Blackberry Messenger Research Articles

Analisa Pembeli Kuliner Terhadap Pembaharuan Informasi Melalui Media Sosial Di Kota Pekanbaru

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises for Culinary product can easily found in Pekanbaru. One of the business strategies to sell the culinary product was by using social media such as Facebook, twitter, instagram, WeChat, Blackberry Messenger, Whatsapp, etc. This strategy was called as online marketing. Online marketing is considered more efficient and effective, also can be done anywhere. This Research is discussed about the analysis of culinary customers on the renewal of information through social media by using SEM approach. The variables used in the research are updating of information, buyer response, quality and price, marketing of culinary business, social media selection. Using questionnaire as Data collection method and the repondents were from the owner of culinary enterpreneurs in Pekanbaru. The results showed that the response of prospective buyers, renewal of information, quality and price have a positive influence while business marketing has no positive influence.

Comparative analysis of e-commerce and social media based trading in Indonesia

The growth of social media and e-commerce recently has caused the unique phenomenon in Indonesia. That phenomenon is online trading using social media like Facebook, Blackberry messenger, Whatsapp, etc. This phenomenon attracts the researcher to know how to use social media to trade, not using e-commerce marketplace like Lazada, Tokopedia, Bukalapak. The aim of the research is to know the profiling of product and buyer in e-commerce and social media and to do the comparison of that 2 channels based on eight purchase decision factors. Research conducted by taking surveys involving 306 respondents. For product and buyer profiling, this study identifies profile base on sex, education, area, jobs and online trading channel. For e-commerce & social media comparison, this study use 8 factors made based on previous related studies. Finding related purchase decision comparisons are: online trust and usability are the factors influencing people to buy the product via e-commerce. While, marketing mix, and interactivity are the factors why people buy the product via social media.

Materials for Measuring Instant Messenger Application Adoption: Malaysians’ Perspectives

Recently the usage of telecommunication networks in term of duration and frequency is increasing due to the invention of instant messenger applications such as WhatsApp, Blackberry Messenger (BBM), LINE, KakaoTalk, WeChat, and Telegram. Especially in Malaysia, the usage duration is the highest among the six countries in South East Asia-- Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is important to know the factors influence the behaviour Malaysian toward the adoption of Instant messenger application in order to increase the usage frequency and duration of application in other countries. A study of Indrawati, Raman, Ariyanti, and Chew in 2015 proposed a new modified model toward the instant messenger applications adoption which has not been tested yet. This study intents to propose a measurement material to test the model. The material of measurement was derived from previous published researches. The method to test the measurement material was a pilot study with 30 Malaysians’ respondents. The result of this study reveals that the measurement material is valid and reliable, therefore it can be used for further study.

DINAMIKA KOMUNIKASI POLITIK DI KASKUS PADA PERIODE KAMPANYE PEMILIHAN PRESIDEN 5 JUNI - 5 JULI 2014 (Studi pada Aktifitas Kaskuser dalam Pemilihan Presiden 2014)

General elections is a requisite in democratic system. In the seventh presidential election of Indonesia in 2014, started a lot of use of social networking media such as facebook, twitter, whatsapps, blackberry messenger (bbm), and an internet forum such as Kaskus as an effective communication tool in getting support of society. In a relatively short time, social media can gather a lot of followers. The use of social media by volunteers and supporters not only as a mean of promoting the candidate of president and vice-president, but also conducted black campaign and negative campaign to attack and bring down the rival. Dynamics of social networking community has characteristics of: liquid condition, huge individual freedom, could be used by anyone and for any interest. Kaskus has interactive and very diverse expression as a social networking site. Kaskus loaded with dynamics offorce that can cause changes in the livelihood of the concerned society. The purpose of this study is determining how the dynamics of political communication of one of president candidate, Joko Widodo, on Kaskus forum at the presidential election campaign period (5 June to 5 July 2014). The research method used was qualitative method with content analysis approach. The study concludes that the result of political communication obtained from social media can only generate trust of voters but not as a winning factor.

