scholarly journals The Need and Possibility for Evangelizing Through the Internet

Kairos ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106
Author(s):  
Danijel Časni
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Good News ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Evangelical Churches ◽  
The Church ◽  
Insight Into

In today’s society of technological advancement, evangelizing through the Internet is an adequate tool for proclaiming the Good News. By using the Internet, the Church communicates on a local level to its local church but also on a broader scale at the global level, thus fulfilling its mission of proclaiming the Gospel “to all the nations.” The paper talks about the need of using the Internet and social networks for evangelism, as a medium for communicating the message of salvation and hope in Jesus Christ. By analyzing the usage of the Internet in Evangelical churches in Croatia we gain an insight into the current condition and the possibility of a more efficient way of using the new media in proclaiming the Good News.

scholarly journals Using the New Media by Companies From the Sme Sector in Podkarpackie Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Masłyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Abstract The main purpose of this article is to present the results of research concerning the use of social media by companies from the SME sector in Podkarpackie Province. The article includes data obtained in the first stage of the study, which is a part of a research project on the use of social media in the area of creating the image of an organization / company as an employer.The survey covered the entire population of companies from the SME sector, which are registered in Podkarpackie Province (REGON database). The research phase, the results of which are presented in this article, mainly involved the analysis of data on companies from the SME sector in Podkarpackie Province in terms of their presence on the Internet (having an individual website, having company profiles on selected social networks). The results of the first stage of the study confirm that the companies see the potential of the online presence / functioning in social media (more and more companies have their own website, Facebook profiles). The dynamics of changes in this area is definitely not adequate to the pace of new media development. On the basis of preliminary results of further stages of the research, it can also be concluded that in the vast majority of cases, however, these are non-strategic and non-systematic activities.

On-Line and on Message? Candidate Websites in the 2001 General Election

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Ward ◽  
Rachel Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
New Media ◽  
Local Level ◽  
General Election ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Electoral Outcomes ◽  
On Line ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The 2001 General Election generated considerable interest and also much criticism of politicians' use of the Internet. Via content analysis, search engines and database material, this article examines candidates' and local constituency parties' on-line activity in three areas: first, the extent of Internet use by candidates and local parties—who and how many candidates had live websites for the election?; second, the pattern of on-line activity at the local level—where were parties/candidates on-line?; and third, what were candidates doing on-line—did candidates experiment with interactivity, or use the new media as another top-down communication tool? The survey indicates that use of the Internet was patchy and websites often acted as little more than static on-line leaflets. Moreover, the overall impact of the Internet on electoral outcomes was minimal and use of the technology by itself is unlikely to herald the coming of e-democracy. However, we also argue that some of the criticism levelled at parties is misplaced and that there are good reasons why parties have so far behaved cautiously.

scholarly journals The Role Of Facebook In Activating Local Tourism : An Analytical Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Samia Bouguerra
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World

The development of the world today in information and communication technologies has affected all aspects of the economic life of the countries, especially with the emergence of the Internet and the new media through social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others. With the emergence of social networks on the Internet, the marketing of services, especially tourism services, depends on the human factor itself through the exchange and exchange of information about tourist areas, traditional products, hotels and others. The new era has begun to depend on the consumers themselves and their contribution to the promotion of services and places... With the rapid development of social networks, especially Facebook, the importance of harnessing these sites to serve the tourism industry in the countries of the world in general and Algeria in particular, where the industry depends largely on the views of consumers and the spread of information among them, which opened a wide door to identify the places of tourism and hotels and offer services from By visiting people and benefiting from their services, which positively affects other users who may one day be tourists in the same areas. Therefore, this study is an attempt to highlight the role of social networks and their contribution to the activation of tourism in general and local tourism in particular, taking the Facebook network model, through the analysis of the Facebook page beaches of Annaba, and answer the following fundamental question:To what extent does Facebook contribute to the activation of local tourism in Algeria? JEL Classification: Z3, M3.

scholarly journals Social Networks in Modern Political Communications: a Concept Analysis of Foreign Periodicals

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-303
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pisareva
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Similar Amount ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Role Of The State

Over the past two decades, Russian and foreign researchers have documented the growing influence of social networks on political communication. The Internet has become a new mass media. In Russia, bloggers with more than 3,000 subscribers acquire a mass media status. Internet users are not passive recipients of messages: they distribute them and generate their own content. The Internet is a different kind of reality, where anything is possible. Traditional mass media are less efficient than the Internet in providing news. As a result, the Internet and social networks have become a new means of political interaction. The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the digitalization of mass communications and made this process irreversible. The present article reviews 250 foreign research papers published by Taylor and Francis, Oxford University Press, and SAGE Publications in 2020–2021. The objective was to determine the attractiveness of political communication in social networks as a research topic. 12 % of the articles featured the role of social nets in political communication, Facebook being the most popular research material. A similar amount of papers focused on the behavior of network users and the role of the state in the management of social networks. Foreign terms used to describe the research topic appeared to be different from those used by Russian linguists. For instance, foreign authors use "social media" as a synonym for "sites of social networks", while Russian scientists prefer a much broader interpretation. Some terms and acronyms, such as SNSa, are absent from Russian works. Foreign authors exploit classical political science theories to study the issues of political content, the effect of social networks on protest movements and racial conflicts, and the use of new media in election campaigns. They are unfamiliar with Russian approaches to empirical data analysis, e.g. theory of "weak ties", "close world", two-stage flow of communication, the concept of "third place", etc.

scholarly journals Disability and the Internet in 2015: Where to now?

