scholarly journals Friendship and trust in the social surveillance network

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Westcott ◽  
Stephen Owen
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Perceived Similarity ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration

This article draws on findings from semi-structured interviews to investigate an important, and previously unexplored aspect of the social networking site Twitter, which is the ways that users can employ lateral surveillance to initiate friendships.  Social penetration theory (Altman and Taylor 1973) is used to investigate the ways that Twitter provides a platform to technologically augment friendship evolution.  Three consecutive phases of online surveillance are proposed, which are: unidirectional ‘studied’ following; ‘reciprocal’ following, when interaction between the user and the Tweeter only occurs online; and fully fledged friendship, when online relations are supplemented by offline meetings.  The visibility of users via their Tweets creates information that others can use to evaluate character in what might be considered a phase of pre-friendship screening, and that this also generates trust and solidarity prior to an offline meeting. Perceived similarity between the user and the Tweeter was contributory to an assessment of their worth as a potential friend.  Geographic proximity and ‘transferable trust’ were also factors that helped offline friendship to develop. Ultimately, Twitter was an important tool for sociality, and provided a wider source of potential friends than was available offline.

Socially Networking the Past

2014 ◽  
pp. 133-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Manderino ◽  
Lisa Hoelscher Ripley
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Historical Inquiry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multimodal Texts ◽  
Screen Capture ◽  
The Social

This chapter describes a historical inquiry project that used a social networking site (www.ning.com) to engage students in writing both traditionally and multimodally about the 1960's. Students were provided basic demographic information about a fictional individual living in the 1960's and then were instructed to build a social networking profile as they conducted inquiry of the 1960's over the course of eight weeks. Data were drawn from screen capture videos and semi-structured interviews (n=8) as well as online artifacts (n=185) that high school students generated to construct a profile page akin to Facebook for the project. This project demonstrated how student writing in a history class was mediated by the social networking task and the variety of multimodal texts that they could use to represent their historical inquiry.

Social Learning Sites?

2011 ◽  
pp. 249-268
Author(s):  
Mathias Decuypere ◽  
Steven Bruneel
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Sharp Distinction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Academic Year

Social networking sites are extremely popular nowadays – especially amongst students – and are increasingly the subjects of educational research. But there is a sparse research base on students’ willingness to adopt social networking sites in their education. In this chapter we investigate to what extent Facebook is used as an educational tool. By means of semi-structured interviews, we asked students why they use Facebook and whether they allow faculty members into their personal sites, or not. During the period of one academic year 2009-2010, 15 students of different bachelor programs in a Flemish University were interviewed several times. The results demonstrate that students draw a sharp distinction between the ways they use Facebook, and why they do so. Furthermore, they barely use the social networking site for educational purposes. Consequently, students are not inclined to allow faculty members presence (as ‘friends’ on Facebook). These results are interpreted in terms of privacy concerns, and we conclude this chapter with some critical reflections concerning the current research about the effectiveness and the educational possibilities of social networking sites.

scholarly journals The Effects of Visual Displays of Furniture Product Photos Through the Social Networking Site, Instagram on Consume Perception

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Dini Cinda Kirana ◽  
◽  
Achmad Syarief ◽  
Dona Saphiranti
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Visual Display ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Visual Appearance ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

At present, the growth of Instagram as an online site is phenomenal, because of the shift from its original function as a social communication medium into a marketing platform. Furniture products used to be only available for in-store purchase, can now be easily purchased online. The present study attempted to discover the level of influence and effectiveness of the visual appearance of the furniture products photos through the social networking site, Instagram on consumer perceptions, which is measured using the EPIC (Empathy, Persuasion, Impact and Communication) model. The purpose of the study was to identify the effectiveness of the visual display of furniture product photos on the Instagram social networking site on consumer’s perceptions, and to map the use of the ideal visual display of furniture product photos for online product marketing purposes. The research used comparative analytical methods on photos of furniture products from six accounts of small creative economy entrepreneurs of similar products that are advertised through the social networking site, Instagram. The data of this study are limited in the scope of visual perception of furniture product photos uploaded through the social networking site, Instagram on consumer perceptions. The results showed that the visual display in the form of photos of furniture products through the social networking site, Instagram had an effective result on consumer perceptions. The visual display is declared effective as a media for promoting furniture products through the social networking site, Instagram based on the four dimensions of EPIC. The dimensions of Empathy and Impact are the most dominant aspects. The visual display mapping used as an advertising photo is not only influenced by the Empathy dimension and the Impact dimension, but also dominantly influenced by the associated design principles, namely, Unity and Domination. Both dimensions have a significant correlation value compared to other dimensions. Keywords: Furniture Marketing, Instagram, Consumer Perception, EPIC Model, Design Principles

