scholarly journals Reading Novels, Reading Networks: Mark Z. Danielewski’s The Familiar, Social Media, and the Digital Literary Sphere

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Panko
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reading Culture ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Serial Novel

This article examines the theme of social networks in Mark Z. Danielewski’s serial novel The Familiar, as well as the social networks involved in the work’s reception, as a means of assessing the contemporary novel’s imbrication in social networks and social media. It contributes to critical discussions about The Familiar—and to broader conversations about the novel in the social media age—on two fronts. First, it analyzes Danielewski’s diegetic social networks. I argue that, in The Familiar, the planetary social is largely represented as a source of anxiety, as the existential threat of violence is amplified and perpetuated through social media. Yet the novel also explores how social networks offer the potential for resistance and protection from such violence. Second, the article describes how Danielewski’s real-world socially networked communities have impacted the interpretation of his writing. The analysis centers on the Facebook “Reading Club” dedicated to The Familiar and on the online discussion, conducted through WordPress, wherein students and faculty at multiple universities blogged about The Familiar, Volume 1. The WordPress discussion pushes the classroom into the blogosphere, troubling distinctions among academic interpretation, social networking, and public discourse. The Facebook group harnesses the conventions of both social media and book clubs, demonstrating how academic-adjacent interpretation may flourish in contexts not typified by such reading. At stake is a more nuanced understanding of the power and potential violence of communities constituted through social media; of the novel’s ability to represent and theorize such communities; and of the ways that reading communities’ emergence across social media has problematized longstanding conceptualizations of contemporary reading culture as characterized by a series of divisions (such as that between amateur and professional readers).

Empirical Study of Cyber Harassment among Social Networks

2014 ◽  
pp. 1717-1730
Author(s):  
Joanne Kuzma
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Cyber Harassment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Communication Methods

The growth of Online Social Networking sites has brought new services and communication methods to consumers. However, along with benefits, serious problems such as online cyber harassment have recently come to the forefront of the electronic media. This behavior can have significant negative effect on individuals, businesses and the social networks. Some sites have begun to provide some levels of protection and create specific anti-harassment policies in their terms of service along with implementing protection technologies. However, these protective measures are not consistent among social media, leaving some consumers at greater risk. This study analyzed 60 worldwide social sites and determined the level of cyber-harassment protection. It reviewed statistical differences among geographical-based social networks. The results showed significant gaps among various social networks, but suggests methods for improving consumer safeguards to provide consistent levels of protection.

scholarly journals Understanding users Display-Name Consistency across Social Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5S3) ◽  
pp. 471-476
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Social Networking Services ◽  
Twitter User ◽  
The Social ◽  
Twitter Users

Online users create their profiles on numerous social platforms to get benefits of various types of social media content. During online profile creation, the user selects a username and feeds his/her personal details like name, location, email, etc. As different social networking services acquire common personal attributes of the same user and present them in a variety of formats. To understand the availability and similarity of personal attributes across various social networking services, we propose a method that uses the different distance measuring algorithms to determine the display-name similarity across social networks. From the experimental results, it is found that at least twenty percent GooglePlus-Facebook and Facebook-Twitter users select the same display name, while forty five percent Google and Twitter user select identical name across both the social networks.

Empirical Study of Cyber Harassment among Social Networks

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Kuzma
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Cyber Harassment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Communication Methods

The growth of Online Social Networking sites has brought new services and communication methods to consumers. However, along with benefits, serious problems such as online cyber harassment have recently come to the forefront of the electronic media. This behavior can have significant negative effect on individuals, businesses and the social networks. Some sites have begun to provide some levels of protection and create specific anti-harassment policies in their terms of service along with implementing protection technologies. However, these protective measures are not consistent among social media, leaving some consumers at greater risk. This study analyzed 60 worldwide social sites and determined the level of cyber-harassment protection. It reviewed statistical differences among geographical-based social networks. The results showed significant gaps among various social networks, but suggests methods for improving consumer safeguards to provide consistent levels of protection.

The Effectiveness of Big Data in Social Networks

2015 ◽  
pp. 362-381
Author(s):  
Khine Khine Nyunt ◽  
Noor Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internet Application ◽  
Media Data ◽  
Media Mining

In this chapter, we will discuss how “big data” is effective in “Social Networks” which will bring huge opportunities but difficulties though challenges yet ahead to the communities. Firstly, Social Media is a strategy for broadcasting, while Social Networking is a tool and a utility for connecting with others. For this perspective, we will introduce the characteristic and fundamental models of social networks and discuss the existing security & privacy for the user awareness of social networks in part I. Secondly, the technological built web based internet application of social media with Web2.0 application have transformed users to allow creation and exchange of user-generated content which play a role in big data of unstructured contents as well as structured contents. Subsequently, we will introduce the characteristic and landscaping of the big data in part II. Finally, we will discuss the algorithms for marketing and social media mining which play a role how big data fit into the social media data.

