Essays about: "Digital disconnection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Digital disconnection.

1. 1. Reclaiming rhythm and control : - Practising digital minimalism in a speeding society

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Lisa Elliot; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital minimalism; disconnection; resistance; control; social acceleration; attention economy; smartphone;

   Abstract : Many individuals in late modern society share experiences of an accelerating pace of life, time scarcity, and a pressure to keep up with the fast pace of change as well as a necessity to stay digitally connected. As a reaction to this, some individuals engage in attempts to disconnect from the online world and their digital devices as they seek to regain control and slow down the pace in life. READ MORE

3. 2. Digital Disconnection in Swedish News Media. A critical discourse analysis.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Hörstadius Lundblad Maia; [2021-07-27]
   Keywords : Digital disconnection; media representations; critical discourse analysis; political consumerism; social media;

   Abstract : The use of new information- and communication technologies, and social media platforms in particular, has rapidly increased from 2010-2012, when social media ‘boomed’ in Sweden. Thereafter, these platforms have become integrated in all aspects of everyday life – in the social as well as the functional, e.g. READ MORE

4. 3. Reconstructing creative work due to COVID-19 : Exploring the impact of COVID-19 and the role of media for creatives newly working from home

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Lucie Vanova; [2020]
   Keywords : boundary theory; covid-19; connectivity; connectedness; disconnection; creativity; creative industries; creative work; work from home;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the impact of the situation imposed by the spread of COVID-19 on people working in creative industries and their creative processes, and analyse the role of media in reconstructing their work and leisure spaces at home. The research topics include handling of this change by the creatives, the role of media in reconstructing creatives' homes and the impact of this situation on their creativity. READ MORE

5. 4. Customer Satisfaction in the Digital Era: Exploring How Digital Service Providers Can Leverage Pre-existing Customer Data

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Annie Hartman; Johanna Elming; [2019]
   Keywords : Customer Satisfaction; Digital Services; Big Data; Logistic Regression;

   Abstract : This thesis reviews common methods and theories for measuring customer satisfaction for companies offering digitized services, with a focus on first movers. Specifically, it is investigated whether these theories are compatible with data-science models using preexisting company data. READ MORE

6. 5. Digital Detox Tourism: Why disconnect? : What are the motives of Dutch tourists to undertake a digital detox holiday?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

   Author : Kristel Hoving; [2017]
   Keywords : Digital detox holiday; Dutch tourists; passive resistance; mindful rejection; selective rejection; motivatiions;

   Abstract : Digital detox technologies such as smartphones, tablets, and PDAs, have grown and developed at an extraordinary rate to become an essential part of everyday life. While ICT is a driving force in the contemporary tourism industry, some travel agencies and hotels have recently detected a niche market for those people who want to ‘escape’ from the digital life by offering ‘digital detox travel packages’, i. READ MORE