Types Of Social Media Research Articles

Social media overload, gender differences and knowledge withholding

PurposeDrawing on the stress and coping theory, conservation of resources (COR) theory and social role theory, this study aims to investigate the impact of social media overload on knowledge withholding behavior and examine the gender differences in social media overload, engendering knowledge withholding.Design/methodology/approachBy hiring a professional online survey company, this study collected valid responses from 325 general social media users. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique, bootstrapping method and multi-group analysis were used to test the proposed theoretical model.FindingsThe empirical results reveal that three types of social media overload positively affect users' knowledge withholding behavior and that emotional exhaustion significantly mediates the above relationships. The multi-group analysis demonstrates that gender differences do exist in the decision-making process of knowledge withholding; for example, females are more likely than males to become emotionally exhausted from social media overload, while males are more likely than females to engage in knowledge withholding behavior in the case of emotional exhaustion.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by examining the relationship between social media overload and knowledge withholding, verifying the mediating role of emotional exhaustion as the key mechanism linking them, and narrowing the research gap of lacking gender differences research in knowledge withholding literature.

Analisis Konten Aqidah pada Poster Digital di Akun Instagram @Mudaberdakwah


 
 The development of Technology and Information which is now increasingly sophisticated and growing rapidly so that people are required to be able to choose and determine the information needed or information that is more universal or comprehensive. itself, several social media sites have been introduced and become popular all over the world. These types of social media are Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin, Instagram, Whatsapp, etc. Each social media certainly has its own purpose for its users to share their experiences, ideas, or life moments. Instagram is the social media most interested in by the Indonesian people, number 2 after Facebook, the largest number of Instagram users in Asia Pacific. Seeing from the side of the advantages of Instagram, it returns to the user when using Instagram with positive things, of course the information that will be received will be positive, but it is another thing if the user uses Instagram media with negative things, the things he will receive will be negative. That's why people need to use this media properly and appropriately. Da'wah accounts are also popping up on Instagram. Spreading Islamic religious messages is packaged very attractively in order to attract modern society, because with a new place to preach, now Instagram social media can be a promising target or target. Because of that, not a few people have come to know and learn about the religion of Islam with these da'wah accounts on Instagram. Da'wah packaged in the form of digital posters can be called da'wah which aims to convey information or messages packaged through social media, besides that also related to making or choosing signs and arranging them in the form of images to convey an idea, one of the results is a poster or leaflet where the poster is a medium that can make everyone interested also does not require a lot of money. large and also fast and efficient in conveying an idea and a message of kindness.

Does social media type matter to politics? Investigating the difference in political participation depending on preferred social media sites

AbstractObjectiveThis study investigates the relationship between social media use for information and political participation with the type of social media as a moderator to shed light on platform‐specific biases related to political participation. To this end, social media sites were classified into two types: symmetrical and asymmetrical,based on their functional characteristics that affect the way users form a relationship on the siteMethodsUsing data from a U.S. national survey, we test a theoretical model where the path from social media use for information through online political participation to offline political participation is moderated differently by users’ preference for the type of social media.ResultsOnline political participation mediated the relationship between social media use for information and offline political participation. Users’ preference for symmetrical social media moderated the path from social media use for information through online political participation to offline political participation, whereas users’ preference for asymmetrical social media did not.ConclusionAll else being equal, the more often people use symmetrical social media for information, the more likely they are to participate in politics.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices Towards COVID-19 Among Students of Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions.

IntroductionCOVID-19 has been a global public health problem since December 2019. Higher education institutions are risky areas for the transmission of COVID-19. But, still there is insufficient information on the prevention of the disease in this setting.ObjectiveTo assess knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices towards COVID-19 among students of Ethiopian higher education institutions.MethodsInstitutin -based cross-sectional study design was conducted from December 1 to 30, 2020 among randomly selected 407 undergraduate students from higher education institutions in Ethiopia. The outcome variables were knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19. Binary logistic regression models at 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to determine the factors affecting knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19. In multivariable analysis, variables with a p-value of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant and independently associated with outcome variables at 95% CI.ResultsAbout 75.9% (95% CI: 72.2–79.9%) of University students had a good knowledge, 62.4% (95% CI: 58.2–67.1%) had a positive attitude, and 56.8% (95% CI: 52.6–61.9%) had a good COVID-19 prevention practices. Students over the age of 30 (AOR=5.8; 95% CI: 1.5, 10.6), third-year students (AOR=3.1; 95% CI: 1.1, 8.9), and being health science students (AOR=4.4; 95% CI: 2.2, 8.9) were significantly associated with a good knowledge towards COVID-19. Urban residents (AOR=0.6; 95% CI: 0.3–0.9), having an average family monthly income of $75USD (AOR=3.5; 95% CI: 1.8–6.7), use of at least one type of social media (AOR=4.7; 95% CI: 1.7–12.9), and having a positive attitude (AOR=2.2; 95% CI: 1.3–3.5) were significantly associated with COVID-19 prevention practices.ConclusionDespite three-fourths of the participants had a good knowledge, the attitude and prevention practices were low. Age, study year, College of study, presence of chronic illnesses, use of social media, family income, and residence were factors of knowledge, attitude, and prevention practices towards COVID-19. Hence, multiple information dissemination strategies using multiple media outlets should be implemented continuously.

