scholarly journals Impact of Social Media on Current Medical Conferences

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (06) ◽  
pp. 452-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer An-Jou Lin ◽  
Angela Ting-Wei Hsu ◽  
Jung-Ju Huang ◽  
Bassem W. Daniel ◽  
Che-Hsiung Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Instant Messenger ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Live Surgery ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Main Attraction ◽  
Conference System

Background Medical conferences are forums for research, continuing medical education, and networking. Social media is increasingly used for communication and networking due to its low cost and ability to overcome large distances. This study investigates the impact that social media brings to the current conference system. Methods There are three parts of this study: (1) comparing two similar brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) courses without (2009) and with (2017) social media support, and the participants' feedback; (2) sharing our experiences in the management of the 2018 International Course on SuperMicrosurgery (ICSM) conference; and (3) evaluating the studies from the social media platform International Microsurgery Club (IMC), for the consensus pertaining to social media and conference system. Results With the help of social media, international attendance increased during the 2017 BPI conference compared with the 2009 BPI course (25 nationalities in 2009 vs. 35 in 2017). At least 23% obtained their meeting information through social media. Live surgery was the overall main attraction (79%). The 2018 ICSM meeting revealed that video posts increased attendance; videos that were the most effective in attracting (viewership) were either short or pertained to surgical procedures. Facebook, Messenger, and WeChat smartphone applications were effective for immediate communication and troubleshooting among the participants. From the IMC polls, 78% believe that the social media and the conference complemented each other. 97% attended the conference to update their skills and knowledge. Conclusion Social media is a quick and economic tool in promoting medical conferences and instant messenger systems offer immediate communication amongst associates. Despite the popularity of social media, the conference still has its irreplaceable role. The combination of the conference and the social media enhances the training and education of microsurgeons.

Do Social Media Matter? Initial Empirical Evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Du ◽  
Wei Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Social Media Presence ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This paper examines the association between firm performance and social media. Based on a sample of S&P 1500 firms, the study finds that firms with a social media presence are more highly valued by the market and have higher future financial performance. Further analysis indicates that the impact of social media on firm performance varies depending on the social media platform involved. Finally, using a restricted sample of Global 100 firms, the study finds some evidence that a higher level of social media engagement is associated with higher firm performance. Overall, these findings provide consistent evidence of the positive impact of social media technologies on firm performance. Data Availability: All data are available from public sources.

Social Media Strategies and Students' Satisfaction at Egyptian Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser Fathi Easa
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Information Reliability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Students Satisfaction

This article aims to investigate the impact of social media strategies on student satisfaction at Egyptian universities. The research employed four social media strategies (the Predictive Practitioner, Creative Experimenter, Social Media Champion and Social Media Transformer). A survey was posted to students Facebook groups in different universities. 530 students from the universities of Alexandria, Tanta Damanhour, Kafrelsheikh, Damietta, and Suez responded to the survey. It was noted that Facebook was the most common social media platform used. The Predictive Practitioner, Creative Experimenter, and Social Media Champion strategies were not clearly implemented, as opposed to the Social Media Transformer. It was noted that there was a lack of satisfaction of students with the information reliability, responsiveness and privacy faculties unusually posted on Facebook. It has been found that the four social media strategies account for positively influencing student satisfaction at Egyptian universities.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Altmetrics in Library as an Alternative Measurement Method for Scholarly Article Impact in Social Web Ecosystem

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuning Kurniasih
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Digital Format ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scholarly Article ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Alternative Measurement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Article Impact

