Social Networking Activities Research Articles

An Analysis of Social Network Activities of College Students

The present exploratory study was taken up to know about the various social networking sites that students use and the type of information shared by them on them. WhatsApp emerged as the most preferred medium for sharing messages, photos, and videos. There was a significant difference between the use of social media networks and the content shared on them. Content related to music, cooking, and movies were watched on the top three social networking sites namely YouTube, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The study found a significant difference between watched social media networks. There exists a significant difference regarding the different contents watched on social media. A significant difference between watched and shared content in different social media networks was also established. The three most important advantages of social media as perceived by the students were convenience in keeping in touch with friends, ease to learn new technology, knowledge of various academic institutions for higher studies across the country. Three disadvantages indicated by the study group were less physical activity, cybercrime, and privacy issues.

Аналіз комунікаційного середовища закладів вищої освіти

The article analyzes the communication environment of higher education institutions (HEIs). It was found out that the development of the communication environment of higher education institutions should be aimed at increasing the share of students involved in academic mobility programs, which will allow to obtain in the future highly qualified specialists with international experience. It is specified that the current level of integration of digital technologies into the working and personal space of everyone, its daily growth puts forward new requirements for the mass communication means. One of the most influential factors in the level of communication of higher education institutions is the active promotion of all web resources of HEIs on the Internet, taking into account the specifics (professional, age, gender, etc.) of the target audience. Under these conditions, the relevance of the analysis of the communication environment of higher education institutions is growing. It is noted that the analysis of communication contacts of universities, academies, institutes with students, applicants and their parents and stakeholders using social networks indicates that all HEIs have pages on social networks Instagram and Facebook. The social network Twitter was not so popular with universities for communication. However, Ukrainian universities, which are considered «flagship ones», add all the possibilities to communication, which is why each of them has a sufficient number of followers in all popular social networks. It is concluded that today there is an unconditional relationship between the number of subscribers of HEIs in social networks and its rating indicators. Comparison of the quantitative characteristics of social network activity in the three separated groups of HEIs leads to the further conclusions. Leading universities in Ukraine do not ignore the possibilities provided by the latest technologies, the total number of followers in all social networks of each of them amounts to tens of thousands. The highest rates are in Kharkiv National University named after Karazin (over 20000 Instagram and Facebook and nearly 1000 on Twitter). The number of subscribers of all other HEIs differ insignificantly and is largely due to the number of students of the relevant institutions and in most cases does not exceed the mark of 3000-5000 participants.

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL-PHYSICAL FACTORS ON PUBLIC HOUSING TRANSFORMATION IN TRIPOLI

Researchers have acknowledged that physical surroundings are a concrete manifestation of spatial organisation. Its arrangement outlines spatial relationship of social activity networks within housing units. In Libya, cities display minimal sensitivity to socio-physical attributes which affect public housing transformation. In order to focus on users’ transformations experience and emphasis on socio-physical environment influence. Public housing dwellers are surveyed to determine the socio-physical impact on housing transformations initiatives. The aim of this study is to develop a socio-physical responsive design framework for public housing projects based on user-initiated transformation experience. A survey is carried out among 304 households in twelve public housings areas in western Libya to evaluate users’ experience on the socio-physical model of housing transformation. Public housing such as neighbourhood influence, technology, plot size and quality of urban living standards are investigated using a questionnaire and analysed using SEM (AMOS). The findings revealed that socio-physical constituents have influence on housing transformation decisions made by house owners. It contributes to a housing design which respects both the users requirements and provide a healthy urban development at the same time.

The problem of psychological help to a person in the face of modern challenges

The problem of psychological help to a person in the context of modern challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, is considered from the point of view of compliance of this help's content to the public demand for it. The article aims to substantiate the need for a specific revision of traditional targets and traditional practices of psychological care due to the challenges that arise in the modern world. Reconstruction of the public request for psychological help is carried out according to the mass surveys conducted under the author's leadership: a nationwide representative study, which covered 1202 people aged from 18 y.o. and older, and an online survey conducted directly during the spring lockdown 2020, which involved 565 respondents. The analysis also includes data from other studies conducted during this period and following its "hot tracks." The article emphasizes that Ukrainian psychologists have shown significant professional activity since the corona crisis. Still, the effectiveness of their efforts was reduced by the fact that these efforts were exposed to barriers of both objective and subjective terms. In the psychological community, the default model of a person in a lockdown is focused on the psychological help implementation in the traditional content field of the individual (personality-oriented), marital, and family counseling. This model determined the main trend of psychologists' counseling activity in media and social networks, but, according to the obtained data, it did not fully meet the realities of life of Ukrainian citizens, the challenges of the information environment in which they were, and therefore their real needs. It is argued that global cataclysms such as the COVID-19 pandemic radically change the nature and principles of the psychologist's practical work, as they sharply shift the focus of their counseling activity from the usual axial to the retial communication systems. It is shown that the semantic field of psychological counseling in the conditions of modern challenges should be supplemented by at least two components – media-psychological and psychological-organizational. The need to launch a targeted state program to monitor mass sentiment and the psycho-emotional state of society is substantiated. The study's practical significance is to use its results and conclusions to improve psychological assistance to the population. Prospects for further development of the problem are seen in the definition of supervisory and technological prerequisites for expanding the content field of psychological counseling.

