scholarly journals The Negative Role of Social Media During the COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Harith Yas ◽  
Ahmad Jusoha ◽  
Dalia Streimikieneb ◽  
Abbas Mardania ◽  
Khalil Md Nora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Source Of Information

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the power of social media in the dissemination of information. The current pandemic has hurt not only social media users but also on state's sustainable development. As a result, the present study seeks to understand the reasons for using social media during the COVID 19 pandemic by screening various topics and assessing the impact of misinformation on social media, primarily psychological and mental effects. The study utilized a quantitative research design. Participants were individuals between the age of twenty and fifty. Data was collected using a questionnaire shared online to the 360 participants. The studies' responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the arithmetic percentage method using graphs and figures. The study results revealed that many respondents use social media as a source of information, news, and psychological nourishment. Besides, the results indicated that participants below 50 years of age used social media frequently. Whatsapp, Twitter, and Youtube were the most used social media sites among the participants. The findings indicated that most participants used social media as a source of vital information during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study recommends that governments and health institutions focus on developing abilities to respond simultaneously to misinformation cases. This study has facilitated more knowledge into the uses of social media in times of health crises. The study acts as a blueprint to prepare the world for managing social media information sharing in the future.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 “infodemic” on drug-utilization behaviors: implication for Pharmacovigilance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Tuccori ◽  
Irma Convertino ◽  
Sara Ferraro ◽  
Emiliano Cappello ◽  
Giulia Valdiserra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Angiotensin Ii Receptor ◽  
Angiotensin Ii Receptor Antagonists ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hazardous Use

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the world in 2020 triggered a massive dissemination of information (“infodemic”) about the disease channeled through the web and social media. This “infodemic” included also sensational and distorted information about drugs, which likely affected primarily opinion leaders and people particularly active on social media, and subsequently other peoples leading to inadequate choices by individual patients everywhere. In particular, for some drugs approved with other indications, namely chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, favipiravir and umifenovir, information has spread that has led to a hazardous use. In this article, we analyzed the rationale behind the claim for use of these drugs in COVID-19, the communication about their effect on the disease, the consequences of this communication on people's behavior and the response of some influential regulatory authorities in an attempt to minimize the actual or potential risks arising from this behavior. Finally, we discussed the role of pharmacovigilance stakeholders in emergency management and possible strategies to be put in place to deal with other similar situations in the future.

The role of perceived social media agility in customer engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Gligor ◽  
Sıddık Bozkurt
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The concept of agility has been applied to several domains to help firms develop the capability to quickly adjust their operations to cope and thrive in environments characterized by frequent changes. Despite the soaring number of social media users and the benefits associated with agility in other domains, the application of agility in a social media context has yet to be explored. Further, little is known about how agility in a social media context impacts desirable customer-related attributes, such as customer engagement and customer-based brand equity (CBBE). This paper aims to address this gap by adapting the construct to social media (i.e. perceived social media agility) and exploring its impact on customer engagement and CBBE. Design/methodology/approach This paper conducted an online survey with 200 adult subjects. This paper used multivariate regression analyzes to empirically test a scale for perceived social media agility and explore its impact on CBBE and customer engagement, along with the moderating role of customer change-seeking behavior. Findings The study results show that perceived social media agility directly and indirectly (through customer engagement) positively influences CBBE. Also, results show that the positive impact of perceived social media agility on CBBE is further magnified for customers high on change-seeking. However, customer change-seeking does not affect the strength or direction of the impact of perceived social media agility on customer engagement. Originality/value This paper contributes to social media literature by adapting and testing a measurement scale for the construct of perceived social media agility and exploring its role in enhancing customer engagement and CBBE.

scholarly journals Social Media as a Tool for Digital Marketing

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 4717-4724
Author(s):  
Rutuparna Sakalkale
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Social media is always playing important the role of bringing the world online and establishing social contacts new platform social media marketing. Marketing changes the way companies or individuals communicate. This study looks at the impact of global media marketing and comparisons in the results in INDIA.

scholarly journals Does Cultural Difference Matter on Social Media? An Examination of the Ethical Culture and Information Privacy Concerns

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8286
Author(s):  
Sangmi Chai
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Information Privacy ◽  
Ethical Culture ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Information Privacy Concerns ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact

While social media has become a very popular tool for sharing information and news worldwide, the ethical culture of the users emerged as a significant issue in cyber space. This research investigates the role of perceived ethical culture and information privacy concerns on social media behaviors. More importantly, this study investigates the role of cultural difference in the relationship among those factors. Based on the study results of U.S. and Korean social media users, this study found ethical culture to be positively associated and information privacy concerns negatively associated with users’ information-sharing behavior on social media. In addition, the study results indicated that the size of the impact of the two facts are varied between the two countries. This study’s results direct that users’ perceived ethical culture and privacy concerns are important factors affecting social media users’ information sharing. However, these factors could have a different impact with cultural differences.

scholarly journals Adoption of ICT in Learning: Perceptions from Technical College Students in Malawi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tumbikani Manjawira Msowoya ◽  
George N. Chidimbah Munthali ◽  
Wu Xuelian
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Technical College ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Technical College Students

Abstract Background: There has been a growing interest to use Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the field of education. Most countries have made strides to adopt the use of ICT in teaching and learning. A lot of studies have been made to find out about attitudes of stakeholders in education on adopting the use of ICT. Aim: Considering that Malawi has recently been promoting the skills and vocational trades, this study was aimed at finding out how students in the technical and vocational colleges perceive the use of ICT in learning. Methods: A quantitative research study was undertaken among 208 students using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and analyses of variance were used to analyze the results using IBM SPSS version 23 Software. Findings: The study revealed that most students use ICT for recreational purposes than pedagogical. It was also revealed that there are no differences in perceptions of using ICT in learning between male and female students, although differences were noted between students coming from different locations. Recommendation: We recommend the use of ICT in technical and vocational college as the world is changing in the manner the business is being transacted as witnessed with the impact of COVID-19. Further we recommend authorities to put more attention in the development of ICT learning resources as it has the power to drive the economy in all sectors.

