scholarly journals Introduction: social media and Chinese digital diaspora in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 173 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Haiqing Yu ◽  
Wanning Sun
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Chinese Migrants ◽  
The Impact

This article explores two contested concepts: Chinese digital diaspora and social media. It signposts two issues central to the special issue that analyses the roles of digital and social media in the lives of Chinese migrants in Australia, that is, (1) WeChat and other digital platforms in enabling civic participation in Australian socio-economic, cultural, and political lives; (2) the impact of such digital practices on their identity and citizenship.

scholarly journals COVID-19 as an “Infodemic” in Public Health: Critical Role of the Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debanjan Banerjee ◽  
K. S. Meena
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as a significant and global public health crisis. Besides the rising number of cases and fatalities, the outbreak has also affected economies, employment and policies alike. As billions are being isolated at their homes to contain the infection, the uncertainty gives rise to mass hysteria and panic. Amidst this, there has been a hidden epidemic of “information” that makes COVID-19 stand out as a “digital infodemic” from the earlier outbreaks. Repeated and detailed content about the virus, geographical statistics, and multiple sources of information can all lead to chronic stress and confusion at times of crisis. Added to this is the plethora of misinformation, rumor and conspiracy theories circulating every day. With increased digitalization, media penetration has increased with a more significant number of people aiding in the “information pollution.” In this article, we glance at the unique evolution of COVID-19 as an “infodemic” in the hands of social media and the impact it had on its spread and public reaction. We then look at the ways forward in which the role of social media (as well as other digital platforms) can be integrated into social and public health, for a better symbiosis, “digital balance” and pandemic preparedness for the ongoing crisis and the future.

scholarly journals The Impact of Digital Platforms and Social Media on the Freedom of Expression and Pluralism

2021 ◽  
pp. 311-322
Author(s):  
Marcin Wielec ◽  
Bartłomiej Oręziak ◽  
Aleš Rozehnal ◽  
Davor Derenčinović ◽  
Dušan V. Popović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Consumers’ Attitude towards Digital Social Responsibility: Impacts on Electronic Word of Mouth and Purchase Intention

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
Wilert Puriwat ◽  
Suchart Tripopsakul
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Electronic Word Of Mouth ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Social responsibility is understood to be one of the crucial strategic responsibilities for organizations across the globe. In the digital era, firms have transformed social responsibility initiatives into digital platforms. This study aims to investigate the effects of digital social responsibility (DSR) on electronic word of mouth (eWOM) and purchase intention (PI) in the social media context. This survey research is based on 214 samples, collected via an online questionnaire as a research tool. Structural equation modelling has been used to validate the proposed hypotheses. The results show that perceived DSR has significant positive influence on consumers’ attitude (b = 0.408) and eWOM (b = 0.238). The mediation analysis indicates that consumers’ attitude partially mediates the relationship between DSR and eWOM (DE = 0.238, IE = 0.154), and fully mediates the relationship between DSR and PI (DE = 0.08, IE = 0.173). Since few previous studies have explored the impact of DSR toward eWOM and PI, our study confirms the effects of DSR on consumers’ attitudes and eWOM. This empirical study can provide managers with further understanding of the effects of DSR via social media on consumers’ attitude and eWOM. Our results should also encourage firms to implement DSR initiatives to enhance consumers’ positive attitudes and spread positive word of mouth about firms. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2022-06-01-05 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals Social Media and Political Dissent in Russia and Belarus: An Introduction to the Special Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 205630512110634
Author(s):  
Svetlana S. Bodrunova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Political Dissent ◽  
The Public ◽  
Comparative Media ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Impact

The special issue focuses on the roles of socially mediated communication in expressing, aggregating, and shaping political dissent and discontent in Russia and Belarus at the borderline between the 2010s and 2020s. Lately, these post-Soviet countries have demonstrated the growth of restrictive trends in both politics and the public sphere reciprocated by increasing street protest and online polarization. The six papers of the special issue come from the Seventh Annual Conference “Comparative Media Studies in Today’s World” of April 2019. They address the differences between autocracies and democracies in the impact of social media on protest participation, appearance of critical publics, and new media-like gatekeepers on YouTube, Instagram, VKontakte, and other platforms, and cumulative patterns in socially mediated deliberation. The papers demonstrate various manifestations of political disagreement, critique, and moral struggle, including politicization of the mundane, accumulation of self-criticism, and alternation of media consumption habits, thus uncovering the post-Soviet public spheres as vibrant and diverse, even if polarized and constrained.

Social Media and Society: Introduction to the Special Issue

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 647-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Gruzd ◽  
Jenna Jacobson ◽  
Barry Wellman ◽  
Philip H. Mai
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Behavioral Scientist ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Social Media Research ◽  
The Impact

As a scholarly domain, social media research has come a long way since the term “social media” first appeared in the literature in the early 2000s. Since then, researchers across disciplines have been actively examining the impact of social media on society. According to Web of Science, there are currently over 19,000 academic articles that include the term “social media.” This special issue of American Behavioral Scientist adds to this rapidly growing body of social media research with a focus on exploring (1) networked influence, (2) transmission of (mis)information, and (3) online and offline, which points to an unstated struggle between top-down attempts by governments and large organizations to influence society and bottom-up citizen articulations of needs and actions.

scholarly journals Guest Editorial: Technologies and Relationship Marketing

2021 ◽  
pp. 183933492199438
Author(s):  
Park Thaichon ◽  
Geoff Soutar ◽  
Scott Weaven
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Customer Relationships ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Future Technologies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Content Marketing

In the special issue “The Impact of the Current and Future Technologies on Relationship Marketing,” the Australasian Marketing Journal presents a series of papers covering topics to gain a better understanding of the current and future technologies that may play a role or have a robust impact on relationship marketing and contribute to theories associated with relationship marketing. The topics for the special issue include, but are not limited to, (a) the role of social media–enabled technology; (b) social media marketing on value co-creation and engagement; (c) mobile app technology and intention to purchase; (d) digital content marketing and content marketing strategies; and (e) building and maintaining customer relationships via online relationship marketing.

scholarly journals Material Culture and Mass Consumption: the impact of Daniel Miller’s work in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 773-803
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Balthazar ◽  
Monica Machado
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Mass Consumption ◽  
Interdisciplinary Exchange ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This article introduces the special issue reflecting on the influence of the book Material culture and mass consumption by Daniel Miller on interdisciplinary debates in social science in Brazil. Here we review the main arguments presented in the book - yet to be translated into Portuguese - while also considering some of the criticism it has received in past decades. Next, we present the connection between Miller’s theory of consumption and his wide-ranging work in digital anthropology. Afterwards, we introduce the four original papers contained in this special issue and which consider, based on empirical research, the on-going relevance of Miller’s theory to current debates on materiality, social media and interdisciplinary exchange, including an interview with the author. Finally, in this introduction, we also present the section Registros de Pesquisa, where different Brazilian researchers discuss the opportunity of working closely with Miller.

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