...com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav >> Version of Record - Feb 24, 2012 OnlineFirst Version of Record - Aug 8, 2011 What is This? Downloaded from nms.sagepub.com at Judea & Samaria College on February 25, 2012 410401 NMS14110.1177/1461444811410401Lev-OnNew Media & society Article Communication, community, crisis: Mapping uses and gratifications in the contemporary media environment Azi Lev-On new media & society 14(1) 98–116 © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1461444811410401 nms.sagepub.com Ariel University Center, Israel Abstract The article analyzes how community members who were evacuated from their homes use various media, and especially the internet, to keep in touch, receive and disseminate information and express their opinions. Of particular interest are the differences between members of various groups, who differ in their decision whether to relocate in Israel with the rest of the original community or not, in media usage patterns and sense of community. The findings demonstrate that evacuees use diversity and multiplicity of media, where various media are used for different purposes according to need. Small media,...
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...University of Phoenix Material Research Plan As part of your research plan, you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that your research paper will answer. For example, if your general area of interest is social security, a possible research question might ask, “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, remember that you need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to. Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper. Part 1: Complete the Research Plan |What is your general topic or area of interest? |My general topic of interest is Drugs. I raise a child that was born | | |addicted, and feel this topic will be very helpful and insightful in | | |helping me raise this child properly...
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...Research Proposal-general topic -Decade from 10-20 years of age -a time of great change -biological (puberty) -cognitive (brain development) -social (personal relationships) -a time of increased risk for certain negative behaviors -depression -delinquency -substance use -important time to look at how stress impacts adolescents daily lives *Stressors-demands that represent a threatened or actual loss scarcity of resources -types of stressors -acute events (major life events) -chronic stressors (daily hassles) -life transitions (changing peer relationships) -everyone exp stress but there are individual differences in the way we respond to it that impact functioning -these individual differences can be seen at a behavioral level and physiological level- stress response *Choose 1 or 2 hypothesis related to stress during adolescence and design a study to test there hypothesis -must include something that has to do with stress as a variable in your study -your study should contribute to what is already out there in some way *Does Internet and social media use cause stress in social relationships in adolescences? -IV-internet and social media use -DV effect on social relationship -moderator- social interacts are happening both in real world and over the internet Implications and limitations- small paragraph if you did research, small section on limitations-what the flaws of you purpose study References-APA format Nuts and bolts 12...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |GEN/105 Version 10 | | |Skills for Learning in an Information Age | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to learning in an information-rich society. Students develop strategies for successful distance learning, time management, and for managing the abundance of information available in today’s society. Students also explore the appropriate use of information in an academic environment. Specific topics for the course include computing skills for distance learning, online library use, academic honesty, and the development of effective study skills. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted...
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...· What is the most important difference between a computer and a calculator? [RQ, no. 2] · How are computers today similar to those from World War II? How are they different? [RQ, no. 3] · The way people use the Internet has changed since the early days. How? [RQ, no. 4] · Is a smart phone a computer? Explain your answer. [RQ, no. 7] · What types of applications are particularly well suited for handheld devices? What common applications are particularly well suited for PCs? [RQ, no. 8] · Describe some benefits and drawbacks of the information age? [RQ, no. 10] · Draw a block diagram showing the major components of a computer and their relationships. Briefly describe the function of each component. · Why is the international computer industry shifting from ASCII to Unicode for representing text? [RQ, no. 4] · Why do many PC manufacturers include graphics-processing units (GPUs) in their machines? [RQ, no. 5] · Describe several ways you can minimize your negative impact on the environment when you purchase and use a computer. [RQ, · List five input devices and three output devices that might be attached to a PC. Describe a typical use for each. [RQ, no. 2] · Name and describe three special-purpose input devices people commonly use in public places, such as stores, banks, and libraries. [R · What are the advantages and disadvantages of flash memory devices over hard disks as storage media? [RQ, no. 6] · Describe how multi-touch technology can make common input...
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...his support and encouragement. He advices us the topic of the term paper & allow us to acquire a new experiences as well as knowledge. Finally, we sincerely thank to our parents, families, and friends, who provided the advices. The making of this term paper would not be possible without their unconditional help. Table of content No of the topic | Name of the topic | 1 | Introduction | 2 | Usage of Internet | 3 | Modern Uses | 4 | Internet in Bangladesh | 5 | Current Trend | 6 | Research Purpose | 7 | Review of Literature | 8 | Hypothesis | 9 | Contradictory research | 10 | Method | 11 | Result | 12 | Discussion | 13 | Limitations | 14 | Source | Introduction: The Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. According to internet World Stats, as of December 31, 2011 there was an estimated 2,267,233,742 Internet users worldwide. This represents 32.7% of the world's population. Now people are very much flexible in using internet to do their day to day works, file sharing, checking or sending mails, in social networking, to maintain corporate documents, servers etc. Today almost every company or institution has their own website where people can get information about their services & offers. Maximum teaching institutions,...
