Profile Photo Research Articles

Understanding trust in ms-commerce: The roles of reported experience, linguistic style, profile photo, emotional, and cognitive trust

This paper examines what influences trust in mobile social commerce environment. Drawing on trust-based acceptance model (i.e. cognitive and emotional trust) and online review features (i.e. profile photo, linguistic style, and reported experience), we examine how these factors affect trust in mobile social commerce. Hypotheses were tested using survey data. The results of our model showed that there are significant influences of profile photo, reported experience, cognitive, and emotional trust towards trust in ms-commerce. This work contributes to existing literature by examining the roles of previous trust in mobile payments and online reviews on trust in mobile social commerce.

When profile photos matter: the roles of reviewer profile photos in the online review generation and consumption processes

Purpose Many online review sites, such as TripAdivisor.com, encourage review posters to upload a profile photo to improve the perceived reliability of online reviews. This study aims to examine the roles of reviewer profile photos in the online review generation and consumption processes. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected via Amazon MTurk. Two experimental studies were conducted. Study 1 had a sample size of 106 respondents. In Study 1, this paper examined the role of a reviewer profile photo in the online review generation process. Study 2 had a sample size of 482 respondents. In Study 2, this paper examined the role of a reviewer profile photo in the online review consumption process under two different circumstances, namely, comprehensive and incomprehensive review text. Findings The findings show that reviewer profile photos play different roles when consumers generate online reviews versus when they consume reviews. In the review generation process, reviewers are more likely to upload a profile photo to improve the credibility of their reviews. On the other hand, in the review consumption process, reviewer profile photos do not contribute to an increase in the perceived review helpfulness. Originality/value If the readers have difficulty processing the review content, review profile photos play a critical role in determining perceived review helpfulness. This study provides both theoretical and managerial implications by indicating how reviewer profile photos play different roles in online review posting and consuming behavior.

To thine communication partner be true: The effect of presentation consistency on perceived authenticity and liking after making a first impression online

This experiment examines the effects of presentation consistency on perceived authenticity and liking in computer-mediated communication, differentiating between profile views and short online text-based conversations. The experimental design is a 2 (presentation-consistent vs. -inconsistent) × 2 (profile view vs. short conversation) between-subjects experiment using university students (N = 173) in Singapore. Results show higher perceived authenticity (η2p = .29) and liking (η2p = .16) after short conversations than after profile views without conversations. When there is only a profile view, perceived authenticity is lower when the profile photo is inconsistent with the profile text than when it is consistent (η2p = .05). We discuss these findings in terms of schema tuning, where presentation inconsistencies can be accommodated over time as individuals develop unique mental schemas about their communication partners.

PENERAPANA METODE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) DALAM ANALISIS FORENSIK DIGITAL UNTUK PENANGANAN CYBER CRIME

The development of technology is currently developing very quickly, this is directly proportional to releasing cyber crime. One crime that often occurs is the case of Pornography. This application is done using one of the very popular Instant Messenger (IM) applications, the WhatsApp application. But after the crime is committed next or sending evidence in the form of conversations, video recordings, images and others committed by the suspect using the WhatsApp application. Therefore, this study proposes to find evidence related to digital pornography. This research produced a forensic procedure in conducting an investigation of the WhatsApp application to obtain previously published evidence containing a conversation session, a list of contact numbers, a profile photo of the victim and others. This research was conducted by reading a backup file of the encrypted WhatsApp application database that stores the conversation session that has been released. This research uses the method (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This digital evidence can be obtained using one of the forensic tools namely WhtasApp Viewer. The results obtained in this study contain WhatsApp contents that have been available which can be found digitally in uncovering the crime of pornography that is happen.

Razor: Scaling Backend Capacity for Mobile Applications

The dramatic growth of mobile application usage has posed great pressure on application developers to better manage their backend capacity. Rule-based or schedule-based auto-scaling mechanisms have been proposed, but it is difficult or expensive to frequently adjust the backend capacity to track the burstiness of mobile traffic. In this paper, we explore a fundamentally different approach. Instead of scaling the backend in line with the mobile traffic, we smooth out traffic profiles to reduce the required backend capacity and increase its utilization. Our proposed solution, called Razor, is inspired by two key insights on mobile traffic. First, mobile traffic exhibits high short-term fluctuations but steady long-term trend, so that we may temporarily delay user requests and periodically adapt backend capacity based on the predicted traffic volume. Second, user requests have different priorities: while some requests are urgent (e.g., sending a message), some are delay-tolerant (e.g., changing the profile photo) and can be postponed without much influence on the user experience. Based on these observations, our design features a two-tier architecture: on a long timescale, Razor predicts future traffic using machine learning algorithms and plans the optimal backend capacity to minimize the budget with performance guarantee; on a short timescale, Razor schedules which requests to delay and by how much time to delay according to their delay tolerance. We implement a fully-functional prototype of Razor, and evaluate its performance with both real and synthetic traces. Extensive experimental results show that Razor can effectively help mobile application developers reduce their backend cost while guaranteeing the user experience.

