Persuasive Propaganda

2019 ◽  
pp. 538-555
Author(s):  
Sampada Karandikar
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
The World ◽  
White Supremacists ◽  
Online Deception ◽  
Extremist Groups ◽  
Wide Access

Various persuasion methods are used on the internet to sell products or ideas, as individuals are highly susceptible to believing much of what they access online. With about 4 billion netizens and counting, the internet provides wide access to gullible individuals. In this context, terrorist and extremist groups are witnessing an unabated increase in their membership and support, largely by employing deception-based persuasion techniques, inciting religious, regional, or racial sentiments. While religion-based Islamist terror is infamous for its large-scale adverse global impact, there are two other groups driven by the motives of racial and geographical hegemony that impact the world – the white supremacists and the Zionists. The chapter purports to achieve a three-part aim: (1) to examine these three groups in context of the deceptive information they put up online, (2) to analyze why such deceptive content has such an impact on the general public that it convinces them to resort to extremism, and (3) to discuss some methods of identifying and preventing online deception.

Marketing in Hypermedia Computer-Mediated Environments: Conceptual Foundations

1996 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Hoffman ◽  
Thomas P. Novak
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The World ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

The authors address the role of marketing in hypermedia computer-mediated environments (CMEs). Their approach considers hypermedia CMEs to be large-scale (i.e., national or global) networked environments, of which the World Wide Web on the Internet is the first and current global implementation. They introduce marketers to this revolutionary new medium, propose a structural model of consumer navigation behavior in a CME that incorporates the notion of flow, and examine a series of research issues and marketing implications that follow from the model.

scholarly journals Construction of a database for the correct and incorrect use of considerate expressions, for the formation of a Japanese considerate expression dictionary

Impact ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-64
Author(s):  
Masaki Yamaoka
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
The World ◽  
Humanities Faculty ◽  
Japanese Learners ◽  
Public Laboratory ◽  
Incomplete Picture

Professor Masaki Yamaoka, based at the Department of Humanities, Faculty of Letters, Soka University in Japan is leading a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary team that features researchers from academic institutions around the world, with a view to clarifying the actual situation of considerate expressions. It is hoped that this will make real contributions to anthropological fields that provide a more complete picture of what it means to be human.<br/> Some considerate expressions are common to all languages, while others are unique to a specific language. One that is common to many languages is the use of 'maybe' and 'may' which have the effect of making what is said less forceful or certain. By being less emphatic, it is thought that a consideration for the other person's feelings is sometimes part of the language process. It is a usage called 'hedge' in linguistics. For example, in English, 'it might be better to' is a kind of hedge. We can use this phrase as a considerate expression like that 'it might be better to leave here' instead of 'Leave here.'<br/> It is worth bearing in mind that, until now, research into considerate expressions has almost exclusively been conducted with researchers rather than the general public. Laboratory conditions can have the effect of providing an incomplete picture, so Yamaoka wants to make the research more reliable by collecting data on the actual usage of considerate expressions by members of the general public. A large-scale corpus of written and spoken language has already been developed in Japanese, Professor Yamaoka in the process of collecting as many examples of considerate expressions as possible and storing them in the database. The Japanese considerate expression dictionary can be composed by selecting information which is beneficial to Japanese learners from the database. In addition, Professor Yamaoka would also like to publish this database among researchers for the convenience of those who are engaged in research on considerate expressions in the future.

scholarly journals 1050 COMPUTER AIDED COMMUNICATION FOR HORTICULTURISTS

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 579a-579
Author(s):  
Tim Rhodus
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Secondary Science ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Live Action ◽  
Travel Distances

Effective communication of horticultural information over long distances requires the ability to present and receive not only text-based information but also images, sounds, and live-action video. Until recently, the Internet enabled users to communicate in each of these four modes, but not simultaneously. However, as a result of the World-Wide Web (WWW) project and the creation of NCSA Mosaic software, Internet users are able to access and deliver practically any form of communication, as long as it can be digitized. Information from around the world on literally thousands of subjects is now available 24 hours a day. Opportunities to communicate with the general public, primary and secondary science students, or practicing horticulturists are no longer limited by publication delays, travel distances, or media limitations.

scholarly journals Twitter and weather services

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Santiago Gaztelumendi ◽  
Maialen Martija ◽  
Olatz Principe
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
General Public ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
The World

Abstract. This work focuses on the analysis of the use of Twitter by different weather services around the world. During the last few years the availability of mobile phones connected to the Internet has become a global reality. Likewise, the use of different social networks has been popularized and extended with different purposes including social communication. In this context most meteorological weather services have been using some of these social tools in order to improve their services for the general public and specific users. Twitter is a social tool that enables users to post messages (tweets) of up to 280 characters (up to 140 before November 2017), supporting a wide variety of communicative practices. Twitter is an opportunity not only to spread messages without intermediaries, but also interact in real time with users. Here we present a study of different aspects related to the use of Twitter in diverse weather services worldwide and their evolution during the year 2016.

scholarly journals Detecting IoT Devices and How They Put Large Heterogeneous Networks at Security Risk

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (19) ◽  
pp. 4107
Author(s):  
Sharad Agarwal ◽  
Pascal Oser ◽  
Stefan Lueders
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Large Scale Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Way

The introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT), i.e., the interconnection of embedded devices over the Internet, has changed the world we live in from the way we measure, make calls, print information and even the way we get energy in our offices or homes. The convenience of IoT products, like closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, internet protocol (IP) phones, and oscilloscopes, is overwhelming for end users. In parallel, however, security issues have emerged and it is essential for infrastructure providers to assess the associated security risks. In this paper, we propose a novel method to detect IoT devices and identify the manufacturer, device model, and the firmware version currently running on the device using the page source from the web user interface. We performed automatic scans of the large-scale network at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to evaluate our approach. Our tools identified 233 IoT devices that fell into eleven distinct device categories and included 49 device models manufactured by 26 vendors from across the world.