Exploring Internet Meme Activity during COVID-19 Lockdown Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

ABSTRACT The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus (nCoV-19, COVID-19) and its rampant spread led to a significant number of people being infected worldwide and disrupted several businesses. With most of the countries imposing serious lockdowns due to the increasing number of fatalities, the social lives of millions of people were affected. Although the lockdown led to an increase in network activities, online shopping, and social network usage, it also raised questions On the mental wellness of society. Interestingly, excessive usage of social networks also witnessed humor traveling across the Internet in the form of Internet Memes during the lockdown period. Humor is known to affect our well-being, decision-making, and psychological systems. In this paper, we have analyzed the Internet Meme activity in Social Networks during the COVID-19 Lockdown period. As humor is known to relieve individuals from psychological stress, it is necessary to understand how human beings adopted Internet Memes for coping up with the lockdown stress and stress-relieving mechanism during the lockdown period. In this paper, we have considered thirty popular memes and the increase in the number of their captions within the period (September 2017 to August 2020). An increase in Internet Meme activity since the lockdown period (March 2020) depicts an increase in online social behavior. We analyze the internet meme activity in social networks during the COVID-19 lockdown period using random forest, multi-layer perceptron, and instance-based learning algorithms followed by data visualization using line graph and Heat Map (8 & 15 clustered). We also compared the performance of the models using evaluation parameters like mean absolute error, root-mean-squared error & Kappa statistics and observed that random forest and instance-based learning algorithms perform better than multi-layer perceptrons. The result indicates that random forest and instance-based learning classifiers are having near perfect classification tendencies whereas multi-layer perceptrons showed around 97% classification accuracy.

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Low-Income Areas: Outcomes, Barriers, and Facilitators

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Low-Income Areas: Outcomes, Barriers, and Facilitators

Fighting social isolation of vulnerable people with dementia through remote group meetings: An experience report.

With the COVID-19 pandemic (WHO, 2020), social distancing became a crucial means to prevent further spread of the disease (Wendy et al, 2020). This raises concerns for dementia care (Wang et al, 2020), as social distancing leads to reduced cognitive stimulation, exercise, social networking and leisure activities (Brown et al, 2020). Active participation in art has shown positive impacts on the psychosocial wellbeing of stroke survivors (Morris et al, 2019). Additionally, engaging with humor potentially improves the memory, communication and self-esteem of people with dementia (PWD) (Stevens, 2012). This study aims at reporting an innovative, interdisciplinary remote intervention targeted at groups of PWD and stroke survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. These were part of the university community outreach program Playful Living, which aims at promoting digital inclusion, quality of life and equity through artistic group activities. The project began in 2020 and consists of weekly group meetings through online platforms, with different creative practices happening each week. These include dance, gastronomy, storytelling and clowning. There are 32 participants: 13 PWD, 14 stroke survivors and 5 older adults with no diagnosis of neurological conditions. All participants were selected considering social vulnerability determinants: income, race, gender and educational background. Participants were divided into four groups, each with a fixed team (students of Speech Therapy, Psychology, Dance and Dramatic Arts) and moving members. So far, seven meetings took place. The activities have provided different opportunities for sharing memories, experiencing and expressing emotions through art. Participants reported looking forward to the meetings, with increasing participation and bonding. A major concern has been digital inclusion: stable internet access, camera and microphone management. Those aspects directly affect participants' ability to engage in group dynamics and potentially impact their self-esteem and well-being. However, improvements are observed on a daily basis, thanks to the combined efforts of team members and caregivers. The project has provided participants with means for self-expression and social interaction in a safe environment. Perceived difficulties thus far point toward the need for continued efforts in terms of social and digital inclusion for this population currently and beyond the pandemic setting.

