Stream Data Analytics for Multipurpose Social Media Applications

2016 ◽  
pp. 423-440
Author(s):  
Satyen Abrol ◽  
Gunasekar Rajasekar ◽  
Latifur Khan ◽  
Vaibhav Khadilkar ◽  
Siddarth Nagarajan ◽  
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Author(s):  
Shaila S. G. ◽  
Monish L. ◽  
Lavanya S. ◽  
Sowmya H. D. ◽  
Divya K.

The new trending technologies such as big data and cloud computing are in line with social media applications due to their fast growth and usage. The big data characteristic makes data management challenging. The term big data refers to an immense collection of both organised and unorganised data from various sources, and nowadays, cloud computing supports in storing and processing such a huge data. Analytics are done on huge data that helps decision makers to take decisions. However, merging two conflicting design principles brings a challenge, but it has its own advantage in business and various fields. Big data analytics in the cloud places rigorous demands on networks, storage, and servers. The chapter discusses the importance of cloud platform for big data, importance of analytics in cloud and gives detail insight about the trends and techniques adopted for cloud analytics.


Author(s):  
Bhavani Thuraisingham ◽  
Mohammad Mehedy Masud ◽  
Pallabi Parveen ◽  
Latifur Khan

Author(s):  
Leonardo Sousa Fortes ◽  
Petrus Gantois ◽  
Dalton de Lima-Júnior ◽  
Bruno Teixeira Barbosa ◽  
Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 074391562199967
Author(s):  
Raffaello Rossi ◽  
Agnes Nairn ◽  
Josh Smith ◽  
Christopher Inskip

The internet raises substantial challenges for policy makers in regulating gambling harm. The proliferation of gambling advertising on Twitter is one such challenge. However, the sheer scale renders it extremely hard to investigate using conventional techniques. In this paper the authors present three UK Twitter gambling advertising studies using both Big Data analytics and manual content analysis to explore the volume and content of gambling adverts, the age and engagement of followers, and compliance with UK advertising regulations. They analyse 890k organic adverts from 417 accounts along with data on 620k followers and 457k engagements (replies and retweets). They find that around 41,000 UK children follow Twitter gambling accounts, and that two-thirds of gambling advertising Tweets fail to fully comply with regulations. Adverts for eSports gambling are markedly different from those for traditional gambling (e.g. on soccer, casinos and lotteries) and appear to have strong appeal for children, with 28% of engagements with eSports gambling ads from under 16s. The authors make six policy recommendations: spotlight eSports gambling advertising; create new social-media-specific regulations; revise regulation on content appealing to children; use technology to block under-18s from seeing gambling ads; require ad-labelling of organic gambling Tweets; and deploy better enforcement.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (13) ◽  
pp. 870-877
Author(s):  
Calvin Moorley ◽  
Theresa Chinn

Background: In 2016 the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the UK introduced revalidation, which is the process nurses are required to follow to renew their registration. This provides an opportunity for nurses to shape, develop and evolve social media to meet their professional requirements. Aims: to examine different ways nurses can use social media tools for continuous professional development (CPD) and revalidation. Methods: using a qualitative reflective design, data were gathered from content on the @WeNurses platform and activities organised with other leading health organisations in England. These data were analysed using the social media relationship triangle developed by the authors with a thematic analysis approach. Findings: analysis revealed that social media was used in six categories: publishing, sharing, messaging, discussing, collaborating, and networking. Organised social media events such as: blogs, tweetchats, Twitter storms, webinars, infographics, podcasts, videos and virtual book clubs can support nurses with revalidation and professional development. Conclusion: Through using a participatory CPD approach and embracing professional social media applications nurses have moved social media from the concept of a revolution to an evolution.


2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley A. Berard ◽  
André P. Smith

Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness with primary symptoms of widespread pain and fatigue. Social media applications have become a recent resource allowing individuals with fibromyalgia to interact in a virtual community devoted to the illness. This study explores how such a community develops and maintains itself on Instagram and the ways it creates social capital for its users. Data are derived from Instagram posts and open-ended questionnaires completed by users living with fibromyalgia who use the application. Using content analysis and semiotic methodology, the study analyzes the diverse ways in which users shared their experiences with fibromyalgia, the management of its symptoms, and issues encountered in accessing health care systems. Instagram aids in the development of a community by facilitating intimate and supportive interactions about the illness and the creation of personalized day-to-day narratives accessible to all. Norms of trust, acceptance, and reciprocity characterize the diversity of interactions in this community.


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