Analysis of Emoji and Emoticon Usage in Interpersonal Communication of Blackberry Messenger and WhatsApp Application User

The aims of this research are: 1) to know the display of emoji and emoticon in Blackberry Messenger and WhatsApp application, 2) to know the usage of emoji and emoticon in Blackberry Messenger and WhatsApp application on interpersonal communication, and 3) to know the role of emoji and emoticon usage on interpersonal communication. In this research, the method used was qualitative research method. This research was based on media richness theory. Through the communication channel, the message will have high noise level so that it could be conveyed perfectly. Research results showed that emoji and emoticon have very important role in interpersonal communication. In media richness theory, Blackberry Messenger and WhatsApp media had fulfilled the criteria. 1) Ability of communication channel in conveying message signals such as facial expression, body movement, and vocal inflection; 2) Feedbacks are directly given by the message receiver as response to every chats, 3) Variety of language such as the presence of symbols and foreign language, and 4) Ability of communication channel in conveying personality such as showing personal emotion. This research concluded that emoji and emoticon have important role in interpersonal communication to enhance the text message’s meaning.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 4, Issue-2: 120-126

Digital habits and use of the internet as source of sexual and reproductive health information among undergraduates in northern Nigeria

Background: Surfing the internet and networking via social media have evolved at a startling pace. Objectives: To determine internet and social media habits and identify predictors of their use as sexual and reproductive health resource among Bayero University students. Study Design: A cross section of 385 students was interviewed using pre-tested anonymous structured self-completed questionnaires. Results: Nearly all students 98.4% (n=377) had accessed the internet and most 96.3% (n=363) had visited social media sites. Face book 57.3% (n=208), Twitter 22.3% (n=81) and Blackberry Messenger 8.8% (n=32) were the most popular among students. Of those with internet access,51.2%,46.2%, 39.2% and 38.5% mainly searched for information on HIV/AIDS, STI, sexual activities and menstrual problems respectively. There was more than two-fold likelihood of accessing online sexual information among female students compared to males, adjusted Odds ratio (aOR=2.52); 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI= 2.41-4.86). Similarly, ever-married students had more than twice the chance relative to single students (aOR=2.2, 95%CI=1.17-4.28). Furthermore, younger students (<20 years) were twice more likely to have used online resources compared to their older colleagues (≥30 years) (aOR=2.12, 95%CI=1.32-4.17). Conclusion: Undergraduate students are increasingly turning to the internet for sexual and reproductive health information. This presents an opportunity for programming.Key words: Internet, Social media, Reproductive, Sexual health, information source

Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Penggunaan BBM oleh Toko Online di Indonesia

This study was conducted to answer the question of what is the factors affecting decision to use BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) to support online store business. With SME’s online store booming in Indonesia, this research was specially studied SME’s and micro online store as subject. Survey has been conducted by BBM chat message and online web page to SME’s online store that using BBM in Indonesia. A total of 187 valid respondents from 18 provinces and 58 cities in Indonesia responded to the survey. Analysis was conducted using SEM method with Lisrel 8.7 support which tested the 8 hypotheses. The result indicated that there are positive significant effects of perceived usefulness, perceived playfulness and trust toward BBM use intention for online store. However, this study didn’t find direct significant effects of perceived ease-of-use toward use intention. Perceived ease-of-use found to have significant indirect effect through the mediation effect of perceived playfulness. In fact, perceived playfulness is the main factor influencing the use intention of BBM for SME’s online store. This founding give insight for application developers to consider playfulness in developing social media applications for online business.&#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords: TAM, BBM, SME, media social marketing

Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Campaign Management through New Media for Field Officer of Igama and Wamarapa HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in Malang

Methods and communication strategy are needed in order to form the safe attitude and behavior of the HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) prevention target group, of which the character, situation, and condition of the target group have become an important attention and consideration for Field Officer for the effectiveness of activity. BCC is a communication tools on behavior change that is developed on HIV/AIDS prevention program. The FGD of the consultant team with field officer shows that almost all the Field Officers of the institutions in implementing HIV/AIDS prevention programs, have not been fully able to produce and utilize BCC campaign media due to skill constraints. This paper provides an understanding on how to produce the right online media, as well as to utilize communication technology which is affordable and easy in supporting Field Officer’s role and function on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In addition to producing BCC campaign media, this activity also carries out facilitation in the form of counseling and monitoring the activity’s result process. Ikatan Gay Malang (IGAMA) dan Waria Malang Raya Peduli AIDS (WAMARAPA) have become partners in this community development activity. After training and mentoring, the Field Officers are expected to be able to utilize new media, especially Facebook, WA (WhatsApp), and BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) to conduct BCC campaign of HIV/AIDS prevention based on netiquette. Keywords : Campaign, BCC, New Media, HIV/AIDS

Differences in Brand Image of Online Chat Application of Blackberry Messenger, Whatsapp, and Line for Bina Nusantara University’s Student

This article was written to find out whether there were any differences on brand image for each online chat Application such as Blackberry Messenger, Whatsapp, and LINE based on six factors of the brand image which are: benefits, attributes, cultures, values, personality, and user. Data for the research were collected from questionnaires given to respondents who had used each mention online chat application. Then each respondent was asked to give scores based on the six factors of brand image for each online chat Application. Using the ANOVA method for testing the differences between brand images for each online chat application. The result reveales that there are differences in the brand image between BlackBerry Messenger, Whatsapp, and LINE for benefits, cultures, and values. There is no difference in attributes, and personality cannot be tested. The company that creates online chat application are expected to improve their brand image to distinguish one another differently.

