scholarly journals Geisha Fever: Changes in the Traditional Entertainment Districts in Kyoto in Response to Excessive Attention from Western Tourists

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2(6)) ◽  
pp. 125-137
Author(s):  
Magdalena Grela-Chen
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Japanese Society ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
Living Form ◽  
The Way

In the popular discourse, geiko districts are described as places where traditional culture is preserved in a living form. Although this statement may be considered as true, the geiko community is a part of Japanese society as a whole and does not exist in complete isolation. Being able to survive as guardians of the Japanese tradition, in the 21st century geiko are discovering new opportunities, such as using new media to promote themselves in order to protect their lifestyle. However, outside world has forced them to change the way they manage their business in the districts. By using their own Internet sites, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to reach new customers, they display their daily routine, one in which traditional culture meets modern ideas. This paper shows the reception of usage of the Internet in traditional entertainment districts of Kyoto and the response of Western tourists to the geisha phenomenon. It appears that overwhelming attention on the part of tourist industry, as well as commercialisation, are becoming a threat to the values which have cemented relationships between customers, geiko and teahouses owners. For instance, while during the so-called “geisha hunting”, tourists often try to take photographs of them at all costs. Considering the aspects of geiko life and processes mentioned above it is worth analysing how the image of the geiko is perceived by Westerners.

Memory, National Identity, and Freedom of Expression in the Information Age

2014 ◽  
pp. 114-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shepherd Mpofu
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
New Media ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Information Age ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The Way

New Media and Information Technologies (NICTs) are increasingly becoming central in facilitating freedom of expression especially in repressive countries. In addition, the burgeoning diaspora community coupled with these NICTs have offered populations in these communities alternative public spheres where they can debate issues without government control. The chapter argues that through the Website, www.newzimbabwe.com, Zimbabweans have found for themselves a platform where they debate otherwise taboo issues that are not easily discussed in Zimbabwe: ethnicity and the heroes' acre debates. The conclusion of this the chapter is that the Internet has revolutionised the way Zimbabweans know freedom of expression.

Changing Media, Changing Foreign Policy in China

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN L. SHIRK
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
New Media ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Popular Nationalism ◽  
China Today ◽  
The Way

China has undergone a media revolution that has transformed the domestic context for making foreign policy as well as domestic policy. The commercialization of the mass media has changed the way leaders and publics interact in the process of making foreign policy. As they compete with one another, the new media naturally try to appeal to the tastes of their potential audiences. Editors make choices about which stories to cover based on their judgments about which ones will resonate best with audiences. In China today, that means a lot of stories about Japan, Taiwan, and the United States, the topics that are the objects of Chinese popular nationalism. The publicity given these topics makes them domestic political issues because they are potential focal points for elite dis-agreement and mass collective action, and thereby constrains the way China' leaders and diplomats deal with them. Even relatively minor events involving China' relations with Japan, Taiwan, or the United States become big news, and therefore relations with these three governments must be carefully handled by the politicians in the Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee. Because of the Internet, it is impossible for Party censors to screen out news from Japan, Taiwan or the United States that might upset the public. Common knowledge of such news forces officials to react to every slight, no matter how small. Foreign policy makers feel especially constrained by nationalist public opinion when it comes to its diplomacy with Japan. Media marketization and the Internet have helped make Japan China' most emotionally charged international relationship.

Armed Forces, Cyberspace, and Global Images

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oren Golan ◽  
Eyal Ben-Ari
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Digital Images ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Large Organization ◽  
Organized Violence ◽  
National Institutions ◽  
The Way

This study centers on the relation between militaries, violence, and publicly available digital images. Military websites can be characterized as forms of representation of national institutions comparable to the sites of any large organization. However, the way these websites publicly frame and explain the military’s use of organized violence has not been investigated. Accordingly, this study examines how contemporary militaries manage their public and online relation to their core expertise, organized violence. The analysis is based on a longitudinal analysis of the Israeli Defense Force’s (IDF) official websites (2007–2015) and interviews with key webmasters. The integration of the Internet and new media into the IDF’s official websites highlights its deliberate move into the cybernetic realm to manage, order, manipulate, and handle its public images and representations as a legitimate social institution charged with using violence in the defense of the country.

scholarly journals The clash between the employee's right to privacy and freedom of expression and social media misconduct: What justifies employee's dismissal to be a fair dismissal?

