The Social Networks of Cyberbullying on Twitter

This research applies a social network perspective to the issue of cyber aggression, or cyberbullying, on the social media platform Twitter. Cyber aggression is particularly problematic because of its potential for anonymity, and the ease with which so many others can join the harassment of victims. Utilizing a comparative case study methodology, the authors examined thousands of Tweets to explore the use of denigrating slurs and insults contained in public tweets that target an individual's gender, race, or sexual orientation. Findings indicate cyber aggression on Twitter to be extensive and often extremely offensive, with the potential for serious, deleterious consequences for its victims. The study examined a sample of 84 aggressive networks on Twitter and visualize several social networks of communication patterns that emanate from an initial, aggressive tweet. The authors identify six social roles that users can assume in the network, noting differences in these roles by demographic category. Serious ethical concerns pertain to this technological, social problem.

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Getting acquainted with social networks and apps: talking about TikTok

Library Hi Tech News ◽

10.1108/lhtn-10-2021-0077 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Katie Elson Anderson

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Literature Review ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Research Literature ◽

Content Type ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform ◽

Information Professionals

Purpose This paper aims to provide information and promote discussion around the social media platform TikTok. Design/methodology/approach Research, literature review. Findings Libraries and library and information professionals should be aware of the potential of TikTok for engagement and information sharing. Originality/value Adds to the research on the social media platform TikTok.

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Mediatization of conflict in the social media era: A case study of Sino-Indian border crisis in 2017

Journalism ◽

10.1177/1464884919870329 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 146488491987032 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shixin Ivy Zhang

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Actor Network Theory ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

The Public ◽

The Social ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Media Platform ◽

Central Argument ◽

Actor Networks

Inspired by the concepts of Arrested War and actor–network theory, this study has traced and analyzed four main actors in the wars and conflicts in the social media age: social media platform, the mainstream news organizations, online users, and social media content. These four human and nonhuman actors associate, interact, and negotiate with each other in the social media network surrounding specific issues. Based on the case study of Sino-Indian border crisis in 2017, the central argument is that social media is playing an enabling role in contemporary wars and conflicts. Both professional media outlets and web users employ the functionalities of social media platforms to set, counter-set, or expand the public agenda. Social media platform embodies a web of technological and human complexities with different actors, factors, interests, and relations. These actor-networks and the macro social-political context are influential in the mediatization of conflict in the social media era.

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Discourse over a contested technology on Twitter: A case study of hydraulic fracturing

Public Understanding of Science ◽

10.1177/0963662515607725 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 105-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Jill E. Hopke ◽

Molly Simis

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Hydraulic Fracturing ◽

High Volume ◽

Simulation Technique ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform ◽

Drilling Simulation ◽

Activist Organizations

High-volume hydraulic fracturing, a drilling simulation technique commonly referred to as “fracking,” is a contested technology. In this article, we explore discourse over hydraulic fracturing and the shale industry on the social media platform Twitter during a period of heightened public contention regarding the application of the technology. We study the relative prominence of negative messaging about shale development in relation to pro-shale messaging on Twitter across five hashtags (#fracking, #globalfrackdown, #natgas, #shale, and #shalegas). We analyze the top actors tweeting using the #fracking hashtag and receiving @mentions with the hashtag. Results show statistically significant differences in the sentiment about hydraulic fracturing and shale development across the five hashtags. In addition, results show that the discourse on the main contested hashtag #fracking is dominated by activists, both individual activists and organizations. The highest proportion of tweeters, those posting messages using the hashtag #fracking, were individual activists, while the highest proportion of @mention references went to activist organizations.

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Contribution of Entrepreneurship to the Social Integration of People Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Study Based on the Analysis of Social Networks

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.725060 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Virginia Barba-Sánchez ◽

Yolanda Salinero ◽

Pedro Jiménez-Estevez ◽

Esteban Galindo

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Case Study Methodology ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Start Up ◽

The Social ◽

Study Methodology ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Analysis Of Social Networks

In an environment characterized by high unemployment rates among people with disabilities, the objective of the present work is to analyze entrepreneurship as a labor option which fully inserts people with intellectual disabilities (PwID) into their societies. In order to carry out this research, a case study methodology based on social network analysis has been adopted, given the nature of the variables analyzed. The results indicate that the fact of having managed to start up the company has been an important source of self-confidence and inspiration, as well as increasing and intensifying the social networks of PwID involved in the entrepreneurial project.

