Social Media Phenomenon Research Articles

Commentary On: En Bloc Capsulectomy for Breast Implant Illness: A Social Media Phenomenon?

Commentary On: En Bloc Capsulectomy for Breast Implant Illness: A Social Media Phenomenon? Patricia A McGuire, MD Patricia A McGuire, MD Corresponding Author: Dr Patricia A. McGuire, 845 N. New Ballas Court, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63141, USA. E-mail: patricia.mcguiremd@gmail.com; Twitter: PatMcGuireMD Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 460–462, https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjaa230 Published: 17 September 2020 Article history Editorial decision: 28 July 2020 Corrected and typeset: 17 September 2020 Published: 17 September 2020

The Use of Social Media Platforms to Enhance Vocabulary Developing in Learning a New Language: A Review of The Literature

Social media platforms (SMPs) are widely used by many users worldwide in different fields, including business, politics, education, and personal enjoyment (Kapoor et al., 2018). However, the use of SMPs for English language vocabulary learning is still under-researched, particularly in a Saudi Arabian context. Alzahrani (2016) and Alqunayeer (2016) have underscored the scarcity of research exploring the use and effect of SMPs on Saudi learners’ vocabulary development, and as these platforms are highly favored in Saudi Arabia, the paucity of research makes the current study timely and pertinent. Furthermore, recent studies in Vietnam and Indonesia have recommended that further research should be conducted regarding the use of SMPs for English language vocabulary learning and indeed for learning English as a second language (Indari & Putri, 2018; Tran, 2016). This paper aims to review the research concerning the use of SMPs for vocabulary learning from 2014 to 2018. Out of 50 peer-reviewed articles, only 15 studies were relevant to SMPs and vocabulary learning. It has been recognized that SMPs are effective in improving learner engagement, motivation, and vocabulary development, suggesting that SMPs can be valuable tools and resources to facilitate learning. The authors have also proposed a definition for the term social media, as one has not been agreed upon in the educational literature, this is not surprising given that the social media phenomenon is still a new and rapidly evolving field of practice and study.

Social Media Disruptions in HR Practices

Talented workers are the key source of competitive advantage for today’s organizations. Talented employees and their skills define the future of a business by giving it a competitive edge over others. The Social media phenomenon has opened up new avenues to employers and employees alike in the employment market. In the wake of such a scenario the role of social media has come to play a crucial role and paved the way for new paths in organizations HR practices.

The Role of Twitter in Opening New Domains of Discourse in the Public Sphere

The use of Twitter to coordinate political dialogue and crisis communication has been a vital key to its legitimization. In the past few years, the users of Twitter were increased in the GCC. Also, the use of social media has received a lot of ‘buzz' due to the events that unfurled in the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt during the Arab Spring. Although not as dramatic as overthrowing a regime, the use of social media has been revolutionary in most areas of the Middle East, especially in the most conservative societies that have been relatively closed to the flow of information. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for example, now have the largest-growing Twitter community of all the nations in the Arabian Gulf. Known for its tight rein on public discourse and the flow of information, even elements of the current regime are opening doors to a new public discourse, due in large part to the influence of social media. This paper explores the social media phenomenon that has had such an impact on the relatively closed societies of the Arab world, examining how it has changed the nature of the public sphere. The researcher used content analysis of four GCC journalists' accounts for four months. The paper concludes that the use of Twitter is shifting the Arab public's discourse and opinions in the region because those opinions are being heard instead of censored. Social media is having a major impact on the conservative Saudi, Qatar, and UAE societies.

THE FIGHT OF PATIENT WITH PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA DISORDER WITH HIS THE PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS: A GAME OF "EVERYTHING OR NOTHING"

