scholarly journals The use of social media among Indonesia’s Migrant Workers (IMWs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Citra Hennida ◽  
Kandi Aryani ◽  
Sri Endah Kinasih
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Activism ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Netizens often use social media as a medium for activism, including Indonesia’s Migrant Workers (IMWs). Social media with networked characteristics has succeeded in lifting narratives in particular groups that have not been heard a lot and have escaped mainstream media scrutiny. Starting from the development of communication between IMWs, we raise the extent to which IMWs use social media as a medium for social activism, especially for IMWs protection issues and social media’s main content uploaded IMWs. This study aims to analyze to what extent social media is used by IMWs for social activism related to issues concerning the protection of migrant workers and what influences their behavior when using social media. We use a social media activism framework within the social media platform. Researchers collected data from March-October 2019 through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and focused discussions that presented 15 representatives from assistants, NGOs, and academics in Malang. There were also 25 IMWs representatives with placement experience in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. We found that the majority of IMWs use social media as a means of communicating between themselves and their families in the country; however, social media content for social activism is low, especially for the issue of IMWs protection. The culture and legal system in the countries of origin and destination countries influence the low level of participation in the content they create. IMWs is placed in a country with a more open culture, where local laws are more apparent in the protection of IMWs, so IMW’s social media content is more open and willing to provide testimony on the problems that exist around them and vice versa. Therefore, although social media is massive among IMWs, it is not linear with content production that leads to protection.

scholarly journals Risk Perceptions on Social Media Use in Norway

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Philip Nyblom ◽  
Gaute Wangen ◽  
Vasileios Gkioulos
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Total N ◽  
Risk Ranking ◽  
Norwegian Population ◽  
The Social ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Social media are getting more and more ingrained into everybody’s lives. With people’s more substantial presence on social media, threat actors exploit the platforms and the information that people share there to deploy and execute various types of attacks. This paper focuses on the Norwegian population, exploring how people perceive risks arising from the use of social media, focusing on the analysis of specific indicators such as age, sexes and differences among the users of distinct social media platforms. For data collection, a questionnaire was structured and deployed towards the users of multiple social media platforms (total n = 329). The analysis compares risk perceptions of using the social media platforms Facebook (n = 288), Twitter (n = 134), Reddit (n = 189) and Snapchat (n = 267). Furthermore, the paper analyses the differences between the sexes and between the digital natives and non-natives. Our sample also includes sufferers of ID theft (n = 50). We analyse how account compromise occurs and how suffering ID theft changes behaviour and perception. The results show significant discrepancies in the risk perception among the social media platform users across the examined indicators, but also explicit variations on how this affects the associated usage patterns. Based on the results, we propose a generic risk ranking of social media platforms, activities, sharing and a threat model for SoMe users. The results show the lack of a unified perception of risk on social media, indicating the need for targeted security awareness enhancement mechanisms focusing on this topic.

scholarly journals Tweeting, friending, reporting: Social media use among journalism academics, students and graduates in the Asia-Pacific

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Nasya Bahfen ◽  
Alexandra Wake
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Commerce Law ◽  
Use Of Social Media

This reflective article describes and analyses the use of Facebook and Twitter over a five-year timeframe by two journalism academics in Australia, whose industry and research expertise are in the Asia-Pacific. The use of social media has made possible for journalism educators an active electronic space in which to conduct discourse on development, publication, networking and career opportunities with students and alumni. This discourse and the educators, students or alumni who engage in it reflect the nature of the global media industry as inherently network-based (in contrast to employment approaches found in other industries such as graduate programmes in commerce, law or engineering). Because it operates using electronic communication, such discourse also reflects the industry which journalism graduates seek to enter as not being geographically confined to one city or state within Australia—instead, reflecting a rapid rate of movement between cities and states, or between countries, or between urban and rural locations. Using active participant observation, the researchers argue that social media can be used to develop and retain links with their students and alumni, by making use of the social connectedness that is coming to characterise communication. The researchers were early adopters of Facebook and Twitter communication with students. The article argues that social media has been beneficial in the conduct of these activities while exploring the use of social networking in relation to the politics of ‘friending’ or ‘following’ and ‘being followed’ by students.

