Internet-based Communication Research Articles

Internet-Based Mass Communication in Multi-Level Marketing Companies Operating in Poland

ABSTRACT This study examines the areas of Internet-based mass communication (websites, social media) utilized by multi-level marketing (MLM) companies operating in Poland, using methods including literature review, descriptive analysis, and statistical analysis of primary data. Findings reveal that the most popular MLM websites in Poland are those of foreign-owned companies with over 16 years of operation, which attract more smartphone users, especially among younger firms with high mobile engagement. Average visit duration is around 4 minutes, with longer visits on established global sites, while about half of all visits result in a bounce. Most of the MLM websites examined have content in Polish, primarily featuring product information, company details, and contact information, alongside product and partnership options and required privacy policies. Social media presence is less significant, with Facebook being the most utilized platform, particularly by older firms; Polish-language profiles are rare on more time-intensive platforms like YouTube. Facebook holds the highest average user count, especially for firms operating for over 21 years. This study lays a foundation that may support the first formal classification of MLM enterprises in Poland and inform governmental policies on MLM regulation and PKD code identification. Despite the study’s limitations, the findings contribute a preliminary understanding of MLM companies’ online communication strategies in Poland, paving the way for future qualitative and quantitative research.

Mobility–Multihoming Duality

In modern Internet-based communication, especially mobile systems, a mobile node (MN) will commonly have more than one possibility for Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity. For example, an MN such as a smartphone may be associated with an IEEE 802.11 network at a site while also connected to a cellular base station for 5G. In such a scenario, the smartphone might only be able to utilise the IEEE 802.11 network, not making use of the cellular connectivity simultaneously. Currently, IP does not allow applications and devices to easily utilise multiple IP connectivity opportunities—multihoming for the MN—without implementing special mechanisms to manage them. We demonstrate how the use of the Identifier Locator Network Protocol (ILNP), realised as an extension to IPv6, can enable mobility with multihoming using a duality mechanism that treats mobility and multihoming as the same logical concept. We present a network layer solution that does not require any modification to transport protocols, can be implemented using existing application programming interfaces (APIs), and can work for any application. We have evaluated our approach using an implementation in Linux and a testbed. The testbed consisted of commercial equipment to demonstrate that our approach can be used over existing network infrastructure requiring only normal unicast routing for IPv6.

Implementasi Internet of Things pada Otomasi Pemberian Pakan Ayam Ras Petelur

Adequate nutrition affects the quality and quantity of egg production which has an impact on the profitability of laying hen breeders. Rizqie Farms experienced problems with the management of feeding laying hens, when the rainy season and open cage conditions made feeding irregular. It is important to be disciplined in feeding layer chickens on time at the same time as a research ur-gency, so that the chickens do not become stressed so that discipline in feeding management increases the quality and quantity of egg production. The design thinking method as a meth-od-ology for completing the creation of Android smartphone tools and applications. The com-pletion stages start with empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test. The materials used to make the tool are ESP32 DEVKIT V1 S2, Ultrasonic Sensor, Servo driving droplet feed, Power Source/Supply 12v 1A, Stepper Motor Driver l928n, Stepper Motor Nema 17 20nm, DS3231 RTC Module (timer), Arduino Uno R3, Buzzer / Speaker, LCD 1062 16x2 with I2c port. Sensor data connected to the ESP32 DEVKIT V1 S2, Ultrasonic Sensor, Servo drive is converted to an Android smartphone as a monitoring medium. Monitoring is carried out via a mobile application, with the Internet of Things connected to the device as an internet-based communication medium. Feeding equipment testing had an average delay of 40.2 seconds and MSE 0,0514. Black box testing was carried out to test the functionality of the monitoring application on 5 users with a percentage of 100%.

