You Set Me Up: Gendered Perceptions of Twitter Communication Among Black Chicago Youth

We sought to identify the key dynamics in the relationship between social media and violence by identifying new mechanisms that elucidate how Internet banging becomes offline violence through the perceptions of the Black and Latino boys and men. We conducted 33 interviews with Black and Latino boys and men aged 14–24 who live in Chicago, have experience with gang violence, and are social media users. In our investigation of the use of social media by boys and young men to navigate neighborhood violence, we uncovered a recurring narrative about gender relationships in violence. Male participants often attributed escalations of violence to girls and young women, beginning with online communications that migrated to face-to-face meetings. They described girls and young women as the precipitators of violence through “set-up” meetings that began under the guise of romance, dating, and courtship. This study provides an in-depth examination of how males perceive girls and young women as unique threats to their personal safety, a narrative we must engage with in order to further current violence prevention efforts. Future research is needed to examine the lived experiences of young women, their experience with and exposure to social media-related gang violence, and their view of social media behaviors of men that may lead to violence.

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Using Social Media to Support Presentation Skill Development in Traditional Classroom Environments

Journal of Organizational and End User Computing ◽

10.4018/joeuc.2017070104 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 68-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul M. Di Gangi ◽

Samuel H. Goh ◽

Carmen C. Lewis

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Student Perceptions ◽

Skill Development ◽

Traditional Classroom ◽

Future Research ◽

Classroom Environments ◽

Learning Tool ◽

Face To Face ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Presentation Skill

Social media has become widely adopted in both society and business. However, the academy has been slow to leverage social media as a learning tool. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, this study explores student perceptions about the use of social media in face-to-face classroom environments. Second, this study examines how social media, as a learning tool, supports presentation skill development. Using a proprietary social media application, we conducted a sequential mixed method study using students enrolled in undergraduate introductory information systems courses that included a student presentation project. One hundred seventy-seven students responded to a survey based on a facilitator and inhibitor model of social media use and an open-ended questionnaire to understand how social media impacts presentation skill development. The implications of the results from this study are discussed along with directions for future research.

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Using Social Media to Support Presentation Skill Development in Traditional Classroom Environments

Social Media in Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5652-7.ch018 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 336-362

Author(s):

Paul M. Di Gangi ◽

Samuel H. Goh ◽

Carmen C. Lewis

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Student Perceptions ◽

Skill Development ◽

Future Research ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Classroom Environments ◽

Learning Tool ◽

Face To Face ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Presentation Skill

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Social Customer Relationship Management and Organizational Characteristics

Information ◽

10.3390/info9120306 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 306 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kateřina Kantorová ◽

Pavel Bachmann

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Customer Relationship Management ◽

Online Communities ◽

Relationship Management ◽

Customer Relationship ◽

Organizational Characteristics ◽

Consumer Markets ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Set Up ◽

The Relationship

Social customer relationship management (SCRM) is a new philosophy influencing the relationship between customer and organization where the customer gets the opportunity to control the relationship through social media. This paper aims to identify (a) the current level of SCRM and (b) the influence of basic organizational characteristics on the SCRM level. The data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed to 362 organizations headquartered in the Czech Republic. The questionnaire comprised 54 questions focusing on the significance of marketing and CRM practices, establishing a relationship with the customer, online communities, the use of social media in marketing, and acquiring and managing information. Scalable questions with a typical five-level Likert scale were applied in the questionnaire. The results show that larger firms more often set up their own online communities and manage them strategically; moreover, they are able to manage information better. Contrariwise, small-sized organizations use social networks as a way to establish communication with the customer more than large-sized entities. The use of social media for marketing purposes is significantly higher in organizations oriented to consumer markets than in those oriented to business markets.

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The Use of Social Media in Facilitating Participatory Design

Optimizing E-Participation Initiatives Through Social Media - Advances in Wireless Technologies and Telecommunication ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5326-7.ch009 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 209-235

Author(s):

Fatimah Alsaif ◽

Brenda Vale

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Primary School ◽

Participatory Design ◽

Virtual Space ◽

Classroom Design ◽

School Students ◽

Face To Face ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Set Up

This chapter examines the effectiveness of using social media as an aid to primary school students participating in the design of their classroom interior layout. It describes two different attempts to do this that achieved varying degrees of success. Where a blog and Facebook page were set up to provide a virtual space for classroom design to happen, and despite teachers' expressed enthusiasm for involving students in the design of their classroom layout, very few participants resulted. However, one school successfully used the virtual space to show the work of the children and this example is described in the chapter. Social media was of more use in a second example where it formed an additional channel of communication between the researcher in the role of architect and the students. However, here it built on face-to-face communication, suggesting social media can aid in participatory design but is not a substitute for the latter.

