The impact of social media-based support groups on smoking relapse prevention in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidi Al Onezi ◽  
Mohamed Khalifa ◽  
Ashraf El-Metwally ◽  
Mowafa Househ
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Relapse Prevention ◽  
Smoking Relapse ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Role of social media in brand development in Saudi Arabia

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer Abdullah Al Saud ◽  
Muhammad Rahatullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Brand Recall ◽  
Brand Development ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
The Impact

Literature is ripe with the scholarly contributions on brand development from all aspects. The new marketing tools and techniques are introduced frequently. However, the impact social media has had on brand development is no match to traditional promotion in 4Ps. The information about Saudi Arabia is specially rare. This article based on a survey of 200 social media users on www.surveymonkey.com evaluates the role of social media in brand development in Saudi Arabia. The results from this Saudi example show that social media including Facebook and Twitter are among the most effective tool to develop a brand as compared to traditional promotional methods. It has also been found that these media are more successful in Saudi Arabia to develop the brand recall and image.

The impact of using social media on the academic performance of Qassim University students, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ali Mansour ◽  
Homood Almutairi ◽  
Ibrahim Alwehaibi ◽  
Asim Alshowaiman ◽  
Mohammed Alsaif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Social Media Utilization among Dental Practitioner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Abed A-H Hamasha ◽  
Nasser Alghofaili ◽  
Abdulrahman Obaid ◽  
Mohammed Alhamdan ◽  
Abdulrahman Alotaibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Objective:To assess the dental practitioners' use of social media, concerning demographic and social variables and the impact of social media use on dental practice.Methods:The study was a cross-sectional analytical study of dental practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered 30-items questionnaire was distributed to 438 dentists, which included eight questions related to background and demographic information and 22 questions related to the use of social media within the dental practice. Data were entered and analyzed usingSPSSsoftware. Data analysis included frequency distributions and chi-square tests to assess the association of social media use with demographic and social variables and its impact on dental practice. Significant level was considered ifpwas less than 0.05.Results:Of participating, 338 dentists, 52% were using social media in their practice. Twitter was the most commonly used (35%). Education was the primary purpose of using social media (43%), while entertainment was the least (8%). Approximately 62% and 68% are using social media for marketing of their dental practice and broadcasting treatment outcome, respectively. Social media was observed to be used significantly higher among Non-Saudi, general and private dentists. Participating dentists who used social media in their practice significantly recommended using social media to other dentists.Conclusion:In general, non-Saudis, general practitioners and dentists practicing in private clinics are significantly using more social media during their practice. The majority of dental practitioners indicated that social media has improved their dental practice and become an indicator of successful practice.

scholarly journals Using Smartphone as a Journalistic Tool: An Examination of Ethical Codes in Mobile Journalism in Saudi Arabia

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Ahmed Deen ◽  
Po-Lin Pan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Powerful Factor ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sampling Approach

This study aimed to understand the impact of ethical codes on Saudi journalists’ perceptions toward mobile journalism (MOJO). Three major ethical dimensions were examined, including seeking truth, minimizing harm, and being accountable in news coverage. A survey link created with SurveyMonkey was transmitted via social media avenues, such as Twitter and WhatsApp, where Saudi journalists can complete the questionnaire and then share the link with other Saudi journalists. A total of 124 Saudi journalists were recruited by this snowball sampling approach, while the Codes of Ethics of Society of Professional Journalists was adapted as major measurements for three ethical dimensions, including seeking truth, minimizing harm, and being accountable. Results found that all three ethical dimensions of professional journalists generated significant influences on Saudi journalists’ perceptions toward MOJO. Specifically, minimizing harm was found as the most powerful factor that affected Saudi journalists’ perceptions toward MOJO, followed by being accountable and seeking truth, indicating that Saudi journalists who were more likely to seek truth, minimize harm, and be accountable would exhibit more positive perceptions toward MOJO. Although using smartphone as a journalistic tool was a key factor toward Saudi journalists’ MOJO perceptions, it was not as powerful as three ethical dimensions that affected their MOJO perceptions. Keywords: mobile journalism, codes of ethics, professional journalism, Saudi journalists

scholarly journals The Impact of online short and motivational videos by ISIS on twitter towards the Saudi youth?

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Hasmah Zanuddin ◽  
Yazeed Alyousef
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Play Area ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
The Right ◽  
Facebook Pages ◽  
The Impact

Social Media tools especially Twitter and YouTube are helping ISIS spread their promulgation and philosophy to a great many online sympathizers over the world. For sure, the gathering has effectively been utilizing online networking destinations, for example, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to enroll new would be individuals. This is being done through pictures and the spilling of fierce online viral recordings shot and professionally altered that are focusing on youthful and susceptible individuals. Depicting a glamorized and 'cool' picture, Isis contenders are starting to go about as the new demigods of worldwide digital jihad. The Internet in this way is turning into the virtual play area for fanatic perspectives to be strengthened and go about as a resound chamber. This examination dissected 100 distinctive Facebook pages and 50 Twitter client accounts which produced more than 2050 outcomes and helped the writer make a typology of seven key conduct attributes and inspirations. The discoveries in this examination affirmed the creator's unique speculation, i.e. online detest is being utilized by gatherings, for example, Isis for an assortment of reasons, for example, enlistment and publicity. In addition, this material is composed and controlled by Isis as a method for distributing and conveying key messages. While these activities may make the figment of wellbeing, physical obstructions may not be a match for ISIS's innovatively smart techniques. Utilizing online networking and scrambled informing applications is an approach to for all intents and purposes manage homegrown fear based oppressors that are a great many miles away. Training and guidance towards the right can restrict youth from getting influenced by such activities and this paper will work on finding such solutions for the Saudi Youth. To gather data and analysis, interviews will be used as the instrument for data collection and the focus will be on assessing the impact of motivational videos on youth through Twitter in Saudi Arabia. 