Introduction: "Blue whale challenge" is a large social media phenomenon believed to have originated in Russia in 2015. It is supposed to be a "game" in which the "player" receives 50 tasks from an online administrator. Initial tasks are more inclined towards self-harm and antisocial behavior, the final task being suicide. The name is thought to be derived from "failed whales" that suggest suicide.
 Motivation: Although the target audience of this outrages game is mainly adolescents; it has proven to be eminently more harmful among psychiatric patients, of all ages, especially those with psychotic disorders. When psychosis overlaps with an already dangerous online "game", the risks are heightened.
 Objectives: Our case study intends to highlight the risks of a 35-year-old patient, a former police officer, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia about 15 years ago, difficult to control from therapeutic point of view, which is completely immersed in this "game", in which the tasks are on the border between concrete and delirium.
 Methods: Emergency psychiatric hospitalization, medical supervision, daily psychiatric monitoring, psychological evaluation, psychodynamic interview, case study.
 Results: The patient deliriously interprets the rules of the game his current task is to go to three different psychiatrists and to prove his health in order to "release" him from his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. He motivates the objective of the challenge with the Blue Whale the "liberation of the soul", the alternative being suicide. He plays "all or nothing", there are no differences in shades between "Beware of donkeys" (children's game), "Blue whale" and "Russian roulette" (games for real men). The patient himself sees either the garbage man who deserves the lethal injection, or Jesus capable of winning the game. His thinking is dominated by the conflict between the concrete and the abstract; the secret of the paranoid patient being the emphatic ability to transform his powerlessness into "I am invincible!", because for this patient "at first it was the word". When he spoke about his previous tasks, he confessed many acts of violence, pseudo- reminiscence with delirious integration in the form of confabulations. In addition, he believes that everyone receives orders from the Blue Whale, including medical staff, which makes difficult to establish a doctor-patient relationship.

Encounters with Kusama: disability, feminism, and the mediated Mad art of #InfiniteKusama

ABSTRACT The 2018 exhibition “Infinity Mirrors” at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto, and the accompanying social media phenomenon #InfiniteKusama, harnessed the myth of the “mad genius” who “overcame” hardship in its celebration of the life and work of artist Yayoi Kusama, yet veered away from a nuanced engagement with disability, madness/mental illness, and access. Desiring a crip version of the artist and psychiatric user/survivor, we take up Marta Zarzycka and Domitilla Olivieri’s call to mobilize the feminist potential of affective encounters in digital spaces, generating an analysis of our mediated interactions with Kusama’s persona and artwork at the cultural sites of the art gallery, Instagram, and Twitter. While the physical and digital extensions of the exhibition tried to elicit participation in normative and normalizing ways, critically crip moments of productive tension ruptured the smooth lines of power and ideology in the institution. Through a series of personal reflections we showcase the potential for “affective encounters” between bodies in spaces to disrupt ableist and sanist norms.

Examining the Self-Harm and Suicide Contagion Effects of the Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter: Qualitative Study.

BackgroundResearch suggests that direct exposure to suicidal behaviors and acts of self-harm through social media may increase suicidality through imitation and modeling, particularly in more vulnerable populations. One example of a social media phenomenon that demonstrates how self-harming behavior could potentially be propagated is the blue whale challenge. In this challenge, adolescents and young adults are encouraged to engage in self-harm and eventually kill themselves. ObjectiveThis paper aimed to investigate the way individuals portray the blue whale challenge on social media, with an emphasis on factors that could pose a risk to vulnerable populations.MethodsWe first used a thematic analysis approach to code 60 publicly posted YouTube videos, 1112 comments on those videos, and 150 Twitter posts that explicitly referenced the blue whale challenge. We then deductively coded the YouTube videos based on the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) safe messaging guidelines as a metric for the contagion risk associated with each video.ResultsThe thematic analysis revealed that social media users post about the blue whale challenge to raise awareness and discourage participation, express sorrow for the participants, criticize the participants, or describe a relevant experience. The deductive coding of the YouTube videos showed that most of the videos violated at least 50% of the SPRC safe and effective messaging guidelines.ConclusionsThese posts might have the problematic effect of normalizing the blue whale challenge through repeated exposure, modeling, and reinforcement of self-harming and suicidal behaviors, especially among vulnerable populations such as adolescents. More effort is needed to educate social media users and content generators on safe messaging guidelines and factors that encourage versus discourage contagion effects.