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.

The Emotional Statement: Profile Photo and Self-branding in the Art World

Along with the growing usage of the internet and social media, everyone has a new opportunity to construct a new identity - online identity. As one of the most significant channels of self-presence, profile photo contains more than facial features. It is rather the emotional statement. The art world is selected as the main object under inspection, as an ecosystem with distinctive subgroups. By studying the emotional structure of profile photos, we discover that artists show less happiness in the way of their online identity construction. We use the idea of self-branding to illustrate the phenomenon, as 'coolness' is a significant value for an artist. In a word, this paper has testified three hypotheses: 1) different emotional statements are for diverse career ecosystems; 2) for subgroups, emotional statements are customised to their target audiences; 3) artists pay more attention to 'self-construction' than 'pleasing the audience', and this could affect their degree of happiness.

The emotional statement: profile photo and self-branding in the art world

Along with the growing usage of the internet and social media, everyone has a new opportunity to construct a new identity - online identity. As one of the most significant channels of self-presence, profile photo contains more than facial features. It is rather the emotional statement. The art world is selected as the main object under inspection, as an ecosystem with distinctive subgroups. By studying the emotional structure of profile photos, we discover that artists show less happiness in the way of their online identity construction. We use the idea of self-branding to illustrate the phenomenon, as 'coolness' is a significant value for an artist. In a word, this paper has testified three hypotheses: 1) different emotional statements are for diverse career ecosystems; 2) for subgroups, emotional statements are customised to their target audiences; 3) artists pay more attention to 'self-construction' than 'pleasing the audience', and this could affect their degree of happiness.

Would You like to Be My Facebook Friend?

This research seeks to understand how people respond to demographic factors and different types of Facebook profile. Using a 2 × 3 × 2 × 2 between-subjects experimental design, the research explores the relationship between gender of a fictitious Facebook account (female, male), attraction levels of the profile photo (attractive, normal and default), education status (university, default) and relationship status (in a relationship, default). Additionally, this process has been applied in both field research (Study 1) and laboratory (Study 2). A beauty survey was applied to determine the profile photos to be used in these fictitious accounts. Friendship requests were sent to participants in the two different environments (field and lab) by fictitious Facebook accounts, and results were monitored and analyzed. Whilst some research has been carried out on online friendship, no study exists that involves the role of the environment. The results of this study indicate that the environment plays an important role in friendship acceptance behavior. Another important finding was that the gender of participants is the most significant determinant in friendship acceptance behavior in both field and laboratory. However, the relationship between class and income levels of participants and behavior of accepting friendship request was not significant. Contrary to expectations, this study did not find a significant relation between friending behavior of participants and fictitious Facebook dimensions of gender, profile photos, education status and relationship status.

Kuasa, Tubuh, dan Tanda dalam Meme Politik Nurhadi-Aldo

Artikel ini membahas bagaimana kuasa, tubuh hingga ideologi kiri dalam unggahan meme politik Nurhadi-Aldo (NA). Indonesia saat ini menyaksikan kemunculan satu pasang calon presiden fiktif, yakni Nurhadi-Aldo. Pasangan ini muncul di tengah tensi politik yang memanas menjelang pemilihan presiden Indonesia periode 2019-2024. Pasangan fiktif ini menjadi viral dengan berbagai unggahan meme yang cenderung vulgar – berkaitan dengan tubuh, tetapi beberapa unggahannya ikut menyuarakan kritik terhadap kuasa. Nurhadi-Aldo yang kemudian disingkat menjadi ‘Dildo’ menyimbolkan diri sebagai phallus palsu, alias kuasa fiktif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan semiotika Peirce. Berdasarkan analisis semiotika terhadap sampel meme NA terkait dengan kuasa dan tubuh dapat disimpulkan beberapa hal sebagai berikut: (1) Meme politik mampu menjadi medium aspirasi bagi semua pihak yang ringan, namun efektif dan viral; (2) Meme NA berasal dari dua ikon shitposting sehingga unggahan NA akan selalu meliputi tubuh, ironi, dan absurditas; (3) Shitposting yang cenderung vulgar dan agresif memungkinkan meme NA membawakan topik yang sensitif, khususnya ideologi kiri dan tubuh; (4) Tampilan foto profil NA yang terbalik serta singkatan yang disematkan pada mereka, yakni dildo memiliki peran penting dalam membangun sebuah simbol atas kuasa palsu.