scholarly journals Orthodontic marketing through social media networks: The patient and practitioner's perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1035-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin L. Nelson ◽  
Bhavna Shroff ◽  
Al M. Best ◽  
Steven J. Lindauer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
American Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Use Of Social Media

ABSTRACT Objective:  To (1) assess orthodontic patient and practitioner use of and preferences for social media and (2) investigate the potential benefit of social media in marketing and communication strategies in orthodontic practices. Materials and Methods:  A survey was developed and randomly distributed to orthodontists via the American Association of Orthodontists and to patients/parents via private practices throughout the United States. Participants were asked to answer questions related to their use of social media and their perceptions of the use of social media in the orthodontic practice. Results:  Of the participants, 76% of orthodontists and 89% of patients/parents use social media. Furthermore, Facebook was the social media platform that was most preferred. Social media use was more common in female and younger adult participants. Orthodontists posted information more often in the morning (40%) and afternoon (56%), and patients/parents used social media mainly in the evening (76%). The most commonly used marketing strategies in the orthodontic practices were social media (76%) and a practice website (59%). Social media and practice websites were positively related with new patient starts (P  =  .0376, P  =  .0035, respectively). Conclusions:  Most orthodontists and patients/parents used social media. Social media may be an effective marketing and communication tool in an orthodontic practice.

scholarly journals Islam and Social Media: Attitudes and Views

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Wafa Abu Hatab
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
English Language ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Use Of Social Media

<p>Social media has become an integral part of our daily life encapsulating time and place, creating new relations and fostering old ones not only on an individual level but also on social and global ones. This revolution in human interaction was led by the introduction of Facebook in 2004 that was followed by other social media platforms such as Twitter and Instegram. This electronic revolution swept over to reach mobile phones and to introduce new platforms such as WhatsApp and Viber. The present study investigated attitudes and views towards the use of social media in promoting Islam. A random sample of Facebook users was asked to fill in a questionnaire that tackled questions related to their attitudes towards the role of social media in promoting Islam, the linguistic influence of the social media on their English language skills when talking about Islam and the most preferred social media platform. . Respondents were then classified according to education and gender. The study revealed that the social media have affected the way the other is addressed when discussing Islamic topics. Despite some negative stands, the positive attitudes towards social media in promoting Islam prevailed. The views were influenced by the respondents’ age, gender and education. The linguistic influence of the social media on developing English skills was viewed positively. The Facebook was the most preferred social media platform. Further research is recommended on the interrelationships between social factors and views of social media. Code-switching among social media users and the effect on Arabic might be also investigated.</p>

Clicks or commitment: activism in the age of social media

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Peter Buell Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Activism ◽  
Historical Figures ◽  
The Social ◽  
Margaret Sanger ◽  
Pile Up

Purpose – The paper aims to discuss recent attempts at creating metrics on this issue and examine some historical precedents. What kinds of social activism in the social media generate real commitment or behavior change and which simply pile up likes and shares? This essay discusses recent attempts at creating metrics on this issue and examines some historical precedents. Design/methodology/approach – We compare modern activism with such historical figures as prohibitionist Carrie Nation and birth control advocate Margaret Sanger. Findings – Our analysis suggests that identifying what makes a social campaign successful in changing behavior may be more difficult than it, at first, appears. Originality/value – The essay suggests some new approaches to what makes social media activism successful.

scholarly journals Re-Orienting Refugee Representation? A Multimodal Analysis of Syrian Refugee Representation on the social media platform Humans of New York

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Aarssen
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Mass Movement ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform

This major research paper (MRP) examines a selection of photo-narratives presented by the social media account Humans of New York, focusing on a series that documented Syrian refugees in the fall of 2015. It seeks to answer the following questions: How does the HONY platform frame the Syrian Refugee crisis? Which visual, textual, and multimodal elements are mostprevalent in the sample? How does HONY’s representations of Syrian refugees contribute to or challenge the discourse of Orientalism and Othering? Does the HONY coverage provide the opportunity for a more humanizing, compassionate perspective? To answer these questions, I coded the twenty most “liked” posts from the series for various visual, narrative, and multimodal elements. A codebook was developed from the literature review on Orientalism, neo-Orientalism, media representations of Islam, and media representations of refugees, as well as from theories of visual social semiotics, narrative analysis, and multimodal communication. The findings of this MRP question how alternative media platforms may challenge or reinforce traditional tropes utilized by mainstream media to represent a marginalized group such as Syrian refugees. The results suggest that while alternative platforms may challenge aspects of the Orientalist discourse and highlight a shared sense of humanity, the continuity of this discourse is seen to adapt through more subtle manifestations. The HONY audience is more likely to affirm representations that fit within the neo-liberal notion of who is an acceptable and “worthy” refugee. Based on the findings, this study is relevant to how professional communicators and audiences engage with media representations of marginalized groups, particularly in the current sociopolitical environment that is witnessing the unprecedented mass movement of displaced peoples.

scholarly journals Influence of Social Media on Reading Habits among Year 5 Pupils

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 934-938
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Teaching Of Reading ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Social media is an online platform which allows individuals and groups, as well as pupils to collaborate with each other. However, studies shown that pupils used them more for leisure than for academic purposes, including cultivating bad reading habits. This study aimed to explore the influence of social media towards reading habits and interest in reading among year 5 pupils in an urban school. The researchers see a need to carry out this study as it provides an insight for educators, especially for primary education teachers, who are longing for different pedagogical approach in language teaching, specifically the teaching of reading. A survey was carried out with 50 year 5 ESL pupils by using a questionnaire comprising 50 close-ended and 1 open-ended items to identify the influence of social media on their reading habits. Besides, unstructured interviews were conducted with 10 of the respondents to examine the influence of social media on interest of reading. The findings showed positive reading habits are able to construct by using social media as it successfully increased the interest of pupils in reading. In conclusion, the use of social media is effective in cultivating positive reading habits. The results of this study may be beneficial to educators in adapting the use of social media in teaching reading. It is suggested that further studies could be done to identify the social media platform that contributes towards pupils’ better reading habits

scholarly journals A Sociological Analysis of the Utilization of Social Media in Women Migrant Workers in Developing Social Entrepreneurship

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 4661-4666
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
Marginal Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Female Migrant

The purpose of this study was to sociologically analyze the use of social media in female migrant workers in the development of social entrepreneurship. The study used a qualitative approach with a mixed method. Data was taken using in-depth interviews, observations, FGDs, and full survey enumerators. This study shows that the more frequent the intensity of migrating abroad, the higher the income (economic remittances) and social remittances (knowledge and experience) will be. Van Dijk (2006) stated that digital social media is able to penetrate the social structures that exist in society. The results of this study reveal the same phenomenon as Van Dijk's theory, female migrant workers who were previously considered a marginal group was able to create social networks through social media for the development of social entrepreneurship. The results of this study revealed a different phenomenon from the theory from Massey (1990) which stated that international migration will take place continuously (cumulative causation). This was because there have been developments of social entrepreneurship supported by social media, providing alternative jobs in the workers' hometowns.

