scholarly journals The New Deep Web Drug Market Place (And the role of Bitcoin as a currency for drugs)

2022 ◽  
Vol 40 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SURYA IYER ◽  
G. RAJA RAJESWARI ◽  
ARUNA R ◽  
BALAJI JAYAKRISHNAN
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
Drug Market ◽  
Deep Web ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
Designer Drugs ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Relevant Issue ◽  
Society Today

Drugs are a true menace to our society today. “Drug use on the rise” is an increasingly common headline in newspapers and it is well-known that this is the case. With the topic of drugs becoming more and more common in popular media, youngsters are especially influenced to try drugs. This is not a new problem, as such, and has been a relevant issue in modern society. Coupled with this, the internet plays a huge role in spreading information about emerging drugs (such as synthetic and ‘designer’ drugs). [2] This paper aims to understand the role of the internet’s Deep Web [3] and Bitcoin (and other Crypto currencies) in dealing drugs online.

scholarly journals Personal networking function of the Internet

Sociologija ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalibor Petrovic
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
The Internet ◽  
History Of ◽  
Important Means ◽  
New Form ◽  
Networked Individualism

The aim of the paper is to understand the role of Internet in creating new forms of sociability in the modern society. In the first part the history of social studies of Internet is reviewed, and the conclusion put forward that the anti-social role of the Internet cannot be proved. In the theoretical part of the paper the author presents his idea of two basic roles of Internet as interpersonal interaction tool: transmissional and procreative. These two Internet functions are very important means for reproducing a new form of sociability known as networked individualism.

Enhancing Scholarly Communication through Research Culture

2017 ◽  
pp. 74-99
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Society Today

Research is a vital part of the social tapestry of a modern society. It is imperative to find suitable ways to respond to societal priorities. It can be an open-ended enquiry into the essence of phenomena, of who we are, individually and collectively, and of the world we inhabit. It not only enables derived knowledge, but is also a means of preserving, fabricating and resynthesizing existing knowledge and/for creating new knowledge. Apart from that research is a vital pillar of higher education. Moreover, in knowledge society today, research is deemed to be of more value when it rightly augments the economic development processes. Through in depth literature review and contextual analysis, the aim of this chapter is to aid institutions and scholars in recognizing the gains of adapting inclusive approach, suggesting strategies for promoting research culture so as to enhance scholarly communication apart from being a support system in knowledge society, so that the world of academia continues to excel in its role of knowledge creation, knowledge transfer and knowledge dissemination.

The Role of SMEs in Promoting Electronic Commerce in Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 209-226
Author(s):  
Celia Romm ◽  
Wal Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Customer Base ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Global Nature ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Virtual Business

The primary emphasis of much of the literature on electronic commerce (EC) is on its global nature. The literature is replete with examples of companies that, over a relatively short period of time, made a successful transition from a local, small business, to a global enterprise, with customers and suppliers based all over the world. The literature in EC, both in the popular media and the learned journals, attributes this phenomenon to the fact that with access to the Internet, many businesses can sell globally without having to make an investment in “bricks and mortar.” The rhetoric that EC is free from constraints of geography is, however, contradicted by a growing evidence that, particularly for small and medium enterprises (defined in this chapter as “organizations with less than 500 employees”), business on the Internet is not necessarily as profitable and risk free as it is supposed to be. Establishing an EC “shop-front” may be a relatively painless exercise, but having prospective customers notice that shop-front, having them actually transact with the virtual business, and setting the business so that it successfully copes with the demands of a virtual customer base are all challenges that most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) find difficult to meet.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATION AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS IN MODERN SOCIETY

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.B. Diimetova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Broad Sense ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Global Development ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Consciousness

In the article, the author comments on the concept of communication. Opinions are expressed about the place of information technologies in the formation of public consciousness today. It raises questions about the global development of the Internet, its impact on the integrity of not only one state, but also the world, the benefits and harms. Currently, in the era of progressive development of scientific technologies, the concept of communication has become not just an obsessive, but a subconscious concept. The translation of this term from the Latin communicatio comes in the sense that communicatio is universal. In a broad sense, it can be interpreted as ways and channels of communication with the ability to perceive and distribute various information. We should know that communication is not only an object of several social disciplines, but also an object of exact sciences.

scholarly journals Internet memes as a new sociocultural phenomenon

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-150
Author(s):  
Kirill Leonidovich Ryzhkov
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Development Communication ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Active Attention ◽  
Information Manipulation ◽  
Media Markets ◽  
The Government

The subject of this research is the Internet meme as a phenomenon in modern culture, while the object is the study of global Internet environment for the existence of this phenomenon. The author explores the role of the Internet meme in culture in the context of globalization and Internet development; communication function of the Internet meme in modern society; as well as the use of Internet memes as informational and semantic signals that affect the existing media markets. Special attention is given to interrelation between the Internet meme as a cultural object and the Internet as a global environment for people’s communication worldwide. The main conclusions lies in determination of the role of the Internet meme in the modern social life, as well as its place in the cultural sphere. The author's special contribution lies in description of the mechanisms of impact of the Internet memes on media markets, as well as the market and information field of news, advertising, marketing, and propaganda. The relevance of this work is defined by the analysis of emergence of the Internet meme not only as a result of creativity, but also as a commercial product and means of information manipulation. The novelty of consists in examination and analysis of such aspects of the Internet memes as a phenomenon that have become significant in the last few years, which is proven by the active attention paid of businesses and the government.

