scholarly journals The peculiarities of using emoji pictograms in online communities with different frequency of use of obscene lexicon

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Leonid Vasil'evich Kulikov ◽  
Yuliya Viktorovna Potapova ◽  
Arina Yur'evna Malenova A Yu ◽  
Ivan Stanislavovich Blekanov ◽  
Egor Sergeevich Razumilov
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Network Communication ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this research is the use of pictograms for expressing emotions and feelings in network communication. The object is the comments in several communities in the popular among youth social network VKontakte. The goal of this article lies in the comparison of preferred emoji used by the users to express their emotions and feelings, who are part of the communities with different frequency of use of obscene lexicon. The hypothesis is advanced that the groups with different frequency of use of obscene lexicon differ in their emotional tonality and the emoji pictograms used for expressing emotions and feelings. The research is based on the method of survey in form of the questionnaire about the peculiarities of Internet preferences and most attractive communities in social network for the respondents; as well as the method of content analysis. The questionnaire survey involved 854 persons; the data on the frequency of use of emoji was collected on the example of 14 communities in VKontakte social network. It is determined that in communities with lesser use of obscene lexicon, the rating of emoji denoting positive (hedonic and affinity) emotions is higher. In communities with more obscene lexicon, the users equally use pictograms that express negative and positive emotion; most frequent negative emotions such denote anger and frustration, or melancholy, sadness. The acquired results can be applied in development of the methods for monitoring the moods of the users of network communication.

An Analysis of Teacher Knowledge and Emotional Sharing in a Teacher Blog Community

2012 ◽  
pp. 219-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Won Hur ◽  
Thomas Brush ◽  
Curt Bonk
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Teacher Knowledge ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Teacher Participation ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Online Teacher

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the findings of a research study analyzing knowledge and emotional sharing in a self-generated online teacher community. Although active informal learning occurs in online communities of teachers, scant information is available about the knowledge and emotions teachers share in these communities. The authors conducted a content analysis of 1,709 entries in a self-generated blog community and examined the types of activities teachers were engaged in. The data revealed that over 29% of entries were related to lesson plans or teaching resources. In addition, over 17% of the postings addressed teachers’ positive or negative emotions. The authors argue that teacher participation in online communities should be promoted and encouraged since online communities help teachers with informal learning and emotional sharing.

scholarly journals The Populism of Online Communities: Constructing the Boundary Between “Blameless” People and “Culpable” Others

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hameleers
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Opportunity Structure ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Ordinary Citizens

Abstract Populism has become prevalent all across the globe. To date, however, we know too little about the ways in which populist discourse is constructed by citizens on social media. To advance the field, this study draws on a qualitative content analysis of Facebook posts by ordinary citizens in the Netherlands. The results indicate that Facebook offers a discursive opportunity structure for Dutch citizens to vent their populist discontent and to interact with like-minded others. Online populist discourse on Facebook is hostile and uncivil, predominately targeted at the elites and marginalized groups in society. By providing insights into how ordinary citizens construct the boundary between “us” and “them,” this article enhances our understanding of the construction of citizens’ populist discourse on social network sites (SNSs), and how these expressions contradict the principles of democratic communication.

scholarly journals Blurring Boundaries Between Journalists and Tiktokers: Journalistic Role Performance on TikTok

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
María-Cruz Negreira-Rey ◽  
Jorge Vázquez-Herrero ◽  
Xosé López-García
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Young People ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Methodological Triangulation ◽  
Media Logic ◽  
The Moment

In recent years, media has adapted to the logic of each new social network to respond to renewed consumption habits and journalists have developed new roles on these platforms. TikTok is an emerging platform with its own influencer culture and in which the main audiences are the millennial and centennial generations. The main objective of this study is to analyze the presence of journalists on TikTok through the type of content and strategies used in adapting to this platform. The research is based on methodological triangulation. First, a database of journalists on TikTok (<em>n</em><sub>1</sub> = 212) was developed and the profiles were reviewed. Second, a questionnaire survey (<em>n</em><sub>2</sub> = 63) was developed. Finally, a content analysis (<em>n</em><sub>3</sub> = 520) of profiles exceeding 100,000 followers was conducted. This research provides a first description of the activity of journalists on TikTok, where a variety of roles, usages, and strategies are identified, beyond those of their profession. They join the of-the-moment platform with different purposes (to inform, entertain, or introduce themselves) and targets (new audiences, young people, fans). Journalists adapt their presence to the TikTok social media logic, seeking a space of influence on a platform that is the natural habitat of younger generations.

