Social Networks and Web 2.0 Tools

2012 ◽  
pp. 108-119
Author(s):  
Diane M. Fulkerson
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
It Resources ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The Creation

Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter can provide another opportunity for users to remotely access library resources. The creation of a library Facebook page provides the library with the ability to promote licensed databases and the information users need to remotely accesses those resources and course or electronic reserve materials. Twitter accounts provide libraries with the opportunity to keep users informed about changes to licensed databases, in other words, anytime they add or discontinue resources or there is a problem accessing them remotely. Another option is foursquare. Foursquare allows you to find your friends and discover your city or library. Libraries can use foursquare to introduce students to it resources and services. The library could develop a contest for users to earn points and badges by discovering information about the library such as, new books, databases or services. Social networks provide libraries and users with new ways to promote and provide remote access to licensed databases.

Innovation 2.0

2012 ◽  
pp. 583-602
Author(s):  
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Innovation Potential ◽  
Global Innovation ◽  
Institutional Network

In this chapter we analyze business networks as a part of a multi-domain innovation ecology, which includes global production and innovation ecosystems, institutional network facilitators, and local communities and users. Their interplay is a reflection of the reconfiguration of inter-sectoral relations, in which business, government, and citizens may produce collaborative synergies and, thus, contribute to growth, competitiveness, and social development. Web 2.0 is not a panacea, nor does it bring benefits automatically. On the contrary, companies need to be sensitive to the network logic and partners’ orientations in order to maximize the innovation potential of global innovation networks facilitated by social network sites and other Web 2.0 tools and services.

The Use of Social Network Sites to Market E-Government to Citizens

2013 ◽  
pp. 166-175
Author(s):  
María de Miguel Molina ◽  
Carlos Ripoll Soler
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
The Political ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Level

In this chapter, the authors explore the different literature that analyses the application of Social Network Sites (SNSs) in e-government to help government managers to improve citizens' communication and participation. The use of Web 2.0 tools is perceived as a new way of communication not only in the political arena but also on the government level to improve civic engagement, to coproduce public services, and to increase service personalization. Citizens still like traditional communication tools, and it is important not to overload them through SNSs. The authors show possible new trends for future analysis on the application of SNSs.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF OFFLINE AND ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS ON LONELINESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ITALIAN OLDER PEOPLE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S529-S529
Author(s):  
Daniele Zaccaria ◽  
Georgia Casanova ◽  
Antonio Guaita
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Older People ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Causal Impact

Abstract In the last decades the study of older people and social networks has been at the core of gerontology research. The literature underlines the positive health effects of traditional and online social connections and also the social networks’s positive impact on cognitive performance, mental health and quality of life. Aging in a Networked Society is a randomized controlled study aimed at investigating causal impact of traditional face-to-face social networks and online social networks (e.g. Social Network Sites) on older people’ health, cognitive functions and well-being. A social experiment, based on a pre-existing longitudinal study (InveCe - Brain Aging in Abbiategrasso) has involved 180 older people born from 1935 to 1939 living in Abbiategrasso, a municipality near Milan. We analyse effects on health and well-being of smartphones and Facebook use (compared to engagement in a more traditional face-to-face activity), exploiting the research potential of past waves of InveCe study, which collected information concerning physical, cognitive and mental health using international validate scale, blood samples, genetic markers and information on social networks and socio-demographic characteristics of all participants. Results of statistical analysis show that poor social relations and high level of perceived loneliness (measured by Lubben Scale and UCLA Loneliness scale) affect negatively physical and mental outcomes. We also found that gender and marital status mediate the relationship between loneliness and mental wellbeing, while education has not significant effect. Moreover, trial results underline the causal impact of ICT use (smartphones, internet, social network sites) on self-perceived loneliness and cognitive and physical health.

scholarly journals Academic Social Networks: How the web is changing our way to make and communicate researches

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Bonaiuti
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Academic Social Network ◽  
Academic Social Networks ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Web ◽  
Natural Component

Abstract Networking is not only essential for success in academia, but it should also be seen as a natural component of the scholarly profession. Research is typically not a purely individualistic enterprise. Academic social network sites give researchers the ability to publicise their research outputs and connect with each other. This work aims to investigate the use done by Italian scholars of 11/D2 scientific field. The picture presented shows a realistic insight into the Italian situation, although since the phenomenon is in rapid evolution results are not stable and generalizable.