Language policy in fake news handling within French and Indonesian digital media

This research examines the language politics carried out in handling fake news discourse through French and Indonesian online media platforms. As the internet-based communication has grown significantly in number, variety, quality and speed, making it also ideal to the fake news spread, then it requires certain language policy strategies to mitigate their destructive effect. The data of this research uses archives of online media articles, and related government websites in recent years in both countries, to look for the most recent discussions which are related to the discourse of handling fake news. Government and media discourses related to this matter are also highlighted. All the data is classified and analysed using the conceptual framework of language politics from Robert L Cooper. Since the nature of the research delves with discourses, it will be crucial to consider the discourse analysis method that refers to the critical and post-structural paradigms. Consequently, interdiscursivity and intertextuality are used as the main tools in the methodology of data analysis. As the result of this study, it shows that solid and consistent legal instruments have positive implications for maintaining journalistic quality in fighting fake news. The fake news strategy is also found in the narratives made by the authorities, but the terminologies given are different from the lexical labels to the discourse of political opponents in the public sphere. France and Indonesia utilise distinct strategies in addressing online media fake news.

Digital technologies and reported language practices in Russophone families in Estonia, Germany, and Sweden

Forty-five Russophone families in Estonia, Germany and Sweden answered semi-structured questionnaires about their sociolinguistic characteristics and participated in in-depth interviews regarding language use, language transmission and maintenance, and attitudes to all these processes. This comparative analysis of the family context helps to explain the variation in the development of linguistic identities and language-use strategies. We identified clear similarities and differences between these families, especially regarding reported digital language practices among immigrant families. The data analysis showed that the use of digital technologies has an impact on the reported language practices among the families but not necessarily on the use of Russian as a heritage language. Most families highlighted the intensification of internet-based communication with extended family members and the supportive effect of digital technologies on intergenerational heritage language transmission, since younger family members gained more access to Russian via the internet. But the role of digital technologies alone is limited when it comes to intergenerational heritage language transmission and other factors, such as the efforts of parents and the agency of children, seem to be more important. Still, the joint use of digital technologies has a positive effect, especially in those families where the children are actively involved in digital communication.

Initial experience, safety, and feasibility using remote access or onsite technical support for complex ablation procedures: results of the REMOTE study.

Electroanatomical mapping (EAM) systems are essential for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. The EAM system is usually operated by qualified staff or field technical engineers from the control room. Novel remote support technology allows for remote access of EAM via online services. Remote access increases the flexibility of the electrophysiological lab, reduces travel time, and overcomes hospital access limitations especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we report on the feasibility and safety of EAM remote access for cardiac ablation procedures. Mapping and ablation were achieved by combining the EnsiteX™ EAM system and the integrated Ensite™ Connect Remote Support software, together with an integrated audiovisual solution system for remote support (Medinbox). Communication between the operator and the remote support was achieved using an incorporated internet-based common communication platform (Zoom™), headphones, and high-resolution cameras. We investigated 50 remote access-assisted consecutive electrophysiological procedures from September 2022 to February 2023 (remote group). The data were compared with matched patients (n = 50) with onsite support from the control room (control group). The median procedure time was 100 min (76, 120; remote) vs. 86 min (60, 110; control), P = 0.090. The procedural success (both groups 100%, P = 0.999) and complication rate (remote: 2%, control: 0%, P = 0.553) were comparable between the groups. Travel burden could be reduced by 11 280 km. Remote access for EAM was feasible and safe in this single-centre study. Procedural data were comparable to procedures with onsite support. In the future, this new solution might have a great impact on facilitating electrophysiological procedures.

The impact of excessive use of smart portable devices on neck pain and associated musculoskeletal symptoms. Prospective questionnaire-based study and review of literature