scholarly journals Cobertura informativa en Twitter de los diarios españoles de referencia sobre la campaña electoral del 10N

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro López-Martín
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Digital Edition ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
Electoral Campaign ◽  
General Elections ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Neutral Tone ◽  
Information Coverage

This paper analyzes the information coverage by the Spanish newspapers El país, El mundo, ABC, and La vanguardia in Twitter on the electoral campaign prior to the 10 November 2019 general elections. A content analysis of all tweets published by these media regarding the elections (n = 1,462) between Friday 1 and Saturday 9 November reveals that, although there are differences in the production patterns and features of the messages, the subject received notable attention in all the newspapers. The coverage gravitated around two main themes: the 4N electoral debate, and campaign events. The results reveal that, although most of the tweets had a neutral tone, messages with clear positioning corresponding to the editorial line of the newspaper were also published, albeit to a lesser extent. During the electoral period, the media agenda revolved around this issue, accounting for around one-fifth of all pieces published on Twitter. Newspapers do not take advantage of the dialogic nature or possibilities offered by this social network to create a community among their readers, limiting themselves to the dissemination of content from their digital edition. Resumen Se analiza la cobertura informativa realizada en Twitter por los diarios españoles El país, El mundo, ABC y La vanguardia durante la campaña electoral previa a los comicios generales del 10 de noviembre de 2019. A través del análisis de contenido de todos los tweets publicados por estos medios referidos a las elecciones (n=1.462) entre el viernes 1 y sábado 9 de noviembre, se constata que, aunque existen divergencias en las pautas de producción del mensaje y los rasgos de éste, en todos los diarios este asunto registra una notable incidencia y la cobertura gravita en torno a dos temas principales: el debate electoral del 4N y los actos de la campaña. Los resultados reflejan también que, pese a que la mayoría de los tweets presentan un tono neutro, se cuantifican en menor medida mensajes con un posicionamiento claro, existiendo correspondencia con la línea editorial del medio. Se concluye que durante los períodos electorales la agenda mediática gira en torno a esta cuestión, suponiendo aproximadamente una quinta parte del total de las piezas publicadas en Twitter. Los diarios no aprovechan la naturaleza dialógica y las posibilidades que proporciona esta red social para crear comunidad entre sus lectores, limitándose a la difusión de los contenidos de la edición digital.

Online Communities and Social Network Structure

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhao Wei ◽  
Wensi Zhang ◽  
Sha Yang ◽  
Xi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Social Network Structure

Mobile-Friendly Dashboards to Display Associations Between Cited-by and Similar Journals on Mobile Health Research: A Bibliometric Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsair-Wei Chien ◽  
Hsien-Yi Wang ◽  
Yang Shao ◽  
Willy Chou
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Similarity Criteria ◽  
Network Density ◽  
Deep Insight ◽  
Density Indices ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Given ◽  
Insight Into

BACKGROUND Researchers often spend a great deal of time and effort retrieving related journals for their studies and submissions. Authors often designate one article and then retrieve other articles that are related to the given one using PubMed’s service for finding cited-by or similar articles. However, to date, none present the association between cited-by and similar journals related to a given journal. Authors need one effective and efficient way to find related journals on the topic of mobile health research. OBJECTIVE This study aims (1) to show the related journals for a given journal by both cited-by and similarity criteria; (2) to present the association between cited-by and similarity journals related to a given journal; (3) to inspect the patterns of network density indices among clusters classified by social network analysis (SNA); (4) to investigate the feature of Kendall's coefficient(W) of concordance. METHODS We obtained 676 abstracts since 2013 from Medline based on the keywords of ("JMIR mHealth and uHealth"[Journal]) on June 30, 2018, and plotted the clusters of related journals on Google Maps by using MS Excel modules. The features of network density indices were examined. The Kendall coefficient (W) was used to assess the concordance of clusters across indices. RESULTS This study found that (1) the journals related to JMIR mHealth and uHealth are easily presented on dashboards; (2) a mild association(=0.14) exists between cited-by and similar journals related to JMIR mHealth and uHealth; (3) the median Impact Factor were 3.37 and 2.183 based on the representatives of top ten clusters grouped by the cited-by and similar journals, respectively; (4) all Kendall’s coefficients(i.e., 0.82, 0.89, 0.92, and 0.75) for the four sets of density centrality have a statistically significant concordance (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS SNA provides deep insight into the relationships of related journals to a given journal. The results of this research can provide readers with a knowledge and concept diagram to use with future submissions to a given journal in the subject category of Mobile Health Research. CLINICALTRIAL Not available

