scholarly journals How Analysts Think: Sense-making Strategies in the Analysis of Temporal Evolution and Criminal Network Structures and Activities

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Doppler Haider ◽  
Patrick Seidler ◽  
Margit Pohl ◽  
Neesha Kodagoda ◽  
Rick Adderley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
General Level ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Intelligence Analysis ◽  
Criminal Network ◽  
Know How ◽  
Established Procedure

Analysis of criminal activity based on offenders’ social networks is an established procedure in intelligence analysis. The complexity of the data poses an obstacle for analysts to gauge network developments, e.g. detect emerging problems. Visualization is a powerful tool to achieve this, but it is essential to know how the analysts’ sense-making strategies can be supported most efficiently. Based on a think aloud study we identified ten cognitive strategies on a general level to be useful for designers. We also provide some examples how these strategies can be supported through appropriate visualizations.

Social Networking and Blogging – An Employer’s Perspective

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Widmer ◽  
Talha Salaria
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Outsourcing ◽  
Confidential Information ◽  
Know How ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
Indian Law

AbstractEmployers worldwide are increasingly disapproving the use of social networks and blogging sites due to a decrease in productivity, as well as viruses and other malware or the deliberate or unintentional disclosure of confidential information. If contracts are awarded for software development or for IT or Business Process Outsourcing offshore, it is important to know how the contracting partner controls the risks relating to social networking and blogging. India is one of the preferred destinations for offshore software development and outsourcing and where Swiss companies award many of these contracts. Therefore, an examination follows of the legal position under Swiss and Indian law regarding employers’ options for checking up on social networking and blogging by employees.

scholarly journals European Communication Monitor 2016 : 10 ans de recherche pan-européenne sur la communication stratégique

2017 ◽  
pp. 181-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Cotton
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Data Communication ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Know How ◽  
Réseaux Sociaux ◽  
Communication Algorithms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
Reseaux Sociaux

L’équipe de recherche du European Communication Monitor (ECM) publie les résultats de la dixième édition de leurs questionnements sur les développements et les dynamiques de la communication stratégique dans 43 pays d’Europe. Dans l’étude 2016 l’analyse des « big data », des algorithmes en communication, des pratiques en communication propres au coaching et au conseil, de l’engagement des parties prenantes, des influenceurs actifs sur les réseaux sociaux, et des savoir, savoir-faire et savoir-être des professionnels de la communication. 2710 professionnels de la communication ont participé à l’étude. Les nombreuses comparaisons avec les résultats de l’ECM 2013 dénoncent la faible évolution du niveau de compétences moyen des professionnels de la communication à l’exception de la prévention et la gestion des crises sur les réseaux sociaux. Dans une optique de standards de la professionnalisation, les chercheurs ont créé le « comparative excellence framework » (CEF) qui vise à identifier les caractéristiques distinguant les professionnels et identifiant les pratiques d’excellence. The research team of the European Communication Monitor (ECM) publishes the results of the tenth edition of their pan-European study on the developments and dynamics of strategic communication in 43 European countries. In the 2016 edition, they focused on the analysis of « big data », communication algorithms, communication practices specifically dealing with coaching and consulting, stakeholders engagement, active influencers on social networks, and the knowledge, skills and know-how of communication professionals. 2710 communication professionals participated in the study. The comparisons with the results of the ECM 2013 reveal a weak evolution of the average level of competences of the communication professionals with the exception of the prevention and the management of crises on the social networks. Willing to support professionalisation standards, the researchers have created the comparative excellence framework (CEF), which aims to identify the characteristics distinguishing professionals and identifying best practices.

scholarly journals Digital Identities of Young People from the South of Spain: An Online Sexual Differentiation

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1179
Author(s):  
E. Begoña García-Navarro ◽  
Jose Luis Gil Bermejo ◽  
Miriam Araujo-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Sexual Differentiation ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Cultural Representation ◽  
The South ◽  
Know How ◽  
Networks Analysis ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
Digital Identities

Through a mixed methodological approach, we want to know how adolescents aged between 14 and 16 years from the south of Spain express and identify themselves on social networks, with respect to their sex. As such differences can determine gender inequality, we will analyse differences between females and males regarding the expression of identity on social networks. Analysis of obtained results demonstrates that many relevant attributes still emerge such as the socio-cultural representation of gender as sex in social networks. Differences emerged between the identity expressions of females and males which can generate inequalities favouring females and males. This implies a series of repercussions and, ultimately, defines the so-called digital gender divide. Taking into account these results we could intervene in the population of children to carry out prevention activities focused on social networks.

scholarly journals A Man’s world? Comparing the structural positions of men and women in an organized criminal network

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 547-569
Author(s):  
Tomáš Diviák ◽  
James A. Coutinho ◽  
Alex D. Stivala
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Criminal Network ◽  
Canadian Law ◽  
Social Network Approach ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Structural Positions

Abstract The crime gender gap is the difference between the levels of participation of men and women in crime, with men responsible for more crime than women. Recent evidence suggests that the crime gender gap is closing, both in crime in general and in organized crime. However, organized crime differs from other forms of criminal activity in that it entails an organizational structure of cooperation among offenders. Assessing whether the gender gap in organized crime is narrowing is not only about the overall levels of involvement of women, but about their roles and positions within the organized criminal structure, because the involvement of women does not mean that they are in influential positions, or that they have power or access to resources important for the commission of organized crime. This paper uses a social network approach to systematically compare the structural positions of men and women in an organized criminal network. We use a dataset collected by Canadian Law Enforcement consisting of 1390 individuals known or suspected to be involved in organized crime, 185 of whom are women. Our analysis provides evidence for an ongoing gender gap in organized crime, with women occupying structural positions that are generally associated with a lack of power. Overall, women are less present in the network, tend to collaborate with other women rather than with men, and are more often in the disadvantageous position of being connected by male intermediaries. Implications for theory and law enforcement practice are discussed.