Obiter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-518
Author(s):  
Simphiwe P Phungula
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Media ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Right To Privacy ◽  
Employee Relationship ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Way

The 21st century has an increase in the use of the internet as a means of trading. The use of the internet has also influenced the use of social media as a means of communication. This communication extends to the employer–employee relationship in the workplace. However – in South Africa – due to the rapid use of social media both in and out of the workplace, it has become blurry of what constitutes social media misconduct for which an employee may be disciplined. This is exacerbated by the lack of specific legislation dealing with employees and social media misconduct in South Africa. This article deals with the blessings and the curse of using social media as a means of communication in the workplace. It reveals the difficulties faced by both employers and employees when determining to what extent the behaviour of an employee can constitute adequate grounds for dismissal in relation to that employee’s social media misconduct. Recommendations are made on the way forward.

scholarly journals Digital Colonialism on Digital Natives: A WhatsApp Usage Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-53
Author(s):  
Karachi Benson Ruth Oji ◽  
Emmanuel Ezimako Nzeaka
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Absolute Dependence ◽  
Perception Of Politics

In the new media debate, digital colonialism has become a topic of serious contention. This work looks into the allegation that the internet is exploitative of digital natives’ daily routine and regulates their lives. This study explores this argument in relation to the degree of consciousness of digital natives to seek out their perception of politics of Western domination in the WhatsApp usage. Therefore, the primary purpose of this paper is to find out whether digital slavery is real. Centre Periphery theory and Electronic Colonisation theory form the theoretical background of the study, which utilised questionnaires to determine areas of controversy. Using survey, we found that digital natives do not count the use of the WhatsApp as an element of colonialism. Consequently, 53.26% of the natives do not consider themselves enslaved to WhatsApp usage and thus its colonial powers; however, 28.26% view themselves as willing slaves consequent on the benefits from using the App, while an 18.48% are unsure of their position. Based on the results, it is argued that the concept of digital slavery in terms of absolute dependence on WhatsApp does not quite appeal to digital natives, except that the amount of time they spend on it could make them enslaved, whether or not they agree. To be surer of the level of influence of internet based apps on digital natives, it is recommended that further studies be conducted that will investigate the amount of time they spend on other apps, using a wider sample population. Keywords: Digital Colonialism, Digital Natives, WhatsApp Usage, Western Domination, Electronic Colonisation

scholarly journals INDUSTRI CREATIVE FUTURES MALAYSIA: MENGADILUHUNG PELUANG MENJADI LABORITORIUM DUNIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-40
Author(s):  
ABU HASSAN HASBULLAH
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Rapid Progress ◽  
Content Design ◽  
Important Structure

Penulisan ini mengupas secara kritis tentang perkembangan industri kreatif di abad ke 21 dan selepasnya. Ia turut mengenalpasti peluang-peluang yang wujud dalam usaha untuk menjadikan Malaysia sebagai laboritorium dunia dalam bidang industri kreatif ini. Kreativiti tidak wujud secara sampingan dalam industri seni atau media, tetapi sebagai sentral - dan mencetuskan kepentingan – ia adalah input buat semua sektor di mana bentuk rekacipta dan kandungan wujud dalam lingkaran ekonomikal global, khususnya dengan perkembangan participatory democracy.Perkembangan ini telah mencetuskan fenomena “creative futures” Kurun 21 apabila di waktu yang sama berlakunya kepesatan berganda kemajuan dalam bidang sains dan teknologi informasi dengan terciptanya pelbagai rangkaian komunikasi dan media baru dengan internet menjadi struktur sistem penghidupan terpenting.   This writing critically reviews the development of creative industries in the 21st century andbeyond to see the opportunities that exist in order to make Malaysia a laboritorium world in this creative industry. Creativity is not simply incidental in art or media industry, but as a central -and sparked an interest - as an input for all sectors in which form and content design in the global economical circles, especially with the development of participatory democracy. This development has given rise to the phenomenon of "creative futures" of 21st Century when at the same time rapid progress in science and technology is taking place with the invention of a variety of communication networks and new media with the internet becoming the most important structure of living systems.

scholarly journals FUTURE MODEL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Rasdan Ismail ◽  
Abu Hassan Hasbullah ◽  
Khairul Azhar Mat Daud ◽  
Nik Zulkarnaen Khidzir ◽  
Suriatini Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Living Systems ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Rapid Progression ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Cultural Processes