The Effect of Using Social Media on Academic Performance of Faculty Members during Covid-19 Pandemic

The use of social media has increased in schools and universities due to the new norms of teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, this educational paradigm shift requires further surveys to explore the potentials and restrictions, particularly in the context of Afghanistan. Therefore, a quantitative method and descriptive survey design are adopted to examine the effect of using social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram) on the academic performance (Mean Scores of GPA) of Afghanistan faculty members who are pursuing their postgraduate studies at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). The participants are (N=103 male and female) who are randomly selected. The data is collected through a structured survey google form. Frequency and percentage statistical analysis, Independent-Samples T-test, and Independent-Measures ANOVA are performed as data analysis techniques. The results show a large number of WhatsApp users in terms of frequency and percentage among faculty members of Afghanistan who are using social media. The findings also examine that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of GPA in the academic performance of faculty members using different types of social media. In conclusion, the study contributes to establishing an in-depth understanding of the effect of using social media on the academic performance among faculty members based on the new policies of e-learning implementation by the Ministry of Higher Education during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The impact of social media use types and social media addiction on subjective well-being of college students: A comparative analysis of addicted and non-addicted students

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of different types of social media use on social media addiction and subjective well-being, and the relationship between social media addiction and subjective well-being. Using random sampling, we collected a sample of 370 Chinese college students. According to the scores of social media addiction scale, the respondents were divided into addicted group and non-addicted group. On the basis of literature review, a research model was constructed, which was verified by using the data of total students, addicted students and non-addicted students. The results show that social use and entertainment use have different effects on social media addiction and subjective well-being: entertainment use is more likely to lead to social media addiction, and social use tends to improve subjective well-being. Furthermore, social media addiction has a negative impact on subjective well-being, which is supported in the validation of all three groups.

Research progress and enlightenment on the application of social media in tourism abroad

<p>With the wide application of information technology in tourism, new technologies and applications have a profound impact on the development of tourism, and promote the transformation of tourism research paradigm. Based on social media and closely combined with the reality of tourism, based on the review, the studies on social media and travel abroad related definition, the types of social media from social media, social media impact on tourism subject and object, social media applications in tourism in four aspects has carried on the summary and review. It is found that the foreign research on social media and tourism is in a rapid development stage. The profound impact of social media on tourism has gradually been recognized by scholars, but the breadth and depth of research still need to be strengthened. Finally, relevant research enlightenment is proposed from the perspective of basic theory and practical application.</p>

Loneliness and Its Association With Social Media Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic changed social interaction for many and increased the risk of loneliness in the general population. Social media use has been ambiguously related to loneliness, and associations may differ by age. The study aimed to examine loneliness and its association with social media use within different age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia during April/May 2020, and 3,810 participants aged 18 years or above were recruited. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between social media use and social and emotional loneliness within separate age groups. Emotional loneliness was higher among young adults and among those who used social media several times daily. Adjusting by sociodemographic variables, using more types of social media was associated with lower social loneliness among the oldest participants, and with higher emotional loneliness among the youngest participants. Among middle-aged participants, using social media more frequently was associated with lower social loneliness. We found that the associations between social media use and loneliness varied by age. Older people’s engagement on social media may be a resource to reduce loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. We observed higher levels of loneliness among high-frequent social media users of younger age.

Use and evaluation of information from social media: A longitudinal cohort study

This cohort study examined longitudinal changes in undergraduates' use of social media as information sources in academic and everyday-life contexts, covering types of social media used, purposes of use, and evaluation strategies. Web surveys were used, collecting data from 1,355 and 928 undergraduates in 2013 and 2019. The study found that students used most types of social media less in 2019 than 2013 in both contexts. Only media-sharing services bucked this downward pattern. Overall, a majority of social media types underwent changes in the top three purposes of use. The 2019 cohort used most evaluation strategies more frequently in both contexts. However, they favored simplistic strategies relying on superficial physical cues when evaluating information. Based on the findings, this study provided recommendations for information literacy education and interface design, such as covering multimedia information evaluation, leveraging various heuristics to prime careful use of social media and analytical evaluation of information.