The Effectiveness of Big Data in Social Networks

2018 ◽  
pp. 863-882
Author(s):  
Khine Khine Nyunt ◽  
Noor Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internet Application ◽  
Media Data ◽  
Media Mining

In this chapter, we will discuss how “big data” is effective in “Social Networks” which will bring huge opportunities but difficulties though challenges yet ahead to the communities. Firstly, Social Media is a strategy for broadcasting, while Social Networking is a tool and a utility for connecting with others. For this perspective, we will introduce the characteristic and fundamental models of social networks and discuss the existing security & privacy for the user awareness of social networks in part I. Secondly, the technological built web based internet application of social media with Web2.0 application have transformed users to allow creation and exchange of user-generated content which play a role in big data of unstructured contents as well as structured contents. Subsequently, we will introduce the characteristic and landscaping of the big data in part II. Finally, we will discuss the algorithms for marketing and social media mining which play a role how big data fit into the social media data.

The social mediation of political rumors: Examining the dynamics in social media and belief in political rumors

Journalism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1522-1538
Author(s):  
Soo Young Bae
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Social Mediation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

Using survey data of social media users in South Korea, this study investigates the dynamics of political rumors in online social networks. Findings of this study reveal the significant connection between the users’ reliance on social media as a source for news and their beliefs in political rumors. Taking a step further, this study underscores the need to understand how users process misinformation they receive through online social networks. Drawing attention to the role of network characteristics in the construction of beliefs around political rumors, this study provides a more nuanced understanding of the conditions under which rumors and misinformation can be regarded as more believable.

The Place of Social Networks in Social Transformation, Technological and Educational Relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Ferit Çakmak
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Educational Relationships ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

In this research, the impact of technology on this process has been highlighted following the idea of social change and the phases reached by mankind. Social changes are then dealt with and the circumstances that arise via interaction between the three ideas are articulated in the framework of education, which has a link with technology. The ideas of distant education and e-learning that have been developed are described and the capabilities and impacts of social networking and social media -this links the virtual and real world through Web 2.0- are taken into account on individuals and society. Positive improvements can be made using the potential of social networks in the social changes, technology and education triangle but, if certain matters are ignored, such potential might damage them.

Emotive Trending And Tracking of Tweets

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Sanjay Chhataru Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Events

Popularity of the social media and the amount of importance given by an individual to social media has significantly increased in last few years. As more and more people become part of the social networks like Twitter, Facebook, information which flows through the social network, can potentially give us good understanding about what is happening around in our locality, state, nation or even in the world. The conceptual motive behind the project is to develop a system which analyses about a topic searched on Twitter. It is designed to assist Information Analysts in understanding and exploring complex events as they unfold in the world. The system tracks changes in emotions over events, signalling possible flashpoints or abatement. For each trending topic, the system also shows a sentiment graph showing how positive and negative sentiments are trending as the topic is getting trended.

The features of transnational corporations’ advertisement in social networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Daniella Mushka ◽  
Yeva Erfan
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Given

This scientific article considers all aspects, modern importance and growing role of the social media marketing and advertisement in the general spectrum of marketing activity for developed and developing brands. Investigational actuality and basic directions of application of all spectrum of instruments of social networks for the sake of advancement of product and the processes of forming perception of trade mark and forming the image of brand are analyzed by the authors of the article. The given scientific article highlights the most popular trends and patterns of goods and trademarks’ promotion in the world in the context of updating the concept of advertising on social networks. The bigger and more engaged your target audience is on social media networks (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc), the easier it will be for you to achieve every other marketing or business goal. The importance of social media marketing’s assistance in attracting new potential clients and customers to the company is also considered in the given article. Besides that, the authors of the article list and analyse wide spectrum of basic trends considering promotion and advertising in 2019 among the well-known brands. In addition to this all, the list of the most successful publicity advertisement campaigns of this year and brands which were promoted with their assistance are listed and analysed. In the context of the study, it shows up that advertising campaigns play a significant role not only in reaching sales but also in generating overall customer loyalty to the brand. This makes it possible to argue that the most reputable brands should have an important social goal that will be positively accepted by society and target audience in addition to the high quality and usability of the products or services. Social networking is the easiest way to see the social response to your promotion and lead to an instant purchase. Therefore, relying on the experience of the already well-known multinational and transnational corporations, social media marketing should take a significant share of the overall promotion of the company. The connection between the brand and potential customer should be built on the emotions that accompany consumers when viewing ads and using products. This scientific article eventually declares conclusions and prognoses in relation to subsequent development of these instruments and platforms for advancement and branding of small and large enterprises in future. It states that emotional connection between person and brand is much more effective for the company than an expensive ad.

Communication in social networks of St. Petersburg as a means of adaptation of ethnocultural communities

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Rivaa Mukhammad Salem Alsalibi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Development Prospects

The subject of this research is the specifics, forms and functions of interaction in social media groups between the representatives of ethnic communities. The goal consists in determination of the role of social networks in adaptation of ethnocultural communities of St. Petersburg. The research is based on the polling technique for acquisition of information on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral state of a person. The survey was conducted via distribution of questionnaires among the representatives of ethnic groups. The article also employs the method of systematic scientific observation over the social media groups, topic raised therein, as well as reading and analysis of the comments. The scientific novelty of this work consists in outlining of the nature, trends and development prospects of cross-cultural communications as the channel for ethnocultural interaction.  The main conclusions, which touch upon users from various ethnic communities who do not have enough experience in organization of activity of social media groups, demonstrate that it causes the loss of the sense of security, accumulation of prejudices and escalation of interethnic conflicts, as well as preference of the with restricted access, which contributes to lock down of the group and impedes adaptation in the accepting society. Stabilization of situation can be achieved by improvement of the quality of content posted in the social media, as well as level of their administration.

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