scholarly journals Digital Divides and Social Network Sites: Which Students Participate in Social Media?

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
June Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Digital Divides

When Our Changing Society Meets the Social Media Era

2014 ◽  
pp. 1102-1112
Author(s):  
Efi A. Nisiforou ◽  
Andrew Laghos
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Services ◽  
Media Research ◽  
Social Media Research

The rapid growth and the popularity of Social Network Sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of millions of students for many different purposes. The chapter reviews the background of the current social media research in relation to the international literature and tackles the most important findings. The practical part of the chapter outlines the results of a survey on social media services. The findings provide real research evidence on online social technology use amongst university students. The chapter has educational and theoretical significance and shapes future directions for research on this issue. A compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations of concepts is clearly explained.

Using Social Network Sites for Library Services in Public Libraries

2018 ◽  
pp. 556-572
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
S. Thanuskodi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Online Library

Social Network sites are one of the innovative technologies contributing libraries the opportunity to reach out to its patrons. Keeping library users up to date is the primary aim of every library, online library services taken the role successfully, and among them Social Network Sites plays the unique role to keep the patrons informative. In this chapter, we provide a study of an attempt to use social media to engage with public libraries. Also this chapter has come out with a testimony on library services and the challenges through FaceBook, Twitter and Weblogs.

The Matthew Effect in social media news use: Assessing inequalities in news exposure and news engagement on social network sites (SNS)

Journalism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1083-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sophie Kümpel
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Information Gain ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Matthew Effect ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Current Events ◽  
The Matthew Effect ◽  
News Use

Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become a key part of online users’ news diets. On social network sites, even individuals who are not motivated to seek out news are believed to be exposed to news posts due to the sharing activities of friends or inadvertently witnessing discussions about current events. Research on this incidental news exposure (INE) has largely focused on its potential for positive effects on information gain or political participation, while simultaneously turning a blind eye to the inequalities in news exposure and engagement. This article aims to address this issue by proposing and explicating the existence of a ‘Matthew Effect’ in social media news use. It is argued that INE research needs to consider the unequal chances to both be exposed to news on social network sites and to actually engage (i.e. read and interact) with ‘accidentally’ encountered news content.

scholarly journals Information Re-Sharing on Social Network Sites in the Age of Fake News

10.28945/3871 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 215-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Koohikamali ◽  
Anna Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Aim/Purpose: In the light of the recent attention to the role of social media in the dissemination of fake news, it is important to understand the relationship between the characteristics of the social media content and re-sharing behavior. This study seeks to examine individual level antecedents of information re-sharing behavior including individual beliefs about the quality of information available on social network sites (SNSs), attitude towards SNS use and risk perceptions and attitudes. Methodology: Testing the research model by data collected through surveys that were adminis-tered to test the research model. Data was collected from undergraduate students in a public university in the US. Contribution: This study contributes to theory in Information Systems by addressing the issue of information quality in the context of information re-sharing on social media. This study has important practical implications for SNS users and providers alike. Ensuring that information available on SNS is of high quality is critical to maintaining a healthy user base. Findings: Results indicate that attitude toward using SNSs and intention to re-share infor-mation on SNSs is influenced by perceived information quality (enjoyment, rele-vance, and reliability). Also, risk-taking propensity and enjoyment influence the intention to re-share information on SNSs in a positive direction. Future Research: In the dynamic context of SNSs, the role played by quality of information is changing. Understanding changes in quality of information by conducting longitudinal studies and experiments and including the role of habits is necessary.

scholarly journals Von der Kinderserie Die Pfefferkörner bis zum Ego-Shooter Call of Duty

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (Medienpädagogik als Schlüsseld) ◽  
pp. 117-138
Author(s):  
Henrike Friedrichs-Liesenkötter ◽  
Friederike Von Gross
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites

Der Beitrag stellt zwei qualitative Studien der Autorinnen vor, welche zum einen die Veränderung der (Online-)Mediennutzung im Übergang von später Kindheit zum Jugendalter fokussieren und zum anderen persönliche Deutungen, Umgangsweisen und Reflexionsprozesse des Medienhandelns sichtbar machen. Letztere bleiben in quantitativen Studien in der Regel unberücksichtigt, sodass ein qualitativer Zugang mittels Gruppendiskussionen mit Heranwachsenden gewählt wurde. Die Gruppendiskussionen mit Grundschulkindern (4. Klasse) zeigen, dass sich die im Durchschnitt Neunjährigen bereits Medien und deren Inhalten, die sich an Jugendliche und Erwachsene richten, zuwenden. Ihr Verständnis über das Internet im Allgemeinen und über Social Network Sites im Besonderen ist aber noch ungenau und oberflächlich. Die Nutzung findet zudem oftmals noch eingebunden in den familiären Kontext statt. Dies ändert sich mit dem Erwerb des ersten eigenen Smartphones. Dieses bekommen die Kinder in der Regel nach der vierten Klasse im Übergang zur weiterführenden Schule, wie die Gruppendiskussionen mit den Befragten aus der fünften, sechsten und siebten Klassenstufe zeigen. Im Hinblick auf die Herausforderungen im Umgang mit Internet, Social Media und Smartphones lässt sich resümieren, dass die Medienkompetenz der befragten Kinder im Laufe der Zeit zunimmt; Unsicherheiten bleiben aber bestehen.

scholarly journals Social Media and the Changing Information Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (S1) ◽  
pp. 195-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W Kraft ◽  
Yanna Krupnikov ◽  
Kerri Milita ◽  
John Barry Ryan ◽  
Stuart Soroka
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
News Stories

Abstract  There is reason to believe that an increasing proportion of the news consumers receive is not from news producers directly but is recirculated through social network sites and email by ordinary citizens. This may produce some fundamental changes in the information environment, but the data to examine this possibility have thus far been relatively limited. In the current paper, we examine the changing information environment by leveraging a body of data on the frequency of (a) views, and recirculations through (b) Twitter, (c) Facebook, and (d) email of New York Times stories. We expect that the distribution of sentiment (positive-negative) in news stories will shift in a positive direction as we move from (a) to (d), based in large part on the literatures on self-presentation and imagined audiences. Our findings support this expectation and have important implications for the information contexts increasingly shaping public opinion.

Using Social Network Sites for Library Services in Public Libraries

2015 ◽  
pp. 53-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
S. Thanuskodi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Online Library

Social Network sites are one of the innovative technologies contributing libraries the opportunity to reach out to its patrons. Keeping library users up to date is the primary aim of every library, online library services taken the role successfully, and among them Social Network Sites plays the unique role to keep the patrons informative. In this chapter, we provide a study of an attempt to use social media to engage with public libraries. Also this chapter has come out with a testimony on library services and the challenges through FaceBook, Twitter and Weblogs.

scholarly journals Impact of Entertainment Motivational Drivers on User Acceptance of Online Social Network Banner Advertising: A Gratification Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imran Anwar Mir
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
University Students ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Time Factors ◽  
User Acceptance

Abstract Social media has phenomenally changed the communication landscape. Particularly social network sites have received enormous popularity and user acceptance globally. The business model of many social network sites is based on advertising. The survival of these social network sites depends on the user acceptance of advertising appearing on these websites. Users usually accept the advertising which is consistent with their motivations for using social network sites. The current study examines the underlying dimensions of entertainment motivation for using social network sites and their impact on user acceptance of social network advertising. Analysis of data from 450 university students show entertainment motivation for using social network sites a multidimensional (SNSs) construct consisting of enjoyment, social escapism, relaxation and pass time factors. Furthermore, the results exhibit that SNSs entertainment motivation partially impacts user acceptance of social network advertising.

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