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...COMPARISON OF STUDENT AND NON-STUDENT SAMPLES * Siohong Tih,1 Sean Ennis2 and June M. L. Poon3 Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia 2 Marketing Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RQ, United Kingdom e-mail: 1sh@ukm.my 1,3 ABSTRACT This study examined the adequacy of using undergraduate student samples in research on online consumer attitudes by comparing the attitudes of students (n = 161) towards online retailing services with the attitudes of non-students (n = 252) towards such services. A structured questionnaire administered online was used to gather data on perceptions, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions with regard to online retailing services. The t-test results showed that, in general, students' attitude towards online retailing services is similar to that of non-students. Therefore, undergraduate students may be reasonable surrogates for consumers in research on online retailing. Keywords: internet users, electronic commerce, online consumer attitudes, online retailing services, student surrogates INTRODUCTION The usage of the internet as a communication and transaction medium in consumer markets is growing rapidly (Castells, 2000; Hart, Doherty, & EllisChadwick, 2000). In line with this expansion, consumer-based electronic commerce has become an emerging research area (e.g. Demangeot & Broderick, 2006, 2007; Teo, 2006; Tih & Ennis, 2006a, 2006b). In particular, a stream of research...
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...What is Copywriting? * Another word for the text of an ad. Copywriting is impressionistic: using a few words to deliver a complete message. What is the creative team? * The copywriter and art director. Which leads to the creative plan What is the creative plan? * How will the product be presented? Which benefits will be communicated? What is the mood of the ad? What are the production values of the act? What is the purpose of a headline? * Get attention of reader, Target potential customers, Identify the product, Set the mood (tone) of ad. Guidelines are to make it understandable What is the purpose of a subhead? * Elaborates the theme of the headline, transitions between headlines and body copy. The Longer the body copy, the more appropriate the set of subheads. What is the purpose of body copy? * Tells the story of the ad Three most common types of body copy * Straight-line/narrative * Basic explanation of the product * Dialogue * Designed to supply information through dialogue * Testimonial * Three kinds: Real person, Actor playing real person, Celebrity Slogans * A short phrase to help establish the product’s identity, image, positioning * Example: M&M’S It melts in your mouth not your hands What are the 8 rules for writing copy? * KISSuse familiar words and phrases, use presentence, avoid passive voice, use active voice, vary length or sentences and paragraphs, involve reader, avoid clichés,...
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...pizza orders. This is an example of using information systems to achieve which business objective? | | | Student Answer: | | Customer and supplier intimacy | | | | Survival | | | | Improved decision making | | | | Operational excellence | | Instructor Explanation: | pp. 52–53 | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | (TCO A) Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to run and manage them, constitute an organization's | | | Student Answer: | | data management environment | | | | networked environment | | | | IT infrastructure (Correct answer) | | | | information system | | Instructor Explanation: | p. 21 | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | (TCO B) Internet technology | | | Student Answer: | | makes it easy for rivals to compete on price alone. | | | | imposes a significant cost of entry, due to infrastructure requirements. | | | | increases the difference between competitors because of the wide availability of information. | | | | makes it easy to sustain operational advantages. | | Instructor Explanation: | p. 99 | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | (TCO C) The difference between a data warehouse and a data...
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...pizza orders. This is an example of using information systems to achieve which business objective? | | | Student Answer: | | Customer and supplier intimacy | | | | Survival | | | | Improved decision making | | | | Operational excellence | | Instructor Explanation: | pp. 52–53 | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | (TCO A) Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to run and manage them, constitute an organization's | | | Student Answer: | | data management environment | | | | networked environment | | | | IT infrastructure (Correct answer) | | | | information system | | Instructor Explanation: | p. 21 | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | (TCO B) Internet technology | | | Student Answer: | | makes it easy for rivals to compete on price alone. | | | | imposes a significant cost of entry, due to infrastructure requirements. | | | | increases the difference between competitors because of the wide availability of information. | | | | makes it easy to sustain operational advantages. | | Instructor Explanation: | p. 99 | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | (TCO C) The difference between a data warehouse and a data...