Detection of Induced Activity in Social Networks: Model and Methodology

This paper examines the problem of social media special operations and especially induced support in social media during political election campaigns. The theoretical background of the paper is based on the study fake activity in social networks during pre-election processes and the existing models and methods of detection of such activity. The article proposes a methodology for identifying and diagnosing induced support for a political project. The methodology includes a model of induced activity, an algorithm for segmenting the audience of a political project, and a technique for detecting and diagnosing induced support. The proposed methodology provides identification of network combatants, participants of social media special operations, influencing public opinion in the interests of a political project. The methodology can be used to raise awareness of the electorate, the public, and civil society in general about the presence of artificial activity on the page of a political project.

Predicting cyber offenders and victims and their offense and damage time from routine chat times and online social network activities

Predicting offenders and victims and the timing of their offenses and damages has become a perennial challenge in global cyberspace. This study aimed to solve this challenge through analyses of routine chat times and online social networks. We sampled more than 550,000 online users over 6 months. We also used unsupervised and supervised machine learning to predict cyber offenders and victims and their offense and damage times, respectively. Our predictors, based on routine chat times and online social network inputs, identified future cyber offenders and victims within 2 months. Furthermore, we predicted the hours and days of their offenses and damages within a week. Extraction of routine chat times and online social networks from chat data can help predict future cyber offenders and victims. Our cyber offense and damage time predictor could help prevent future cyber offenses and damages and promote a safer cyberspace for everyone.

Gossip in the gut: Quorum sensing, a new player in the host-microbiota interactions.

Bacteria are known to communicate with each other and regulate their activities in social networks by secreting and sensing signaling molecules called autoinducers, a process known as quorum sensing (QS). This is a growing area of research in which we are expanding our understanding of how bacteria collectively modify their behavior but are also involved in the crosstalk between the host and gut microbiome. This is particularly relevant in the case of pathologies associated with dysbiosis or disorders of the intestinal ecosystem. This review will examine the different QS systems and the evidence for their presence in the intestinal ecosystem. We will also provide clues on the role of QS molecules that may exert, directly or indirectly through their bacterial gossip, an influence on intestinal epithelial barrier function, intestinal inflammation, and intestinal carcinogenesis. This review aims to provide evidence on the role of QS molecules in gut physiology and the potential shared by this new player. Better understanding the impact of intestinal bacterial social networks and ultimately developing new therapeutic strategies to control intestinal disorders remains a challenge that needs to be addressed in the future.

Social network activity of students in conditions of an epidemiological threat

The period of restrictions on social contacts introduced by the governments of different countries increased the time spent by users in social networks. The paper aims to analyze the Internet activity of students in social networks as a way of overcoming interaction difficulties in the context of an epidemiological threat. The research used the observation method and questionnaires to collect data for this research. The sample for the research consisted of 300 students between ages of 18 and 22, who were purposively sampled. Using content analysis and the statistical program for social sciences, the collected data were analyzed. As a result of the study, it was established that the Internet activity of students in social networks in the context of an epidemiological threat and globalization in general, determines the level of development and the content framework of a person's self-attitude. Keywords: activity; epidemiological threat; social network; manifestations of activity; self-attitude

Relationship between internal medicine journals’ activity on social networks and the citations they receive

Background and objectivesSocial networks are a means for disseminating scientific information. Alternative metrics assessing the impact of scientific publications on social networks have been created. Our study aims to assess the correlation between the activity of internal medicine journals on social networks and traditional metrics based on citations. MethodsInternal medicine journals were identified in the SCImago-Scopus database and information on traditional impact metrics was extracted. In addition, alternative metrics of activity were determined for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. The correlation was assessed through Spearman's correlation coefficient. ResultsOf 134 Internal Medicine journals, 17 had a presence on the social networks evaluated. The SJR index was higher in journals with a presence on social networks vs. those without (59 vs. 18, p < .0001). The overall correlation between the SJR index and the number of followers/year was very strong for Facebook (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.95, p < .05) and strong for Twitter (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.54 p < .05). ConclusionsOur study suggests that there is a very strong correlation between social network activity metrics (mainly Facebook and Twitter) compared to traditional metrics based on the number of citations of internal medicine journals.