BackgroundThe rapid advancement of the digital revolution, normalization of portable smart gadgets, and internet-based communication have resulted in a perceptible shift and enhancement in human spine posture. They have also resulted however, in the emergence of health issues connected to the technique of usage. Neck pain, as well as other related symptoms, are the most commonly reported, as evidenced by the Coronavirus pandemic. People were urged to work from home when educational institutions and businesses were shut down. Students were given access to online learning facilities. AimThe aim of this study is to demonstrate and clarify the increase in the number of young patients who suffer from neck pain and its associated symptoms; especially during the COVID 19 pandemic. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of the excessive use of smart portable devices on neck pain and associated symptoms. This is most likely related to the incorrect posture of the neck, spine and body during utilization of these technologies. In addition, it aims to educate people about possible methods to prevent these medical morbidities. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai Healthcare City, United Arab Emirates. Fifty-six patients were seen and evaluated as outpatients in the Neurosurgery clinic for neck pain. The Numerical Rating Pain Scale questionnaire (NMQ) was utilized to evaluate neck pain and other associated complaints such as back and musculoskeletal pain in general. The data was collected using a questionnaire with a 100% response rate from the patients. Cross tabulation and Chi Square analysis tool were designed to meet the study’s objective. ResultsThe findings show that smart phone and laptop use have significant effects on pain severity ranking among patients. For the factors “Time spent using smart phone/day” and Time spent using Laptop/day” were found to have a P value of 0.041 and 0.023; respectively. ConclusionThis research found a link between length of time spent using a mobile phone or laptop and the degree of neck discomfort.

Phonogram-based Automatic Typo Correction in Malayalam Social Media Comments

The Internet has emerged as a pivotal medium for human interaction, leading to profound transformations in language dynamics, especially in computer-mediated communication (CMC) platforms. These transformations are reflected in changing orthography, graphology, vocabulary, grammar, syntax, pragmatics, and the style of natural languages. Internet-based communication has become more accessible. To increase accessibility, users of Internet-based communication platforms speak in the language that comes more naturally to them. Internet users use new terminologies and phrases to make their messages more engaging. Internet users all over the world are following this trend. Internese is the name of this emerging trend in internet lingo. All the internese features are vividly marked in Malayalam social media comments. Typographical errors are common in Malayalam social media comments. None of the spell checkers currently available in Malayalam recognize words and phrases in the social media comments scripted in Malayalam. This study proposes two different models of automatic typo detectors and typo correctors for Malayalam social media comments. The first model of Malayalam typo detectors and typo correctors is a sequence-2-sequence deep learning model, and the other is a hybrid model. These two models analyzed the input words at their phonogram level. The proposed hybrid system has achieved acceptable performance with the recently built corpus. The sequence-2-sequence model performs rather well. Because of Malayalam's intricate structure, the model's significant reliance on data influences its accuracy.

Verifying reports of collapsed buildings from twitter aftermaths of earthquakes: A case study from Turkey

On February 6, 2023, two highly severe earthquakes occurred in a wide region encompassing 11 cities in Turkey, resulting in extensive damage and an official death toll exceeding 50,000. In the aftermath of this catastrophic event that affected multiple cities, identifying the locations of debris with potential survivors became a crucial challenge for search and rescue operations. However, another significant obstacle emerged in obtaining accurate and genuine addresses. Individuals who were either trapped themselves or had relatives under the collapsed buildings attempted to report addresses using conventional communication methods. Communication difficulties on lines prompted disaster victims to resort to internet-based communication methods. Consequently, social media platforms emerged as powerful tools for rapidly disseminating information to millions of people. However, alongside the positive impact of social media, the risk of generating significant panic due to the spread of fake news also surfaced. This study analyzes tweets posted on Twitter within the first 24 hours following the earthquakes. Firstly, tweets containing reports of collapsed structures were identified, and text parsing techniques were employed to extract address information. The veracity of destruction at these addresses was confirmed using imagery captured from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the aftermath of the earthquakes. As a result, a 90% accuracy rate was observed in confirming the presence of destruction either at the reported addresses or within a 100-meter proximity, based on the top 100 most widely shared reports on social media. Moreover, the presence of numerous unidentifiable addresses highlights the necessity for continued enhancements to the Address Registration System.

Impact of Digital Communication in Human Resources: A Comprehensive Review

Modern businesses increasingly recognize the value of digital communication within their HR departments. This study seeks to gain a deeper understanding of how organizations utilize digital communication and its impact. The prevalence of social media in recent years has made it a ubiquitous presence across various digital platforms. Both Indian and international businesses employ digital communication platforms for purposes such as marketing their products, engaging with customers and employees, advertising job openings, and connecting with the public. One notable advantage is its significant simplification of the hiring process for HR managers. Furthermore, digital communication empowers HR departments to monitor employee activities and reinforce the company's brand. This research aims to explore digital communication's role as a medium in HR departments. It underscores the importance of the topic through a review of relevant literature, drawing upon reputable sources like Wiley, Emerald, and Sage to highlight the extensive adoption of digital platforms for internet-based communication. The study also establishes the contextual framework for the use of internet technology in digital HR communication. Notably, it identifies the need for further research due to the rapid advancements in internet technology. This research examines the function of digital communication within HR departments, potentially revealing new dynamics in the determination of formal and informal communication activities within organizations.