A Comparative Study between the Traditional Banking and Mobile Phone Banking

Growth ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
George Aboagye Agyeman ◽  
Dennis Owusu Amofah ◽  
Joy Tenkoran Manteaw
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
General Public ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
New Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Secret Code ◽  
New System ◽  
Country Today

Mobile phone banking is a new system of banking in the country and as such most of the network operators are now engaging and using it. Mobile phone banking is banking using mobile phone devices to transact businesses in the country. Today the internet is considered a mature medium, despite its relative newcomer status. The internet is more accessible to more people globally than any other medium except television. Most people now access the internet in Ghana than previously and due to this some firms are embarking on e-marketing to compete in the world. Now people can access the internet at any place and anywhere with the help of the network operators using their cell phones. Some of the objectives set for this research are to determine the type of documentations required before one can access his/her money and to identify where and when the recipients could access their monies. During the research it came out that customers need a form of identification and a secret code before they can access their monies and also the respondents are of the opinion that the mobile phone banking is easy and convenient and they spend less time accessing their monies. It was recommended that the network operators should educate the general public about the merits and demerits of the new technology as well as equipping their outlets with the state-of-the-art equipments.

scholarly journals Detecting IoT Devices and How They Put Large Heterogeneous Networks at Security Risk

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharad Agarwal ◽  
Pascal Oser ◽  
Stefan Lüders
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Large Scale Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Way

The introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT), i.e. the interconnection of embedded devices over the Internet, has changed the world we live in from the way we measure, make calls, print information and even the way we get energy in our offices or homes. The convenience of IoT products, like CCTV cameras, IP phones, and oscilloscopes, is overwhelming for end-users. In parallel, however, security issues have emerged and it is essential for infrastructure providers to assess the associated security risks. In this paper, we propose a novel method to detect IoT devices and identify the manufacturer, device model, and the firmware version currently running on the device using the page source from the web user interface. We performed automatic scans of the large-scale network at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to evaluate our approach. Our tools identified 233 IoT devices that fell into eleven distinct device categories and included 49 device models manufactured by 26 vendors from across the world.

Freedom of the Press

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
William F. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Rapid Rate ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire Nation ◽  
Dramatic Fall ◽  
The Web

The US media are undergoing a massive transformation, approaching a crisis in journalism, which may portend similar issues in Europe and the rest of the world. Historically, most professional journalism has been done by the print media, especially newspapers. Today, American newspapers are in a state of collapse with circulation dropping at a rapid rate and profitability going to nil or negative. This business is leading to an information crisis that is already having effects on the society and will likely become even more profound, polarizing and perhaps misinforming an entire nation. Print journalists have been the primary suppliers to the electronic media, including television and the internet. This article supplements a speech given at the American Academy in Berlin in May, 2008. It summarizes US media metrics and raises issues of concern about the sustainability of serious journalism in America. While the internet has been the cause of this dilemma, the author sees no economic model that will allow the web in the short term to support major, serious reporting at a large scale. Is the rest of the world about to experience a similar crisis or are media models different enough to avoid such a dramatic fall? This article reflects Baker’s view as a longtime media executive and an academic.

Evaluating citizens concern about the quality of their drinking water

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Contu ◽  
M. Carlini ◽  
A. Maccioni ◽  
P. Meloni ◽  
M. Schintu
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
General Public ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
General Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Experimental Protocol ◽  
Online Queries

Citizens' concern about the quality of their drinking water stems especially from poor or wrong information. A tool allowing consumers to consult the Internet for the “label characteristics” of the tap water they are drinking, and to look for general information on water for human consumption has been developed. The tool allows to carry out online queries contributing to optimising management and using the water resource. Thanks to the implementation of an experimental protocol in secondary schools in Sardinia (Italy), it has been possible to test the efficacy of the tool by adapting its content to a large scale of users and to carry out a didactic-educational drill on the theme of water resources. To assess the weight of the aesthetics (taste, colour, and odour) in determining the degree of acceptability of the water, two tests were carried on both resident and non-resident assessors. This study allowed to survey the perception of the general public and the concerns arising from them.

scholarly journals The Timeline of a Pandemic: Have We Learned Anything in 102 Years?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Green ◽  
Irrum Afzal ◽  
Sarkhell Radha
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
Spanish Flu ◽  
Antimicrobial Treatments ◽  
Improve Planning

George Satayana stated that &ldquo;those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it&rdquo;. As our UK &ldquo;good outcome&rdquo; death toll of 20,000 from coronavirus (SARS CoV -2/ COVID -19) in 2020 has sadly been surpassed; never has a phrase been more pertinent. The last major pandemic on a similar scale to COVID-19 is &ldquo;Spanish Flu&rdquo; from 1918. We aim to delineate the timeline of events in response to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and compare this to the timeline of COVID 19 response, given that the NHS and WHO have since both been long established. In the last 102 years many changes have occurred. Health services across the world have significantly improved, with the advent of mechanical ventilation and antimicrobial treatments. Vaccination programmes against common pathogens have prevented many large-scale disease threats, however novel illnesses have also emerged. Worldwide communication through the Internet and many agencies including the World Health Organisation has improved, and the awareness and surveillance of disease is more prominent. Despite advances in healthcare and communication, the national and international timeline for public health intervention in the current COVID pandemic in comparison to the Spanish flu pandemic of more than 100 years ago is virtually identical. The World Health Organisation operates to promote global health and prevent spread of disease, with this in mind; should the WHO have intervened earlier?​ We need to learn quickly from this pandemic and improve planning for the future.

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