Social Media and Cultural Change

Dr. B.K. Ravi, Chairman of the Department of Communications at Bangalore University, discusses the role of the media technologies (in particular the social media outlets of Twitter, YouTube and Facebook) in the political and cultural changes in the Middle East.

Global Topics, Bridgewater State University

Middle East International Conference

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From: TVSBSC (Team TVS)

Related topics : role of media in social change

Rural China: Basketball and social media

For a high school student from rural north China, the social media platform QQ provides a way to indulge in his greatest passion: basketball.

He talks about why he loves the sport, the difference between playing online and offline, and how having multiple accounts can help you to perform better in the game.

This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).

Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project...

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From: UCL Why We Post

Related topics : social media platforms in china

Marketing Case Insight 12.1: Spotify

We talk to Chug Abramowitz, VP Global Customer Service and Social Media at Spotify, to find out more about the role social media play and how organizations should incorporate it into their communication campaigns.

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marketing-9780198748533

Spotify’s dream is to make all the world’s music available instantly to everyone.

This video case study corresponds to Chapter 12 of Baines, Fill & Rosengren Marketing 4th Edition.

©Oxford University Press

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From: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press)

Related topics : social role of media / social media marketing services

Rural China: 'A job' - social media and working far from home

A skilled worker who has come to the town from outside to work on an engineering project talks about how he uses social media despite being faraway from home for long periods.

This short documentary film was made as part of the UCL Global Social Media Impact Study (http://whywepost.com).

Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Project 2011-AdG-295486).

CREDITS

Filmmaker:

Kiki Wang (http://www.bestkiki.com)

Anthropologist:

Tom McDonald

Thanks to:

Mr Xu

Minzu University of...

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From: UCL Why We Post

Related topics : social media jobs from home

Global Online Seminar #30: Social Media Photos as a Source of Primary Biodiversity Data

This talk will be presented by Dr. Vijay Barve, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Florida. Dr. Barve has pioneered bioinformatics techniques for mining useful primary biodiversity data from social media sites.

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From: A. Townsend Peterson

Related topics : universities using social media / online social media

UCL: London's Social University

Follow UCL on social media:

http://instagram.com/ucl_news

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http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/events

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About UCL:

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with...

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From: UCLTV

Related topics : social media university global

Globalization, Media & Social Change

The face of activism is changing because of the fast paced nature of digital media and it's growing population of users. Passively concerned citizens can now participate on various levels making it easier for a movement's numbers to grow. Arguments can be made that these numbers are ineffectual to the cause, other will argue that it's instrumental for a movement to gain traction.

How will "Generation Z" approach activism? How will growing up in a digital world affect how they participate in...

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From: Neal Bennett Productions

Related topics : social media changed the world

Why Non-Profit Invests Big in Social Media Marketing - Courtney Spence

In Chapter 12 of 19 in her 2012 Capture Your Flag interview, non-profit executive Courtney Spence answers "How is Your Non-Profit Learning to More Effectively Use Social Media?" Spence details how her organization's social media marketing strategy has shifted drastically over the past few years. She notes how traditionally non-profits are encouraged to invest most funds in programming and how that is finding more balance with marketing and communications initiatives involving social media....

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From: Capture Your Flag

Related topics : social media marketing non profit / social media social

How Social Media Influences Interpersonal Communication in Today's Global Society M Sanders Video c

Social Concern Multimedia Assignment - week four of final course to earn my Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from Ashford University Online Education. I hope my Power Point Presentation translates to Video properly! Thank you for watching!

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From: Marsha Sanders

Related topics : social media today / social media university global

The Changing Global Marketplace: Leadership Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education.

Higher Education is now a global enterprise and the demand for a University education across the world, particularly in developing countries, is growing rapidly. This lecture will consider some of the trends, challenges and opportunities for private and public Universities in the next decade. The lecture will argue that there is a need for Universities to embrace social media and new technologies in ways that will radically transform teaching and learning processes. It will also propose that...

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From: Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia (JCI)

Related topics : social media university global