scholarly journals Utilization of the Tiktok Video Application as a Means of Showing Existence And Self-Disclosure of Teenagers on Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esty Wulandari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Social Penetration Theory ◽  
Video Application ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Penetration ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Share Information ◽  
Stable Stage

Along with the rapid development of technology, the current use of social media by the community is also increasing. One of the social media that is currently on the rise is the TikTok application. TikTok application users come from various backgrounds and ages, including teenagers. Video-based TikTok features accompanied by music, writing, and pictures are considered attractive so that they are liked by teenagers as a means of showing their existence and self-disclosure. TikTok is also currently developing as a way to share information. The theory applied by the researcher was Alman and Taylor's Social Penetration Theory. In addition to such theory, this paper are supported and strengthened by the concepts of Self-Disclosure, Social Media, Teenagers, TikTok, and also Self-Existence. This paper was a qualitative descritpive study which applied a qualitative study method. This paper involved several informants namely teenagers who were also the users of the TikTok application. The inclusion criteria here were teenagers who had a TikTok account, were active on TikTok, and used TikTok as part of their existence and self-disclosure. The results of this study explored the process of self-disclosure and also the existence carried out by the informants in accordance with the stages proposed in the social penetration theory. Informants passed through the stages of self-disclosure sequentially from the orientation stage to the stable stage so that the existence of teenagers in presenting themselves on social media could be observed.

Facebook as an Educational Environment for Mathematics Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 171-190
Author(s):  
Nimer Baya'a ◽  
Wajeeh Daher
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Student Collaboration ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mathematics Teaching And Learning

In this chapter, the authors describe four successful experiments in using social networking sites (Facebook and Edmodo) in mathematics teaching and learning, where this use depended on populating the sites with historical mathematicians and/or mathematical phenomena. They describe two models of using social networking sites in mathematics education, as well as the phases of working mathematically with students when implementing each model. The authors emphasize the use of social talk as the first step to involve students with the learning of mathematics, as well as moving to cultural talk as a bridge between the social talk and the mathematical discourse. The experience in the four experiments indicates that social networking sites invite student collaboration, as well as encourage their learning actions and interactions. Teacher's or moderator's sensitivity is a very important factor for the success of the experiment, especially when young students are involved. Other factors which influenced the success of students' learning in social networking sites were the features of the social networking site, the properties of the inter-disciplinary phenomenon or the mathematics produced by the historical mathematicians, the background of the learners, and the activities of the moderator.

Social Networking for Educational Purposes

2015 ◽  
pp. 304-326
Author(s):  
Nikleia Eteokleous-Grigoriou ◽  
Despo Ktoridou
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Special Interest Groups ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Skills

This chapter examines and evaluates the role, usefulness, and value of social networking as perceived by higher education students. It examines the educational role of social networking by developing Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within a social networking site (Facebook). It also tries to examine the development of socio-cultural skills through the SIGs created within the social networking site. Specifically, this chapter describes and presents an evaluation of the use of three Facebook SIGs by faculty and students of five Universities in Cyprus in three discipline areas: 1) MIS – Management Information Systems; 2) Computer Science; and 3) Engineering. A mixed method approach was employed, collecting quantitative data (through questionnaires) and qualitative data (through focus groups and Facebook SIGs' observations). The results highlight the promising and important role as well as the value of such online groups in both social and academic life. Additionally, the development of socio-cultural skills through the use of Facebook and specifically the SIGs is discussed. Finally, the chapter discusses the “best practice” policies for Facebook integration for educational purposes.