scholarly journals INTERNET CELEBRITIES: HOW THEY AFFECT THE PURCHASE INTENTION OF GENERATION Y IN CYBERSPACE?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (19) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Ying San Lim ◽  
Tuan Hock Ng ◽  
Yi Shin Hng
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Generation Y ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The use of social media had created a group of ordinary people who actively share their life and experiences on the social media platform. When this group of people received more and more “likes” from the audiences, they are being named as Internet celebrities. Internet celebrities who are having many followers had created the opportunity for the businesspeople to engage them in promoting and selling the products. However, despite the growth of social media and the use of social media by businesspeople, there are not many studies on internet celebrities that affecting the purchase intention among the customers in Malaysia. Hence, the problem statement of this study is to investigate the characteristic affecting internet celebrities that will affect the purchase intention of the consumers. The research had been done by collecting feedback from 200 respondents from Generation Y. An online questionnaire with 5-Likert rating scales is used to collect the data. Convenient sampling techniques were used to collect the data. The result of the study indicated that source credibility and video characteristic are the most important factors in influencing purchase intention, however, physical attractiveness and interactivity are not going to influence purchase intention. This gives an insightful thought to marketers to request internet celebrities to produce more quality videos to attract viewer attention. In terms of source credibility, marketers need to find Internet celebrities who have a more credible image to sell the company products. The justifications for the rejected hypotheses were discussed in detail in the study. The research findings of this study give marketers and academics insightful thoughts on how Internet celebrities can influence the purchase intention of Generation Y today.

scholarly journals WORKSHOP STRATEGI PENINGKATAN POPULARITAS KONTEN SERTA MENJAGA KEAMANAN DATA PRIBADI DI BERBAGAI PLATFORM MEDIA SOSIAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Siti Alvi Sholikhatin ◽  
Wanda Fitrianingsih ◽  
Sahira Dhiyaulhaq
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
Agar Media ◽  
Use Of Social Media

ABSTRAKMedia sosial telah merubah gaya hidup masyarakat di era digital yang perkembangannya kini semakin pesat. Media sosial dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat di berbagai bidang kehidupan, tak terkecuali di bidang pendidikan. Penggunaan media sosial selain untuk mendukung kegiatan belajar mengajar, juga sebagai media promosi institusi tersebut kepada masyarakat luas. Popularitas media sosial mempengaruhi rating dan bagaimana seseorang menciptakan branding untuk diri mereka. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan strategi yang efektif agar media sosial yang digunakan dapat memberikan manfaat yang optimal. Aspek lain yang tak kalah penting adalah menjaga keamanan informasi data diri seseorang di akun media sosial. Oleh sebab itu, pengetahuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran diri akan pentingnya menjaga keamanan informasi data diri perlu terus digalakkan, terutama di kalangan guru yang menjadi penggiat media sosial baik untuk kepentingan pribadi maupun institusi. Menjawab kebutuhan tersebut, maka diadakan workshop tentang keamanan data diri dan konten media sosial. Tujuan diadakannya workshop ini adalah untuk menumbuhkan kesadaran akan pentingnya menjaga keamanan data pribadi sekaligus mempelajari strategi tentang peningkatan popularitas konten di media sosial. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan workshop ini adalah dengan penyampaian materi dalam bentuk ceramah, hasil dari pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini yaitu sebanyak 90% guru di SMP Negeri 3 Purbalingga menilai bahwa workshop ini sangat bermanfaat untuk menambah pengetahuan dan meningkatkan kesadaran dalam menjaga data pribadi di akun media sosial. Kata kunci: pengabdian masyarakat; workshop; media sosial; keamanan; data pribadi. ABSTRACTSocial media has changed the lifestyle of people in the digital era. Social media is used in various fields, including education. The use of social media is not only to support the teaching process and learning activities, but also to promote the institution to the wider community. The popularity of social media influences rating and how a person creates branding for themselves. Therefore, an effective strategy is needed so that the social media can provide optimal benefits. Another aspect that is also important is the security of personal data on social media accounts. Thus, knowledge to increase self-awareness of the importance of maintaining the security of personal data information needs to be continuously promoted, especially among teachers who are social media activists for both personal and institutional interests. Responding to the need, workshop about privacy security and social media content was held.   This workshop is conducted with the main goal is to raise the awareness of privacy security and strategic ways to improve popularity in social media. The method used in this workshop is a lecture performed in front of the audience, and the result shows as many as 90% of teachers at SMP Negeri 3 Purbalingga considered this workshop is useful to increase knowledge and awareness in maintaining personal data on social media accounts. Keywords: community service; workshop; social media; security; personal data.

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