Online interaction of Olympic volunteers after the Games

The article is devoted to the community of Olympic volunteers after the event through the study of their online activity in social network “Vkontakte”. Olympic volunteering refers to the event-oriented direction of volunteering, which is characterized by a limited period of time for the implementation of volunteering practices, but a long period of training volunteers and the opportunity for volunteers to acquire unique work experience during the organization and holding of a major sports event. At the moment, there is a lack of research on the impact of events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games on the volunteer community.The legacy of the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games for the volunteer community is studied in the article. In the course of the study, an attempt was made to find answers to the following research questions: do volunteers maintain social online interactions five or more years after the event; if volunteers continue online interactions, what topics are the most popular for discussion in the volunteer community. It is proved that volunteering at major sporting events contributes to the development of the social capital of volunteers, including by expanding the circle of acquaintances, that is, social interactions. At the same time, social networks have a great influence on the reproduction of social capital, so the indicators of online interactions of volunteers can indicate whether the volunteers support the circles of social interactions acquired while working at the games, and, thus, whether the volunteers support and use the social capital acquired while working at the event. During the entire period of time considered by us, the highest indicators of volunteer activity in the online community were noted from 2014 to 2016. The most relevant topics among the participants of the online community are the topics of volunteering: both memories of working at the games, as well as information about other volunteer programs and other topics, for example, tourism, etc.

Sex and Age Differences in the Personal Orientation of User Activity in the Russian Social Network “VKontakte”

The role of factors of individual differences in user activity in the Russian social network VKontakte is analyzed. At the moment, in Russian psychology, there are several directions for the study of user activity in social networks. However, none of them has considered user sex and age differences. There are also limitations due to the predominance of subjective indicators in assessing user activity. The aim of this work is to study sex and age differences through the analysis of objective data on the profiles of social network users. The paper also provides an overview of modern Russian studies on sex and age differences in user activity. Using a comparative analysis of groups and analysis of the structure of relationships between indicators of user activity, the 9699 profiles of users of the social network VKontakte at the ages from 18 to 55 were examined. As a result, multiple individual differences were found in relation to the sex and age of the users. Additionally, the structure of user activity was obtained, consisting of two components: Self-presentation and Utilitarianism. These components characterize the personal orientation in the use of the social network. Sex and age play a significant role as factors of individual differences. The most important thing has turned out to be that men are more focused on expanding the circle of acquaintances, which is an attribute of status. Women, on the contrary, are generally characterized by greater activity in the social network, a greater desire to present themselves and a greater focus on other people. Young people - aged 18-25 years - are less active users, they often use the social network as a source of video content. Users belonging to the older age groups differ slightly from one another.

Method for monitoring and diagnosing local incidents with the potential for protest mobilization.

The article presents a methodology for monitoring and diagnosing local incidents with the potential for protest activity, which consists of four main steps and five related modules. The method differs from its analogues in that it takes into account the textual features of the network strategies of communication participants, hierarchical relationships between information objects, and attributes of audience activity in social networks. At the same time, the technique provides diagnostics of a local incident and detection of the beginning of its artificial mediatization. The article also demonstrates the results of experimental studies.

Roles of Psychosocial Factors on the Association Between Online Social Networking Use Intensity and Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Prospective Cohort Study.

BackgroundThe potential mechanisms underlying the association between online social networking use intensity and depressive symptoms are unclear and underresearched.ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the potential roles of interpersonal psychosocial factors on the association between online social networking use intensity and depressive symptoms among early adolescents.MethodsA total of 4237 adolescents from a 9-month longitudinal study were included. Score changes (indicated as △) for the social function use intensity (SFUI) and entertainment function use intensity (EFUI) subscales of the Online Social Networking Activity Intensity Scale and for friendship quality, perceived family support, perceived friend support, parent–adolescent conflict, social nonconfidence, and depressive symptoms were analyzed. The potential mediation effects of unfavorable psychosocial factors and suppression effects of favorable psychosocial factors on the association of △SFUI with △CES-D and the association of △EFUI with △CES-D were tested using hierarchical regression models.ResultsThe association between △SFUI and △CES-D was partially mediated by △mother–adolescent conflict (mediation effect size 5.11%, P=.02) and △social nonconfidence (mediation effect size 20.97%, P<.001) but partially suppressed by △friendship quality, △perceived family support, and △perceived friend support, with suppression effects of –0.011 (P=.003), –0.009 (P=.003), and –0.022 (P<.001), respectively. The association between △EFUI and △CES-D was partially mediated by △social nonconfidence (mediation effect size 30.65%, P<.001) but partially suppressed by △perceived family support and △perceived friend support, with suppression effects of –0.036 (P<.001) and –0.039 (P<.001), respectively.ConclusionsThe association between online social networking use intensity and depressive symptoms was partially mediated through the indirect increase in social nonconfidence and mother–adolescent conflict; however, better perceived social support and friendship quality would partially compensate for the harmful impact of online social networking use intensity on depressive symptoms among early adolescents.