The Image of the Accountant in a German Context

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hoffjan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Management Accountant ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Professional Context

This study introduces content analysis as a method of examining the accountant's role. The empirical study is based on 73 advertisements, which are directed primarily at employees who are affected by the management accountant's work. The findings of the study indicate that the subject of accountancy is used particularly in connection with promises of “cost reduction.” Consequently, the majority of advertisements use the accountant stereotype of “savings personified.” In a professional context, the work ethic of the management accountant is given particular emphasis in the advertisements. He/she identifies him/herself with his/her task to the maximum degree, is regarded as loyal to his/her company and, for the most part, is well organized in his/her work. However, the characterization of the management accountant as a well disciplined company-person conflicts with the negative portrayal of his/her professional qualities. In advertisements, the management accountant is portrayed as a rather inflexible, passive, and uncreative specialist who, as a result of these qualities, often demotivates others. The personal characteristics of the management accountant are shown in a negative light. This gives him/her the unappealing image of a humorless, envious, dissociated, and ascetic corporate-person.

scholarly journals Reducing Loneliness in Stationary Geriatric Care with Robots and Virtual Encounters—A Contribution to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4846
Author(s):  
Andreas Follmann ◽  
Franziska Schollemann ◽  
Andrea Arnolds ◽  
Pauline Weismann ◽  
Thea Laurentius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Phone Call ◽  
Observational Trial ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Geriatric Hospital ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
The Subject

The bans on visiting nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while intended to protect residents, also have the risk of increasing the loneliness and social isolation that already existed among the older generations before the pandemic. To combat loneliness and social isolation in nursing homes, this trial presents a study during which social networks of nursing home residents and elderly hospital patients were maintained through virtual encounters and robots, respectively. The observational trial included volunteers who were either residents of nursing homes or patients in a geriatric hospital. Each volunteer was asked to fill in a questionnaire containing three questions to measure loneliness. The questionnaire also documented whether video telephony via the robot, an alternative contact option (for example, a phone call), or no contact with relatives had taken place. The aim was to work out the general acceptance and the benefits of virtual encounters using robots for different roles (users, relatives, nursing staff, facilities). Seventy volunteers with three possible interventions (non-contact, virtual encounters by means of a robot, and any other contact) took part in this trial. The frequency of use of the robot increased steadily over the course of the study, and it was regularly used in all facilities during the weeks of visitor bans (n = 134 times). In the hospital, loneliness decreased significantly among patients for whom the robot was used to provide contact (F(1,25) = 7.783, p = 0.01). In the nursing homes, no demonstrable effect could be achieved in this way, although the subject feedback from the users was consistently positive.

scholarly journals On Frogs, Monkeys, and Execution Memes: Exploring the Humor-Hate Nexus at the Intersection of Neo-Nazi and Alt-Right Movements in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
Tina Askanius
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Extreme Right ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Visual Aesthetics ◽  
Resistance Movement ◽  
Media Practices

This article is based on a case study of the online media practices of the militant neo-Nazi organization the Nordic Resistance Movement, currently the biggest and most active extreme-right actor in Scandinavia. I trace a recent turn to humor, irony, and ambiguity in their online communication and the increasing adaptation of stylistic strategies and visual aesthetics of the Alt-Right inspired by online communities such as 4chan, 8chan, Reddit, and Imgur. Drawing on a visual content analysis of memes ( N = 634) created and circulated by the organization, the analysis explores the place of humor, irony, and ambiguity across these cultural expressions of neo-Nazism and how ideas, symbols, and layers of meaning travel back and forth between neo-Nazi and Alt-right groups within Sweden today.

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