Essays about: "social networks services"

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1. 1. Tapestry of rural lives : trust and ties within BYGDSAM association

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Zana-Sofia Merdovic; [2024]
   Keywords : weak ties; civil associations; rural development;

   Abstract : Local communities across Europe have been experiencing a decline in population and public services. To counter this trend, civil society often steps up through voluntary associations. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the conditions for a shift to Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden : a practice-based approach to understanding what enables and challenges forest management practitioners to practice Continuous Cover Forestry

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Filippa Morner; [2023]
   Keywords : environmental communication; social practice theory; practice based approach; Continuous Cover Forestry; forest management practices; Swedish forestry;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the adoption of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) in response to mounting environmental concerns stemming from conventional forestry in Sweden. Utilising a social practice-based approach with qualitative interviews and observations of forest managers who engage in CCF “on the ground”, the study uncovers a complex of practices connected to CCF, encompassing policy and regulation, research, advice, services, and forest ownership. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Centralisation on Decentralised Online Social Networks

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Martin Ryberg Laude; Markus Brewitz; [2023]
   Keywords : Social media; centralised platforms; decentralised; platforms; Mastodon; onboarding flow; user tests; randomisation; centralisation; decentralisation;

   Abstract : The rapid growth of centralised social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook has raised concerns about privacy and the concentration of power held by the companies behind these services. In response, decentralised social media platforms have emerged as alternatives, forming federations of various instances without a single owner. READ MORE

6. 5. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Alvar Gonzalez Bujedo; [2023]
   Keywords : ICT; Pro-Poor Innovation; Knowledge Processes; Social Practice Theory; Human Capital; Social Capital; Sustainability Transitions; Participant Observation;

   Abstract : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. READ MORE