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media on the Acceptance of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 2673-2681
Author(s):  
Adel Alfatease ◽  
Ali M Alqahtani ◽  
Khalid Orayj ◽  
Sultan M Alshahrani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Challenges facing online research: Experiences from research concerning cyber-victimisation of people with disabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhraa A. Alhaboby ◽  
James Barnes ◽  
Hala Evans ◽  
Emma Short
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Impact

The victimisation of people living with disabilities and chronic conditions is a documented phenomenon. It ranges from harassment incidents to disability hate crimes, and causes physical, mental and psychosocial consequences. The Internet has further reshaped this phenomenon which lead to “cyber-victimisation” experiences, with no less impact upon victims. This methodology paper focuses mainly on the challenges and implications of using online methods in a UK-based study exploring the impact of cyber-victimisation on people coping with disabilities and chronic conditions. Mixed-method design was adopted via an online-survey followed by in-depth interviewing of victims. Online recruitment was through victim-support groups, patient-support groups, and social media. Out of 80 organisations and charities approached, 51(63.8%) gatekeepers helped to reach participants. Recruitment and data collection process was challenged by four overarching themes: 1) social identity in online support groups, 2) the role of online gatekeepers, 3) the contradictory role of social media, and 4) promoting inclusivity. These challenges were theorised from the perspective of the Social Identity Theory. Representing self as a victim and/or a disabled-person had its implications on virtual groups’ membership, social media use, gatekeepers’ decisions and subsequent participation. Some identity aspects were highlighted as positive points to improve engagement with research. In conclusion, the Internet has aggravated the vulnerability of people with disabilities, but it also has a huge potential in researching sensitive topics with this group. Future research in the cyberspace should acknowledge the challenges of online identities of disabled victimised people, and focus on positive identity aspects to facilitate the research process and encourage collaborative participation at early stages of research.

Changing Digital Spaces

Hashtag Islam ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Gary R. Bunt
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Information Control ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Digital Spaces

This chapter looks at different phases in the development of cyber Islamic environments and examines the impact of the digital divide on Muslim societies. It includes a discussion on censorship and information control, providing brief case studies on Saudi Arabia and Iran. It introduces ideas associated with apps and their implications within social media platforms.

Conversations around mHealth applications during COVID-19: a network and sentiment analysis of Tweets in Saudi Arabia (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Binkheder ◽  
Raniah N Aldekhyyel ◽  
Alanoud Almegbil ◽  
Nora Al-Twairesh ◽  
Nuha Alhumaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Data Augmentation ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mhealth Apps

BACKGROUND In Saudi Arabia, the first novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed case was reported on March 2, 2020, which followed a series of mitigation efforts imposed by the government. The development of specific mobile health applications (mHealth apps) for public use was one of the response strategies employed by the Saudi government. Assessing the impact of these mHealth apps through the opinions of the public posted on social media is crucial to improve mHealth services offered by governments. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to utilize Twitter, as a source of data, to understand conversations and perceptions of users around the use of six mHealth apps developed by the Saudi Ministry of Health, by conducting a network and sentimental analysis of Tweets. The mHealth apps included in our study were “Sehha”, “Mawid”, “Sehhaty”, “Tetamman”, “Tawakkalna”, and “Tabaud”. METHODS We collected mHealth-related Twitter data on December 12, 2020. After including relevant tweets, our final mHealth app networks consisted of a total of 4,995 Twitter users and 8,666 relationships. We used NodeXL to perform the network analysis and visualization. We performed a sentiment analysis using a human-in-the-loop and machine learning approaches. Our manual annotation initially included five classes (positive, neutral, negative, indeterminate, and sarcasm). We excluded indeterminate and sarcasm classes as they usually cause ambiguity for the sentiment classifier. We applied data augmentation techniques to ensure sentiment polarity (positive, negative) in the tweets. The sentiment classifier dataset consisted a total of 4,719 tweets with 26.6% positive, 52.2% neutral, and 21.2% negative. Data preprocessing and normalization were also performed. For building the sentiment classifier, we used the Support Vector Machine with the word2vec embeddings of AraVec. RESULTS Our network analysis showed that “Sehhaty”, “Tawakkalna”, and “Tabaud” had similar patterns and more interactions in conversations than other networks. “Tawakkalna” and “Tabaud” were the largest networks among all, and their conversations were led by various governmental accounts. In comparison, “Sehha”, “Mawid”, “Sehhaty”, and “Tetamman” networks were mainly led by a health sector and media. Our sentiment analysis showed that the majority of Twitter conversations around the six mHealth apps were neutral, which encompassed facts or information pieces, neutral suggestions, and general inquires. Positive tweets focused on appreciation, positive opinions, and expressions around government trust. In contrast, negative tweets included suggestions to overcome weaknesses, issues faced with apps, negative opinions, and negative psychological impact. Our sentiment classifier showed an accuracy, precision, recall, and an F1-score of 85%. CONCLUSIONS Social media can be used as a data source to understand public perceptions on the use of mHealth apps during pandemics. Real-time analytics of social media can help health authorities to address issues and concerns about mHealth apps during public health crises.

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