PENGARUH DESAIN PRODUK DAN FITUR PRODUK TERHADAP LOYALITAS PELANGGAN

Design Product and Features Product are parts of competitive strategies for business enterprises. Blackberry Smartphone uses the Blackberry Messenger as one of features to recognize the customer needs. Smartphone Blackberry appear with on attractive design. The objective of research is to determine the interest of consumers in product design and its feature. surveys methods uses in research by interviews 100 students in STIE Kesatuan Bogor. Partial Least Square SMART PLS 3.0 software uses to analyze datas. The results of the research consists of: (1) The Product Design has a significant and positive effect to customer loyalty, (2) The Product Features has an insignificant positive effect to costumer loyalty. Furthermore, in order to evaluate the goodness offit the model, the other variables must be used in the next research.&#x0D; Keyword: Product design, product feature

Speed and accuracy of mobile BlackBerry Messenger to transmit chest radiography images from a small community emergency department to a geographically remote referral center

Background Small emergency departments (EDs) may rely on radiologists at remote centers for interpretations of chest radiographs (CXRs). We investigated systematic transmission of CXR images from a small ED to a geographically remote referral center using the mobile BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) application. Methods Investigators obtained de-identified CXR images of consecutive ED patients via mobile phone camera. Each CXR image, along with a brief clinical history, was sent via BBM to an emergency physician located at a remote referral site, and the receiving physician replied via BBM to confirm reception. All communications, image generation, and image analysis was conducted on mobile phones. The primary outcome was the proportion of BBMs received within two minutes of sending; the secondary outcome was the proportion of BBM replies to the sending physician within five minutes. Image accuracy—comparing the radiologist’s interpretation with the receiving emergency physician’s interpretation—was estimated using predefined criteria. Results Of 1281 consecutive ED patients, 231 (18.0 %) had CXRs obtained, 320 CXRs were analyzed and 611 BBMs sent. All BBMs (100.0%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 99.4–00.0) arrived within two minutes; 595 BBMs (97.4%, 95% CI 95.8–98.4) were replied to within five minutes. Of the 58 CXRs with abnormalities requiring intervention, there were 55 concordances (overall agreement 94.2%, 95% CI 85.9–98.3; kappa 0.95, 95% CI 0.89–1.0) Conclusion Systematic transmission of CXR images from a small ED to a remote large center using mobile phones may be a safe and effective strategy to rapidly communicate important patient information.

Social Media Preference by Secondary Schools’ Computer Science Teachers

This research explores the preference for social media by secondary schools teacher for the teaching of computer science in Ilorin metropolis. Questionnaires were administered to two hundred (200) respondents randomly selected from ten different secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. A total of 174 questionnaires were returned completely filled which serve as the overall sample which gives 87% return rate. Findings from the study reveals that commonly used social media are Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Whatsapp, Blackberry Messenger, 2go, Eskimi and LinkedIn. There is a low usage of these services in most of the public and private schools due to the financial implication of procurement and installation of these facilities. Interestingly, level of awareness and acceptability based on the numerous benefits of social media on teaching and learning functions and productivity was of a high proportion. It was concluded that school administrators and parents should collaborate with educational agencies to aid in the effective implementation and funding for the procurement of sophisticated ICTs for better dissemination of social media in both public and private schools in Ilorin metropolis

The Effect of Motivation, Opportunity, Ability and Social Identity Towards Customer-to-Customer Online Know-How Exchange

Motivation-Opportunity-Ability (MOA) theory and Social Identity (SI) theory have been used separately as theories that predict the customer-to-customer online know-how exchange (C2C) or e-WOM behavior. By integrating both theories in one framework, this study investigates whether motivation, opportunity, ability and social identity (MOASI) act as predictor for customer-to-customer online to know how to exchange (C2C). Analyzed data from an online survey on 355 batik online community members of a BlackBerry Messenger Group using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) revealed that only MOA fits very well as a predictor of C2C. In addition, ability is found to be the highest influencer on C2C followed by motivation, opportunity and social identity. The findings imply the importance of MOA as important predictors to a C2C behavior which should not be avoided by the Indonesian batik fashion industry e-retailers when they develop specific marketing strategies and tactics to sell their products through C2C.

