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  1. 1. Rest In Facebook : A Mixed Method Research on Digital Mourning Practices on Italian Facebook Public Pages Dedicated to Bereavement

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Aura Guerci; [2022]
    Keywords : Mourning; Facebook; Existentialism; Continuing Bonds; Italy; Public Pages; Death; Digital; Thanatechnology;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand digital mourning practices on Italian Facebookpublic pages dedicated to bereavement, by studying how the users interact with eachother and the platform.Italian funerary rites are richly engraved in the culture, however, mourningpractices have been increasingly changing, especially in the last decade. READ MORE

  3. 2. What’s in the News? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Czech-Language News Stories About Covid-19 Mis- and Disinformation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Molly Zimmerman-Feeley; [2021]
    Keywords : Library; Information Literacy; Information; Misinformation; Disinformation; Critical Discourse Analysis; Trust; Authority; Czech Republic; Covid-19; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic was accompanied by wide-ranging mis- and disinformation appearing largely on online platforms like social networking sites. The World Health Organization and the European Union urged citizens to be critical of sources and evaluate the information they were receiving about the pandemic. READ MORE

  4. 3. IF IT IS FREE, YOU ARE THE PRODUCT : An empirical study of users’ reasoning towards Facebook’s business model and ethics

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pauline Brideron; Frédéric Hussler; [2018]
    Keywords : Business model; Social networking sites; Facebook; Data monetization; Consumer reasoning; Consumer behavior; Business ethics; E-ethics;

    Abstract : This Master thesis studies the reasoning of users towards the monetization of their data as part of social networking sites’ (SNS) business model and takes into consideration the ethical dimension of businesses. As the Cambridge Analytica Scandal highlighted, people are concerned about how SNS use their data, especially when third parties are involved. READ MORE

  5. 4. Attracting Digital Native Students Through Digital Marketing

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Karin Vennberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Digital natives; education; digital marketing DM ; social media SM ; elaboration likelihood model ELM ; high school; persuasion; peripheral route;

    Abstract : As the world economies have shifted from being production-based to knowledge-based each country has to develop their technologically literate workforces to stay globally competitive. A low interest in the engineering profession among younger students has caused insufficient support for the workforce demand. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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