Mining Customer Knowledge for a Recommendation System in Convenience Stores

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Hsien Liao ◽  
Chih-Hao Wen ◽  
Pei-Yuan Hsian ◽  
Chien-Wen Li ◽  
Che-Wei Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Recommendation System ◽  
New Product ◽  
Intelligence Analysis ◽  
Know How ◽  
Line Extensions ◽  
Convenience Stores ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth ◽  
Product Preference

Taiwan's rapid economic growth with increasing personal income leads increasing numbers of young unmarried people to eat out, and shopping at convenience stores for food is indispensable to the lives of these people. Thus, it is an essential issue for convenience store owners to know how to accurately market appropriate products and to choose effective endorsers for brands or products in order to attract target consumers. Data mining is a business intelligence analysis approach with great potential to help businesses focus on the most important business information contained in a database. Therefore, this study uses the Apriori algorithm as an association rules approach, and clustering analysis for data mining. The authors divide consumers into three groups by their consumer profiles and then find each group's product preference mixes, product endorsers, and product/brand line extensions for new product development. These are developed as a recommendation system for 7-11 convenience stores in Taiwan.

scholarly journals Bella Figura: Understanding Italian Communication in Local and Transatlantic Contexts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Scannell Guida
Keyword(s):  
Sense Making ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Know How ◽  
New Information ◽  
National Characteristics ◽  
Idiomatic Expression ◽  
Travel Books ◽  
Symbolic Interactions ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

Bella figura—beautiful figure—is an idiomatic expression used to reflect every part of Italian life. The phrase appears in travel books and in transnational business guides to describe Italian customs, in sociological research to describe the national characteristics of Italians, and in popular culture to depict thematic constructs and stereotypes, such as the Mafia, romance, and la dolce vita. Scholarly research on bella figura indicates its significance in Italian civilization, yet it remains one of the most elusive concepts to translate. Among the various interpretations and references from foreigners and Italians there is not a single definition that captures the complexity of bella figura as a cultural phenomenon. There is also little explanation of the term, its usage, or its effects on Italians who have migrated to other countries. Gadamerian hermeneutics offers an explanation for how bella figura functions as a frame of reference for understanding Italian culture and identity, which does not disappear or fuse when Italians interact with people from different countries but instead takes on an interpretive dimension that is continually integrating new information into the subconscious structures of the mind. In sum, bella figura is a sense-making process, and requires a pragmatic know-how of Italian communication (verbal and nonverbal). From this perspective, bella figura is prestructure by which Italians and some Italian migrants understand and interpret their linguistically mediated and historical world. This distinction changes the concept bella figura from a simple facade to a dynamic interplay among ever-changing interpretations and symbolic interactions. The exploration of bella figura is relevant to understanding Italian communication on both local and transnational levels.

scholarly journals Mediatisation and Rallies during the 2019 Valencian Regional Election: Between ‘media logic’ and ‘political logic’

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Alvar Peris Blanes ◽  
Guillermo López García ◽  
Lorena Cano Orón ◽  
Vicente Fenoll
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Autonomous Community ◽  
Know How ◽  
Media Logic ◽  
Media Systems ◽  
The One ◽  
Regional Elections ◽  
First Time

This paper analyses how political rallies develop in an age of intense mediatisation in which politicians and media influence one another. In this connection, we look at the Regional Elections held in the Valencian Autonomous Community in April 2019. For the first time, these coincided with a General Election, so that even more was at stake than usual. We wanted to know how political rallies were designed and what impact they had on both social networks and on television. The data were obtained through a qualitative observational analysis of the key rallies of the main parties taking part in the elections (PP, PSOE, Compromís, Ciudadanos, Unidas Podemos, and Vox). We combined that approach with a quantitative methodology for content analysis of the various rally postings made by parties and their leaders on their official Facebook and Twitter accounts. We also studied À Punt’s TV coverage of the same rallies in its news. On the one hand, the results indicate that election rallies continue to be highly ritualised events. Political parties carefully plan their rallies, always mindful of how these will be reported in today’s highly fragmented media systems — especially in social networks. On the other hand, our study suggests that information on rallies is still tightly controlled by the parties — something that is commonplace in Spanish election campaigns.

Future Morality

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Know How ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Scientific Advances

The world is changing so fast that it is hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to reflect on how scientific advances will affect our lives before they are upon us. New kinds of dilemma are springing up. Can robots be held responsible for their actions? Will artificial intelligence be able to predict criminal activity? Is the future gender-fluid? Should we strive to become post-human? Should we use drugs to improve our intimate relationships — or to reduce crime? Our intuitions about questions like these are often both weak and confused. This book presents provocative and engaging pieces about aspects of life today, and life tomorrow — birth and death, health and medicine, brain and body, personal relationships, wrongdoing and justice, the internet, animals, and the environment.

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