PEMANFAATAN MEDIA SOSIAL TIK TOK SEBAGAI SARANA PENGUATAN IDENTITAS NASIONAL DI ERA PANDEMI

Social media is one of many solutions in order to communicate with others and get informations in the era of a pandemic. One type of social media that people often used is Tik Tok. This research’s aim is to see the use of social media especially Tik Tok as a medium to strengthen the national identity in the pandemic era. This research uses qualitative descriptive method with the Tik Tok video population as the data. Data was collected using observation, documentation, and recording techniques. From the results of that, an analysis is carried out on each video that can provide reinforcement to Tik Tok application users regarding national identity. The results of this study indicate the strengthening of national identity in Tik Tok social media, such as identity of Indonesian as the national language, the Red and White Flag as the national flag, the Indonesian song Raya as the national anthem, Garuda Pancasila as the national symbol, Bhineka Tunggal Ika as the country's motto, Pancasila as the basis of the state, and regional culture that have been accepted as national culture.

Assessment of the influence of Facebook on eating out at fast food restaurants: a cross-sectional study of Palestinian college students

BackgroundEating at fast food restaurants has become a worldwide phenomenon. To understand the factors that influence such behaviour is an important part of modern nutritional research. Social media may influence human eating behaviours in ways that have yet to be investigated. This study tests the possible relationship between two modern trends: social media usage and eating at fast food restaurants. FindingsA cross-sectional study was conducted in April, 2017. Undergraduate students aged 17–30 years in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory, completed a self-administered online Google Forms survey of 18 questions. Four universities were chosen to represent the four areas of interest; Birzeit University (central West Bank), Al-Quds University (East Jerusalem), An-Najah University (northern West Bank), and Hebron University (southern West Bank). Permission was sought from the administrators of the two most popular Facebook groups for each university (those with the highest number of members). After permission was granted, the survey was posted on each Facebook group. We used convenience sampling; students were requested to complete the survey on a voluntary basis. The surveys were closed when 150 students had filled forms or when the completion rate stagnated despite the survey being re-posted up to five times. The settings on Google Forms were adjusted so that every question had to be answered to complete the survey. The survey aimed to measure the types of social media that students used (use of Facebook services, and of the four other most popular social media platforms), the time spent on social media, and behaviour relating to eating at restaurants. A five-point Likert-type scale was used to record responses to the questions. Descriptive statistics were gathered, and Pearson's chi squared test was used to test for associations. Ethical approval for the project was obtained from Birzeit University, and informed written consent was obtained from all participants. FindingsIn total, 399 students completed the survey; a completion rate of 67% (399 of 600). 26% (105 of 399) were male and 76% (294) were female. There were 150 participants at Birzeit University, 136 participants at Al-Quds University, 83 participants at An-Najah University, and 32 participants at Hebron University. Significant associations were found between using Facebook Messenger to call or message Facebook friends to invite them to eat at fast food restaurants, and uploading pictures of fast food meals (p=0·0010), and eating out at fast food restaurants (p=0·027). Furthermore, there was a significant association between time spent on Facebook and eating at restaurants (p=0·050). However, there was no significant association between time spent on Facebook and eating at fast food restaurants (p=0·21). InterpretationThe findings suggest that aspects of food-related lifestyle for students, such as eating at restaurants, are influenced by their use of Facebook as both a communication tool and as a visual platform. Whether social media can be used in interventions to promote healthy eating should be investigated. FundingNone.

NEW NORMAL PRACTICES- THE CHANGING ROLE OF TRAVEL AGENCIES IN BANGKOK POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

This study seeks to find out how travel agencies are dealing with this situation of covid19 and what measure are they thinking of using to overcome this situation. The study will also investigate how the travel agencies deal with the aspect of technology, collaboration, trust, and safety of their customers or the tourist traveling with them. A qualitative research method with the semi-structured interview was chosen by the researcher to gather information from travel agencies within Bangkok. The constant comparative analysis was used to analyze the data collected by 8 travel agencies in Bangkok. The result revealed that the travel agencies have looked at technological development by using a different type of social media or otherwise using the help of the internet to a more advanced level. They also care about their ongoing relations with the collaboration they have like the hotels, sightseeing company, etc., and are focusing on maintaining their relationship with them in the future as well and help in the growth process. The most important aspect that the travel agencies have focused on is the safety and trust-building among the customers or the tourists visiting the destination with them.