MIDCOM: a strategic initiative in the Middle East and Africa

Subject area Marketing Strategy, International Marketing. Study level/applicability MBA Course Core course of Marketing Management. Specialization courses in Services marketing, Marketing Management, Retail Management. Executive training workshops on strategy formulations. Faculty development workshops on teaching pedagogy through cases. Capstone courses. Case overview The case talks about the declining share of Nokia globally, which affected Midcom's business. Despite this downfall, Midcom had maintained a majority share in the market. For now, the Middle East and Africa region was least effected by the global market share drop of Nokia, but Nokia's dropping market share was one of the threats Midcom might face in Africa. The segment where Android and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) had hit Nokia was a minority stake holder in Nokia's share in Africa. The market itself was growing, but there was stiff competition from brands such as Samsung, Tecno, HTC, Apple and other Chinese brands. The case revolves around the strategies adopted by Midcom to maintain its leadership in the market to avoid the threats from its competitors. Expected learning outcomes The case seeks an intensive reading, research and a stimulating in-class discussion on implementing marketing strategy mixed with creating experience in the service industry with special focus on the telecom industry. The case is also open to other angles as per the other intents and context of the course and course instructor. Some of the learning outcomes from the case will be in the area of: customer satisfaction, distribution management, market leadership, retailing, competitive strategies in marketing and international marketing. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or e-mail support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 8: Marketing

A Survey on Smart use of BBM and its Influence on Academic Achievement in SMK Health PGRI Denpasar

Black Berry Messenger chat facility is very popular in the process of communicating through text messages, pictures and videos, so that the process of communication in the interaction between users can be carried out actively in virtual world. In this study, it will be examined as to whether the Black Berry Messenger has a significant influence on academic achievement in SMK Health PGRI Denpasar. This study will show the effect of the BBM in the improvement of academic achievement, using quantitative methods by distributing questionnaires from a random sample of the student population of SMK health PGRI Denpasar. The correlation analysis uses the correlation coefficient Kendall's tau which managed to deliver the results that the BBM is very influential with the increase of academic achievement.

Effects of Blackberry Messenger Usage on the Academic Activities of Agriculture Students in University Of Portharcourt

This study identified the effects of blackberry messenger usage on academic activities of agriculture students in the University of Port Harcourt. Eighty agriculture students were selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using Structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics namely frequency, percentages and mean. The result shows that 59% were females and 78.2% fall between the age brackets of 21-30 years. Other social media used by the students include 2go (55.1%), blackberry messenger (100%), Facebook (89.7%), Skype (84.6%), Whatsapp (59.0%), Twitter (33.3%), LinkedIn (6.4%), Youtube (20.5%) and Google + (26.5%). About 94.9% has access to internet through their blackberry device, 43.6% go online through their blackberry device very often while 30.8% spend 2-5 hours on blackberry messenger on daily basis. The major activity performed by the agriculture students with their blackberry device is educational activities (44.9%) while the major effects of blackberry messenger usage on academic activities of agriculture students were; it facilitates their research work (x = 3.4), facilitates networking with other agricultural students (x = 3.2), distracts them from carrying out academic assignments (X =2.5), constitutes distraction to private studies (X =2.6) and participation during lectures (X = 2.5) It was recommended that excessive usage of blackberry messenger for recreational activities should be discouraged among students

New Media Usage for Communication and Self Concept among Journalism and Mass Communication Students in Oyo State, Nigeria

New and social media are gaining popularity as forms of communication which are popularising the concept of citizen journalism. A substantial number of researches have been conducted on the usage of new and social media for communication and self concept. However there has been a perceived dearth of studies on the communication use of these media by Journalism and Mass Communication students. Thus, the study was carried out to examine social media use among undergraduates and how it affects communication with others, and undergraduates' self-concept. Survey method of research was used to elicit information from undergraduates of two selected private universities in Oyo State - Ajayi Crowther University and Lead City University. The sample drawn for the study was 150 respondents. Questionnaire was given to each respondent to obtain information about personal use of social media, communication skills with friends and family, and effects on self-concept, with a view to ascertaining the use of social media networks for personal communication. The findings indicated that almost all the undergraduates are using some form of social networking websites. Respondents in this study indicated that the websites they use mostly are Facebook, Twitter and Black Berry Messenger. Communicating with friends and family on social media sites was very common among undergraduates in this study. It was also discovered that the benefit of the social media was a determining factor for selecting the choice of social media the undergraduates use, while also majority of the respondents use their choices of social media because they are easy and relatively cheap to use as communication media. The study therefore recommends that websites designers should design their sites such that the sites would attract users and consequently encourage the use of such media for responsible journalistic tipsterism. Furthermore, considering the wide usage of the social media by university undergraduates, further studies should be conducted with focus on how to make the most responsible use of the social media in the practice of socially responsible journalism. Key words : New and Social Media Usage, Communication, Self Concept, Networking Sites