scholarly journals The Negative Role of Corruption for the Attractiveness of Foreign Direct Investment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ikboljon Odashev Mashrabjonovich
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
Analytical Formulas ◽  
Corruption Perception ◽  
State Investment ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the relevance of the correlation between the index of corruption perception and the index of the attractiveness of foreign direct investment in the formation and implementation of state investment policy and the impact of development projects of countries that implement analytical formulas of multiple regressions. And we recognize some important drivers and factors of modelling the problems of foreign direct investment, which are associated with attracting into the economy, increasing the attractiveness of its development. The real examples are given related to corruption and foreign direct investment studied by different scientists of the world. The task is set how it will determine how much corruption in the world will affect the attractiveness of foreign investors by means of selected countries.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Media for Tourist Visit Decision on Kakilangit Market Bantul, Yogyakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 00017
Author(s):  
Singgih Tri Wibowo ◽  
Althariq Meijreno Putra ◽  
Bella Ayu Yustin ◽  
Larasati Puspita Dewi ◽  
Muhammad Aditya A.
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
New Media ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Tourist Behavior ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of social media as one of the new media has brought important changes to the world of tourism. Social media has given space to interact with each other. Various types of social media are very popular for young people, including Facebook, Path, Twitter, and Instagram, and others. Social media offers a different experience for tourists in getting information about products and services in tourism. This study aims to examine the impact of social media on tourist behavior. The respondents of this study were tourists who visited the Kakilangit Market, Bantul, Yogyakarta. This study uses quantitative analysis techniques. The results of this study found that social media influences the behavior of tourists in choosing and deciding about the attractions they will visit. The study also found that tourists use social media to communicate, looking for tourist references, as long as they travel. Furthermore, tourists will also share their experiences while traveling on social media. Social media raises the trend of new tourist objects popularized by posting photos and videos by social media users. Photos and videos uploaded on Instagram for example, represent what is owned by a tourist object or even show facts about the condition of a tourist attraction. This certainly will affect the behavior of consumers as tourists so that Instagram provides the possibility of new opportunities and challenges for tourism actors. Tourism actors are required to understand consumer behavior, especially young people as users of social media in order to design the right marketing strategy for their products.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF MASS MEDIA AND SOCIAL NETWORKS ON HOW FANS INTERACT WITH SPORTS LIBRARIES IN THE WORLD

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Mohammad Saed Kiani ◽  
Leila Nazari ◽  
Leila Shahbazpour.
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
The Impact

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of mass media and social networks on the relationship between fans and sports librarians in the world. Method: In this study, to investigate the role of new media and social networks on the interactions between fans and sports librarians, the role of new media on how fans interact with sports libraries from the review of the research carried out from 2009 onwards. Regarding the use of sports media, given that the category of modern media is a new concept, quantitative research has been conducted on its impact on sport, the creation of jobs, the promotion of communication, and the limited research on the negative effects of these media. The study was followed by a manual review of the studies conducted over the period without such results. Findings: It is not that all interactions between fans of athletes and coaches in the new media are positive. The growing interaction that has emerged between these groups today can have negative aspects. The results showed that the negative aspects of the new media have affected all life's moments of athletes and coaches. Negative tweets are so bad in some cases that most athletes and coaches are forced to turn off their communication devices. Conclusion: It seems that with the development of new media and social networks the wall between athletes, coaches and fans is collapsing and it is possible for new connections between these two groups to be created, this new relationship has a lot of positive and negative effects, although the organization sports exercises allow for a better experience for fans.

Influence of social networks on business processes’ development

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2225-2252
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
V.L. Simonova ◽  
O.V. Komarova ◽  
S.S. Kaigorodova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Sales Channels ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The emergence of new ways of interaction between sellers and buyers, the formation of new sales channels and product promotion based on the use of digital economy tools is at the heart of improving the business processes. Social networks became a tool for development; their rapid growth necessitates theoretical understanding and identification of potential application in enterprise's business process digitalization. Objectives. We explore the role of social media in the digitalization of business processes, systematize the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises in the digital economy. Methods. The theoretical and methodological analysis of social networks as a tool for digitalization of company's business processes rests on the content analysis of domestic and foreign scientific studies, comparison, generalization and systematization. Results. We highlight the key effects of the impact of social networks on the business processes of the company; show that the digitalization of business processes should be considered in the context of a value-based approach, aimed at creating a value through the algorithmization of company operations. We determine that social networks are one of the most important tools for digitalization of company's business processes, as they have a high organizational and management potential. We also systematize the effects of social media on company's business processes. Conclusions. We present theoretical provisions of the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises, which will enable to model and organize ideas about the development of digital ecosystems and the formation of business models.

The role of social networking sites in the revolution of 25 January 2011 Egyptian

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Qassim Alwan Saeed ◽  
Khairallah Sabhan Abdullah Al-Jubouri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
The World ◽  
The Revolution

Social media sites have recently gain an essential importance in the contemporary societies، actually، these sites isn't simply a personal or social tool of communication among people، its role had been expanded to become "political"، words such as "Facebook، Twitter and YouTube" are common words in political fields of our modern days since the uprisings of Arab spring، which sometimes called (Facebook revolutions) as a result of the major impact of these sites in broadcasting process of the revolution message over the world by organize and manage the revolution progresses in spite of the governmental ascendance and official prohibition.

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