1st Edition

Perspectives on Social Media A Yearbook

Edited By Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaias, Tomayess Issa Copyright 2015
    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    208 Pages
    by Routledge

    Perspectives on Social Media presents the most current research on the effectiveness of social media across sectors. Progress in finding better applications for social media relies on the difficult task of integrating media technologies into fields such as engineering, marketing, health, learning, art, tourism, and the service industry. This book is based on cutting-edge creative work among top international researchers and renowned designers and provides readers with a preview of the most visionary outcomes in the field of social media. Some of the major topics that the book discusses are:

    • New social media design
    • Sense of community in web applications
    • App design and development for mobile devices. 

    Perspectives on Social Media uniquely builds on recent disputes among the top scholars around the world, thus including the dynamics of knowledge-sharing and cross-fertilization that one would expect to happen on the web but that are rarely found in a book.

    Foreword

    Sehnaz Baltaci Goktalay, Uludag University, Turkey

    Preface

    Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands

    Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal

    Tomayess Issa, Curtin University, Australia

     

    Section I – Collaborative Learning and Social Network Systems

    Chapter 1

    Analysis of Computing Platforms as a Tool for Collaborative Learning of Secondary School Students in the Municipality of Guimarães in Portugal: New Perspectives

    Dalila Alves Durães, Secondary School of Caldas das Taipas, Portugal

    Francisco Javier Hinojo Lucena, University of Granada, Spain

    Chapter 2

    Knowledge exchange in social networking sites

    Oriol Miralbell, Open University of Catalonia, Spain

    Chapter 3

    Social Networking as an Enabler to Recruit and Retain Students at the University of Pretoria (UP)

    Karen Lazenby, University of Pretoria, South Africa

    Petrus Lombard, University of Pretoria, South Africa

     

    Section II – Social Media

    Chapter 4

    Toward Realizing Meta Social Media Contents Management System in Big Data

    Takafumi Nakanishi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

    Kiyotaka Uchimoto, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

    Yutaka Kidawara, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

    Chapter 5

    Social media for, with, and by professionals—participatory design through reflexive engagement

    Suvi Pihkala, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Oulu, Finland

    Helena Karasti, Information Processing Science, University of Oulu, Finland; Computer and Systems Science, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

    Chapter 6

    Cyberpsychology and Social Media: Online Social Support in Mental Health

    Kyriaki G. Giota, University of Thessaly, Greece

    George Kleftaras, University of Thessaly, Greece

     

    Section III – ICT Communities

    Chapter 7

    Challenges in Promoting Digital Communities in Rural Coopetitive Settings

    Federico Cabitza, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

    Carla Simone, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

    Chapter 8

    Non-users of ICT and Social Media – Marginal Voices

    Noora Talsi, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

    Chapter 9

    The Use of a Social Media Community by Multicultural Information Systems Development Teams to Improve Communication

    Roelien Goede, North-West University, South Africa

    Moleboge Emma Nhlapo, North-West University, South Africa

    Chapter 10

    Using Social Media to Improve the Work-Integrated Learning Experience of ICT Students: A Critical Systems Approach

    Roelien Goede, North-West University, South Africa

    Anneke Harmse, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa

     

    Section IV – Social media technologies in Higher education

    Chapter 11

    Higher Education: The Incorporation of Web 2.0

    Paula Miranda, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, IPS, Portugal

    Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta, Portugal and ADVANCE Research Center - ISEG - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    Sara Pífano, Universidade Aberta, Portugal

    Chapter 12

    Factors that influence acceptance of social Web technologies for learning

    Razep Echeng, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

    Abel Usoro, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom

    Grzegorz Majewski, Faculty of Information Studies, Novo Mesto, Sloveni

    Chapter 13

    Smart Media in Higher Education - Spread of Smart Campus-

    JeongWon Choi, Korea National University of Education, Korea

    SangJin An, Korea National University of Education, Korea

    YoungJun Le, Korea National University of Education, Korea

     

    Section V – Security and Privacy in ICT or Social Media

    Chapter 14

    An Investigation into Japanese University Students’ Online Privacy Concerns

    Yukiko Maruyama, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan

     

    Section VI – Social Media and Smart Technologies

    Chapter 15

    Connecting and communicating with the near field: How NFC-services for smartphones may benefit consumers/citizens through social media integration and augmentation

    Dag Slettemeås, National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO), Norway

    Bente Evjemo, Telenor, Research and Future Studies, Norway

    Sigmund Akselsen, Telenor, Research and Future Studies, Norway

    Chapter 16

    Biasomic Future

    Esad Širbegović, Institute of Software Technology & Interactive Systems, Austria

    Chapter 17

    Mobile Solutions for the New Ways of Working Era

    Mari Ylikauppila, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

    Antti Väätänen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

    Jari Laarni, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

    Pasi Välkkynen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

     

    Section VII – Gaming

    Chapter 18

    The role of interactive technology in prosocial mobile games for young children

    Lynne Humphries, David Goldman Informatics Centre, UK

    Chapter 19

    Location-Enabled Stamp-Rally System for Local Revitalization

    Akira Hattori, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan

    Haruo Hayami, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan

    Tasuku Kobayashi, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan

    Chapter 20

    Technology Enhanced Literacy Learning In Multilingual Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Graphogame Kiswahili and Kikuyu Adaptations in Kenya

    Carol Suzanne Adhiambo Puhakka, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    Heikki Lyytinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    Ulla Richardson, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    Biography

    Piet Kommers is Associate Professor at the University of Twente and Adjunct Professor at the University of Joensuu, Finland, and Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

    Pedro Isaías is Professor of Information Management and Information Systems and Director of the master degree program in Electronic Commerce and Internet at the Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Lisbon, Portugal.

    Tomayess Issa is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Information Systems at Curtin University, Australia.

    "For all the hype about how social media is changing everything, most of the debate has been about changes that have already (allegedly) happened. This book is an ideal primer for anybody who wants to get up to speed on social media and its applications, but with a view to the future. Through ‘predictive scenarios’ in each chapter, the authors consider not just where social media has been but where it might be going."

    -- Professor Peter Dell, Head of Information Systems, Curtin University

    "Kommers, Isaias, and Issa have brought together a diverse collection of exciting recent research activity in a sweep of social media technologies and platforms. This collection presents a surprisingly accessible assortment of chapters, each detailing a unique piece of research. A particular strength of this book is its international perspective. In an area often dominated by English-speaking countries, it is refreshing to see such a broad range of contributors."

    --Dr. Mike Kent, Department of Internet Studies, Curtin University