Social Media, Fake News, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sketching the Case of Southeast Asia

As a result of lockdowns across Southeast Asia, the use of all types of social media has reached high records in the whole region. Yet, the rapid social media response manifested in the form of an infodemic – an overabundance of false and misleading information. Concurrently, the region has also witnessed a significant rise in various governmental measures targeting social media actors. In the name of combating fake news, various legal enactments, including enhanced censorship and sanctions, have been pursued by Southeast Asian authorities. These, however, are often deemed unjustified and aggressively restricting of freedom of speech and expression, especially at a time when ASEAN member states have gained notoriety for their lack of civil liberties. This article aims to reveal connections between the infodemic and legal responses in Southeast Asia on the basis of a qualitative literature review and content analysis. It looks at the term infodemic along with the proliferation of different forms of fake news in the context of Southeast Asia’s social media use. It also highlights discrepancies between legal responses and the impacts of fake news during the early days of the pandemic.

Methods of using websites in integrated business promotion of enterprises

The use of digital tools in marketing communications has become an obvious precondition for a successful business. At the same time, the modern concept of holistic marketing establishes that the purpose of marketing communications is to promote business of a firm, which includes not only the promotion of its goods and services, but also the management of its relations with all stakeholders. These provisions fully apply to Ukrainian industrial enterprises that seek to develop foreign sales markets. In the paper the concept of a site was chosen as the key term for research of marketing online communications. From the standpoint of their purpose, sites represent different types of social media that make it easier for their users to communicate and exchange multimedia information with each other. Websites are viewed as marketing communication channels that use certain methods to promote business activities. This raises the problem of integrating promotion channels into a single marketing communications system. The paper is devoted to the analysis of methods of promoting business activities of enterprises using social media sites and their systematization to create integrated marketing communications. We have classified websites according to the role they can play in integrated business promotion. It has been established that one should highlight the official sites of an enterprise promoting its business activities and the sites used to obtain information services. Many enterprises have two official websites: a representative one for presenting their business activities and a transactional one for e-commerce. The developers of information services sites are their owners, for whom the provision of these services constitutes the content of their business activity. These sites include social media supporting email, social networks, blogs, instant messengers. The analysis of the main methods of promotion in various social media is carried out. It allows one to establish the necessary logical connections between the promotion processes through various communication channels for their integration into a single system.

The Use of Social Media at State Islamic Colleges

This study aims to determine the management of social media, the trend of followers of each social media, as well as the use of social media in universities under the Ministry of Religion Affairs, especially in the area of the island of Java. This study used content analysis research with data derived from the website, documents that can be downloaded from the website relating to social media university activities and its development. Social media used as research are all types of social media used by IAIN Ponorogo, IAIN Surakarta, IAIN Kudus, IAIN Pekalongan, IAIN Salatiga, UIN Walisongo Semarang, and IAIN Ponorogo. Data analysis used interactive analysis and descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed that the management of social media is in the Public Relations and Publications sub-section of each PTKI with one admin operating on each social media made. the most followers on Instagram social media are IAIN Salatiga. For social media youtube is IAIN Ponorogo, while the most Twitter follower IAIN Surakarta and Facebook followers the most is IAIN Pekalongan. The use of diverse social media, on Instagram for academic activities including promotion for prospective new students dominant in all research locations and balanced with greeting content of national and religious activities by 83.3%, for YouTube by 66.6% dominant content of academic activities and this is the same as what happened to the Twitter, while on social media Facebook a percentage of 66. 6% in the content of academic activities and balanced with the greeting content of national and religious activities. The development of social media content lies in quoting national and religious activities Utilization of social media can be used for all higher education service activities within the scope of the tri dharma of higher education, both the dharma of education/teaching, research, and community service.

The excessive use of social media and its relationship to insomnia among female students in Hail University

The purpose of preparing this research paper is to explain the relationship between the excessive social media use and insomnia disorder among female students in Hail University, although identifying the differences in excessive use, and insomnia among the sample members. The descriptive-correlational approach was followed, and the sample was chosen in a stratified random manner, as the sample reached 360 students from various disciplines. Social media behavioral addiction indices were measured using the Social Media Usage Scale (SMU), and insomnia disorder measured using an (ID) scale. The results of the study show that there is a statistical correlation between the use of social media and insomnia disorders. Well as the relationship between the type of social media and the number of accounts and preferred social media and insomnia disorders, and the value of each was <0.05. The study concluded that female university students suffer from excessive use of social media, which negatively affected the quality of sleep and their mood.