Banyuwangi TV Media Convergence In Broadcasting Local Cultural Content In The Digital Media Era

The development of information and communication technology causes electronic media to start following technological developments related to a shift in media consumption patterns to online media such as the internet, television streaming and information that can be accessed via the internet. The number of internet users that is growing so rapidly is increasing along with the development of variations in internet-based communication media. Its use that is so easy and can be accessed anywhere is an option for most people. This study aims to determine the convergence of Banyuwangi TV media in broadcasting local cultural content in the digital media era. This qualitative descriptive research uses a case study approach, where the researcher identifies and analyzes a specific issue. Data were obtained from interviews with sources, books, articles, and other related literature. Using the concept of media convergence from Henry Jenkins, the results of this study indicate that Banyuwangi TV adopts three types of media convergence that are related to each other: a) technological convergence by managing online media in the form of websites (www.banyuwangi.tv) and youtube and being present in the media.

Sistem Peringatan Dini Bencana Banjir Berbasis IoT dengan Platform Firebase

The firebase platform is one of the Io-T services created by google. This platform uses real-time internet-based communication. In principle, data is stored in one database and can be read by several devices simultaneously with certain conditions. Flood is a disaster that generally affects certain areas or areas caused by the overflow of river water that passes through the area. By reading the condition of the river water level at the overflow point for that area, the data can be used as a reference as a warning for potentially affected areas. Ultrasonic sensor with esp8266 microprocessor can be used as a data collector, and by applying the calculation of the speed of level change over time it can provide an estimate of the potential for flooding and the time. The data sent from this sensor is sent to the database as the main data. Every area that might be affected is installed with an esp8266 microprocessor and an audio player module as a warning of the possibility of a flood disaster. The microprocessor installed in this area is given access to read the main data continuously so that it can provide accurate information as quickly as possible.

Digital Rage: Testing “the Obama Effect” on Internet-Based Expressions of Racism

The concept, “White Rage,” has previously been used to describe the way Whites have historically responded to Black advancement with policies and practices designed to quietly disrupt the progress Blacks had been making. White rage is typically subtle, masking its true intent. In contrast, recent research has found that the covert, subtle expressions of racism that are so normal in most mainstream spaces may be less common in internet-based communication. The extent to which online racism is connected to real-world racist attitudes, behaviors, and events, however, is unclear. In this article, we test the effects of real-world racialized events on explicit expressions of racism in online spaces using days that Obama gave speeches as our treatment effect and explicit usage of the “n-word” on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) as our measurable outcome. Does usage of the n-word, a racial slur, increase in the days following speeches made by President Obama? Our results of over 9 years and more than 2.9 million tweets demonstrate a statistically significant increase of racist speech in response to those speech cycles, which are further placed in contrast to the speeches of other political actors, including President Trump.

Enabling the Ocean Internet of Things with Renewable Marine Energy

Marine renewable energy can play an integral role in reducing the cost and complexity of collecting data from the oceans, and enhancing its exploitation. The processing and transmission of data at sea may be modelled as an `internet of things' (IoT) application. The `thing' is any offshore device which can collect and process data in-situ, while the `internet' represents the medium for transmitting data. IoT is differentiated from other internet based communication paradigms by the constraints on the system. These constraints are typically limited energy budgets and computing power, intermittent and low-bandwidth connectivity, and limited physical access. While land based IoT applications are already well served by a wide selection of hardware and software components, the needs of offshore IoT applications are not well served. Utilizing marine energy can advance the adoption of IoT at sea by providing in-situ energy generation, whilst also benefitting from the same technology. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland funded `BlueBox' project aims to overcome barriers to entry for applying IoT technologies to offshore sensing by developing Ocean IoT (OIoT) hardware and software solutions. Features of the BlueBox system include modular offshore focussed hardware, no-code configuration and control of peripherals (such as sensors and actuators), duplex transmission of data using multiple media, serverless cloud server architecture and an edge computing framework. This paper presents an overview of BlueBox, tank tests for system validation of a prototype wave-energy powered ocean-observing platform, and a discussion of future applications of the technology.

