Essays about: "2013 elections in new media"

Found 2 essays containing the words 2013 elections in new media.

1. 1. Social media in US presidential elections 2012 : How different use of social media can influence behaviour and participation of the online audience

   University essay from Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Valeriia Sokolova; [2013]
   Keywords : social media; election; communication; participation; attitudes; behaviours and opinions;

   Abstract : Social media is playing a significant role in our everyday life. New tools are emerging everyday and offer the users exciting opportunities. Not just ordinary people use social media.It became very popular among companies, politicians and government. READ MORE

3. 2. Social Media and Civil Society in the Russian Protests, December 2011 : The role of social media in engagement of people in the protests and their self-identification with civil society

   University essay from Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Daria Dmitrieva; [2013]
   Keywords : Russia; social media; political mobilization; democracy; public sphere; social capital; new social movements; e-democracy; political marketing; digital divide;

   Abstract : The study examines the phenomenon of the December protests in Russia when thousands of citizens were involved in the protest movement after the frauds during the Parliamentary elections. There was a popular opinion in the Internet media that at that moment Russia experienced establishment of civil society, since so many people were ready to express their discontent publically for the first time in 20 years. READ MORE