Smallholder Farmers’ Perception on Mobile Phone Advisory Potential in Farming in Bhagalpur, India

Mobile phones become an omnipotent device in human interface and interpersonal communication and itself become a paramount tool for grassroots agricultural extension linkage. It was investigated to extrapolate smallholder farmers' perception of Mobile Phone Advisory Potential in Farming. Data were collected from 120 (one hundred twenty) farmers and it was found most of the farmers were middle age group (50%), education level up to Secondary level (35.84%) and annual income INR 3 to 4 lakhs (33%). The respondent's perception on Mobile Phone Advisory Potential in farming was, prospective tools to reach the unreached; any time retrieval of the message; better decision-makers; message relevance in sustainable mobile advisory usage; and high mobility to users. Farmer's decision making in farming is positively and significantly correlated with information access level (0.458**) social esteem and upscaling of mobile advisory usage (0.318*) and better information sharing and feedback (0.304*). Result also revealed that 54.17 per cent of farmers possessed a smartphone and use WhatsApp. Bihar Krishi Application (45%) and Social media youtube (48.33%) are getting popularity among the farming community in decision making. From the study it can be concluded that more agricultural related information should be made available in social media, agricultural information available in social media should be more localised and customised. Grassroots extension functionaries, viz. agri-input dealers and progressive farmers should be trained to used more ICT tools in general and smartphone in particular.

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Student Use of Social Media

Social Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch077 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1211-1233

Author(s):

Tamara L. Wandel

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Networking ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Online Social Networking ◽

Qualitative Information ◽

Use Of Social Media

This chapter presents information on the usages and intent of social media by college students and administrators. Primary and secondary quantitative data is provided, as well as qualitative information obtained from interviews of multiple constituents. Researchers and postsecondary employees can more effectively examine technological trends in regard to online social networking for non-academic purposes after considering this data. Theories of self-esteem, interpersonal communication, decision making, and innovation diffusion are integrated throughout the chapter.

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Student Use of Social Media

Social Networking Communities and E-Dating Services ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-104-9.ch010 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 189-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tamara L. Wandel

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Networking ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Online Social Networking ◽

Qualitative Information ◽

Use Of Social Media

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Engagement, bonding, and identity across multiple platforms: Avaaz on Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace

MedieKultur Journal of media and communication research ◽

10.7146/mediekultur.v28i52.5486 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (52) ◽

pp. 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Anastasia Kavada

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Textual Analysis ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Collective Voice ◽

Social Media Platforms

This article explores the role of social media platforms in transnational activism by examining the case of Avaaz.org, an international advocacy organization aiming to bring people-powered politics to global decision-making. Focusing on the Avaaz website, its channel on YouTube, its page on Facebook and its profile page on MySpace, the article investigates the affordances of these platforms for identity-building, bonding, and engagement. The empirical data is derived from features analysis of the selected web platforms, as well as textual analysis of the comments posted by users. The findings show that while social media platforms make individual voices more visible, their design helps Avaaz to maintain a coherent collective voice. In terms of bonding, platforms allow individual activists to communicate with the organization and to spread its message to their existing social networks, but opportunities for private interpersonal communication with other Avaaz supporters are limited.

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Impact of Online Social Media on Consumer Decision Making: A Study in Dehradun

International Journal of Scientific Research ◽

10.15373/22778179/may2014/117 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 379-381

Author(s):

Dr. Aruna Kumar Mishra ◽

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Narendra Kumar Narendra Kumar ◽

Abhishek Sharma

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Consumer Decision Making ◽

Consumer Decision ◽

Online Social Media

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Use of Mobile Phone and Social Media in Sex Work Client Solicitation amongst Clients of HIV Targeted Intervention Projects in Delhi – An Exploratory Study

International Journal of Preventive Curative & Community Medicine ◽

10.24321/2454.325x.201813 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 04 (02) ◽

pp. 28-35

Author(s):

Mrinalini Darswal ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Sex Work ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Targeted Intervention

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The Role of Mobile Phone Technology in Resolving Communal Conflicts in Mandera County, Kenya

International Journal of Current Aspects ◽

10.35942/ijcab.v4i2.129 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 69-80

Author(s):

Mohamed Ibrahim Eymoi ◽

Patrick Mbataru

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Conflict Resolution ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Short Message Service ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Video Conferencing ◽