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Ellis ◽  
Mike Kent
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Legal Environment ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Access To Technology

Earlier this decade, the emerging field of disability media began to focus on the Internet and people with disabilities. Books such as Paul T. Jaeger’s Disability and the Internet in 2012 and Disability and new media by this issue’s editors in 2011 both extended earlier work in this field particularly Goggin and Newell’s 2003 Digital disability.This new focus incorporated changes to the environment with the hype around Web 2.0, the rise of online social networks and the increasing prevalence of smartphone and other mobile devices being used to access the Internet, as well as the evolving legal environment around access to technology for people with disabilities.Our aim in compiling this special issue was to continue the work we began with Disability and new media.

scholarly journals The democracy in a network society: Problems and prospects of development

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-262
Author(s):  
Yaroslav V. Samarin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Deliberative Democracy ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
The People ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the role of the new media and social networks as a factor in the development of deliberative democracy. In the late 1990s, it was thought that the communication revolution would be a way to overcome the crisis of representative democracy. With the development of the Internet, the transition from a hierarchical model of communications to a network was supposed to bring changes to the sphere of politics. New media and social networks should guarantee ac- cess of civil society to the political public sphere and help narrow the gap between the elite and the people. Requirements are being formulated to increase the transparency and accountability of state institutions, and to strengthen policy control. It was believed that the Internet will become a place where the principles of deliberative democracy will be embodied. But now we should admit that the new media development causes disappointment, and a times anxiety. Instead of the growth of public discussions, we may encounter “echo chambers”, a victim of the essence of information for effect, which as a result, leads to the radicalization of citizens. Governments and IT-corporations exploit the increased capabilities of social networks and Big Data to control and manipulate information, which jeopardizes the possibility of free discussion. The impact on emotions and simple slogans turned out to be more acceptable in the Internet age than a reflec- tive discussion on social issues. The communication revolution has led to changes in the public sphere, but at the same time, it can lead to the erosion of democracy.

“Who Are You Kidding?”: Visual Political Irony in Contemporary Russia

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sanina
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Political Dialogue ◽  
Significant Events ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Vladimir Putin

The study analyzes the visual dimensions of computer-mediated political irony in Russia. Based on material published between 2011 and 2014 concerning significant events in Russian history, such as the re-election of Vladimir Putin, the rise of the Russian protest movement, the Crimean crises, and so on, the article discusses ironical pictures published on weblogs and social networks, together with 56 interviews of creators and distributors of the content. The results of the study show that in contemporary Russia, novel forms of political dialogue have become widespread in new media, initiated by people who use irony and visual images to express their feelings about political events, everyday routines, and politicians’ activities. Reflection, context, and visual representation offer original vocabularies for organizing public dialogue on the Internet. The findings show a fundamental subject of visual political irony as a routine, rather than eventfulness. The creation and consumption of the content includes elements of slacktivism and to a lesser extent activism.

Value Propositions for Companies in Their Payment Ads in Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 232-246
Author(s):  
Rafa Marín Pastrana
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Content Marketing

The maturity of social networks as part of the daily life of consumers has caused both large companies and all enterprises to try to take advantage of the potential they have to reach their audiences and clienteles with relatively low advertising budgets. However, many of them still do not assimilate the functioning of these new media and use them as a simple promotional tool. The reduction of the organic scope, the stagnation of Facebook, the crisis of credibility, and the evolution of the networks themselves towards smaller communities, as happened at the beginning, complete a panorama that hinders the objective of maximizing profits and ensuring a ROI in line . How should this challenge be faced when the internet is displacing television as the main advertising investment support worldwide? Personalization and content marketing, customer service, and preference for quality and engagement are the main answers.

Managing Fear in a Post-Factual Era

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Forst
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Internet Abuse ◽  
Downward Spiral

Fear is dangerous because of its tendency to cause our instincts to overrule our ability to think; get us to behave against our self-interests; make us more easily exploited by politicians, terrorists, and others with harmful intentions; create enemies; and feed on itself in a vicious downward spiral. The problem is worsened by irresponsible media, politicians who exploit fear by distorting facts about threats to security, social networks that spread hatred and misinformation on the Internet, and cyberattacks. This paper describes these forces and argues that the vicious cycle of fear and the exploitation of fear can be broken by electing responsible leaders, using fear management programs at the national and state levels, applying lessons learned from community policing programs to reduce fear at the local level, and by instituting stronger sanctions against Internet abuse, including defenses against cyberattacks.

scholarly journals Doping awareness among amateur adolescent athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
S. A. Danilenko ◽  
O. V. Koptseva ◽  
R. V. Kozlov
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Study Results

Objective: to determine the level of awareness of the doping issues among adolescents aged 10–19 years who are engaged in amateur sports as a part of high performance sport.Materials and methods: a special survey of 106 respondents was conducted to assess attitudes towards doping and the level of awareness in anti-doping issues. The average age of the respondents was 17.33 ± 1.54 years.Results: despite the fact that 96 % of the respondents stated that they know what doping is, generally, there is a low level of awareness among young athletes in anti-doping issues. One fourth of the respondents can justify the use of doping, only 13.2 % of adolescents believe that winning a competition with the use of doping can be considered as a well-deserved victory. More than 56 % of the respondents do not warn medical staff that they are athletes, only 32.1 % of adolescents are interested in whether medications prescribed or taken by themselves are included in the prohibited list. The study found that the main sources of information on anti-doping rules for adolescent athletes are television (64.1 %) and specialized websites (47.2 %).Conclusion: the study results revealed the need to popularize information on anti-doping issues. Educational programs should be carried out taking into account the psychological and emotional characteristics of adolescents and include actively promoting doping awareness both using conventional media and new media resources, such as the Internet and social networks.

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