Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok are well-known over the world; they have brought the world and the community closer by allowing people to communicate and connect in real-time. Every day, these social media platforms strive to enhance their systems to make life simpler for their users. It increased work prospects, brought loved ones closer together, and enhanced human contact to new heights (Vanderkaay, 2010). However, most users are unaware of the drawbacks Read more [...]
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TikTok is a very famous platform nowadays which plays an important role in our daily life. It counts millions of users and that is because it is very user-friendly and accessible. As usual with every social media platform gaining interest, there are online communities which tend to rise on those said platforms and this is the case with TikTok. The topic that will be discussed is the cultural awareness that is happening now in TikTok. To better understand the Read more [...]
ONLINE NETWORKS HAVE ALLOWED SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENTS SUCH AS BLM TO ADVANCE AND SPREAD INFORMATION FASTER AND WIDER.
Online Networks have allowed for social change movements to advance and spread news and information very fast. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have been able to spread news faster and create awareness for the current events and injustices occurring in our world (Auxer, 2020). Black Lives Matter is a decentralised political and social movement that Read more [...]
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In this generation, the emphasis on having both an online and offline identity is important in terms of maintaining connections with friends, and families and creating new networks to aid in career progress or for new relationships. However, social media has shaped and influenced our own realities by impacting our own mental health and physical well-being. Creating a norm for social comparison and changing our perceptions of the term “perfection”. This paper explores how everyone’s Read more [...]
SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, A LIABILITY TO SOCIETY ?
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This paper is about how online influencers are a liability to society. Online influencers are defined as the new celebrities and idols of society, they are admired, followed, loved by millions. In this case, we discuss who really are the influencers, how were they initiated and how they became marketing weapons used by the industry for one sole purpose the exposition of their products to the audience online. This Read more [...]
Social media as a useful tool for young adults to express and shaping their identities online.
Stream: Identity and Online Advocacy
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The purpose of this paper is to show the essential use of social media tools for the young adults to express and shape their identity. It shows how much the social media tools have been a great help for the young adults to express themselves freely as per their own self identity. And also by putting emphasize Read more [...]
Indigenous Australians and Community: Diasporic networks resisting colonialism online.
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Indigenous people around the world and in particular, in Australia, boast ancient and deep connections to culture, community and country. The rise of social media has played a distinct role in changing the ways Indigenous Australians interact with community and country. These changes have generated vast diasporic networks and communities which have seen an abundance Read more [...]
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In the digital age, smartphones and social media have seen the rise of online communication. The purpose of this paper is to explore how communicating in the virtual form has affected community and in turn empowered women. It makes the argument that community and a sense of belonging is not determined by geographical location and physical ties alone. By focusing on small business communities formed through social media platforms such as Instagram, scholarly sources and qualitative Read more [...]
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Social media platforms are a powerful tool for gathering and mobilising activist communities. Reddit in particular, has hosted a number of these social movements. This paper investigates the unique characteristics of Reddit and how they have stagnated or hampered a movements progress. The voting and Karma systems provides incentives that act contradictory to the types of content movements need to survive. The subreddit architecture leaves movements with few Read more [...]
Social media has transformed the way in which Jane Austen’s work is engaged with, both challenging and reinforcing traditional narratives.
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The 200th anniversary of Austen’s death in 2017 revealed the depth of sentiment the public holds for Austen - in an event marked by grand ceremonies, worldwide celebrations, museum exhibitions, and global headlines (Barchas & Looser, 2019). With the 250th anniversary Read more [...]
Abstract: This paper discusses the success and evolving nature of technology and online platforms and how they can influence and inform modern lives, particularly in relation to health information, or misinformation, and health impacting behaviours. It touches on traditional methods of health promotion practice and explores how the advancement of the internet, social media platforms and online communities provides an opportunity for health promotion programs, based on the five action areas Read more [...]