scholarly journals Soap operas and the history of fan discussion

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Ford
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Audience Studies ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Internet Development

For decades, fans of U.S. soap operas have formed social networks surrounding their shows, and they did so even before the concept entered the vernacular. Soap fans, who started on a geographically local scale and built their communities through grassroots efforts, have found a variety of venues to connect with one another over the past several decades. This study looks at the pre-Internet development of these social networks to show how that trajectory relates to the current online community of soap opera fans. Although several scholars have studied soap opera fandom, few have taken an historical approach at understanding the trajectory of soap fandom, a view especially necessary in an era where online social networks are at the center of audience studies and where cornerstone U.S. soap operas are struggling to retain relevance and audience. To fill this gap, I argue that understanding fan networks today requires looking back to previous methods of fan networking. Soaps' longevity (the youngest U.S. soap is more than 20 years old) and frequency (all U.S. daytime soaps are daily) make them crucial texts in demonstrating how the roots of fan social networks in a pre-Internet era helped shape that fandom's transition onto the Internet, and they also illustrate the continued evolution of these networks as fans move online.

Alcohol and Soap Operas: Drinking in the Light of Day

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 365-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Wallack ◽  
Warren Breed ◽  
James R. De Foe
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Negative Reinforcement ◽  
Soap Opera ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Social Drinking ◽  
High Risk Drinking ◽  
Source Of Information

Television programming serves as an important source of information about health in general and alcohol issues in particular. This article reports on a study of drinking portrayals on the day time soap opera, “All My Children.” Major drinking themes over the past four and one-half years are reviewed. In addition, a study of thirty consecutive episodes in summer 1984 is reported and findings are compared to other research on soap opera drinking. Overall, “All My Children” was found to be doing a good job of accurately portraying drinking problems. Several good role models for social drinking and abstinence were presented and negative reinforcement for heavier or high risk drinking was frequent. Several recommendations are presented regarding ways that soap operas can take greater advantage of a unique opportunity for health education.

Community detection in social networks

2017 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1630001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Fani ◽  
Ebrahim Bagheri
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Community Detection ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Online Experience

Online social networks have become a fundamental part of the global online experience. They facilitate different modes of communication and social interactions, enabling individuals to play social roles that they regularly undertake in real social settings. In spite of the heterogeneity of the users and interactions, these networks exhibit common properties. For instance, individuals tend to associate with others who share similar interests, a tendency often known as homophily, leading to the formation of communities. This entry aims to provide an overview of the definitions for an online community and review different community detection methods in social networks. Finding communities are beneficial since they provide summarization of network structure, highlighting the main properties of the network. Moreover, it has applications in sociology, biology, marketing and computer science which help scientists identify and extract actionable insight.

scholarly journals A Review on Epidemiological Methods to Detect Untrue Information

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Akanksha Mathur ◽  
◽  
Prof. C. P. Gupta ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Epidemiological Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Epidemiological Models ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
History Of ◽  
Future Research Directions

Online propagation of untrue information has been and is becoming an increasing problem. Understanding and modeling the diffusion of information on Online Social Networks (OSN's) of voluminous data is the prime concern. The paper provides the history of the epidemic spread and its analogy with untrue information. This paper provides a review of untrue information on online social networks and methods of detection of untrue information based on epidemiological models. Open research challenges and potential future research directions are also highlighted. The paper aimed at aiding research for the identification of untrue information on OSNs.

Drivers and Barriers to Online Social Networks’ Usage

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riyad Eid ◽  
Emrys Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future

Although the past years have witnessed growth in online social networks, the underlying factors driving and inhibiting its diffusion are not well understood. This paper presents empirical research that investigates the factors driving and inhibiting the online social networks usage. It gives a brief overview of the academic literature on the diffusion online social networks. The conduct and findings of a mail survey are then reported. The paper concludes that online social networks in general and Facebook in particular will become an extremely important tool in the future, with the drivers overcoming the barriers in influencing the rate. Furthermore, the study has enhanced previous theories related to Facebook, and it offers a platform for further investigations to take shape in light of what has been discussed and analysed.

Presentation of Russian history through the prism of memes

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2(15)) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Arseny Romanovich Sandetsky ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Digital Representation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
History Of ◽  
Time Of Troubles ◽  
Source Of Information

Technologically mediated communications are becoming an important source of information about the world around them, making up semantic landmarks not only of the present, but also of the past. The article analyzes the digital representation of Russian history in social networks in a creolized form. There are the most popular themes of historical memes: the peacetime of the USSR (18%), the Great Patriotic War (13%), the events of 1917 (11%), the Time of Troubles (9%). Most of the memes show generally accepted and well-known information in an ironic vein, but in 41% of memes the information is ambiguous or little-known. Based on the analysis of memes dedicated to the history of Russia, the most intense topics were identified, causing discussion in the comments (63%).

scholarly journals A Review on Epidemiological Methods to Detect Untrue Information

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Akanksha Mathur ◽  
◽  
Prof. C. P. Gupta ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Epidemiological Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Epidemiological Models ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Diffusion Of Information ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
History Of ◽  
Future Research Directions

Online propagation of untrue information has been and is becoming an increasing problem. Understanding and modeling the diffusion of information on Online Social Networks (OSN's) of voluminous data is the prime concern. The paper provides the history of the epidemic spread and its analogy with untrue information. This paper provides a review of untrue information on online social networks and methods of detection of untrue information based on epidemiological models. Open research challenges and potential future research directions are also highlighted. The paper aimed at aiding research for the identification of untrue information on OSNs.

Social networks today and their prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Kifayat Aligamat Dolkhanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Multimedia Information Systems ◽  
Technology Park ◽  
Current Perspective ◽  
System Functioning ◽  
Pedagogical Research

The article describes scientific and pedagogical research, which shows the idea under discussion is a very effective idea. Currently existing control systems have been analyzed and opportunities for the development of information technology in modern computing technologies, the systematic use of software tools, as well as the possibility of the system functioning at a certain level have been identified. Our current perspective is with the rapid growth of human development in social networks, there is a need for analysis, such as networks of influence, taking into account the interaction of network members, the dynamics of ideas. Over the past decade, the development of information and telecommunication technologies, the importance of new types of resources, as well as online social networks has increased significantly as a means of disseminating ideas that affect the behavior of network users. Key words: innovative technology, social information network, ICT, social media, "Multimedia" Information Systems Technology Center, VPN technology, High Technology Park of ANAS Limited Liability Company

Drivers and Barriers to Online Social Networks’ Usage

2013 ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Riyad Eid ◽  
Emrys Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future

Although the past years have witnessed growth in online social networks, the underlying factors driving and inhibiting its diffusion are not well understood. This paper presents empirical research that investigates the factors driving and inhibiting the online social networks usage. It gives a brief overview of the academic literature on the diffusion online social networks. The conduct and findings of a mail survey are then reported. The paper concludes that online social networks in general and Facebook in particular will become an extremely important tool in the future, with the drivers overcoming the barriers in influencing the rate. Furthermore, the study has enhanced previous theories related to Facebook, and it offers a platform for further investigations to take shape in light of what has been discussed and analysed.

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