Online Communities as Agents of Change and Social Movements
Title | Online Communities as Agents of Change and Social Movements PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon, Steven |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2017-03-24 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 1522524967 |
The growing presence of social media and computer use has caused significant changes to community engagement. With the ubiquity of these technologies, there is increasing engagement in social and political policies and changes. Online Communities as Agents of Change and Social Movements is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on relevant theoretical and practical frameworks regarding online communities and social media as agents of social and political change. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as computer use, online engagement, and collective action, this publication is an ideal resource for researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of social psychology, social network analysis, media studies, information systems, and political science.
Online Communities as Agents of Change and Social Movements
Title | Online Communities as Agents of Change and Social Movements PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Gordon |
Publisher | Information Science Reference |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 9781522524977 |
The growing presence of social media and computer use has caused significant changes to community engagement. With the ubiquity of these technologies, there is increasing engagement in social and political policies and changes. Online Communities as Agents of Change and Social Movements is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on relevant theoretical and practical frameworks regarding online communities and social media as agents of social and political change. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as computer use, online engagement, and collective action, this publication is an ideal resource for researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of social psychology, social network analysis, media studies, information systems, and political science.
Utilization of New Technologies in Global Terror: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Title | Utilization of New Technologies in Global Terror: Emerging Research and Opportunities PDF eBook |
Author | Stacey, Emily B. |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Pages | 155 |
Release | 2019-06-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1522588779 |
As the internet and its applications grow more sophisticated and widespread, so too do the strategies of modern terrorist groups. The existence of the dark web adds to the online arsenal of groups using digital networks and sites to promulgate ideology or recruit supporters. It is necessary to understand how terrorist cells are using and adapting online tools in order to counteract their efforts. Utilization of New Technologies in Global Terror: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an informative resource that explores new developments in technological advancements and the progression of terror organizations while also examining non-government activist organizations and their new role in protecting internet freedom and combating cyberterrorism. Featuring relevant topics such as social media, cyber threats, and counterterrorism, this publication will benefit government officials, political scientists, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and graduate students interested in political science, mass communication, and cyberwarfare.
Sustainable Futures and Green New Deals
Title | Sustainable Futures and Green New Deals PDF eBook |
Author | Zaheer Allam |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 149 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3031636422 |
Contemporary Issues in Social Media Marketing
Title | Contemporary Issues in Social Media Marketing PDF eBook |
Author | Bikramjit Rishi |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2017-07-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1317193989 |
In a short time span, social media has transformed communication, as well as the way consumers buy, live and utilize products and services. Understanding the perspectives of both consumers and marketers can help organizations to design, develop and implement better social media marketing strategies. However, academic research on social media marketing has not kept pace with the practical applications and this has led to a critical void in social media literature. This new text expertly bridges that void. Contemporary Issues in Social Media provides the most cutting edge findings in social media marketing, through original chapters from a range of the world’s leading specialists in the area. Topics include: • The consumer journey in a social media world • Social media and customer relationship management (CRM) • Social media marketing goals and objectives • Social media and recruitment • Microblogging strategy And many more. The book is ideal for students of social media marketing, social media marketing professionals, researchers and academicians who are interested in knowing more about social media marketing. The book will also become a reference resource for those organizations which want to use social media marketing for their brands.
Electronic Hive Minds on Social Media: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Title | Electronic Hive Minds on Social Media: Emerging Research and Opportunities PDF eBook |
Author | Hai-Jew, Shalin |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2019-05-31 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 1522593713 |
Researchers have harnessed the flood of personal information and opinions shared on social media platforms in a variety of ways. People communicate not only what they imagine they are purposely sharing but also unintentionally leak information, which allows others to glimpse a sense of the subconscious and unconscious at a macro level. Electronic Hive Minds on Social Media: Emerging Research and Opportunities explores various research techniques to profile the electronic hive mind around social topics as expressed on various modalities of social media, from human, bot, and cyborg social media accounts, and proposes new research methods for harnessing public data from social media platforms. Highlighting topics such as knowledge sharing, swarm intelligence, and social psychology, this publication is designed for researchers, social psychologists, practitioners, and students in marketing, communications, mass media, and similar fields.
Hidden Link Prediction in Stochastic Social Networks
Title | Hidden Link Prediction in Stochastic Social Networks PDF eBook |
Author | Pandey, Babita |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2019-05-03 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 1522590978 |
Link prediction is required to understand the evolutionary theory of computing for different social networks. However, the stochastic growth of the social network leads to various challenges in identifying hidden links, such as representation of graph, distinction between spurious and missing links, selection of link prediction techniques comprised of network features, and identification of network types. Hidden Link Prediction in Stochastic Social Networks concentrates on the foremost techniques of hidden link predictions in stochastic social networks including methods and approaches that involve similarity index techniques, matrix factorization, reinforcement, models, and graph representations and community detections. The book also includes miscellaneous methods of different modalities in deep learning, agent-driven AI techniques, and automata-driven systems and will improve the understanding and development of automated machine learning systems for supervised, unsupervised, and recommendation-driven learning systems. It is intended for use by data scientists, technology developers, professionals, students, and researchers.