Short Message ◽

Mobile Phone Technology ◽

Message Service

The unprecedented global adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is rapidly changing the way people are communicating in solving problems. For several years now, the role of ICTs has become important in the way people construct their relationships in conflict resolution. Yet little is known on the dynamism of this interaction. It is not clear how mobile technology has contributed toward conflict resolution, and this study will contribute to the knowledge on the role of mobile telephones in conflict resolution. The purpose of this study was to explore how the mobile phone technology contributed in resolving communal conflicts in Mandera County, Kenya. This study was guided by three theories: conflict transformation theory, diffusion of innovations theory and social representation theory. The conflict Tansformation Theory is adopted as the main theory of analysis. The main idea of this theory is transforming negative conflict into constructive conflict, deals with structural, behavioural and attitudinal aspects of conflict. This study adopted a descriptive survey. The population for this study consisted of 301 employees in ICT and security department where stakeholders in technology and security sectors and the public. Primary and secondary data was analysed according to the objectives. Primary data was derived from questionnaires formulated to target employees in ICT and security department. The data analysis included qualitative and quantitative techniques. Qualitative data was summarized and categorized according to common themes and was presented using frequency distribution tables, graphs and charts. Content analysis was used mostly to arrive at inferences through a systematic and objective identification of the specific messages. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results confirmed that short message service, social media plateform, instant messaging applications, and video conferencing play a role in resolving communal conflicts in Mandera County. The study concludes that Short Message Service, Social Media Platforms and Instant Messaging Applications can be used conflict such as communal conflicts. Video Conferencing can be used to solve conflict such as relationship conflict, arises from differences in personality, style, matters of taste, and even conflict style as well as conflict in the workplace like task conflict. County government of Mandera must come up with ways of incorporating mobile phone technologies such as Short Message Service, Social Media Platforms, Instant Messaging and Video Conferencing on matters conflict resolution. The study recommends that the County Government of Mandera in collaboration with the National Government need to come up with agencies to regulate the use of social media as a medium to communicate in times of conflict since they are sometimes prone to misuse.

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The usage of social media encouraged patients' active participation in medical decision-making: cross-sectional survey (Preprint)

Journal of Participatory Medicine ◽

10.2196/11828 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Yen-Yuan Chen ◽

Yu-Fang Cheng ◽

Chau-Chung Wu ◽

Tzong-Shinn Chu

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Medical Decision Making ◽

Active Participation ◽

Medical Decision ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Differences in Reward and Persistency characterise Behavior in Chronic Pain for the Iowa Gambling Task in a Web-based Lab-in-the-field study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.26307 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lili Zhang ◽

Himanshu Vashisht ◽

Alekhya Nethra ◽

Brian Slattery ◽

Tomas Ward

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Chronic Pain ◽

Iowa Gambling Task ◽

Learning Curves ◽

Self Report ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Gambling Task ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Pain Experiences

BACKGROUND Chronic pain is a significant world-wide health problem. It has been reported that people with chronic pain experience decision-making impairments, but these findings have been based on conventional lab experiments to date. In such experiments researchers have extensive control of conditions and can more precisely eliminate potential confounds. In contrast, there is much less known regarding how chronic pain impacts decision-making captured via lab-in-the-field experiments. Although such settings can introduce more experimental uncertainty, it is believed that collecting data in more ecologically valid contexts can better characterize the real-world impact of chronic pain. OBJECTIVE We aim to quantify decision-making differences between chronic pain individuals and healthy controls in a lab-in-the-field environment through taking advantage of internet technologies and social media. METHODS A cross-sectional design with independent groups was employed. A convenience sample of 45 participants were recruited through social media - 20 participants who self-reported living with chronic pain, and 25 people with no pain or who were living with pain for less than 6 months acting as controls. All participants completed a self-report questionnaire assessing their pain experiences and a neuropsychological task measuring their decision-making, i.e. the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) in their web browser at a time and location of their choice without supervision. RESULTS Standard behavioral analysis revealed no differences in learning strategies between the two groups although qualitative differences could be observed in learning curves. However, computational modelling revealed that individuals with chronic pain were quicker to update their behavior relative to healthy controls, which reflected their increased learning rate (95% HDI from 0.66 to 0.99) when fitted with the VPP model. This result was further validated and extended on the ORL model because higher differences (95% HDI from 0.16 to 0.47) between the reward and punishment learning rates were observed when fitted on this model, indicating that chronic pain individuals were more sensitive to rewards. It was also found that they were less persistent in their choices during the IGT compared to controls, a fact reflected by their decreased outcome perseverance (95% HDI from -4.38 to -0.21) when fitted using the ORL model. Moreover, correlation analysis revealed that the estimated parameters had predictive value for the self-reported pain experiences, suggesting that the altered cognitive parameters could be potential candidates for inclusion in chronic pain assessments. CONCLUSIONS We found that individuals with chronic pain were more driven by rewards and less consistent when making decisions in our lab-in-the-field experiment. In this case study, it was demonstrated that compared to standard statistical summaries of behavioral performance, computational approaches offered superior ability to resolve, understand and explain the differences in decision- making behavior in the context of chronic pain outside the lab.

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The Impact of Social Media Use on Consumers’ Restaurant Consumption Experiences: A Qualitative Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126581 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6581

Author(s):

Jooyoung Hwang ◽

Anita Eves ◽

Jason L. Stienmetz

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Media ◽

Selection Process ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

High Standards ◽

Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽

Tourism And Hospitality ◽

Search For Information ◽

The Impact

Travellers have high standards and regard restaurants as important travel attributes. In the tourism and hospitality industry, the use of developed tools (e.g., smartphones and location-based tablets) has been popularised as a way for travellers to easily search for information and to book venues. Qualitative research using semi-structured interviews based on the face-to-face approach was adopted for this study to examine how consumers’ restaurant selection processes are performed with the utilisation of social media on smartphones. Then, thematic analysis was adopted. The findings of this research show that the adoption of social media on smartphones is positively related with consumers’ gratification. More specifically, when consumers regard that process, content and social gratification are satisfied, their intention to adopt social media is fulfilled. It is suggested by this study that consumers’ restaurant decision-making process needs to be understood, as each stage of the decision-making process is not independent; all the stages of the restaurant selection process are organically connected and influence one another.

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