scholarly journals The role of shopping in human life in 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 223-231
Author(s):  
Ilona Samek ◽  
Magdalena Jańczyk ◽  
Joanna Milanowska
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cash Income ◽  
The Media ◽  
Society Today ◽  
Gross Rate

Introduction: Society today is overly overwhelmed with advertisements for attractive products and ways to purchase them. The population is becoming richer and richer, which means they can spend more money on entertainment and their own pleasures.   Purpose: To present the role of shopping in human life in 2021 from the perspective of consumers. Material and method: The study was carried out using the author's questionnaire. 260 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Results: Men (52.3%) and women (47.7%) participated in the study. More than half of them (53.8%) were employed and more than 30% were studying.  One in three respondents earned cash income greater than the minimum national gross rate. Nearly 60% rated their material situation as good. The analysis showed knowledge of the term "consumerism" by 83.1% of people. The study showed that the respondents shopped several times a week (69.2%) and even daily (18.5%). In order to buy food products, they usually visited supermarkets (64.6%), and in buying products they were most often guided by quality (47.7%). They are most encouraged by sales (50.8%), as well as recommendations from friends (18.5%) and product ingredients (12.6%). The data shows that as many as 58.5% of respondents used shopping to improve their mood. They were also induced to buy products by advertisements in the media (49.2%). Conclusions: For consumers, apart from the price, the quality of the products is of primary importance. They buy mainly in large supermarkets and via the Internet. The advertisements in media, promotions and the desire to improve one’s mood are the reasons of increasing phenomenon of consumerism.

Visual Communication in the Social and Cultural Internet Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
M. Ryabova
Keyword(s):  
Visual Communication ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cultural Reality

The article touches interrelated complex of problems characterizing visual communication in the digital space of modern society. The idea of forming of visual culture with a special mental constitution is being actualized. It is revealed that visual communication is a key phenomenon of the social and cultural reality of the Internet. The collision of verbal and visual that is exposed to changes in perception between the subject and the other is considered taking into account its specific qualities. If you look at the representational turn as a phenomenon of cultural consciousness opening in the space of the Internet, its quixotic duality could be noticed. The author believes that the conceptual discourse of visualization reveals new meanings and ideas, both in the thinking of some individual (as a part) and in the space of a multicode universe as a whole. It is concluded that an increasing role of visual communication in the perception of the world at all levels leads to a new type of personality.

Conceptualizing E-Participation in the Public Sphere

2011 ◽  
pp. 141-155
Author(s):  
Jenny Backhouse
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Social Communications ◽  
The Public Sphere

This chapter reviews the current understanding of the role of e-participation in democratic processes, in particular emphasizing the deliberative aspects of participatory democracy and the factors that impinge on successful participation initiatives. It considers what lessons can be learnt, if any, from related aspects of e-government and from e-business, in order to refine the concept of e-participation. The chapter concludes that e-participation has a role to play in a modern society where the Internet is increasingly the medium of choice for social communications. However, e-participation projects need to be appropriately developed so that they truly engage the citizenry and encourage meaningful participation in deliberative facets of democracy.

The Autonomy of Law and the Formation of Network Standards

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 639-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Vesting
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
The Media ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Internet Law ◽  
Rule Making

In the recent discussion on Internet law and regulation it has often been argued that technical standards have a significant impact on the variety and diversity of the Net's communication flows. This Article extends this argument, focusing on the ability to constrain Net communication through “code” and “architecture” imposed by network technology, i.e., by a source of rule-formation and rule-making beyond the traditional law of nation-states. Although I am generally sympathetic to the position that a novel “Lex Informatica” poses new legal and political challenges for nation-states, it should, however, be clear from the outset that the attention for “code” and “architecture” is something different to a paraphrase of the ever-expanding role of technology in modern society. This has to be emphasized because the discourse of “the technological”, which was already a prominent subject in the anti-modernist debate during the Weimar Republic, still casts a shadow on the contemporary legal discussion about the role of technical standards on the Internet. Lawrence Lessig, for example, confronted with a strict anti-governmentalism of cyber-libertarians in the mid-nineties, argues inCode and other Laws of Cyberspacethat the Internet is regulated by “code”, i.e. “the software and hardware that make Cyberspace what it is”. “Code” itself is embedded in an environment of economic power and corresponding political interests. In a nutshellLessigpaints a picture in which the Internet is developing towards an intolerable density of control by powerful coalitions of technical experts and economic enterprises. This view may be convincing in some respects, but with his accent on “code”, Lessig comes very close to the anti-modernist reaction to the growing significance of film and radio in the early 20th century, inasmuch as both strands are based on the misconception of a technological superstructure steering the (media) world and its further evolution.

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