Essays about: "filter bubbles"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words filter bubbles.

  1. 11. Qualitative experiences of personalization algorithms : The strategies used by university students (to counteract ideological homogeneity) when navigating social media feeds and their experience with personalization algorithms.

    University essay from

    Author : Mathilda Bjernersjö; Alicia Wikdahl; [2020]
    Keywords : Echo chamber; Social media; Filter bubble; Personalisation algorithm;

    Abstract : Purpose – At the beginning of this year the number of social media user worldwide was recorded to be at 3.80 billion and is estimated to keep rising (Kemp, 2020). Along with this connectivity, new concepts have been acknowledged that have caused some controversy. These concepts have been named echo chambers and filter bubbles. READ MORE

  3. 12. Words travel fast : A field study of communication in Ethiopia

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

    Author : Louise Fransson; [2019]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; Word of Mouth; Trust; Internet Access; Fake News; Filter Bubbles;

    Abstract : The scarce internet access in Ethiopia puts heavy weight on traditional media and people to spread news and information. By testing if the marketing strategy Word of Mouth is applicable on informative content, rather than just brands and products, this thesis explore the motivation to spread news as well as how it is received by a non-internet using group. READ MORE

  4. 13. Nasty Peers and Smart Sceptics: The cognitive effects of low-quality discussions in comments sections on social media

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

    Author : Olivia Backsell; Ellen Wallin; [2018]
    Keywords : social media; comments section; low-quality online discussions; priming; cognitive ability;

    Abstract : In the social media world of fake news, filter bubbles, and online bullying, people have a hard time navigating through, and keeping an objective distance to, what is right and wrong. So far, only a few researchers have examined the effects of social media on users' thinking, showing that people adapt to antisocial behaviour or poor writing in comments sections. READ MORE

  5. 14. An Empirical Study Concerning Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers : The perception of personalized content in news applications.

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Alice Edström; Bo Björkman; [2018]
    Keywords : Personalization; echo chambers; filter bubbles; news applications; online news; digital journalism;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of personalization on news applications and to examine to what extent it is seen as an optimal solution for users to receive information. Due to the growth of online news and digital journalism the amount of information that is being published online is significantly higher nowadays than it has previously been. READ MORE

  6. 15. Architecture and Technology in Contested Terrain: An Application of Machine Learning in Interactive Spaces

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Malka Logo; [2018]
    Keywords : Architecture; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the potential application of Machine Learning in architecture to help mitigate contested terrain. The process is defined by research and insights retrieved from it. READ MORE