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Social Currency Is a Personal Entity in the Social Media Platform Domain: Sharing and Caring Phenomenon in E-Commerce Platform

10.20944/preprints202101.0084.v2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jashim Khan ◽

Meng Tao ◽

Faizan Alam

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Time Sharing ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

Massive Growth ◽

The Social ◽

Social Currency ◽

Media Platform

Due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies, many daily activities have been merged online, and they have become more flexible and more effective. The massive growth in the number of online users has activated virtual word concepts and created a new phenomenon: the social currency to facilitate e-commerce activities such as buying, selling, and trading on social media. This study aims to recognize how social contacts in 'action' within social media platform permeates sharing and transactions of valuable resources. The active interaction, entertainment, e-WOM traded in social networks are conceptualized as 'social currency' that people owe to each other in social circulation. This study demonstrates the importance of consumers' time-sharing (CTS) concept in the social media environment to earn social reputation (reviews, likes, comments, followers, favorite). A total of eight exploratory semi-structured qualitative depth-interviews were conducted at Dalian China. The data were analyzed using NVivo 12 software. Results suggested that the interaction, entertainment, e-WOM and traded between time and money in social networks are conceptualized as 'social currency' that people owe to each other in social circulation. The current study confirms the importance of the newly developed social currency concept in terms of social circulation.

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Social Currency Is a Personal Entity in the Social Media Platform Domain: Sharing and Caring Phenomenon in E-Commerce Platform

10.20944/preprints202101.0084.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jashim Khan ◽

Meng Tao ◽

Faizan Alam

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Time Sharing ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

Massive Growth ◽

The Social ◽

Social Currency ◽

Media Platform

Due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies, many daily activities have been merged online, and they have become more flexible and more effective. The massive growth in the number of online users has activated virtual word concepts and created a new phenomenon: the social currency to facilitate e-commerce activities such as buying, selling, and trading on social media. This study aims to recognize how social contacts in 'action' within social media platform permeates sharing and transactions of valuable resources. The active interaction, entertainment, e-WOM traded in social networks are conceptualized as 'social currency' that people owe to each other in social circulation. This study demonstrates the importance of consumers' time-sharing (CTS) concept in the social media environment to earn social reputation (reviews, likes, comments, followers, favorite). A total of eight exploratory semi-structured qualitative depth-interviews were conducted at Dalian China. The data were analyzed using NVivo 12 software. Results suggested that the interaction, entertainment, e-WOM and traded between time and money in social networks are conceptualized as 'social currency' that people owe to each other in social circulation. The current study confirms the importance of the newly developed social currency concept in terms of social circulation.

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O QUE UM MAPA PRECISA TER PARA GANHAR LIKES, COMENTÁRIOS E COMPARTILHAMENTOS NO INSTAGRAM E NO FACEBOOK DO PROJETO CARTOGRAFIA VIRAL?

GEOgraphia ◽

10.22409/geographia2021.v23i51.a47205 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (51) ◽

Author(s):