An Exploratory Study of English Teachers: The Use of Social Media for Teaching English on Distance Learning

This study was conducted to determine how English teachers used social media to teach English. An exploratory study was used in this study to look into a detailed and in-depth analysis of the use of social media in English language learning by Cirebon junior high school teachers. This study used purposive sampling from 43 English teachers at Cirebon junior high schools. Ten teachers (five male and five female) have been chosen. In about 20 to 30 minutes, each participant was asked the questions. The researcher recorded all of the conversations during the interview session as part of the data collection process. Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube are the most popular social media platforms with strong categorized. Whatsapp has a higher presentation value than other social media types. There were five themes identified as a result of the interview session of the teacher's perceptions of social media used on distance Learning; 1) Kinds of social media, 2) Activities, 3) Motivation, 4) Improving students English language skills, and 5) Effectiveness.

News Content Completion with Location-Aware Image Selection

News, as one of the fundamental social media types, typically contains both texts and images. Image selection, which involves choosing appropriate images according to some specified contexts, is crucial for formulating good news. However, it presents two challenges: where to place images and which images to use. The difficulties associated with this where-which problem lie in the fact that news typically contains linguistically rich text that delivers complex information and more than one image. In this paper, we propose a novel end-to-end two-stage framework to address these issues comprehensively. In the first stage, we identify key information in news by using location embeddings, which represent the local contextual information of each candidate location for image insertion. Then, in the second stage, we thoroughly examine the candidate images and select the most context-related ones to insert into each location identified in the first stage. We also introduce three insertion strategies to formulate different scenarios influencing the image selection procedure. Extensive experiments demonstrate the consistent superiority of the proposed framework in image selection.

Global Pandemic and Plastic Surgery Residency Match: Can Social Media Fill the Void?

BackgroundThe type of content that influences plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) residency program selection and attracts applicants is everchanging and not clearly understood. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on residency selection that is undetermined.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to determine to what degree and the type of PRS SM content that drives prospective applicants’ interest of a residency program, especially in the context of COVID-19.MethodsProspective PRS residency applicants were surveyed anonymously.ResultsAn average of 60% of respondents reported that PRS social media (SM) content influenced their perception of a program. Fifty-eight percent reported that resident lifestyle content made them gain interest in a program. Separately, 32% reported that resident lifestyle content influenced them to rank a program higher. Seventy-two percent of respondents claimed SM content did not make them lose interest in a program. Rarely posting, outdated content, and lack of engagement were cited as factors for loss of interest in a program. A majority of respondents (53%) reported wanting to see more resident life and culture content on SM. Of the existing PRS SM content, respondents were most interested in resident lifestyle, followed by clinical and program-specific content.ConclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic amplified the importance of SM PRS residency selection. Resident lifestyle content was consistently indicated as more likely to make respondents gain interest in a program, rank a program higher, and as the most desired content. PRS programs will benefit from highlighting resident camaraderie, quality of life, hobbies, and lifestyle to attract applicants.

Modeling the Influence of Online Social Media Information on Post-Disaster Mobility Decisions

Disaster risk management, including response and recovery, are essential elements of sustainable development. With the recent increase in natural hazards, the importance of techniques to understand, model and predict the evacuation and returning behavior of affected individuals is rising. Studies have found that influence from real world social ties affects mobility decisions during disasters. Despite the rapid spread of social media platforms, little has been quantitatively understood about the influence of social ties on online social media on such decisions. Information provided by who at what timing influences users’ decision-making process by how much during disasters? In this study, we answer these research questions by proposing a data-driven framework that can predict post-disaster mobility decisions and simultaneously unravel the influence of various information on online social media. More specifically, our method quantifies the influence of information provided by different types of social media accounts on the peoples’ decisions to return or stay displaced after evacuation. We tested our approach using real world data collected from more than 13 million unique Twitter users during Hurricane Sandy. Experiments verified that we can improve the predictive accuracy of return and displacement behavior, and also quantify the influence of online information. In contrast to popular beliefs, it was found that information posted by the crowd influenced the decisions more than information disseminated by official accounts. Improving our understanding of influence dynamics on online social media could provide policy makers with insights on how to disseminate information on social media more effectively for better disaster response and recovery, which may contribute towards building sustainable urban systems.