Heritage development of traditional culture in folk art education based on the decentralized Internet

Abstract Folk art education is an important way to inherit and develop traditional culture. In this paper, the cascade propagation of typical decentralized Internet-social networks is modeled as a propagation dynamic graph model, and an enhanced graph-aware neural network is proposed through the analysis of the learning process of neural graph networks. A further recurrent graph-aware neural network is proposed for the characteristics of information dissemination in the decentralized Internet, and the transmission and development of traditional culture in folk art education are analyzed based on this network model. In folk art education, the most common type of traditional culture dissemination is ink painting, accounting for 20.32%, which is 6.91%, 12.35%, and 14.86% higher than other types, respectively. From 2014 to 2021, the percentage of Internet-based communication media increased from 12.47% to 24.78%, an increase of 12.31 percentage points. The analysis based on the decentralized Internet can accurately extract the characteristics of traditional culture integrated into folk art education, which helps to inherit further and promote the excellent traditional culture.

Social Media as a Platform to Increase Participation of Extension Workers and Farmers in Achieving SDGs

The development of farming and agribusiness is a relevant and ideal choice considering the geographical structure of Indonesia as an agricultural country. However, there is a trend in society, particularly among the millennial generation, that prefers to focus on the mechanical industry, financial business, and entertainment. This situation is exacerbated by adolescents∧ widespread use of digital communication technologies and the occurrence of a pandemic, raising concerns that public participation in the agriculture sector may dwindle considerably. Based on several of these manifestations, an analysis was carried out that it was important to use internet-based digital communication tools as a medium of socialization while increasing community participation in agriculture. Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram can be used to communicate and improve production and marketing through e-commerce in order to fulfill sustainable development goals (SDGs). Social media is not simply a means of contact between extension workers and farmersit can also be used to exchange information, innovate, build marketing networks, and obtain other farming supplies. This study aims to optimize the participation of extension workers and farmers in agricultural extension and communication activities. The study also intends to demonstrate the importance of using social media as a non-formal learning tool for farmers and the general public interested in agribusiness. This research applied the constructivist research paradigm with a systematical review method to explore and redefine social media as a medium of participatory extension and communication. As a result, the WhatsApp application provides a social media platform that extension workers and farmers can use for socialization, debate, and consulting to boost agricultural product output and marketing.
 Keywords: social media, participation, counseling, communication

A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of hate speech in German and Polish social media posts

The present paper investigates linguistic data that include hate speech motivated by the alleged or real ethnic or national identity of its addressee in German and Polish Internet-based communication. Focusing on hate speech on Facebook, this paper contributes to the studies of hate speech (e.g. Meibauer, 2013; Meibauer, 2021) in online communication (e.g. Baider & Constantinou, 2020; He et al., 2021; Founta & Specia, 2021) and, in a more general sense, to the vast area of research on the use of aggressive language. Based on a representative corpus, the predominant categories of user-generated hateful statements are teased out relative to their form and stance by means of critical discourse analysis and corpus linguistics tools. In the analytical part, we discuss the discursive practices used in the posts, together with the meanings they communicate, followed by a comparative analysis of their frequencies in comparable corpora. Our findings confirm that hate speech is linguistically conditioned by its socio-cultural context. For instance, our contrastive analysis of German and Polish online data indicates that the two nationalities use different discursive practices to express their aversion to the Other, and that Polish comments are more overtly insulting than German comments.

