scholarly journals The Social Media As Echo Chamber: The Digital Impact

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Yusuf ◽  
Nisreen Al-Banawi ◽  
Hajjah Abdel Rahman Al-Imam
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Education Economics ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Free Search ◽  
Media And Technology ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Impact

The media serve as the channels used to deliver information or research data for any purpose. With media and technology combined, if today a person is sitting in one corner of the world, he or she can send knowledge and words to an unimaginable number of people without fear of being interrupted or argued with. This paper explores the impact of media technology in our lives. The advent of the social media is playing a role in all facets of our lives. Its overriding existence with free search engines has changed the trends in education, economics, politics, and our day-to-day routine. Here we highlight how the quest of technology in the form of social media has been an important aspect of getting this world expressed in terms of bytes. The social media include web-based technology that has changed communication into a more interactive dialogue. The social media have completely transformed the way we connect or reconnect with old friends and acquaintances, entertain ourselves, pursue our hobbies, shop, relax, and look for jobs. The social media are the primary communication medium today for a new generation of digitally aware consumers.

COVID-19 Infodemic

Glimpse ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Sarah Lwahas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Services ◽  
The Media ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Journalism like many other professions is facing a crucial phase with the emergence of Coronavirus pandemic. The impact of Coronavirus phenomenon is enormous on social and cultural relationships of many communities who depend on the media for information to connect with each other and participate in governance freely. Journalists globally are facing enormous crisis of managing the infodemic of the pandemic streaming particularly from social media; as well as controversies of the media perpetuating disinfodemic or disinformation and distrust in the society. Besides arrests and restrictions of movement, journalists are also under intense threats of losing their jobs, and exacerbated psychological and physical pressures owing to the devastating effects of COVID-19. Using the Social Responsibility theory, that emphasises improved standards of journalism, safeguarding the interests of journalism and journalists among others, and the Agenda setting theory, that controls access to news, information, and entertainment; this research interrogates how journalists from selected states in Northern Nigeria are responding to the challenges of reportage of COVID-19. This research sampled the views of journalists using structured questionnaire administered online and interviewed seven senior journalists holding managerial positions. Findings revealed that journalists are embracing fact checking of the avalanche of information even within familiar sources to verify reports on COVID-19. Similarly, they are deploying digital and multimedia strategies to provide a continuum of media services and sensitive reporting to engage this new infodemic of COVID-19, now globally considered the “new normal”. This research recommends that, since COVID-19 is a novel disease, professionals across countries need to talk with each other, and journalists particularly from Africa and indeed Nigeria; need to put some structure and some science in place, especially in the performance of their jobs, so that professionalism can be sustained without compromising the future of the journalism.

scholarly journals Digital Marketing Effects of Clubhouse on Crowdfunding in the Context of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
Peter Konhäusner ◽  
Robert Seidentopf
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Media Richness Theory ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
The Social ◽  
Expansion Theory ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Media Channel

In the marketing mix, promotion is mentioned as using the communication channels available to present and market the product or service at hand. In recent years, social media has risen as an influential marketing communication channel in digital space. Apart from end-to-end direct messengers and video communication in times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the social media channel Clubhouse offers an audio-only experience. The current research lacks analysis of the potential influence of the hyped social network. Due to the novelty of the channel and the absence of text messages as well as visual stimuli, questions regarding the impact that usage of this social media channel might have on crowdfunding, a means of rising popularity in alternative financing, have arisen. The study builds upon the media richness theory of Daft and Lengel as well as the channel expansion theory of Carlson and Zmud. Besides literature research, explorative expert interview analyses were applied to answer the research question at hand. The main findings include different approaches to foster the opportunities of Clubhouse for marketing crowdfunding campaigns in line with insights about the user group of Clubhouse as well as development options for the platform.

