Essays about: "Social Media Sites"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 141 essays containing the words Social Media Sites.

  1. 11. Data centers and Indigenous sovereignty : Data center materialities, representation and power in Sápmi/northern Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Satenik Sargsyan; [2022]
    Keywords : data center; Indigenous; Sámi; Sami; contrapuntal; digital infrastructure; Sápmi; Sapmi; Sweden;

    Abstract : From “disguised and concealed” (Parks and Starosielski 2015) in nature to more recent, select attempts at “visible, accessible, environmentally friendly” (Holt and Vonderau 2015), data centers are the backbone of the digital infrastructure. Studies of data centers continuously help develop media and communications studies in understanding the role of media infrastructure, representations of imaginaries of the cloud; social, political and economic realities embedded in data, and issues of power, agency and resistance against the backdrop of increased global concerns for the environment and greening practices, built into the discourse of tech companies. READ MORE

  3. 12. 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

  4. 13. Influence of social media advertising on consumer behavior : A quantitative study in Germany and Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jascha Marschall; [2022]
    Keywords : social media; socially responsible consumption behavior; self -confidence; impulsiveness; interpersonal influence; group influence; sustainability; consumer behavior; Elaboration Likelihood Model; Value-Belief-Norm theory model;

    Abstract : Social media sites and platforms have been on the rise for the last decade. Especially sincethe start of the still on-going Covid-19 pandemic it reached an all time high. Over half of theworld’s population is using social media. Everyone knows Facebook, Instagram, YouTube,TikTok, Snapchat, and many more. READ MORE

  5. 14. Outage of Meta-owned Social Network Sites (SNS) - University students' experiences and insights for strategic communication practice and its relevance for social acceleration

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Jie Yue; [2022]
    Keywords : university students; social media; social network sites; social acceleration; slipping slopes; uses gratifications theory; strategic communication; Hartmut Rosa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the socially constructed phenomenon that has arisen as a result of the proliferation of social network sites that has penetrated our daily lives. The qualitative study analysed how university students experienced the global outage of Facebook, Instagram and, WhatsApp on October 4th, 2021, because of the Meta-owned ecosystem of social media. READ MORE

  6. 15. ADOLESCENTS' ENGAGEMENT IN SPORTS BETTING IN MALAWI

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Cliff Chinyama; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : sports betting; adolescent; bettor; ethnography; betting kiosk;

    Abstract : Aim: This study investigated the activities in sports betting involving adolescents in Malawi and the meaning that the adolescents attach to betting. Theory: The study adapted two theoretical perspectives to explore the phenomenon. These are social capital and social practice theories. READ MORE