A Picture is Worth 1000 Messages: Investigating Face and Body Photos on Mobile Dating Apps for Men Who Have Sex with Men

ABSTRACT The present study investigated the way men visually self-present on MSM-specific mobile dating app profiles, as well as the connection between visual self-presentation strategies, demographic variables, and psychosocial attitudes about masculinity and the body. In particular, emphasis was placed on two aspects of men‘s visual self-presentation: face-disclosure and body-disclosure. Using a selective self-presentation framework, findings indicated that the majority of men presented their face in their profile photo and that nearly one in five presented their unclothed torso. Face-disclosure was connected to higher levels of app usage, longer-term app usage, and levels of outness. The use of shirtless photos was related to age, a higher drive for muscularity, more self-perceived masculinity, and stronger anti-effeminacy attitudes. The findings are discussed in relation to both strategic self-presentation, and the distinct meanings of face and body photos within MSM online culture.

Social dramaturgy and online self-presentation a case study of the Dark Fetish Network

This paper presents a case study of the social media site Dark Fetish Network. This online social networking platform has been analyzed through an internet ethnography approach, drawing on the knowledge of social dramaturgy theory. Dark Fetish Network gathers users who have different fetishes that often include fantasies about socially unacceptable practices and criminal acts such as murder, cannibalism, mutilation of the body (of other people, but also their own) and so on. The subject of this research is the communication and self-representation of DFN users in the online sphere. Registered users of this platform highlight information that indicates their „dark“ fantasies and fetishes through which they wish to portray themselves, occupying „desired“ roles. The basic hypothesis of this paper is that DFN users attract other users with similar or at least compatible fetishes (for example, sadism and masochism) because of their expressive reusers. This paper is based on an ethnographic analysis of user-profiles that entailed qualitative analysis of the content of their profiles and participant observation. The analysis concludes that users express their fetish with a profile photo and group membership in most of the cases, but also that there are users with a specific fetish who didn’t highlight it with these resources. Besides, the nickname has proven to be a very powerful expressive resource because it has helped the user (author of this paper) to attract other users with similar preferences, thereby retaining the basic hypothesis.

Do men help only beautiful women in social networks?

Is the Social Network profile photo important when women need help? In two field experiments (N = 681), male and female participants received a help request from a woman of below-average, above-average (Study 1 and 2), or a woman of unknown physical attractiveness (Study 2). Men (but not women) responded more often, answered more detailed, and were more helpful and friendlier to the above-average physical attractive woman (Study 1 and 2), but if they replied, they also answered friendlier to the woman of unknown physical attractiveness (Study 2). In Study 3, participants (N = 298) reported their hypothetical helping intention in an experimental setting. The findings from all three studies indicate that these results are most likely interpretable considering males’ mating strategies and costly signal theory in contrast to the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype or attention boost explanation.

The effects of facial attractiveness and trustworthiness in online peer-to-peer markets

Online peer-to-peer markets, such as Airbnb, often include profile photos of sellers to reduce anonymity. Ert, Fleischer, and Magen (2016) found that more trustworthy-looking, but not more attractive-looking, Airbnb hosts from Stockholm charge higher prices for similar apartments. This suggests that people are willing to pay more for a night in an apartment if the host looks trustworthy. Here, we present a pre-registered replication testing how photo-based impressions of hosts’ attractiveness and trustworthiness influence rental prices. We extend previous investigations by (a) controlling for additional features related to price (e.g., the apartment’s location value), (b) testing for an influence of other host features, such as race and facial expression, and (c) analyzing a substantially larger sample of apartments. An analysis of 1,020 listings in New York City showed that more attractive-looking, but not more trustworthy-looking, hosts charge higher prices for their apartments. Compared to White hosts, Black (but not Asian) hosts charge lower prices for their apartments. Hosts who smile more intensely in their profile photo charge higher prices. Our results support the general conclusion that people rely on profile photos in online markets, though we find that attractiveness is more important than trustworthiness.

A computational framework for understanding antecedents of guests' perceived trust towards hosts on Airbnb

Several studies have researched the antecedents influencing the perceived trust of guests towards hosts on Airbnb typically relying on survey data. However, the contribution of these antecedents to trust building in a practical context remains unclear. To fill this gap, we focused on the antecedents within the manageable information about hosts and proposed a computational framework for understanding the antecedents influencing perceived trust. Specifically, perceived trust was proxied by the growth rate of bookings and the validity of the proxy method was proved through comparing with human labeled data. From the snapshot information about hosts, the antecedents were quantified through text mining and face recognition methods. The least square regression was applied to analyze and compare the influence of these antecedents. We found that the contribution of reputation is not less than the summation of all the other antecedents. Additionally, in terms of self-descriptions, it is worthwhile to pay more attention to interactions and services. Expressing positive sentiment in either self-descriptions or profile photo is also helpful. The response behavior pattern and the number of verifications also matter. At last, several effective trust prediction models were built by using deep neural network and the ensemble method. The findings shed light on the working of the antecedents in trust formation and can provide instructions for the transaction partners, designers and managers of online services in the sharing economy.

