sites

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisrine Zammar
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
The Social

This article examines the role of actors in a Social Network Sites and also the triggers and challenges they represent to social networking between today’s communities and businesses. A Social Network Sites is the product of the evolution of social liaisons and the emergence of online communities of people who are interested in exploring the concerns and activities of others. A social network is the assembly of direct or indirect contacts; a network is the product of interactions with the actors (individuals, families, enterprises, etc.) enabled by means of the structural design of web 2.0. Social Network Sites bring people together to interact through chat rooms, and share personal information and ideas around any topics via personal homepage publishing tools. This article is intended to be a trigger to deeply and more intensely explore potential roles of actor-network theory in the Social Network Sites context, in today’s and tomorrow’s world.

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