AbstrakPerkembangan pesat industri kreatif pada abad ke-21 telah membuka pintu peluang terutamanya dalamsektor guna tenaga yang memberikan sumbangan penting kepada pertumbuhan ekonomi sesebuahnegara. Perkembangan ini telah menimbulkan fenomena “masa hadapan kreatif” bagi abad ke-21 dimana pada masa yang sama kemajuan mendadak dalam bidang sains dan teknologi berlaku denganciptaan pelbagai rangkaian komunikasi dan media baru di mana internet telah menjadi elemen palingpenting dalam sistem kehidupan. Secara umumnya, industri kreatif yang dikaitkan dengan hubunganmanusia antara penerbitan atau pengeluaran, pengedaran atau pengagihan, pertukaran atau pameran,penggunaan barangan dan menyediakan perundangan/perkhidmatan suapan kepada budaya, seni,estetik, intelek, dan emosi kepada pelanggan di pasaran. Di samping itu juga proses kebudayaan sepertireka bentuk bertujuan membawa keluar kesan yang kuat dalam semua aspek kehidupan yang bergabungsecara langsung dengan penggunaan komoditi. Kertas kerja ini bertujuan mengupas model integrasi barupenyelidikan dan inovasi yang dapat mengintegrasikan kepelbagaian disiplin pengetahuan dan sinergioutput penyelidikan dan inovasi melalui pengkomersialan. Abstract The rapid progression of creative industries in the 21st century has opened up doors of opportunitiesespecially in employments thus contributing significantly to the growth of a country’s economy. Thisdevelopment has given rise to the phenomenon of “creative futures” of the 21st Century in which at thesame time meteoric advancement in science and technology is taking place with the invention of a varietyof communication networks and new media where the internet has been, by far, the most important featureof living systems. Generally, creative industries are to be associated with human creation, publishingor production, circulation or distribution, exchange or exhibition, consumption of goods and to provideattorney/services in order to feed cultural, artistic, aesthetic, intellectual, and emotional to customers inthe market. Further in cultural processes such as design aims at bringing out a strong impression in allaspects of life directly affiliated with the consumption of commodities. This paper intentionally to addressthe new integration model of research and innovation that able to integrate the multiple discipline ofknowledge and synergy the output of research and innovation through commercializations.

Are Millennials Ready for the Internet of Things?

2019 ◽  
pp. 199-220
Author(s):  
Belem Barbosa ◽  
Sandra Filipe ◽  
Claudia Amaral Santos ◽  
Dora Simões
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
New Media ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Home Work ◽  
The Internet Of Things

A lot has been said about the digital natives and their natural way of integrating the internet in their daily activities. Millennials have been considered a unique segment of consumers by researchers and practitioners alike, due to their ability and propensity to adopt and adapt new media to their daily routine. Although it is expectable that they are particularly keen on embracing IoT, extant literature is scarce on their views on the adoption of IoT to their home, work, and leisure activities. In this chapter, the authors analyze the potential of the millennial segment to IoT products and services. Results of a qualitative study with Portuguese consumers are included and provide interesting cues to marketers working with IoT offers.

Memory, National Identity, and Freedom of Expression in the Information Age

2015 ◽  
pp. 1763-1777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shepherd Mpofu
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
New Media ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Information Age ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The Way

New Media and Information Technologies (NICTs) are increasingly becoming central in facilitating freedom of expression especially in repressive countries. In addition, the burgeoning diaspora community coupled with these NICTs have offered populations in these communities alternative public spheres where they can debate issues without government control. The chapter argues that through the Website, www.newzimbabwe.com, Zimbabweans have found for themselves a platform where they debate otherwise taboo issues that are not easily discussed in Zimbabwe: ethnicity and the heroes' acre debates. The conclusion of this the chapter is that the Internet has revolutionised the way Zimbabweans know freedom of expression.

scholarly journals The Public Library Reading Guidance Service in the New Media Era

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji XiuXia
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Guidance Service ◽  
The People ◽  
The Way

A new media era, network affects all aspects of people’s lives, including the way of reading. Nowadays, more of the people tend to read through the internet. This article starts from the change of the reading instruction service in the new media era, combining the characteristics of web-based reading guidance, here to discuss how to carry out reading instruction in the new media era.

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