Does Objectification on Social Media Cost Young Men?

Using an experimental methodology, the present study assessed college students’ perceptions of a male peer who presented himself on Facebook in either an objectified or nonobjectified manner. One hundred eighty-nine college students ( n = 111 women, n = 78 men) viewed a Facebook profile with either an objectified or a nonobjectified profile photo of the same young man and then evaluated the profile owner. They also reported on the desirability of dating the profile owner. Results indicated that the objectified profile owner was considered less competent but not less socially appealing or physically attractive. Participants liked the nonobjectified profile and profile photo better than the objectified profile and profile photo. There was also more interest in a committed dating relationship with the nonobjectified profile owner than the objectified profile owner. Findings suggest that using an objectified profile photo on Facebook may come with some costs for young men.

Social Media and Couples: What Are the Important Factors for Understanding Relationship Satisfaction?

The current study sought to examine specific Facebook behaviors, related to one's relationship and their association with relationship satisfaction. Data were collected from 115 undergraduates who were in a relationship and had an active Facebook account. Participants completed a number of measures focused on their relationship and gave the researcher access to their Facebook profiles to record the frequency of all posts (comments and status updates), pictures, tags, and likes from the previous two weeks. Each of these behaviors was then coded as relationship-specific (involving one's partner) or not. Descriptive statistics were calculated for each relationship-specific Facebook behavior. A number of participants did not include relationship information on their Facebook page. Only relationship status and having one's partner in a profile picture were significantly associated with relationship satisfaction. The current study is the first of its kind to examine the association between relationship-specific Facebook behaviors and relationship satisfaction, beyond that of one's relationship status or profile photo alone. The results of this study provide an initial glimpse into the specific relationship-oriented behaviors that individuals engage in on social media. Furthermore, the results provide guidance on macro- versus micro-analysis of online behavior for other researchers who are examining social media and couples' relationships.

Reputation Effects in Socially Driven Sharing Economy Transactions

Reputation has often been proposed as the central mechanism that creates trust in the sharing economy. However, some sharing platforms that focus primarily on social rather than economically driven exchanges have managed to facilitate exchanges between users without the use of a reputation system. This could indicate that socially driven exchanges are in less need of reputation systems and that having sufficient trust is less problematic. We examine the effect of seller reputation on sales and price as proxies for trust, using a large dataset from a Dutch meal-sharing platform. This platform aims to stimulate social interactions between people via meal sharing. Multilevel regression analyses were used to test the association of reputation with trust. Our main empirical results are that reputation affects both sales and price positively, consistent with the existing reputation literature. We also found evidence of the presence of an information effect, i.e., the influence of reputation on sharing decreases when additional profile information is provided (e.g., a profile photo, a product description). Our results thus confirm the effectiveness of reputation in more socially driven exchanges also. Consequently, platform owners are advised to use reputation on their platform to increase sharing between its users.

Self-Representation on Twitter Using Emoji Skin Color Modifiers

Since 2015, it has been possible to modify certain emoji with a skin tone. The five different skin tones were introduced with the aim of representing more human diversity, but some commentators feared they might be used as a way to negatively represent other users/groups. This paper presents a quantitative analysis of the use of skin tone modifiers on emoji on Twitter, showing that users with darker-skinned profile photos employ them more often than users with lighter-skinned profile photos, and the vast majority of skin tone usage matches the color of a user’s profile photo—i.e., tones represent the self, rather than the other. In the few cases where users do use opposite-toned emoji, we find no evidence of negative racial sentiment. Thus, the introduction of skin tones seems to have met the goal of better representing human diversity.

Celebração do casamento igualitário e homofobia nas redes digitais: #LoveWins na disputa de sentidos oriundos da apropriação da Havaianas

O trabalho analisa os sentidos oriundos do modo como Havaianas, a marca de sandálias brasileira, apropria-se das manifestações em rede de apoio à decisão da Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos que tornou legal, em 2015, o casamento igualitário naquele país. Ao atualizar sua foto de perfil no Facebook utilizando, inicialmente, o filtro com as cores do arco-íris e depois dispondo as sandálias em cores que lembram a bandeira do movimento LGBT, a marca desencadeou uma conversação em que sentidos em torno do tema homofobia foram se constituindo. A ação das Havaianas enquadra-se na condição de ciberacontecimento e articula intricadas relações que passam por questões de gênero, narrativas espalhadas e permeabilidade de fronteiras mediáticas. O artigo também apresenta a experiência metodológica designada como Análise de Construção de Sentidos em Redes Digitais, que se ocupa de processos micros da conversação em rede.