Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"online social networking"”.
-
ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING: THE CHANGING SELF, IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CONTROL
This sociological study uses online survey data from one hundred and six respondents to explore how social networking websites alter the social self. Critical and symbolic interactionist sociological theory is used as a means to understand the data. This dissertation specifically concerns how …
-
Relationship of Self-Concept, Depression, Academic Estimation, and Online Social Networking in Adolescents
… The study also included exploratory questions on online social networking (OSN) usage. Participants (N = 66) were 9th and 10th grade students from one high school, with 40 females and 26 males. Academic self-confidence and outcome confidence were measured with the Student Self-Concept Scale (SSCS) …
-
Relationship of Self-Concept, Depression, Academic Estimation, and Online Social Networking in Adolescents
… The study also included exploratory questions on online social networking (OSN) usage. Participants (N = 66) were 9th and 10th grade students from one high school, with 40 females and 26 males. Academic self-confidence and outcome confidence were measured with the Student Self-Concept Scale (SSCS) …
-
An exploratory investigation on the effects of online social networking sites on college students
… purpose 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. …
-
The impact of participation in online social networking on parenting stress levels of single mothers
… from friends and family and having to deal with social, economic, and personal issues alone. This study evaluated the impact of participation in a social network site (SNS) on the stress levels of single mothers for the purpose of using updated resources to replicate and expand upon the initial …
-
Text Production in Bebo: a study of three children's text production in online social networking sites
… three 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 …
-
Risk and Regulation of Access to Personal Data on Online Social Networking Services in the UK
… of regulation of access to personal data on social networking services in the UK. A review of the literature demonstrated that there was a gap in research comparing different regulatory modes applied to online social networking services (SNSs). A model of regulation was developed based on …
-
Youth to youth : changing Palestinian-American images and stereotypes through online social networks
… study aimed at investigating the influence of online social networking on the way American and Palestinian youth perceived each other. Furthermore, the study also investigated the influence of online social networking on young people's level of interaction, psychosocial well-being and social …
-
A uses and gratifications perspective of Chinese college students' motivations in using renren (Chinese social networking site)
… witnessed incredibly increasing popularity of online social networking sites around the globe. The emergence of new social media, including online social networking sites, brings the communication world a brand-new area to explore. The success of Facebook and MySpace in the U.S. has attracted a …
-
Internet boundaries for social networking: impact of trust and satisfaction
… whether married individuals hold boundaries for online social networking and the relationship between these boundaries and relational trust and satisfaction. Participants included 205 married individuals who had been married for an average of 27 years. Five specific boundaries were identified and …
-
The Facebook Story
… evolution; the construction of an identity on online social-networking sites and the nature of Facebook relationships and interactions; and the News Feed controversy of 2006 and other issues of Facebook privacy and security.
-
Activity based interfaces in online social networks
… experiences for the users and builders of online social networking sites. Medina, a social-networking site based on the idea of exchanging knowledge, explores new interfaces for visualizing connections between people and ideas. The site constantly measures interactions between people and …
-
The Effect of Social Networking on Grief
… by the Internet and the increased usage of social media; however, there is little research on the effects of social media on grief. This project's goal was to gather information about grieving via online social networking sites. Data was collected from 20 <em>in memoriam</em> profile …
-
The Dark Side of Computer-Age Communications: Misguiding Our Way to Knowledge
… presentation software, Internet technology, online social networking sites and personal media have been conceived to expand an individual’s ability to learn and connect with the global community. However, their usage is becoming misguided and abused, bombarding the consumer with information …
-
Spatial properties of online social services : measurement, analysis and applications
Online social networking services entice millions of users to spend hours every day interacting with each other. At the same time, thanks to the widespread and growing popularity of mobile devices equipped with location-sensing technology, users are now increasingly sharing details about their …
-
Kid's Survey Network : teaching data literacy with multiplayer online games
… have grown up accustomed to video games and online social networking as standard elements of life. In contrast, many people of all ages today do not have a good grasp of data literacy. Many people simply do not understand statistics, charts, graphs and other survey data, which are all very …
-
Changing communication through Facebook : redefining perceptions of public and private communication
… much research conducted into the phenomenon of online social networking. However, there has not been enough research conducted to establish its affect on our overall communication patterns. This research study focuses on the way in which Facebook is redefining perceptions of public and private …
-
Programmatically Extending Emergency Notifications into Regional Online Social Networks with Latent Variable Inference Techniques
<p>Amidst the growing use of social media platforms as actively redundant communication channels, emergency alerting via this pathway is in a position to gain from a more automated and systematic usage approach. The corresponding growth of geographic information systems/services (GIS) in local …
-
Reinventing the rattling tin : explaining the dynamics of social networking site fundraising
Recent social media fundraising success stories like the No Make-up Selfie and Ice Bucket Challenge campaigns, which raised millions of pounds for charities in just days, have been hailed as a new method of fundraising in a new, networked society. They also, at a first glance, appear to support …
Page 1 of 2