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Social Customer Relationship Management and Organizational Characteristics

10.20944/preprints201811.0090.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Katerina Kantorová ◽

Pavel Bachmann

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Customer Relationship Management ◽

Online Communities ◽

Relationship Management ◽

Customer Relationship ◽

Organizational Characteristics ◽

Consumer Markets ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Set Up ◽

The Relationship

Social customer relationship management (SCRM) is a new philosophy influencing the relationship between customer and organization, where the customer gets opportunity to control relationship through social media. The paper aims on (a) identification of current level of SCRM and also on (b) influence of basic organizational characteristics on SCRM level. The data were gathered through the questionnaire distributed in 362 organization headquartered in the Czech Republic. The questionnaire comprised 54 questions focusing on the significance of marketing and CRM practices, establishing a relationship with the customer, online communities, the use of social media in marketing, and acquiring and managing information. The majority of questions were scalable and used typical five-level Likert scale. Results showed that larger firms more often set up their own online communities and manage them strategically, moreover they are able to manage information better. Contrariwise, small sized organizations use social networks as a way to establish communication with the customer more than large sized entities. Use of social media for marketing purposes is significantly higher in organizations oriented on consumer markets than on business markets.

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Association between Social Media Use for Health Purpose and Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.25007 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hee Yun Lee ◽

Yan Luo ◽

Cho Rong Won ◽

Jiyoung Lee ◽

Jeongwon Baik

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Inverse Relationship ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Relationship ◽

Health Purpose

BACKGROUND The use of social media or social networking sites (SNS) is increasing across all age groups, and one of the primary motives of using SNS is to seek health-related information. Although previous research examining the effect of SNS use on depression exist, studies regarding the effect of SNS use for health purpose on depression is limited. OBJECTIVE Our study aims to explore the relationship between SNS use for health purpose and depression across the four age groups (18-34 years old, 35-49 years old, 50-64 years old, and above 65 years old). METHODS A sample of 6,789 adults aged 18 and older was extracted from a 2017 and 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Univariate and bivariate analyses to examine the association between each variable and four age groups were conducted. Multiple linear regression analyses to predict depression level among participants with use of SNS for health purpose were conducted. RESULTS SNS use for health purpose and depression were positively associated for three age groups but not for those 65 years or older (=0.13, P<0.05; =0.08, P<0.05; =0.09, P<0.05). Income and self-reported health status indicated an inverse relationship for all age groups. The relationship with marital status differed based on age group with 18 and 34 years old showing an inverse relationship (=-0.13, P<0.01) while 65 years or older showing a positive relationship (=0.06, P<0.05). Gender was positively associated among those in the 35-49 years old (=0.09, P<0.05) and 65 years or older (=0.07, P<0.05). Being Non-Hispanic White was positively associated with depression among 50-64 years old (=0.07, P<0.001) and 65 years or older (=0.08, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Age-tailored education on determining accurate and reliable information shared via SNS is needed to reduce depressive symptoms.

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Therapeutic Affordances of Social Media and Associated Quality of Life Outcomes in Young Adults

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/08944393211032940 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089443932110329

Author(s):

Paul Dodemaide ◽

Mark Merolli ◽

Nicole Hill ◽

Lynette Joubert

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Well Being ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Perceived Quality Of Life ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Relationship

There is a growing body of literature exploring the general population’s use of social media for assistance in dealing with stigmatized health issues. This study presents novel research examining the relationship between social media use and young adults. It utilizes a therapeutic affordance (TA) framework. Quantitative results from this study are complemented by qualitative data. The relationships between distinct social media and their TA (a–b) are presented to highlight their potential to impact positively on social and emotional well-being outcomes. Evidence includes broad support for “connection,” “narration,” and “collaboration” TAs in this context and the relationship between the use of distinct social media and perceived quality of life (QOL) outcomes (a–c). TA provides an appropriate and valuable theoretical framework which is useful for the development of an evidence-base from the analysis of young adult’s social media usage. An analysis of the association between social media and their QOL outcomes is presented according to the TA relationship pathway (a–c–b). The adoption of a TA framework enables a nuanced analysis of significant associations between specific social media, TA, and improved QOL outcomes. This study demonstrates the significant association between social media and perceived QOL outcomes in young adults.

