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Showing 1 to 20 of 164 for “"Social Networking Sites"”.
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Political engagement and social networking sites exploring the relationship between social networking sites and political engagement in young adults
<p>Social Networking Sites (SNS) have extremely high rates of young adult users. Facebook.com report.s that more than half of its users are of college age. Due to the increasing number of political figures and political information on SNS, this study analyzes the relationship between SNS and …
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Appropriation of privacy management within social networking sites
Social networking sites have emerged as one of the most widely used types of interactive systems, with memberships numbering in the hundreds of millions around the globe. By providing tools for their members to manage an ever-changing set of relationships, social networking sites push a constant …
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Factors Influencing Adolescent Impression Management on Social Networking Sites
… are more likely to use Facebook to fulfill social and content gratifications than Twitter, which provides partial support for my predictions (H1a & H1b). Additionally, participants are more likely to use Twitter to fulfill process and technology gratifications than Facebook (RQ1). …
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A Theory of Viral Growth of Social Networking Sites
Social networking platforms, systems designed to provide digital content services specifically for social network sites (SNS), continue to develop through a rapid combination of components forming a service ecology that is much more than a single tool or service. These SNS have experienced …
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Procrastination on social networking sites: types, triggers, and socio-technical countermeasures.
… low self-regulation and low self-esteem. Social networking sites (SNSs) may facilitate procrastination; for example, notifications could be a distraction that promotes procrastination for people, preventing them from performing their original tasks. This Thesis aims to understand how …
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Social networking sites and intent to vote in the 2008 presidential election.
… the potential link between communication on social networking sites and the users' intent to vote in the 2008 presidential election. By surveying a group of undergraduate students, most of whom are users, if not frequent users of social networking sites, the study attempts to find out what …
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Understanding the structure and role of academics' ego-networks on social networking sites
Academic social networking sites (SNS) seek to bring the benefits of online networking to an academic audience. Currently, the two largest sites are Academia.edu and ResearchGate. The ability to make connections to others is a defining affordance of SNS, but what are the characteristics of the …
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SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: JORDANIAN EFL LEARNERS’ PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES
… Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: JORDANIAN EFL LEARNERS’ PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Christina C. McIntyre The purpose of this mixed-methods sequential explanatory study was to identify the EFL learners’ …
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New social movements and social networking sites' uses: Mexicans' mobilization for peace in Mexico
… on the ground using internet, mobile phones, and social media. These events have triggered a discussion not only about the political changes taking place in the region but have also opened up an academic debate about what changes and transformations may have occurred in the nature of citizens' …
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An exploratory investigation on the effects of online social networking sites on college students
… of this study was to examine the effects online social networking sites have on college students, mainly the effects on their communication. A study at Rowan University was conducted using a random selection of undergraduate students. The Rowan Subject pool was used to recruit students. Although …
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College Women And Social Networking Sites: Reasons For Use And Related Mental Health Constructs
<p>Existing research on use of social networking sites (SNSs) suggests that the hours of use and the impact of use on mood is staggering, especially among the university population. The present study builds off of an exploratory analysis of factors that influence individuals' usage of SNSs. In the …
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Job seeking and job application in social networking sites : predicting job seekers' behavioral intentions
Social networking sites (SNSs) are revolutionizing the way in which employers and job seekers connect and interact with each other. Despite the reported benefits of SNSs with respect to finding a job, there are issues such as privacy concerns that might be deterring job seekers from using these …
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Ethical dilemmas on social networking sites : focus group discussions with journalists and news consumers
… the sole agenda setters in the public sphere. Social networking sites (SNSs), like Twitter and Facebook, have brought professional journalists and news consumers closer than ever before, both in terms of the closeness of their online interactions and the defined roles they play in the process …
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Social Networking Sites: Social Support, Motivation, and Influences on Chinese international students' intercultural communication competence
… in intercultural communication competence and social networking sites use motivation between Chinese international students and U.S. students, 2) to explore the relationship between social networking sites use motivation and intercultural communication, 3) to understand the factors comprising …
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Improving the Inclusivity of Older Adults on Social Networking Sites: Recommendations for Design and Practice
… explores and presents a number of ways in which social networking sites (SNSs) can be made more inclusive toward older adults. These suggestions are derived from discussions with older adults, and are evaluated by Internet users over 60.<br/><br/>The steps taken in this research can be broken …
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Relational routine and ritual use on social networking sites: Communicating commitment in the digital domain
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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Text Production in Bebo: a study of three children's text production in online social networking sites
… pre-teenage children’s text production in online social networking sites. Social networking is a mainstream youth activity in the UK, conducted by (at the time of writing) almost 50% of 10-12 year old internet users (Ofcom, 2011, p.44). While social networking has been the subject of much interest …
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The impact of using social networking sites on academic relations and student learning in University setting
… mediated by power relations which are socially and historically constituted. Given the capacity of power configurations to influence learning coupled with the fact that such relations are both relational and psychological, the notion of unequal social power is critical to understanding …
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Experience Sharing on Social Networking Sites: A Glimpse into the Process, Benefits, and Drawbacks of Curated Experiences
… individuals choose to share select experiences social networking sites and how the sharing of such experiences shapes their overall personal brand. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 individuals within the Millennial and Generation Z cohorts who had travelled in the last two …
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