Carina Petsch ◽

Natália Lampert Batista ◽

Ana Paula Kiefer ◽

Franciele Delevati Ben

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Theoretical Analysis ◽

Redes Sociales ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform ◽

Great Relevance ◽

The Subject

Resumo: O conceito de Cartografia Viral ainda é pouco debatido e aprofundado por geógrafos(as). Todavia, na contemporaneidade, os mapas virais ganham cada vez mais espaço nas mídias sociais. Assim, esse tema se torna relevante aos estudos geográficos e abre inúmeras possibilidades de entendimento e de abordagem frente à viralização destes conteúdos nas redes sociais. Sendo assim, o objetivo desse artigo é realizar uma análise teórica da associação de Cartografia com os conteúdos virais e apresentar e discutir as postagens criadas pelas páginas do projeto “Cartografia Viral” nas plataformas de mídia social Facebook e Instagram. Quanto ao conteúdo produzido, verifica-se diferenças quanto às postagens com maior interação, considerando as duas plataformas e salienta-se que o Instagram é mais adequado para verificar quantitativamente a viralização de um mapa, por meio de suas métricas. O mapa da América Invertida, foi o único conteúdo que foi amplamente curtido, compartilhado e comentado, nas duas plataformas. Concluiu-se que o tema é de grande relevância para a atualidade e que precisa ser explorado pelos pesquisadores da Geografia e da Cartografia, visto que não foram encontradas pesquisas no Brasil que abordem o assunto. Palavras-chave: Viralização. Mapas virais. Cartografia escolar. Facebook. Instagram. WHAT DOES A MAP NEED TO HAVE TO GAIN LIKES, COMMENTS AND SHARES ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK FROM THE VIRAL CARTOGRAPHY PROJECT? Abstract: The concept of Viral Cartography is still little debated and deepened by geographers. However, in contemporary times, viral maps are gaining more and more space on social media. Thus, this theme becomes relevant to geographic studies and opens up numerous possibilities for understanding and approaching the viralization of these contents on social networks. Therefore, the objective of this article is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the association of Cartography with viral content and to present and discuss the posts created by the pages of the “Viral Cartography” project on the social media platform Facebook and Instagram. As for the content produced, there are differences regarding posts with greater interaction, considering the two platforms, and it should be noted that Instagram is more suitable for quantitatively checking the viralization of a map, through its metrics. The map of Inverted America was the only content that was widely liked, shared and commented, on both platforms. It was concluded that the theme is of great relevance for the present time and that it needs to be explored by the researchers of Geography and Cartography, since there were no studies found in Brazil that address the subject. Keywords: Viralization. Viral maps. Innovation. School cartography. Facebook. Instagram. ¿QUÉ NECESITA UN MAPA PARA TENER ME GUSTA, COMENTARIOS Y COMPARTIDOS EN INSTAGRAM Y FACEBOOK PARA EL PROYECTO DE CARTOGRAFÍA VIRAL? Resumen: El concepto de cartografía viral es poco debatido y estudiado por los geógrafos. Sin embargo, hoy en día, los mapas virales están ganando más espacio en las redes sociales. Así, este tema gana relevancia para los estudios geográficos y abre innumerables posibilidades para comprender y abordar la viralización de estos contenidos en las redes sociales. Por tanto, el objetivo de este artículo es realizar un análisis teórico de la asociación de la cartografía con el contenido viral y también presentar y discutir los posts creados por las páginas del proyecto “Cartografia Viral” en las plataformas de redes sociales Facebook e Instagram. En cuanto al contenido producido, existen diferencias en las publicaciones con mayor interacción, teniendo en cuenta las dos plataformas, y se enfatiza que Instagram es más adecuado para verificar cuantitativamente la viralización de un mapa, mediante sus métricas. El Mapa da América Invertida fue el único contenido que fue ampliamente apreciado, compartido y comentado en ambas redes sociales. Se concluyó que el tema es de gran relevancia para la actualidad y que necesita ser explorado por investigadores en Geografía y Cartografía, ya que no se encontraron investigaciones en Brasil que aborden el tema. Palabras clave: Viralización. Mapas virales. Cartografía escolar. Facebook. Instagram.

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Polish Nationwide Catholic Opinion-Forming Weeklies on Facebook—A Marketing Perspective

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel11050246 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 246

Author(s):

Anna Jupowicz-Ginalska ◽

Iwona Leonowicz-Bukała ◽

Andrzej Adamski

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Communication Channel ◽

Traditional Media ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform ◽

Functional Features ◽

Marketing Tool ◽

Marketing Approach

The main focus of this paper is on the marketing approach of the use of Facebook by the Polish nationwide Catholic opinion-forming weeklies. The aim of the research is to analyse how the selected media use Facebook (FB) to create a media product, distribute, price and communicate its content (including self-promotional activities). The Facebook profiles of five weeklies were analysed: Gość Niedzielny, Niedziela, Przewodnik Katolicki, Idziemy and Tygodnik Rodzin Katolickich Źródło. Three research methods were chosen: literature review on marketing use of Facebook by traditional media, the case study and the content analysis (quantitative, qualitative and comparative). The most important results show that the use of the social media platform Facebook by the Catholic weeklies in Poland is limited to supplementing the main communication channel, which is the printed weekly and its website. The studied media treat Facebook as a marketing tool, favouring this function over the potential apologetic or evangelising ones, but at the same time none of the magazines fully exploit Facebook’s potential offered by its systemic and functional features.

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Promotion of e-cigarettes by providers and users’ feedback in some social networks in Vietnam in 2019

Tạp chí Y học Dự phòng ◽

10.51403/0868-2836/2021/343 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 107-117

Author(s):

Nguyen Thi Thu Trang ◽

Le Thi Huong Ly ◽

Do Thi Thanh Toan ◽

Vu Nhat Mai ◽

Nguyen Thi Huong Thao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Electronic Cigarette ◽

Health Consequences ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

Search Terms ◽

The Social ◽

Media Platform ◽

Advertising Content ◽

The Way

E-cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been using social media as an informative platform to promote e-cigarettes for their users. The most popular social media in Vietnam were YouTube and Facebook. The information and knowledge could affect e-cigarette user’s belief and the way they make a decision. Despite this, there is a gap in our knowledge of policy maker’s in user’s perceptions about how they feel with promotion on social media platform in Vietnam. This study aimed to describe the promotion of e-cigarettes by providers on some social networks and to describe electronic cigarette users’ feedback about videos/posts of providers on some social networks in Vietnam in 2019. Searches in major electronic databases, including Facebook and YouTube, were conducted using the following search terms: “electronic cigarette,” “electronic vaporizer,” “electronic pod,”. The video/post was selected if they’re from providers and include advertising content on the social media platform during 2019. Of the 104 e-cigarette related videos/posts retrieved, there were 27% on Facebook and 28% on YouTube. The three most common advertising contents were beneft of using e-cigarette, negative health consequences and entertainment effects.

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