ẒĀHIRAT AL-TAṬARRUF AL-DĪNĪY FĪ ‘ĀLAM AL-SHABĀB WA AL-TA‘ALĪM: Dirāsah ‘an Ṣ‘ūd al-Ḥarakah al-Islāmīyah al-Rādīkālīyah fī al-Madāris al-Thānawīyah fī Indūnīsiyā

The spread of radicalism-intolerance has entered into the recesses of the life of Indonesian people, especially in education field. This article aims to explore the facts of radicalism-intolerance at high school level in two major cities in Indonesia, Surabaya and Jakarta, and to analyze educational policies related to schools’ responses towards the phenomenon of radicalism. The data are collected by surveying and interviewing the leading figures of the Education and Culture Office of Surabaya and of Jakarta, high school principals, and high school teachers in Surabaya and Jakarta. The obtained data are then analyzed through focus group discussions (FGD) and logical thinking to find and analyze the subject matter in accordance with the focus of this study. The results show that (1) the indications of radicalism-intolerance had entered high school even though this remains at low level, (2) school managers, principals, and teachers had remarkable concerns and thorough vigilance towards their students exposed to radicalism- intolerance along with the rise of such a phenomenon in social and print media, and (3) the Ministry of Education and Culture firmly had not made so-called antiradicalism education policies as outlined in the blueprint of a curriculum.

From Cloud to Classroom: Mathematics Teachers’ Planning and Enactment of Resources Accessed within Virtual Spaces

From Cloud to Classroom: Mathematics Teachers’ Planning and Enactment of Resources Accessed within Virtual Spaces

Challenging Hegemony: Nurhadi-Aldo and the 2019 Election in Indonesia

ABSTRACT During the highly polarised 2019 presidential election campaign in Indonesia, calls for not voting for either of the two candidates (golput) were stronger than in previous elections. This article analyses the social media phenomenon of Nurhadi-Aldo, a fictional presidential and vice presidential candidate duo, as a campaign for golput, reaching hundreds of thousands of Indonesians on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Drawing on Gramsci’s concept of “common sense,” this article suggests understanding the fictional Nurhadi-Aldo election campaign within the context of a hegemonic social bloc which relies on a political language through which marginalised groups cannot express their aspirations in terms of their economic identity. Rather, the language of religious morals and reactionary nationalism is the default stance. An analysis of the issues, arguments, symbolism, and language used in Nurhadi-Aldo memes suggests that the campaign offered a new style of golput campaign since it used language and political symbolism that ran counter to the political language of the ruling social bloc.

THE LANGUAGE FEATURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA

In Azerbaijan, as in many other countries, the number of internet users increases day by day. This means that Azerbaijani language spreads in the virtual space as the main communication language of these users. Issues of language usage cause several specific reasons in the virtual world. This creates new language trends linked to the social media phenomenon. Language in the virtual world is not only the mode of communication, but also the mode of self-expression of each internet user, particularly the member of the social networks. In the virtual environment people use language more creatively, than in real life. All these forms peculiar language and style of social media. Sometimes this peculiarity exceeds the bounds of rules and norms of traditional linguistics. Often it also affects the verbal environment of the real life. Therefore, new verbal trends, which we can observe in the virtual space, can both create new perspectives and incur some danger for preserving national linguistic traditions. Also, because of using social media as the tool of communication, adoption of their peculiar style turned into necessity. From this point of view, learning peculiar features of the social media is actual issue for contemporary linguistics. This article is following new linguistic trends observed in the virtual space. It provides detailed information about typical characteristics of the virtual communication, main and additional tools, cases of breaking borders of common language norms and their conditioning factors and new genres created in the virtual space. It also pays attention on the new development perspectives of national languages, created by social media. The article offers suggestions to gain benefits from these perspectives and preserve national languages from the negative impact of the virtual space.

Особенности парламентской избирательной кампании Великобритании 2017 года: феномен «молодежетрясения»

The paper considers the phenomenon of social me-dia as a factor that causes an ambiguous impact on the electoral process. The authors analyze this prob-lem on the example of the Western democratic state – Great Britain. It is particularly emphasized that the electoral legislation of this country needs to be changed, since in this configuration of the model of the electoral system it is difficult to prevent the dis-tortion of the will of British voters, especially when converting votes into mandates. It is noted that the development of Internet technologies and their use as information support for the conservative party of Great Britain during the 2006 election campaign con-tributed to the mobilization of the younger genera-tion. Attention is drawn to the fact that the subse-quent electoral cycles are no exception, that is, so-cial media is increasingly involved in the UK's elec-toral process. The paper analyzes the features of using social media (advertising, etc.) in the election campaign on the example of the case of early par-liamentary elections in the UK in 2017. It is empha-sized that, despite the significant influence of tradi-tional media, the Internet is the key communication channel for young people. It is noted that the phe-nomenon of «youthquake» is not so much related to the technical component of social media, but rather to the convergence of populist ideas and the net-work component, which allowed the Labour Party to improve its position in the UK Parliament. Working with young people through social networks allows them to be involved in the electoral process. The authors emphasize that the new phenomena of the digital age require appropriate legislative regulation (correction of electoral legislation on a number of issues).

