Essays about: "social media theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 826 essays containing the words social media theory.

  1. 1. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Hegemony; Production Reception; Discourse; Dominant Negotiated Oppositional; Dune; Representation; Reception study; convergence culture; science fiction; participation culture; fandom;

    Abstract : This essay uses Pierre Bourdieus habitus, symbolic capital, Social fields, Stuart Halls representation theory and Encoding/Decoding system, as well as Henry Jenkins concept of convergence culture and media convergence, to conduct a reception study of Denis Villeneuves 2021 adaption of the science fiction movie Dune. The material collected for the reception study is collected in the form of reviews and features from experts in cinema, juxtaposed against material collected from YouTube in the form of reviews, reaction videos and video essays from social groups sectioned around cinephiles and science fiction fandom. READ MORE

  2. 2. Together, Apart Community and Connection in an Online Sangha

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Edward Olsson; [2024-01-30]
    Keywords : online interaction; online religion; Zen Buddhism; medium-as-language; medium-as-environment; netnography;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how the online, global Zen Buddhist community, Treeleaf Zendo, facilitates its meditation sessions, social events and forum, and how the members of the community experience this communication. Through examining the different digital media used in the community, the nature of the interconnection has been studied. READ MORE

  3. 3. Exploring Parasocial Relationships Formed in Isolation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Gabriela Kamenova; [2024]
    Keywords : Parasocial interaction; parasocial relationship; isolation; Covid-19; Coronavirus; loneliness; parasocial breakup; parasocial romance; parasocial monetization; attachment theory; parasocial attachment; Bulgaria;

    Abstract : A few years ago Covid-19 locked people down at their homes, effectively limiting their social connections and pushing the communicative outlet of the online realm in the forefront. If one wanted to socialize or seek entertainment, there was almost no other choice but to do so via turning to popular or social media. READ MORE

  4. 4. The role of social media in small and medium - sized restaurant businesses : A case study from Östersund, Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Sameera Prasanna Rodrigo; [2024]
    Keywords : Social media; SMEs; Restaurant business; RBV theory;

    Abstract : Background: Social media has revolutionized the restaurant industry, and it plays a significant role by changing and offering new ways to engage with restaurant customers and build stronger customer relationships, market their products and services, and acquire new customers, manage restaurant reputation, enhance brand awareness, and stay competitive in an increasingly digital world. Even though some restaurants recognize and utilize the potential of social media to deliver the above benefits, still there are some restaurants that have outdated social media accounts or completely inactive in social media. READ MORE

  5. 5. Communications Effect on Trust in The Hybrid Workplace. An explorative case study of an outsourcing company providing financial services

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Linn Gyllenhammar Byström; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : trust; communication; hybrid workplace; media synchronicity theory; social exchange theory;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way people work, with many organizations shifting to remote work as the result. As we move towards a post-pandemic world, the hybrid working method that combines remote and in-office work is becoming increasingly popular and not likely to go away. READ MORE