Social Networking Technology

2014 ◽  
pp. 102-117
Author(s):  
Simeon Ozuomba ◽  
Gloria A. Chukwudebe ◽  
Felix K. Opara ◽  
Michael C. Ndinechi
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
Social Networking Technology ◽  
Networking Technology

Participatory solutions with triple-win outcomes are the thrust of contemporary community development research and practices. However, active participation and collaboration of diverse stakeholders in collective processes like community development does not just happen; it requires a facilitator with the requisite tools and strategies. Given its unparalleled ability to support facilitator-moderated interactive and collaborative systems, online social networks are now at the frontiers of communication for development research and practices. This chapter presents social networking strategies for realizing participatory community development with triple-win outcomes in the developing countries. The thrust of the strategies is the formation of online community hub through the synergy of online and offline social networking, community network weaving, and use of diverse facilitated volunteered community information and service delivery systems. Sample implementation strategy is presented to demonstrate how to actualize the community informatics social networking technology through a pilot project to be conducted in selected communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Persistent Clinical Encounters in User Driven E-Health Care

2011 ◽  
pp. 1030-1046
Author(s):  
Rakesh Biswas ◽  
Joachim Sturmberg ◽  
Carmel M. Martin ◽  
A. U. Jai Ganesh ◽  
Shashikiran Umakanth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Clinical Encounters ◽  
Social Networking Technology ◽  
Networking Technology

This chapter discusses the role of e-health in creating persistent clinical encounters to extend the scope of health care beyond its conventional boundaries utilizing social networking technology to create what the authors’ term ‘user driven health care’. It points out the necessity to direct the development of health information systems such that they serve as important vehicles between patient and health professional users in communicating and sharing information other than their role in automated alerts and responses. A project is described that plans to create a system of online sharing of health information in a user driven manner that necessarily becomes persistent due to being stored in electronic health records.

scholarly journals Catching silver consumers in China: an integrated model of Chinese older adults' use of social networking technology

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Su ◽  
Xiao Tong
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Social Networking Technology ◽  
Networking Technology

PurposeThis study aims to gain a more holistic understanding of Chinese older adults' perceptions and use of social networking technology.Design/methodology/approachGrounded in the extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) and expectation-confirmation (ECM) theory, the study proposed an integrated social media user engagement model and tested the model utilizing the data collected from 323 Chinese older adults.FindingsThe results reveal that half of the relationships in the proposed model were supported. Specifically, performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, social influence and hedonic motivation were all found to have a significant positive influence on perceived value. In addition, the results confirmed the positive impact of facilitating conditions on satisfaction. Both perceived value and satisfaction were also found to have a significant positive effect on Chinese older adults' intention to engage in social networking technology.Originality/valueChinese older adults are embracing Internet technologies at a greater rate; thus, understanding their perspectives of social networking technology offers valuable insights. This empirical study enhances understanding of the nature and strength of the relationships in the proposed integrated social media user engagement model in the context of Chinese older adults.

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