Information Disclosure on Social Networking Sites

2019 ◽  
pp. 91-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Doherty ◽  
Michael Lang ◽  
James Deane ◽  
Regina Connor
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Risk Propensity ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Social

This chapter explores how six constructs—control, trust, perceived risk, risk propensity, perceived legal protection, and privacy disposition—affect information disclosure on the Social Networking Site (SNS) Facebook. Building upon previous related work, an extended causal model of disclosure behaviour is proposed. The hypothesised relationships in this model were tested using survey data collected from 278 social networking site users in Ireland. The results of the analysis provide strong support for the proposed model.

scholarly journals Academic Social Networking Sites are Smaller, Denser Networks Conducive to Formal Identity Management, Whereas Academic Twitter is Larger, More Diffuse, and Affords More Space for Novel Connections

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-228
Author(s):  
Scott Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Identity Management ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ego Networks

A Review of: Jordan, K. (2019). Separating and merging professional and personal selves online: The structure and processes that shape academics’ ego-networks on academic social networking sites and Twitter. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 70(8), 830-842. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24170 Abstract Objective – To examine the structure of academics’ online social networks and how academics understand and interpret them. Design – Mixed methods consisting of network analysis and semi-structured interviews. Setting – Academics based in the United Kingdom. Subjects – 55 U.K.-based academics who use an academic social networking site and Twitter, of whom 18 were interviewed. Methods – For each subject, ego-networks were collected from Twitter and either ResearchGate or Academia.edu. Twitter data were collected primarily via the Twitter API, and the social networking site data were collected either manually or using a commercial web scraping program. Edge tables were created in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and imported into Gephi for analysis and visualization. A purposive subsample of subjects was interviewed via Skype using a semi-structured format intended to illuminate further the network analysis findings. Transcripts were deductively coded using a grounded theory-based approach. Main Results – Network analysis replicated earlier findings in the literature. A large number of academics have relatively few connections to others in the network, while a small number have relatively many connections. In terms of reciprocity (the proportion of mutual ties or pairings out of all possible pairings that could exist in the network), arts and humanities disciplines were significantly more reciprocal. Communities (measured using the modularity algorithm, which looks at the density of links within and between different subnetworks) are more frequently defined by institutions and research interests on academic social networking sites and by research interests and personal interests on Twitter. The overall picture was reinforced by the qualitative analysis. According to interview participants, academic social networking sites reflect pre-existing professional relationships and do not foreground social interaction, serving instead as a kind of virtual CV. By contrast, Twitter is analogized to a conference coffee break, where users can form new connections. Conclusion – Academic social networking sites exhibit networks that are smaller, denser, more clustered around discrete modularity classes, and more reciprocal. Twitter networks are larger and more diffuse, which is more conducive to fostering novel connections. The author makes suggestions for how academic social networking sites could encourage network building and rethink how academic reputation is measured.

The Grief Grapevine: Facebook Memorial Pages and Adolescent Bereavement

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mardi Frost
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
The Social

How adolescents use the social networking site Facebook to express grief is a growing area of research. In reviewing current literature, it is evident that many questions still remain unanswered. Additionally, this ever-evolving platform for grief, mourning and bereavement may hold many implications for educators, policy developers and school counsellors and how they manage and support adolescents dealing with the sudden death of a peer. This article explores the reasons why Facebook memorials may appeal to a grieving adolescent, conventions in online grief, and challenges for schools in the context of policies for social networking.

Tying in comment sections: The production of meaning and sense on Facebook

Semiotica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (204) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximiliane Frobenius ◽  
Richard Harper
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Complex Mechanism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Theoretical Significance ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Sequential Unfolding

AbstractThis study investigates the organization of interaction through comments on the social networking site Facebook. Facebook offers a range of affordances that allow communication between users. These include written language in various settings (messaging, commenting, posting), as well as a range of non-verbal resources, such as uploading photos, sharing links, the “like”-button. Our analysis focuses on the post+commenting section, which users treat as a quasi-conversational space. Much as conversation is organized through the sequential unfolding of turns through time, the interaction in the comments section is organized according to a pattern that lets users “make sense” of the communication as a coherent exchange. This comment organizing mechanism, which is enacted through tying practices, operates on written language rather than spoken, and so needs to accommodate different affordances than turn-taking does: it has to be able to co-ordinate contributions not just through time, but through space as well. The theoretical significance of this research then is its exploration of a complex mechanism that is used by humans to maintain social order through writing and reading practices. In particular, it takes into account how the context of the website shapes people's communication through the resources made available.

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