Pedagogical context of mercantile orientation of the youth active in social media

2019 ◽  
Vol 579 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Adam Andrzejewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Theoretical Considerations

The publication concerns theoretical considerations on the mercantile orientation of active youth in social media. The theoretical aspects of pedagogy in the context of the impact of the media on people are presented. The phenomenon of cyberculture appearing in the social media space was interpreted. The mercantile orientation was analyzed and its role in shaping young people's attitudes in relation to social media was defined.

scholarly journals Effective Classroom Experience via Social Media: An Experience in UNITEN

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.36) ◽  
pp. 484
Author(s):  
Md. Nabil Ahmad Zawawi ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Experience ◽  
Participation Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Masses ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Media Tool

The impact of social media towards many industries mainly business and entertainment is very notable due to the availability of affordable smartphones to the masses. However, in contrast to that, this technology is not utilized extensively to extend the classroom experience for teaching and learning at a university level. While we have tools such as Moodle or other similar Learning Management System (LMS), it does not really provide the sense of presence that the social media tool is providing to its socially active new generation of learners. This paper identifies features in the social media tool (i.e, Facebook) and how it can be used to provide a better after class experience. These features are identified after implementation on different groups of students. The effectiveness is measured based on the students’ grades, their participation level in the class and the lecturer’s performance evaluation at the end of each semester. The paper also suggested proper guidelines for optimizing the use of social media as a tool to assist in teaching and managing classes with large group of students. 

scholarly journals Psychological Violence Against Arab Women in the Context of Social Media: Web-Based Questionnaire Study

10.2196/27944 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. e27944
Author(s):  
Ahmed Omar Bali ◽  
Emad Omer ◽  
Kawa Abdulridha ◽  
Araz Ramazan Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Arab Women ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Background Social media provides women with varying platforms to express themselves, show their talents, communicate and expand their social relationships, and break the shackles imposed by their societies. Theoretically, social media can play a significant role in developing women’s freedom and decreasing social pressures; nonetheless, women continue to face violence during the social media era mainly in the form of psychological violence. Objective This study aims to conduct an empirical in-depth analysis of how the digital space, particularly social media, provides men with new opportunities to surveil, restrict, harass, and intimidate feminists in Arab countries. Methods This study includes an empirical survey to investigate what Arab women think are the causes and types of violence wielded against them and their perspectives on the impact of that violence. This study used a web-based questionnaire administered through Google Forms (n=1312) with responses from Arab women aged 15 years and above from all Arab countries. Results We found that most Arab women feared posting an actual photograph of themselves on their social media accounts and only approximately one-third (490/1312, 37.3%) did so. Most women indicated that they encountered sexual harassment regardless of their age. Furthermore, most women were not aware of the legal aspects of this crime and even those who were aware indicated that they would not press charges for several reasons, including bringing dishonor upon their families, the time-consuming nature of litigation, and fear of revenge. Conclusions This study shows that young and less educated women are more vulnerable to abuse from either social media users or being condemned by their families. This has several effects, including lower self-esteem and hesitancy in seeking a job, feelings of mistrust and fear, cynicism, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders. These issues hold women back from using social media in positive ways and some consider leaving social media.

scholarly journals Social media revolution - The new digital frontiers of Journalism

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 610-620
Author(s):  
Kaveri Devi Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
The Media

Social media has become a phenomenon with the advent of technology and rapid rise in the reach across the world. It has made inroads in almost every sphere of business, communication and marketing. Post globalization, Indian media industry has witnessed a sea change and revamped itself tremendously to be part of changing global scenario.  Social media today, has become an integral part of the media industry, whether it is news deliverance, marketing or advertising. The social media revolution has changed and will continue to change journalism and news organizations. Social media as a powerful tool has been realized largely across Indian Media industry, its importance is no longer debated. Therefore, the Indian media has successfully embraced social media technology and digital shift to widen and expanding their reach and exposure. The business strategies have widened and given a facelift; the social media platform has been effectively efficient used for expanding their business networks, whether news deliverance, advertising or other user generated content.   This paper aims at examining and exploring the role, growth and challenges of digital and Social media with a case study approach on Indian Media Industry. 