An Empirical Study of Selected Challenges in Online Education; A Special Focus on G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Students in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka

The 21st century can be known as an era in which the universe has become one village with the rapid advancement in internet-based information and communication technology. Consequently, online methods were used to develop education opportunities widely in the distance learning process. Though many researchers have paid attention to the challenges and opportunities of online education in schools and universities, researchers have paid less attention to online education in the Sri Lankan school system. However, Sri Lankan schools were trending towards online education due to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. As a result, this study aims to identify the factors affecting online education usage and the challenges of online education by advanced-level students in the Colombo district. The advanced-level students in the Colombo district were the target population of this study. The sample was selected from Padukka, Hanwella, and Homagama Secretarial divisions under multistage cluster sampling, and the data was collected from 312 students using a questionnaire. Further, the independent sample t-test, Analysis of Variance and Structural Equation Model, was used to identify the self-determining factors. Consequently, social, communication, technical, demographic, and economic factors identified online education usage variables. Finally, this study suggested implementing Learning Management Systems and providing teachers and students with sufficient knowledge about online education. Overall, this study provided an opportunity to identify the challenges teachers and students face in online education and reduce time consumption and cost of the teaching and learning process.

GPS + Galileo + BDS-3 medium to long-range single-baseline RTK: an alternative for network-based RTK?

AbstractThanks to the development of the real-time kinematic (RTK) algorithm and the emerging Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), especially for Galileo and BeiDou-3, reliable positioning accuracy for medium and long-baseline RTK became possible globally. Moreover, with the development of the GNSS receiver hardware, baseline length limitations due to radio-based communications are removed thanks to internet-based communication. In this work, single-baseline RTK, incorporated partial ambiguity resolution with troposphere and ionosphere weighting, using GPS (G), Galileo (E), BeiDou-3 (C3) and multi-GNSS (GE and GEC3), is conducted with real GNSS data of EUREF Permanent GNSS network under three different cutoff angles (10°, 20°, and 30°) for six different lengths of baselines (~50, ~150, ~250, ~350, ~450, and ~550 km). The results show that the multi-GNSS RTK solution significantly contributed to the positioning accuracy and convergence time of the single-system RTK solutions. Based on the results, non-available epoch-wise solutions for the high-degree cutoff angles are more obvious for the single-system RTK, whereas multi-GNSS solutions provide 100% solutions for each cutoff angle and baseline. The results indicate that instantaneous and a few epochs single-epoch ambiguity resolution is feasible for 50, 150, 250 and 350 km baseline lengths for multi-GNSS RTK. Based on the positioning results, horizontal–vertical positioning improvements of multi-GNSS RTK (GEC3) compared with the single-system GPS RTK are found as 50%–37%, 40%–35%, 55%–47%, 53%–54%, 57%–49% and 57%–49% for 50, 150, 250, 350, 450 and 550 km, respectively, under a 10° cutoff angle. For 20° and 30° cutoff angles, the accuracy improvements are much higher. The convergence time improvements (n/e/u) of multi-GNSS RTK (GEC3) compared with the single-system GPS RTK are found as 86/92/75%, 77/67/72%, 75/77/83%, 53/56/52%, 69/49/62%, and 52/45/39% for 50, 150, 250, 350, 450 and 550 km, respectively, under a 10° cutoff angle.

Integration Analysis of Activity Group for Decreasing of Stunting in Maluku

Stunting is a condition of growth failure of a child, both body and brain, therefore stunting must be prevented. Stunting prevention was carried out through various efforts, including activity groups (Poktan). This study aims to analyze the distribution of Poktan in Maluku and its problems and to analyze the integration of Poktan in reducing stunting. The research was conducted using secondary data sourced from Representative Office of BKKBN Maluku and various relevant literature sources as well as conducting formal and informal discussions with several staff from Representative BKKBN of Maluku and with research team from Pattimura University. The results showed that the distribution of Poktan in Maluku was evenly distributed in every region, but in terms of numbers it was still uneven. The problems faced by Poktan in Maluku include the lack of facilities and infrastructure of internet-based communication and transportation to support the implementation of Poktan functions, the number of assistants was still lacking, and the awareness of Poktan officers or assistants on the importance of data was still low. Poktan integration has taken place but needs to be improved so that it is better for supporting the reduction of stunting in Maluku. In addition, it requires cooperation between various parties from the government, the private sector, universities, the community, and various of mass media.