Философия как учебная дисциплина для цифрового поколения

The problem presented for consideration is the adequacy of the transference of philosophical knowledge through information technologies in modern University practice. The problem requires a well-founded philosophical approach, since it involves the development of thinking, new intellectual strategies that arise as a result of the information revolution. The most obvious radical changes in the socio-psychological attitudes of students to perceive information are considered. The result of these changes is the formation of clip and rhizomatic thinking. In their comparison, the author draws attention to the conditionality of rhizomatic thinking by the hypertext organization of the electronic educational environment. The phenomenon of social media is considered in terms of the formation of effective mechanisms of collective thinking. The author draws attention to the specifics of philosophical knowledge, the ultimate abstractness and universality of which should nevertheless be based on stimulating the processes of empathy in educational activity, since emotional empathy structures personal knowledge and beliefs. As an effective methodological method that organizes the teaching process, the concept of open communication is aimed at a multilateral free dialogue aimed at self-development and the formation of intellectual capital. The author refers to the notions of network culture and transliteracy, which is formed in the context of universal culture and implies reliance on all types of communications created by mankind.

The Influence of Media in the Evolution of Canadian Political Parties

The types of political parties in Canada have drastically changed over the last 150 years, and so too has the dominant forms of media. My research explores the role the media has played in the evolution of the Canadian party system, and attempts to answer the question: How has media contributed to the changes in the party system over time, and how has it facilitated a shift between the types of parties? The federal system has seen elite parties, mass parties and brokerage parties, and the market-oriented party, and my research examines how the media has influenced the way parties communicate their platform and policies with the electorate. As well, I explore the dominant types and modes of media present in each type of party system: from newspapers, to the introduction of broadcast radio, to television, to the recent phenomena of social media. Media influence is the most significant factor in the evolution of the Canadian party system, as it is the primary vehicle for the delivery of information to Canadian citizens.

MODAL ANTECEDENTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE MOTIVATIONS FOR GENERATION Z IN KAZAKHSTAN

The phenomenon of social media and consequent transformations of our life and work represent aresearch interest in the area of people’s online behavior, which increasingly impacts marketing scienceand practice. Prior studies investigated motivational factors of social media usage. This research aimsto reveal these factors’ antecedents such as different online content formats or virtual experience types.The study’s output contributes to the enhancement of social media theory. The sample includes 103KIMEP University’s bachelor students as representatives of generation Z in Kazakhstan. Factor analysisand structural equation modeling were performed to process the data with the application of SPSS 19.0and WarpPLS 6.0 programs. Based on the research’s results we suggest three modal antecedents includingverbal-based, pictorial-based, and animated-based virtual experience types, which affect socializing,entertainment and self-status seeking motivations to use social media. Application of the specific onlinecontent formats to the particular social media gratification is supposed to improve the effectiveness andefficiency of elaboration and implementation of consumer communication programs and customer relationshipstrategy in achieving marketing and sales targets.

SOCIAL MEDIA RECRUITMENT: IN JOB FINDINGS AMONG THE GENERATION Y (FRESH GRADUATES)

The social media phenomenon has opened new paths of engagement and revolutionized the exchange of information. With more people engaging with social media, it is worth investigating its relevance to the recruitment process. The purpose of this paper is to assess how employers can make the best use of social media as part of the recruitment process. It examines which platforms effective suited to hosting job search information, which can help achieve recruitment goals and how candidates are used social media recruitment as a job finding tool. As the research examines a number of key questions on the current new ways of recruiting and its effectiveness, advantages such as accessibility and its impact on management. It analyzes the relationship between social media and recruitment and its impacts. There has been a relative research recommendation on exploring the processes and procedures individuals and employee organizations utilize with respect to employing social media in the workplace in the future, and specifically within the recruitment process. The findings confirm a dual-use of social media by employers, connected with a belief that strengthened connections with potential applicants are possible, alongside the original intended use as an attraction tool. It has also resulted in this research a significant positive relationship among social media recruitment as first would be Facebook is efficient and effective. This research concludes by highlighting a need for further research and recommendations for HRM practice.