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How Political Candidates' Use of Facebook Relates to the Election Outcomes

International Journal of Market Research ◽

10.2501/ijmr-2017-004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 77-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Hsin-Chen Lin

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Political Campaigns ◽

Vote Share ◽

Political Marketing ◽

Political Candidates ◽

The Past ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Municipal Election ◽

Online Fans ◽

The Relationship

This paper examines the relationship between political candidates' use of Facebook and their election outcomes (vote share and election success). The use of social media in political marketing campaigns has grown dramatically over the past few years. It is also expected to become even more critical to future political campaigns, as it creates two-way communication and engagement that stimulates and fosters candidates' relationships with their supporters. Online Facebook data were acquired for all 84 candidates running in a municipal election in Taiwan. Results suggest that a candidate's Facebook presence, the type of account they use, the authentication of the account, and the number of online fans they have are related to their election outcomes.

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“My World Has Expanded Even Though I'm Stuck at Home”: Experiences of Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Social Media

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2015_ajslp-15-0010 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 680-695 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Jessica Caron ◽

Janice Light

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽

Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽

Future Research ◽

Loss Of Function ◽

Alternative Communication ◽

Communication Modes ◽

Communication Needs ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Lateral Sclerosis

PurposeThis study aimed to expand the current understanding of how persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pALS) use augmentative and alternative communication and social media to address their communication needs.MethodAn online focus group was used to investigate the experiences of 9 pALS who use augmentative and alternative communication and social media. Questions posed to the group related to (a) current use of social media, (b) advantages of social media, (c) barriers to independent use, (d) supports to independent use, and (e) recommendations for developers, policy makers, and other pALS.ResultsParticipants primarily reported that use of social media was a beneficial tool that provided increased communication opportunities, connections to communication partners, and networks of support. Specific results are discussed with reference to the research as well as implications for practice and recommendations for future research.ConclusionsAs individuals with ALS experience loss of function, some communication modes may no longer be viable. Providing access to different modes of communication, including social media, can allow independence, participation and better quality of life.

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Relationships between research supervisors and students from coursework-based master’s degrees: information usage under social media

Information Discovery and Delivery ◽

10.1108/idd-08-2020-0100 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Gunnan Dong ◽

Dickson K.W. Chiu ◽

Po-Sen Huang ◽

Kevin K.W. Ho ◽

Mavis Man-wai Lung ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Media Environment ◽

Content Type ◽

Master's Degrees ◽

Information Usage ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Research Students ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

The Relationship

Purpose Existing studies reflect that traditional teaching–learning relationships between supervisors and graduate students have become disjointed with actuality seriously. In particular, there are practical difficulties in handling many students from coursework-based postgraduate degrees under current university curricula. Therefore, this study aims to explore the relationship between research supervisors and graduate students on social media, which is popular among students. Design/methodology/approach This study surveyed 109 graduate students from two majors (population around 100 each) of a university in Hong Kong to explore their information usage for research on social media, related attitudes and their perceived supervisor relationships. The differences between the two majors were also compared. Findings The authors’ findings indicated that graduate students were active on social media, and social media has successfully provided effective alternate ways for students to communicate with their research supervisors. Social media could improve relationships between supervisors and research students and among fellow students. Besides education purposes, students also discussed their personal affairs on social media with supervisors, demonstrating enhanced trusted relationships. Graduate students also showed confidence in the further application of social media in higher education. Some differences between respondents from the two programs were also found in terms of communication contents, strengths, personal preferences and purposes for using social media. Originality/value Scant studies focus on the relationship between supervisors and graduate students under the current social media environment, especially for students from coursework-based postgraduate degrees. At a deeper level, for the widespread use of social media in the information age, this study explores the specific changes brought about by social media. Therefore, this study is of great theoretical and practical value to graduate education under the current social media environment.

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