Essays about: "internet and social network"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words internet and social network.

  1. 1. A phenomenological study on Chinese parents's primary choice in Gothenburg, Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Haijiao Chen; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : school choice; parental reason; cross-culture; rational choice theory; theory of acculturation;

    Abstract : Aim: As big differences exist in the culture and school system in China and Sweden, it is hard for Chinese parents to choose primary schools for their children in Sweden. No research has investigated Chinese parents’ school choice in Sweden. READ MORE

  2. 2. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

    Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
    Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

    Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

  3. 3. Your bedroom as a front stage, an explorative interview study on youth's self-presentation on TikTok in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Joakim Wirén; Leo Korpi; [2023]
    Keywords : TikTok; social network sites; self-presentation; youth; networked self; imitation publics;

    Abstract : Social Network Sites (SNSs) have emerged as a new way of socializing in the internet age with TikTok being the latest platform to emerge as a worldwide phenomenon, particularly popular amongst the youth. However, there is a knowledge gap about how youth in Sweden’s self-presentation is shaped by the design of TikTok. READ MORE

  4. 4. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

  5. 5. What it Means to Decentralize the Web - A Study of the Implications and Feasibility of a Decentralized Web

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Jakob Borglund; Torsten Strömberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Decentralized Web; Re-decentralization; Web3; Blockchain; Peer-to-Peer; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Although based on decentralized principles, the World Wide Web has become highly centralized with a few multinational tech corporations hosting and providing all of the services most people use the internet for. This has led to the unproportionate power some companies hold over the world’s people and has wide consequences, not least is reduced integrity. READ MORE