IMPROVING THE TUTORIAL ACTION THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS: A STUDY CASE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borja Bordel ◽  
Ramón Alcarria ◽  
Marina Pérez-Jiménez ◽  
María Del Mar Sanz Lluch
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Study Case

Gender Differences in the Technology’s Classic Models in Social Network Sites

2014 ◽  
pp. 126-142
Author(s):  
Begoña Peral-Peral ◽  
Ángel F. Villarejo-Ramos ◽  
Manuel J. Sánchez-Franco
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Acceptance Model

Social Network Sites (SNS) have very rapidly become part of the daily reality of Internet users in recent years. Firms also use social networks as a two-way communication with their current and potential customers. This exploratory work means to analyze if Internet users’ gender influences the behavior of using social networks. There is a reason for this. Despite Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) acceptance and use being more frequent in men, according to the previous literature, in line with different surveys on the subject, social networks are more used by women. The authors, therefore, analyze in this chapter if there are gender differences in the constructs of technology’s classic models, such as the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) and the TPB (Theory of Planned Behavior). They use a sample of 1,460 university students.

Development of Adaptive Social Network Based on Learners' Thinking and Learning Styles

2018 ◽  
pp. 90-107
Author(s):  
Mahnane Lamia ◽  
Hafidi Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Web Learning

Adaptive social network sites (ASNS) are an innovative approach to a web learning experience delivery. They try to solve the main shortcomings of classical social networks—“one-size-fits-all” approach and “lost-in-hyperspace” phenomena—by adapting the learning content and its presentation to needs, goals, thinking styles, and learning styles of every individual learner. This chapter outlines a new approach to automatically detect learners' thinking and learning styles, and takes into account that thinking and learning styles may change during the learning process in unexpected and unpredictable ways. The approach is based on the Felder learning styles model and Hermann thinking styles model.

A Semantic Model to Address Health Questions to Professionals in Healthcare Social Networks

2010 ◽  
pp. 84-103
Author(s):  
Francisco Echarte ◽  
José Javier Astrain ◽  
Alberto Córdoba ◽  
Jesús Villadangos
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Automatic Classification ◽  
Semantic Model ◽  
Ontological Model ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Medical Concepts

Internet social networks offer a wide variety of possibilities, including communication between users, sharing information, and the creation of virtual communities on many different subjects. One of these subjects is healthcare, where different social networks are now appearing and covering different objectives. In this chapter, a social network is described, where users can formulate healthcare questions that are automatically classified under concepts of a medical ontology and assigned to experts of each topic. These questions are then answered by healthcare expert physicians. This chapter includes a semantic classifying method that provides the automatic classification of questions by means of a medical ontology, based on the tags used to annotate them, and the previously classified questions. The chapter includes an ontological model that represents the questions, the assigned tags, the answers, the physicians, and the medical concepts.

Extending Social Network Diagrams for Large Scale Collaboration

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
I.T. Hawryszkiewycz
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Enterprise Social Networks ◽  
Cloud Technologies ◽  
Common Vision ◽  
Network Diagrams

The chapter provides a way for modeling large scale collaboration using an extension to social network diagrams called enterprise social networks (ESNs). The chapter uses the ESN diagrams to describe activities in policy planning and uses these to define the services to be provided by cloud technologies to support large scale collaboration. This chapter describes collaboration by an architecture made up of communities each with a role to ensure that collaboration is sustainable. The architecture is based on the idea of an ensemble of communities all working to a common vision supported by services provided by the collaboration cloud using Web 2.0 technologies.

Ascertaining Trust Indicators in Social Networking Sites

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
N. Veerasamy ◽  
W. A. Labuschagne
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Specific Focus

The use of social network sites has exploded with its multitude of functions which include posting pictures, interests, activities and establishing contacts. However, users may be unaware of the lurking dangers of threats originating from Social Networking Sites (SNS) which include malware or fake profiles. This paper investigates the indicators to arouse suspicion that a social networking account is invalid with a specific focus on Facebook as an illustrative example. The results from a survey on users’ opinions on social networks, is presented in the paper. This helps reveal some of the trust indicators that leads users to ascertaining whether a social networking profile is valid or not. Finally, indicators of potentially deceptive agents and profiles are given as a guideline to help users decide whether they should proceed with interaction with certain contacts.

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