Essays about: "GameStop"

Found 4 essays containing the word GameStop.

1. 1. APES TOGETHER STRONG!!! An Exploratory Case Study Into Newcomer Socialization Within the GameStop Movement

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Sebastian Luser; Toni Schreier; [2022]
   Keywords : Digital movement; social movement; online community; socialization; GameStop; Wallstreetbets; collective action; connective action; jargon;

   Abstract : Background: “APES TOGETHER STRONG“ was one of the slogans, that participants of the influential GameStop movement (who ironically called themselves “apes“) utilized to show their unity (“together strong“) and relentlessness in their seemingly irrational actions. Erupting in January 2021, retail investors that had formed a community via Reddit, collectively achieved to multiply the stock price of American gaming retail chain GameStop, causing huge losses for hedge funds, resulting in political discussions and social outrage. READ MORE

3. 2. $GME To The Moon : Mapping Memetic Discourse as Discursive Strategyin Reddit Trading Community r/WallStreetBets during the GameStop Short Squeeze Saga

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Simon Olofsson; [2021]
   Keywords : internet memes; memetic discourse; Reddit; r wallstreetbets; WSB; GameStop; GME; meme stock; memestock; short squeeze; activist trading; social movements; connective action; critical discourse analysis; CDA;

   Abstract : As social media has emerged to become a key site for contemporary communications and cultural production, the internet meme has penetrated every level of social networking online. Albeit being a global phenomenon with pervasive discursive power in a number of fields ranging from humour to international politics and cyber warfare, comparatively little research has been made into how internet memes work on the discursive level of identity formation and their influence on the formation of internet-based social movements. READ MORE

4. 3. The Mobilisation of r/wallstreetbets : A critical discourse analysis of GameStop short squeeze comments

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Emanuel Andersson; [2021]
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   Abstract : This thesis revolves around the subreddit r/wallstreetbets (WSB) and how members started buying the GameStop stock (GME) to push up the price. This thesis aims to develop an understanding of how WSB was mobilised through internal discourses and what significance social media had as a communication tool in the mobilisation. READ MORE

5. 4. Swedish finance Twitter accounts short term impact on Swedish small cap companies

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

   Author : John Janér; Noah Rahimzadagan; [2021]
   Keywords : Human behavior; Financial markets; Sentiment analysis; Twitter; Mänskligt beteende; Finansiella marknader; Sentimentanalys; Twitter;

   Abstract : Over the last five years, the amount of retail investors has increased immensely. Trying to make informed decisions, many of the more active investors look to social media as a source of information. READ MORE