scholarly journals Junk news bubbles modelling the rise and fall of attention in online arenas

2021 ◽  
pp. 146144482097864
Author(s):  
Maria Castaldo ◽  
Tommaso Venturini ◽  
Paolo Frasca ◽  
Floriana Gargiulo
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Formal Description ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Mathematical Exploration ◽  
Public Debates

In this article, we present a type of media disorder which we call ‘junk news bubbles’ and which derives from the effort invested by online platforms and their users to identify and circulate contents with rising popularity. Such emphasis on trending matters, we claim, can have two detrimental effects on public debates: first, it shortens the amount of time available to discuss each matter and second, it increases the ephemeral concentration of media attention. We provide a formal description of the dynamic of junk news bubbles, through a mathematical exploration of the famous ‘public arenas model’ developed by Hilgartner and Bosk in 1988. Our objective is to describe the dynamics of the junk news bubbles as precisely as possible to facilitate its further investigation with empirical data.

scholarly journals S[k]amtaler : Om etnografisk metode og forskerpositioner

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-98
Author(s):  
Stine Liv Johansen ◽  
Lone Koefoed Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Fan Culture ◽  
Ethnographic Methods ◽  
Media Ethnography ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Auto Ethnography ◽  
Being There ◽  
Random Times

Researching a phenomenon like the Norwegian TV-series SKAM further complicates the inside-outside notion already debated within ethnographic methods. With SKAM, the reception takes place in a multi-platform and always-on environment: the fan culture(s) happen(s) across several online platforms and the series makes use of a particular understanding of 'liveness' when it updates the story throughout the week, at random times, and on several platforms. This directly influences a researcher's positioning and modes of action. In this paper, we discuss the act of researching SKAM through analysing empirical data from our conversation on Messenger in which we—in the eight months it lasted—acted both as fans or viewers and as researchers aiming to understand SKAM's fandom. In this case of an continuously updating narrative that seems to happen in a parallel universe to our everyday life, what might 'being-there' entail for researchers?, we ask. The methodological perspectives thus discussed here relate to auto-ethnography as well as to media-ethnography, allowing us to discuss how SKAM was a phenomenon that interfered into our professional but definitely also into our private lives.

In search of an adequate European policy response to the platform economy

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Fabo ◽  
Jovana Karanovic ◽  
Katerina Dukova
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Policy Response ◽  
European Policy ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Platform Economy ◽  
Disadvantaged People

This article contributes to the debate on labour platforms (e.g. TaskRabbit, CoContest, ListMinut) by analysing the potential of such platforms. Although we see potential in online platforms in terms of job creation and providing opportunities to discouraged and disadvantaged people, we also address some of the challenges related to such work. Presenting empirical data, we argue that the current labour market and working conditions created by online platforms resemble 19th century laissez-faire. We thus call for the urgent creation of a regulatory framework taking into consideration the suggestions presented in our article.

scholarly journals Scam design: the anatomy of online products & services scams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rosanina Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Unique Framework ◽  
Design Experiments ◽  
New Framework

<p><b>Netsafe New Zealand’s (2018) quarterly reports indicate that millions of dollars are lost through online products and services scams in New Zealand through social media and online platforms every year. In 2018 alone, there were over 10,740 total scams, with the highest reported fraud type being products and services. However, despite regular media attention and community conversation on the problem, why is the number of everyday users who fall for the same online traps continuously increasing? From fake competitions to counterfeit online goods retailers, it is shown that many users are quick to believe these impersonated companies are real, only to publicly vocalise their distress once they have succumbed to a scam.</b></p> <p>This study provides insights into the overarching processes of how online products and services scams are constructed and implemented within social media and websites. Specifically, this study explores the mechanics, tools, techniques and frameworks that make up the basis of how online products and services scams work. Through these investigations, this study will develop a unique framework that captures the overarching process of how online products and services scams function from start to end. By creating 2 small design experiments, this new framework is further demonstrated within the context of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic online scams by deconstructing then reconstructing both commonly encountered and potential COVID-19 New Zealand specific scams that have appeared between March - June 2020.</p>

scholarly journals Scam design: the anatomy of online products & services scams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rosanina Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Unique Framework ◽  
Design Experiments ◽  
New Framework