scholarly journals THE REAL POWER OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA, THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WAYS, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE TURKISH ASSISTANCE DURING THE KOSOVO CRISES

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 266
Author(s):  
Njomza Krasniqi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Affiliation ◽  
General Picture ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

As it is always with new inventions in human history the role they play in their early stages is mostly none acknowledged before they make a more widespread impact. The social media is one of them. Due to the new aspects that this relatively new kind of media its role is mostly negligee in favors of the more vastly popular other forms. In the kind of era that we live technology means that the place where we get the information is irrelevant in the grand scheme of the things, however that does not mean that the impact is lesser or higher. To make the example more clear even though a news that the currency is going to raise or lower in the USA- for example its mostly limited to the USA citizens it has a dire impact in the rest of the world, but even though the means for this news is the generic media, the ones to give the means to understand and make amends to prepare for the consequences to the rest of the world. Due to this kind of functionality is always difficult to separate where the generic forms of the media begin and where the social media begin. What is interesting is that this function of social media begins since the first forms of the internet and it’s just more pronounced nowadays. As an example of this functionality the more prominent one is the way Turkey interfered in the Kosovo Crises. More than the generic news and political affiliation at the time the most impact in the public opinion did the social media. This paper is a research in this regard. It’s not very detailed and it shows a general picture of the situation and only deal with the main aspects of the behavior of the social media, however is a beginning which shows the great impact all forms of communications, especially the social media.

scholarly journals The Real Power of the Social Media, the Interpretation of the Establishing Communication Ways, as Illustrated by the Turkish Assistance during the Kosovo Crises

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Njomza Krasniqi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Affiliation ◽  
General Picture ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

As it is always with new inventions in human history the role they play in their early stages is mostly none acknowledged before they make a more widespread impact. The social media is one of them. Due to the new aspects that this relatively new kind of media its role is mostly negligee in favors of the more vastly popular other forms. In the kind of era that we live technology means that the place where we get the information is irrelevant in the grand scheme of the things, however that does not mean that the impact is lesser or higher. To make the example more clear even though a news that the currency is going to raise or lower in the USA- for example its mostly limited to the USA citizens it has a dire impact in the rest of the world, but even though the means for this news is the generic media, the ones to give the means to understand and make amends to prepare for the consequences to the rest of the world. Due to this kind of functionality is always difficult to separate where the generic forms of the media begin and where the social media begin. What is interesting is that this function of social media begins since the first forms of the internet and it’s just more pronounced nowadays. As an example of this functionality the more prominent one is the way Turkey interfered in the Kosovo Crises. More than the generic news and political affiliation at the time the most impact in the public opinion did the social media. This paper is a research in this regard. It’s not very detailed and it shows a general picture of the situation and only deal with the main aspects of the behavior of the social media, however is a beginning which shows the great impact all forms of communications, especially the social media.

scholarly journals The Mediated Crowd: New Social Media and New Forms of Rioting

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Alice Baker
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Public Space ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Structures Of Feeling ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Commentary on the recent riots largely reflects ideological differences with political discourse reviving traditional debates of social inequality and moral decline. While the 2011 riots resemble former incidents of rioting in twentieth-century Britain, it is argued that the recent unrest was significantly enhanced by the development of new social media, requiring new understandings of mediated crowd membership in the twenty-first century. I introduce and outline a model of the ‘mediated crowd’ commencing with the impact of new social media, and develop this paradigm in conjunction with emotions research, to account for the emotional dimensions of collective action, and the social and political effects these technological developments have on contemporary forms of rioting. Here, it is argued that attempts to understand the causes of the recent riots must recognise that while social media contributed to the speed and scope of the unrest, emotions play a crucial role in motivating and sustaining collective action as the structures of feeling that intersect geographic and virtual public space. This innovative approach provides insight into the particular conditions in which the English riots emerged, while demonstrating how social media contributes more broadly to new forms of collectivity in the media age.

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