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...2010 Mr Russ Henderson General Manager Sony Ltd Level 20, 2 Margaret Street Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Russ, Please find the enclosed research report regarding media choices of Australian and International living in Australia. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 02-9975-4983. Sincerely yours, YT Marketing research LTD Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Research Objectives 2 Desktop Summary 3 Similarities between Local and International 5 Differences between Local and International 6 Methodology 7 Results 8 Similarities 9 Other similarities 9 Limitation 10 Conclusion 11 Recommendation 11 Appendices 12 Executive Summary Objectives The research objective is to understand the differences between Australian and International (live in Australia) Generation Y on media and entertainment choices. Results There are similarities between the groups of local and International Generation Y on media and entertainment choices. Internet is the primary media choice for both local and International. There were no significant differences on what websites the two groups visit. Local Generation Y tend to watch their favourite shows mainly from TV, they spend more time on watching TV than International. While International tend to watch the favourite shows from DVD and the Internet other than only from TV. There were no significant differences in cinema, computer games...
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...to 200 MHz, and a dual processor card with two 180 MHz CPUs. It was the first Macintosh to use the PCI standard, with six PCI slots available, with one always needed for the graphics card.” The exact breakdown of system hardware can be seen at the Apple website at the following link, http://support.apple.com/kb/SP492. The overall operations of the system are great for its age and can even be enhanced with a new program entitled “Leopard” (also available from Apple) that could help the overall performance of the system and was actually the oldest model that is compatible with that program. As for the software, we all know that there are significant differences between workgroup, personal, and enterprise uses such differences can be seen with the different programs each use has to offer, some examples of the differences are business tools such as interactive product catalogue, automated billing systems, online shopping and payment tools, and even in some businesses information management systems which are used for the enterprise software, Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 for workgroup which allows groups of people on the same local area connection to access areas to work as a group towards a common goal, and software...
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...economy as well as internationally. Electronic payment system functionality is measured through analysis of the transactions committed, structure of the electronic instruments available within a country, and payment instruments used during payment of purchased or ordered products or services. The use of Electronic Payment Instruments in Macedonia is growing steadily, which shows that the EPS system in this country is continually growing and is in some extend well organized, people are friendly to ICT and conduct electronic transactions easily. E-banking activities in Macedonia started, but remain in low levels; which is a fact for e-commerce activities in general. Also, banks services that are offered for e-banking are at low levels. E-banking is a service that makes possible to use the banking services through the Internet, and mainly thtough Web...
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...Maya Paskaleva, for providing valuable feedback and guidance on our work. We would also like to thank Robert Bengtsson, CEO at MindValue AB in Gothenburg, Sweden, for supporting us throughout the research by sharing ideas and vital information concerning the marketing industry on the Internet, as well as the operations of MindValue AB itself. We would further like to take the opportunity to send gratitude to the interview-ees making it possible for us to retrieve the information essential for conducting this study. Finally, our thanks goes to Carl Emil Svedin, legal counsel at Saab AB in Linköping, Swe-den, for taking his time to validate the credibility of our translations made of the transcripts from the interviews. Denis Čelhasić Tommy Grdić Lukas Özer January 2008 Jönköping International Business School iii Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration Title: The traditional vs. the online market: A study of consumer be-haviour and consumer preferences in the purchase of high-involvement products Authors: Čelhasić Denis, Grdić Tommy, Özer Lukas Tutors: Paskaleva Maya, Sasinovskaya Olga Date: 2008-01-14 Subject terms: High-involvement, Consumer behaviour, Traditional market, Online market, Internet Abstract Problem The complexity of high-involvement products, especially when bought online needs further studying so that a merchant-consumer dialogue and information exchange is...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction The environment in which research is disseminated and used is undergoing a radical change and the task of modern HEIs is to better understand this change and support new ways of accessing content. It is now beyond doubt that the internet has revolutionised the way that research content is discovered, accessed and used. Content which once needed specialist skills to find is now widely available and searches which once took days of painstaking work can now be done in a matter of seconds. Increasingly, learners and new teachers’ needs are defined by their capacity to differentiate information: to recognise what is and what is not research content, to sort out the good from the bad, the useful from the merely relevant. The internet also appears to have had an impact on the way that research content is used in the real world. Many universities have invested heavily in learning spaces designed to facilitate the kind of social interaction that the internet promotes. Networks – online and offline – are increasingly a part of the way that the modern world evaluates information, including research content. Yet all this presumes that modern users will best know how to find their way in this new information environment, that they have the skills to find the right databases, enter the right search terms, to discover the most appropriate research content for their teaching and learning and use it in the most appropriate way. This study was commissioned by JISC...
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