<p><b>Netsafe New Zealand’s (2018) quarterly reports indicate that millions of dollars are lost through online products and services scams in New Zealand through social media and online platforms every year. In 2018 alone, there were over 10,740 total scams, with the highest reported fraud type being products and services. However, despite regular media attention and community conversation on the problem, why is the number of everyday users who fall for the same online traps continuously increasing? From fake competitions to counterfeit online goods retailers, it is shown that many users are quick to believe these impersonated companies are real, only to publicly vocalise their distress once they have succumbed to a scam.</b></p> <p>This study provides insights into the overarching processes of how online products and services scams are constructed and implemented within social media and websites. Specifically, this study explores the mechanics, tools, techniques and frameworks that make up the basis of how online products and services scams work. Through these investigations, this study will develop a unique framework that captures the overarching process of how online products and services scams function from start to end. By creating 2 small design experiments, this new framework is further demonstrated within the context of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic online scams by deconstructing then reconstructing both commonly encountered and potential COVID-19 New Zealand specific scams that have appeared between March - June 2020.</p>

scholarly journals Scam design: the anatomy of online products & services

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rosanina Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Unique Framework ◽  
Design Experiments ◽  
New Framework

<p><b>Netsafe New Zealand’s (2018) quarterly reports indicate that millions of dollars are lost through online products and services scams in New Zealand through social media and online platforms every year. In 2018 alone, there were over 10,740 total scams, with the highest reported fraud type being products and services. However, despite regular media attention and community conversation on the problem, why is the number of everyday users who fall for the same online traps continuously increasing? From fake competitions to counterfeit online goods retailers, it is shown that many users are quick to believe these impersonated companies are real, only to publicly vocalise their distress once they have succumbed to a scam.</b></p> <p>This study provides insights into the overarching processes of how online products and services scams are constructed and implemented within social media and websites. Specifically, this study explores the mechanics, tools, techniques and frameworks that make up the basis of how online products and services scams work. Through these investigations, this study will develop a unique framework that captures the overarching process of how online products and services scams function from start to end. By creating 2 small design experiments, this new framework is further demonstrated within the context of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic online scams by deconstructing then reconstructing both commonly encountered and potential COVID-19 New Zealand specific scams that have appeared between March - June 2020.</p>

An empirical review of gambling expansion and gambling-related harm

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 295-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debi A. LaPlante ◽  
Heather M. Gray ◽  
Pat M. Williams ◽  
Sarah E. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Responsible Gambling ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Empirical Comparison ◽  
Related Harm

Abstract. Aims: To discuss and review the latest research related to gambling expansion. Method: We completed a literature review and empirical comparison of peer reviewed findings related to gambling expansion and subsequent gambling-related changes among the population. Results: Although gambling expansion is associated with changes in gambling and gambling-related problems, empirical studies suggest that these effects are mixed and the available literature is limited. For example, the peer review literature suggests that most post-expansion gambling outcomes (i. e., 22 of 34 possible expansion outcomes; 64.7 %) indicate no observable change or a decrease in gambling outcomes, and a minority (i. e., 12 of 34 possible expansion outcomes; 35.3 %) indicate an increase in gambling outcomes. Conclusions: Empirical data related to gambling expansion suggests that its effects are more complex than frequently considered; however, evidence-based intervention might help prepare jurisdictions to deal with potential consequences. Jurisdictions can develop and evaluate responsible gambling programs to try to mitigate the impacts of expanded gambling.

Under- and Over-Estimation

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginie Crollen ◽  
Julie Castronovo ◽  
Xavier Seron
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Numerical Estimation ◽  
Production Task ◽  
Estimation Task ◽  
Reproduction Task ◽  
Perception Task ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Mapping Hypothesis ◽  
Task Perception

Over the last 30 years, numerical estimation has been largely studied. Recently, Castronovo and Seron (2007) proposed the bi-directional mapping hypothesis in order to account for the finding that dependent on the type of estimation task (perception vs. production of numerosities), reverse patterns of performance are found (i.e., under- and over-estimation, respectively). Here, we further investigated this hypothesis by submitting adult participants to three types of numerical estimation task: (1) a perception task, in which participants had to estimate the numerosity of a non-symbolic collection; (2) a production task, in which participants had to approximately produce the numerosity of a symbolic numerical input; and (3) a reproduction task, in which participants had to reproduce the numerosity of a non-symbolic numerical input. Our results gave further support to the finding that different patterns of performance are found according to the type of estimation task: (1) under-estimation in the perception task; (2) over-estimation in the production task; and (3) accurate estimation in the reproduction task. Moreover, correlation analyses revealed that the more a participant under-estimated in the perception task, the more he/she over-estimated in the production task. We discussed these empirical data by showing how they can be accounted by the bi-directional mapping hypothesis ( Castronovo & Seron, 2007 ).

Attention Psychoanalysts: Empirical Data Need Not Be Ego Alien

1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 991-992
Author(s):  
Seymour Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data

Posttraumatic Relational Syndrome: A Perspective Grounded in Empirical Data and Case Studies

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Katz ◽  
Andrei Novac ◽  
Bita Ghafoori ◽  
Toni Pusateri
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Empirical Data
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