Factors that promote social media marketing in retail companies

Reaching consumers effectively is one of the main challenges facing businesses, particularly those in retail. The latter is due to advances in information technology and the phenomenon of social media has given rise to new digital and asynchronous tools to increase dialogue between businesses and consumers. This study applied the Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equations Modeling to analyze data collected from a questionnaire applied to 421 marketing managers in Medellin’s retail sector (Colombia). This study uses the Technology Acceptance Model - TAM to identify the factors that promote the adoption of social media marketing in retail companies. Identifying these factors facilitates the design of strategies to take advantage of this form of marketing to retain current customers and reach potential customers. This study highlights that the usefulness of social networks does not depend on the perception of how easy or difficult it is to use them as some authors have pointed out. Furthermore, it allows reaffirming the positive influence of Trust on the Perceived Usefulness construct and Perceived Ease of Use, which promotes the adoption of marketing in Social Media.

Sociolinguistics perspectives on gender patterns in instagram

This article focused on the the gender patterns that were found in the social media Instagram based on the sociolinguistics point of view. There were two research questions were arisen what types of the gender patterns that were found in the social media Instagram based on the sociolinguistics and the factors of the difference language used based on gender in social media Instagram. Uses and Gratifications Theory (UGT) was used to analyze the data. The data was taken from all of component of the sociolinguistics aspect in social media network especially for gender patterns that existed on the social media instagram college students’ users id in Pekanbaru. The writer took 30 Instagram users id as sample. The study found that two types of gender patterns, first; gender in writing and second; gender in profile photo, thus there were five main assumptions that caused the differences language in gender in social media Instagram, namely; (1) an audience is active and goal-oriented in their media consumption, (2) media are used for gratifications, (3) media are in competition with other means of need satisfaction, (4) people understand their personal media use, interests, and motives enough to communicate with researchers about their choices, (5) the audience members are the only people who can make judgments regarding the value of the media content. The study recommends that sociolinguistics is an interesting topic to be researched thus future field of study concerns with the rapid changing phenomena in social media.

Ágora vacía

The following paper aims to develop the shortcomings of a prospective phenomenology of public space highlighting the phenomenon of social media and its necessity of the profile. In order to attain this objective, it propose appeal to conceptual framework of Jacques Derrida, a philosopher who attacks “metaphysics of presence”. The phenomenology of public space —specially the one that comes from Arendtian thought— relies on the life of citizen, her intention present to herself, and her territorial enclosure and contiguity (bios, telos, and polis, respectively). The social media profile overthrows this triad that is axiomatically assumed as constitutive of the public space.

Predicting user reactions to Twitter feed content based on personality type and social cues

The events in the past few years clearly indicate that the modern social, political and economical landscapes are heavily influenced by how information flows through social networks. For instance, the recent outcomes of the US presidential elections and the Brexit vote show that misinformation and otherwise influencing content can affect events of great importance. In this paper, we adopt a simplified version of the recently proposed Network Knowledge Base (NKB) model to tackle the problem of predicting basic actions that a user can take given the content of their social media feeds: either take action (by reusing content seen in their feeds or creating new one), or otherwise take no action. We propose processing raw data obtained from social media based on the framework defined by the NKB model, and then formulate an action/no action prediction task that takes as input five features (including the user’s personality type and other social cues), and then go on to show—via an extensive empirical evaluation with real-world Twitter data—that machine learning classification algorithms can be successfully applied in this setting to make predictions about user reactions. The main result obtained is that, out of the features considered, personality type based on the Big-5 (also known as OCEAN) model is the most impactful; furthermore, though the rest of the features taken individually do not have a significant impact, the best results are obtained when they are all taken together. This is a first step in applying the NKB model towards understanding the effect of pathogenic social media phenomena such as fake news, how they spread via cascades, and how to counteract their ill effects.