Essays about: "privacy in social networking"

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  1. 11. Facebook use by the Less-frequently Using Demographic : A qualitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Myrto Pirli; [2015]
    Keywords : social media; social networking site; Facebook; people 58-73; less-frequent Facebook users; phenomenology; post-phenomenology; qualitative;

    Abstract : This is a qualitative, phenomenological study of 8 people 58-73 and their use of Facebook. The data was collected through interviews and observation of participants' Facebook page and posts. READ MORE

  3. 12. Geotagging in social media : exploring the privacy paradox

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Martina Menfors; Felicia Fernstedt; [2015]
    Keywords : Location Data Privacy; Geotagging; Geo-social Networks GeoSNs ; Privacy Paradox; Privacy concerns;

    Abstract : Increasingly, online social media networks allow users to use geotagging. This method of adding location data to various content shared in real time has introduced privacy related issues and threats to the users of such networks. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Commodification of the Couch : A Dialectical Analysis of Hospitality Exchange Networks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Simon Schöpf; [2014]
    Keywords : commons; digital commons; commodification; critical theory; political economy of communication; Couchsurfing; BeWelcome; hospitality exchange; hospex;

    Abstract : Hospitality exchange (HospEx) networks – online platforms facilitating the connection between a traveler and a local resident – embody many of the cyber-utopian promises intrinsic to the Web as it started out 25 years ago. Such sites have often been conceptualized as a new and daring trend in a booming ‘sharing industry’ and have been researched for topics such as trust, reputation, and online identities. READ MORE

  5. 14. The impact of social networking technology on students

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Informatik

    Author : Diana Andreea Cailean; Kobra Sharifi; [2014]
    Keywords : CMC; SNS; Social networking systems; SNS apps; Social networking technology;

    Abstract : Social networking includes social networking sites (SNSs) as well as apps. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the impact of social networking tech-nology on students. READ MORE

  6. 15. Instagram

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : ARNBJÖRG JÓHANNSDÓTTIR; [2013-09-13]
    Keywords : Social media; Social networking sites; Online photo sharing; Instagram; Facebook; Mobile photo sharing application; Privacy;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to determine why young Icelandic women use Instagram to communicate. Social networking services have developed vastly in the last two decades from computer-based websites to social networking applications available on mobile devices. READ MORE