Типы рекламных стратегий в социальных сетях: на примере строительного сектора Кыргызстана

Any manufacturing company is aimed at selling its products, providing services, increasing production and making a profit. However, in order to retain regular customers, maintain competitiveness and achieve new heights in the market, it is necessary to constantly improve the quality of goods or services, to expand the circle of consumers. Consequently, for the formation of the company’s image in the minds of consumers, it is necessary to organize an effective advertising activity. Advertising is a creative process that requires very careful organization. With the advent of the Internet, it became possible to distribute advertising not only in the media, but also in social networks, since the latter became the only platform for the exchange of information. That is why construction companies of Kyrgyzstan using the example of Royal Construction are considered in this article from the point of view of their activities in social networks. The study analyzed the materials published by the aforementioned company on its Instagram page from May 3 to May 16, 2020.

“Rumyantsev Readings — 2021”: Traditional Directions of Research and Search for the New Forms of Library Activity

On April 21—23, 2021, the Russian State Library (RSL) hosted the International scientific and practical conference “Rumyantsev Readings”, which is one of the largest annual library events. The conference traditionally raises issues of preserving and studying the world cultural heritage, promotes intercultural interaction. In 2021, it covered a wide range of issues of theory and practice of library science, bibliography science, and bibliology. The participants are specialists of libraries of all levels, from federal to municipal, and various departmental subordination, museums, archives, higher educational institutions and research institutes from 19 regions of Russia, as well as from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Broadcasting of the meetings, as well as holding a number of sections and round tables both in face-to-face and zoom-conference format, significantly increased the audience coverage. The Rumyantsev Readings attracted the highest number of remote participants (2,427 connections), that determined the relevance of the conference in modern conditions. Three hundred and one participants attended the conference personally.The rich program included a plenary session, 13 round tables, seminars, and sections. The following sections were organised at the Rumyantsev Readings: “Library in the modern world: accessibility in the period of restrictions”; “Information and bibliographic activity: theory and practice”; “Collectors, researchers, curators. Libraries and museums in the context of history”; “Art Publications in the collections of libraries. Creation, existence, study”; “Specialized collections (printed music and maps) in the library holdings”; “Manuscript sources in the collections of libraries”; “Rare books and book monuments”; “Theory and practice of library science”; “Library classification systems”. As part of the pre-session meeting of the 32nd Section on Library Management and Marketing of the Russian Library Association, there was a round table “Social networking activity of libraries: how to record and report (methodological approaches and solutions)”. There were also the following events: a round table a “The Register of book monuments: government database of recording and registration and scientific research resource”, an expert session “Actual problems of formation of digital competencies of learners in the library and information sphere” and a scientific and practical seminar “Actual heritage” devoted to the 150th birth anniversary of L.B. Khavkina. The publishing house of the Russian State Library “Pashkov Dom” has released the conference proceedings.

Digital Media Image of Business University Professor

Digitalization of business and society inevitably affects almost all spheres, and education is not an exception. New high-tech tools and solutions are rapidly coming into this industry, without which further development and implementation of the educational process is no longer possible. Today target audience of any educational organizations is informationally advanced and prefers to source useful information from social networks, often making business decisions based on it. Such conditions put forward new requirements for educational organizations to increase their activity in social networks and, above all, to form a digital image. Professors are the face of any educational organization. Inasmuch as they are the subjects who directly interact with students, their personal digital image plays an important role in shaping corporate image of the university. Relevance of this article is in the research of the digital image process formation by professors of business universities, which are the flagships and market-oriented subjects of local higher education.The article aims to identify the current state of forming the digital image of teachers of entrepreneurial universities in social networks. To achieve the goal, the article discusses the features of an entrepreneurial university and the characteristics of its corporate image, shows the need to form a teacher’s digital image and identifies strategies for such formation in social networks. The study of the activity of Russian entrepreneurial universities’ teachers in social networks was carried out and the comparison of the results with the similar activity of foreign universities’ teachers was made.

POSITIONING OF THE LIBRARY IN THE YOUTH INTERNET ENVIRONMENT

The purpose of the article is to study the organizational aspects of advertising and information presentation of modern public libraries on the Internet. The main tasks of the work are the research of the state of the problem studying; analysis of the peculiarities of the modern libraries’ representation in cyberspace; research of advertising and information support methods of the regional library; creating and filling the library's Instagram page. The methodology uses the tools of the modeling method: problem statement, creation, and analysis of the model. The application of the integrity principles, hierarchy, and structure makes it possible to consider the library's page on the social network Instagram as part of the library promotion. The scientific novelty of the work is the expansion of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in presenting the libraries’ activities in social networks and the impact of the latter on the involvement of young people in libraries. The article considers the main aspects of popularization of the regional library in the social network Instagram. Conclusions. The study showed that by using social networks as a tool for presentation in cyberspace, library institutions promptly inform visitors about current library news, provide round-the-clock access to information resources and provide remote reference and information services.