current social media can positively contribute to prevent and manage conflict. For example early warning is very important for early response; in this case social media has a significant role. It can be used also to encourage dialogue; In addition to that social media can serve as a complementary channel of information for impact evaluation. When it comes to Ethiopia, a country with more than 90 million populations, a significant number of its population are currently using Digital Medias in everyday
In today’s world of the interactive internet and the rapid adoption of social media platforms (SMP), the ways in which consumers communicate with each other has transformed (Vernuccio, 2014). It is essential for businesses to adapt to the newly empowered customer and develop a Social Media Strategy (SMS) process to maintain competitiveness in this growing digital era (Hofacker, 2013). Social media is currently a component of most business environments, therefore, it is essential for small businesses
3.2.1 Quantitative research Quantitative research is a means of utilizing questionnaires, surveys and analysis to collect data that is reviewed and arranged in various ways that enables the data to be distinguished through statistical evaluation (Hittleman & Simon, 1997). Conducting quantitative research assists the researcher to quantify variables in a sample of concern or a question and thus demonstrate the relationship between variables using the corollary statistics such as correlations, relative
1.1 Introduction Social media is one of the fast growing activities in the business world and the impact of it on music and media related industries have been increasing with globalization. This is supported by Qualman (2013) who states; today social media has become a lifeline of most businesses as it touches most of the industries in today’s context. Therefore it is interesting to find out the effectiveness of social media in branding record labels since social media has referred to as “consumer-generated
Abstract In the beginning, I'd like to present that social media is main element in modifying the way people communicate, get information, and teach others. People continue discovering social media behaviors and new tools to help each other. This principle lies in the very essence of improving college students attitude toward learning English in Riyadh. The aim of this research is to show the efficiency of the social media on improving college students attitudes towards learning English in Riyadh
IR 501- Methodology in Social Sciences H. Nur Özcan 114605022 INTRODUCTION The political economy of mass media has been one of the main topics of political communication studies. According to Mosco political economy can be identified as “the study of control and survival in social life”. He clarifies what he means by indicating “control” and “survival” by giving such definitions. Control refers to “a political process” that molds the social life, and survival here points to “process of production
Descriptive research Descriptive research is developed to present an obvious or original image of circumstances as they occur, it. can be utilised to substantiate the ongoing action and produce logic, that can develop hypothesis or assumptions (Burns and Grove, 2003:201). Descriptive research covers anything of interest while exploratory uncovers it. It does not seek to illustrate any means of the cause of a problem or the connections between variables, it only explains them (Webb, 1992). Description
Brody, Michael. 1991. “Still Going Potty in College: What do students get out of watching South Park?” About Campus 4(5) 29 The author of this article is a psychiatrist on the Media Committee of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as an assistant professor in American Studies at University of Maryland. He dissects the possible reasons why college students watch Comedy Central’s television show, South Park. The author briefly examines the characters and relates them to
Representation This section of the essay will delve into the societal representations which the global media portray, through dominant discourses that help to frame and define our social understandings, opinions and attitudes of the world we live in. An emphasis will be shown on the effect these discourses have on our interpretations of people from other cultures, as well as people of another gender, or social position. These damaging discourses can serve to negatively affect sections of society by almost
IRP/86/6319 EFFECT OF WEB BASED SOCIAL NETWORK ON THE MEMBERS OF BANGLADESH ARMY Problem Statement 1. Social networks like as Bebo, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, Pinterest, etcetera are web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system. These also articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection and view. The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site. In the current age of