The Students Demand Fulfillment and Personality in Using Blackberry

There's a wide range of facilities for all. The spread of Cellular phone equipped with internet connection features of subscriptions, such as Blackberry, allowing children especially teens to be able to search for information relating to anything that can satisfy their curiosityvery quickly. Blackberry with full facilities into a choice used by many, especially facilities free message through BBM (Blackberry Messenger). Almost all children and adolescents into the BB us ers. Behaviors that can be seen on the face of the children and young people is that they become very dependent on public B, hardly a time that does not use Blackberry, so when they do not learn to concentrate, they are absorbed in their own world, in other words no longer matter in socialite them, they have their own world. In addition, teens who do not have a BB as hard as possible will strive to have it in order to be aligned with other friends and can also use the facility. Based on the background and phenomenon mentioned, this research studied about “The The Student’s Demand Fulfillment and Personalityin Using Blackberry.” The research was aimed at finding out: (1) the intensity of blackberry use with the cognitive and affective fulfillmen t of The Junior High School Students, (2) the intensity of blackberry use with the students’ Tense Release, (3) the intensity of blackberry use with thestudents’ Personal Integrative; (4) the intensity of blackberry use with thestudents’ Socially Integrative; (5) the intensity of blackberry use with thestudents’ Confidence ; (6) the intensity of blackberry use with the students’ Tolerance; (7) the intensity of blackberry use with the Wholestudents’ Fulfillment; (8) the intensity of blackberry use withthe students’ Personality as a whole. The research used a quantitative approach with the explanatory survey method. The Theories used were: Cognitive Psychology, Technology Determinism, and Uses and Gratification . The population of the research was The Junior High School students. By using random sampling technique, it was taken 5 schools and 200 students as the sample. The data were taken through questionnaires. The data obtained were analyzes by using the statistical test ofcorrelation. The results of the research show that almost in every aspect of the intensity use of Blackberry with the students’ demand fulfillment (tense release, personal integrative and social integrative) as well as with their personality had no significant correlation or if there were, the correlation was very low. This means that the use of blackberry did not give any impact to the personality (cognitive, affective ortolerance) of the students, or in other words it could be said that the development of communication technologygave very little impact on the students’ personality and demand fulfillment. Yet, since the research also found out that most of female students used Blackberry for one hour without stopping, the researcher then gave The Guidance book to the Junior High S chool students about “Smart and Wise in Using Blackberry”.

Device Consciousness and Collective Volition

Device Consciousness and Collective Volition

Swagger, Ratings and Masculinity: Theorising the Circulation of Social and Cultural Value in Teenage Boys’ Digital Peer Networks

This paper seeks to disrupt sensationalist racialised and classed media accounts of the youth looting in the 2011 London riots. It draws upon research on young people's uses of mobile digital technology, including social networking sites like Facebook and Blackberry Messenger to understand the performance of contemporary teenage masculinities. Developing the work of Beverly Skeggs, we demonstrate how value circulates in young people's digital peer networks. We analyse how images of designer goods and labels that signify wealth are used on social networking sites to embody cool masculine ‘swagger’ and attain popularity ‘ratings’, which we theorise as forms of social and cultural capital that circulate in the peer networks. Interview narratives also illustrate that the construction of online value must be verified in boys’ offline lives; and we show how teenage boys are negotiating power relationships and peer hierarchies online, at school and in their neighbourhoods. We argue that an analysis of symbolic value in digital contexts and in embodied everyday life helps in understanding new regulative formations of gender and masculinity in late-modern, globalised contexts of youth identity construction. In this way, our findings and analysis directly challenge the simplistic public discourses of ‘feral’ and ‘mindless’ youthful masculinities depicted in the UK media representations of the London riots, providing more complex insights into the construction of contemporary teenage masculinities.