The Spatial Dimension in Social Media Analysis

2022 ◽  
pp. 488-509
Author(s):  
Ciro Clemente De Falco ◽  
Noemi Crescentini ◽  
Marco Ferracci
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Web Studies ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Research Stream ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Theoretical Issues

In the data revolution era, the availability of “voluntary” and “derived from social media” geographic information allowed the spatial dimension to gain attention in digital and web studies. The purpose of this work is to recognize the impact of this research stream on some methodological and theoretical issues. The first regards “critical algorithm studies” in order to understand what algorithms are used. The second concerns how these works conceive the space. The last two issues concern the disciplinary areas in which these researches take place and which are the ecological units taken into account. The authors answer these questions by analyzing, through a content analysis, the researches extracted with the PRISMA methodology that have used Twitter as a data source. The application of this procedure allows the authors to classify the analysis material, moving simultaneously on the four defined dimensions.

Computational Journalism Analysis on Young Adults' Body Images and Attitudes Toward Plastic Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 89-108
Author(s):  
Chutisant Kerdvibulvech ◽  
Pattaragun Wanishwattana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Body Images ◽  
Negative Body Image ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
The Impact

Computational journalism, especially social media analysis, is a very popular field in computational science. This study was conducted to explore and analyze the impact of the intensity of the exposure to social media on young Thai adults' body images and attitudes toward plastic surgery. The purposive sampling method was used for choosing 250 young Thai men and women aged 21 to 40 who used Facebook and/or Instagram on a regular basis. Online survey questionnaires were posted on Facebook for one month to achieve the results. It was found that young Thai adults frequently and heavily used both social media. Having appearance pressure from and repeated social comparison with idealistic media images, a considerable number of participants displayed more negative self-perceptions and engaged in appearance-changing strategies through increased appearance investment. The results showed that the more these young adults were exposed to social media, the more they were likely to develop a negative body image of themselves, which later caused their attitude toward plastic surgery to be positive.

scholarly journals Media Sosial dan Connective Action: Studi Kasus Penggunaan Twitter sebagai Ruang Solidaritas selama Pandemi COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Kristianto Kristianto ◽  
Abdul Basith Ramadhan ◽  
Fernandito Dikky Marsetyo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Opinion Leader ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Connective Action

Tulisan ini membahas munculnya aksi solidaritas di media sosial Twitter. Dengan menggunakan kerangka teori connective action dan efektivitas gerakan di media sosial, tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana aksi solidaritas di Twitter muncul dan menjelaskan aktor yang terlibat di dalamnya. Selain itu, tulisan ini juga bertujuan untuk menjelaskan efektivitas dari aksi solidaritas. Penelitian dilakukan dengan analisis media sosial dan analisis konten. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aksi solidaritas yang muncul di Twitter merupakan respons atas situasi krisis akibat pandemi COVID-19. Meskipun merespons isu dalam rentang waktu yang sama dan menggunakan narasi yang serupa, aksi solidaritas yang dimunculkan oleh individu, organisasi, dan komunitas dilakukan secara personal dan tidak saling terikat secara langsung. Namun demikian, tidak semua aksi solidaritas mendapatkan impresi/engagement yang tinggi. Aktor yang menjadi opinion leader, yang dipengaruhi oleh faktor indegree, retweet dan mention, memiliki pengaruh besar dalam melakukan aksi solidaritas.    This article discusses the emergence of solidarity actions on Twitter social media. Using the framework of connective action and the effectiveness of social media movements, this paper aims to explain how solidarity actions on Twitter emerge and explain the actors involved in it. Besides, this paper also aims to explain the effectiveness of solidarity actions. The research was conducted with social media analysis and content analysis. Research shows that the solidarity action that appears on Twitter is a response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although responding to issues in the same time frame and using similar narratives, solidarity actions raised by individuals, organizations, and communities are carried out personally and are not directly tied to each other. However, not all solidarity actions received high impressions/engagement. Actors who are opinion leaders, who are influenced by indegree, retweet, and mention factors, have a big influence in carrying out solidarity actions.  Keywords: solidarity; crisis; opinion leader; twitter; connective action 

Mitigating the Impact of Data Sampling on Social Media Analysis and Mining

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 546-555
Author(s):  
Kuai Xu ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Haiyan Wang ◽  
Yufang Wang ◽  
Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Data Sampling ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Canada

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Dubois ◽  
Fenwick McKelvey
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Digital Systems ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Public Discussion ◽  
The Public

Are bots active in Canada? Yes. Are they influential? Maybe. Using a combination of quantitative social media analysis, content analysis of news articles, and qualitative interviews, we study the use of political bots in Canada. We identify four kinds of bots. Amplifiers game digital systems to promote a message or channel. Dampeners suppress and remove information online. Alongside these problematic bots, we also find a number of benign bots that help journalists, civil society, and governments. These bots include transparency bots that disclose information to the public and servant bots that help maintain services and infrastructures. Even though bots might not yet be influential in Canada, improved media literacy and increased public discussion of the pitfalls of social media are required.

scholarly journals A Tale of Two Disasters

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 694-694
Author(s):  
Tammy Mermelstein
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Ice Storm ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Individual Survival ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Abstract Preparing for or experiencing a disaster is never easy, but how leaders communicate with older adults can ease a situation or make it exponentially worse. This case study describes two disasters in the same city: Hurricane Harvey and the 2018 Houston Texas Ice Storm and the variation in messaging provided to and regarding older adults. For example, during Hurricane Harvey, the primary pre-disaster message was self-preparedness. During the storm, messages were also about individual survival. Statements such as “do not [climb into your attic] unless you have an ax or means to break through,” generated additional fear for older adults and loved ones. Yet, when an ice storm paralyzed Houston a few months later, public messaging had a strong “check on your elderly neighbors” component. This talk will explore how messaging for these events impacted older adults through traditional and social media analysis, and describe how social media platforms assisted people with rescue and recovery. Part of a symposium sponsored by Disasters and Older Adults Interest Group.

scholarly journals Investigating transportation research based on social media analysis: a systematic mapping review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasnim M. A. Zayet ◽  
Maizatul Akmar Ismail ◽  
Kasturi Dewi Varathan ◽  
Rafidah M. D. Noor ◽  
Hui Na Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Social Media Analysis ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Mapping Review ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Systematic Mapping Review
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