In the pre-internet era most members of the public did not have the ability to express their opinions on political issues via the mass media. This dissertation illustrates how the internet changed that by providing average citizens with endless opportunities to be heard. In part…
"239" Result
Sort By:
The social media revolution in Kashmir occurred six months prior to the 2010 Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings, but it is largely unrecognized in Western society. Using fantasy theme analysis, this paper analyzes Facebook pages to explore how social media practices communicated un…
Identifying influential individuals is a well-known approach in extracting actionable knowledge in a network. Previous researches suggest measures to identify influential individuals, e.g., they focus on the question "which individuals are best connected to others or have the mo…
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan allowed the Kazakh language to become a state language. However, the media space in Kazakhstan is divided into two major language groups: Kazakh speaking and Russian speaking journalists. While the Kazakhstan government tries to…
Despite increasing scholarly interest in the relationship between social networks and collective action, there is still limited evidence on how networks matter at the global level in shaping collective action outcomes, and how these structures emerge in the first place. Conseque…
This study examines differences between users and nonusers of information communication technologies (ICTs) within the pre-incident planning processes for domestic terrorist movements operating within the United States. In addition, this study is the first quantitative explorati…
The dangers of texting while driving has been clearly reported in distracted driving studies. People generally see texting while driving a dangerous behavior but they do it. A new line of research in the area of driving distraction is concerned with why people do risky behavior …
With Social Networking Sites (SNSs) being extensively used by students, there has been extensive research in relation to their ability to enhance students’ academic performance in various learning environments, although the advent of research on online learning is a recent devel…
With the current technological advancements, an extraordinary amount of data is available over the Internet. 59% of the world population, which accounts to 4.57 billion people have access to the Internet and retrieve or generate a variety of data and information through it. Also…
This dissertation examines whether the Western-driven model of recruitment to, and consequences of, high-risk activism that McAdam introduced before the internet applies to non-violent anti-regime campaigns in autocratic contexts after the social media revolution. I use the case…
Information communication technologies (ICTs) facilitate transnational connection, coordination and collaboration, which are essential for new social movements. At the same time, issues of access and censorship hinder social movement use of social media for mobilization. This di…
Sosyal medya sayesinde insanlar zaman ve mekân sınırları olmadan bilgi, deneyim, duygu ve düşüncelerini paylaşabilmekte, yeni girişim alanları ve pazarlama stratejileri geliştirebilmektedir. Markalar da bu iletişim platformları sayesinde kendi bilinirliğini arıtmakta aynı zamand…
In dieser Studie wurden soziale und demografische Analysen von Opfern zunehmender betrügerischer Aktivitäten im Internet in der Türkei und insbesondere in den sozialen Medien durchgeführt. Zu diesem Zweck wurde eine Umfrage durchgeführt, und es wurde festgelegt, dass nur Persone…
Morocco, the West-most region of the Middle East, is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. The King of Morocco holds vast executive and legislative powers, especially over the military, foreign policy and religious affairs. (Khan, M. 2019.) The Arab Spring was a …
Social media communications provides alternatives to healthcare by presenting a platform to the public, patients, and healthcare professionals as a way to communicate health issues that could improve health outcomes (Ramezanhani, Yadegarynia, Dorodgar & Arab-Mazar, 2019). These …
In most democratic countries, citizens have access to several avenues to participate in and engage with political and social issues. However, in Saudi Arabia, there are only a few permissible forms of expressing opinions and venting frustrations. Therefore, unlike most democrati…
Electric power lines are subject to disturbances such as severe weather conditions, contact with animals, falling trees, human accidents, equipment malfunction, etc. These catastrophic events can trigger an electrical fault, which results in momentary or sustained interruptions.…
Social media usage has changed the methods of communication between individuals, the way people interact, and more importantly it changed the pace of work in the field of media and journalism. Due to that, this study sought to investigate Saudi journalists’ pattern of social med…
This study focuses on two inter-related questions: What effect did new media have on the Iranian women’s movement; and what impact did the women’s movement have on the Green Movement. Emergence and significance of new social communication technologies on struggles for social equ…