Altmetrics is an alternative method to complement the traditional method to measure impact of scholarly articles in social web ecosystem. This paper aims to examine how the librarians can implement Altmetrics in their library so it can deliver high impact scholarly article. The method to reach the aim is by evaluation method. The study shows that (1) The librarian has an important role in disseminating, training as well as for administrative assessor of Altmetrics (2) The scholarly trends in publishing articles mostly use digital format with interactive dialog. It is marked by the increasing presence of the scholar in various social media platform which can build effective communication among researchers. (3) that social media have brought the activity of sharing and collaborating not only among researchers on the same field but also on the different field. (4) The impact of scholarly article on the social web can be seen from how many clicks, reads, shares, saves/downloads, discussions in a forum, adaptations, reviews of a scholarly article, etc.(5) To implement Altmetrics in the Library, the library will need to prepare (a) Altmetrics knowledge and skills for librarians (b) organization support (c) good willing to start (d) librarian assistantship to help writers or researchers to create scholarly article that has an impact.From Altmetrics, the scholar can (1) explore the impact of scholarly article; (2) manage the scholarly reputation. The result of this study can be a basic consideration for the librarians to develop their collection based on the impact of scholarly article and the requirement of users. Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia:Altmetrics adalah sebuah metode yang melengkapi metode tradisional untuk mengukur impact (dampak) dari sebuah karya ilmiah di lingkungan web sosial. Paper ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana pustakawan dapat mengimplementasikan Altmetrics di perpustakaan sehingga mereka dapat memberikan alternatif karya ilmiah yang mempunyai impact tinggi. Metode yang dipergunakan untuk mencapai tujuan ini adalah dengan menggunakan metode evaluasi. Paper ini memperlihatkan bahwa (1) pustakawan mempunyai peran penting dalam menyebarkan, melatih dan sebagai pendamping administratif untuk Altmetrics (2) Trend publikasi ilmiah saat ini adalah menggunakan format digital dengan dialog interaktif. Hal ini ditandai dengan peningkatan jumlah kehadiran akademisi di berbagai platform media sosial yang dapat meningkatkan efektifitas komunikasi diantara para peneliti (3) sosial media berperan dalam menunjang aktivitas sharing dan kolaborasi tidak hanya dikalangan peneliti dalam satu bidang yang sama, melainkan juga peneliti dalam beragam disiplin (multi disiplin) (4) Impact/dampak dari publikasi ilmiah di web sosial dapat dilihat dari seberapa banyak sebuah paper diklik, dibaca, dibagikan, disimpan/di-download, didiskusikan dalam sebuah forum, diadaptasi serta di-review (5) Untuk dapat mengimplementasikan Altmetrics di perpustakaan, perpustakaan memerlukan (a) pengetahuan dan keterampilan bagi pustakawan (b) dukungan organisasi (c) keinginan untuk mengimplementasikan Altmetrics (d) pendampingan pustskawan untuk membantu penulis atau peneliti membuat sebuah publikasi yang memiliki impact. Dari Altmetrics, akademisi dapat (1) mengeksplorasi impact dari artikel ilmiahnya (2) menjaga reputasi online. Penelitian ini dapat menjadi dasar bagi pustakawan dalam mengembangkan koleksi perpustakaan berdasarkan impact dari sebuah artikel dan kebutuhan pengguna.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MEDIA SOSIAL (INSTAGRAM) TERHADAP LIFESTYLE DAN PRESTASI AKDEMIK

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lisnawita Lisnawita ◽  
Lucky Lhaura Van FC ◽  
Musfawati Musfawati
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
The Impact

<p class="Abstract" align="center"><strong>ABSTRAK</strong></p><p>Zaman sekarang sangat  mudah mendapatkan informasi, karena setiap orang sudah bisa terhubung dengan internet. Terutama media sosial, Jika informasi yang diterima bagus, maka pengguna akan mendapatkan kualitas informasi yang bagus, akan tetapi jika informasi yang diterima hoax, maka akan berdampak buruk bagi si penggguna media sosial. Setiap orang punya <em>platform </em>sosial media lebih dari satu, seperti <em>youtube,  facebook, whatsapp, instagram,</em> dll. <em>Platform</em> ini yang sering mereka gunakan untuk mendapatkan informasi yang dibutuhkan.</p><p>Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah Menganalisa Pengaruh Media sosial <em>(Instagram)</em><em>(Y)</em><em> </em>terhadap <em>Lifestyle</em> (X1)dan Prestasi mahasiswa(X2) sehingga dapat memberikan informasi mengenai pentingnya dampak penggunaan media sosial bagi mahasiswa dalam merubah pola pikir dan wawasan. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh variable X1 dan X2 secara simultan terhadap variable Y adalah sebesar 40, 5%</p><p class="Abstract"> </p><p class="Abstract">                                                                                                                                                       </p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Kata Kunci</strong>: Instagram, Prestasi akademik, Lifestyle.</p><p><em> </em></p><p class="IndexTerms"> </p><p class="Abstract" align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><pre>       It's effortless to get information these days because everyone can connect to the internet. Mainly social media, If the information received is right, and then the user will get the correct quality information; however, if a hoax can be the news, it will be corrupt for the social media user. Everyone has more than one social media platform, such as YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. The purpose of this study is to Analyze the Effect of Social Media (Instagram) (Y) on Lifestyle (X1) and Student Achievement (X2) so that it can provide information about the impact of using social media for students in changing mindset and understanding. The results showed that the effect of variables X1 and X2 simultaneously on the Y variable was 40.5%</pre><p> </p>

The influencing role of social media in the consumer’s hotel decision-making process

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikas Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the role of social media on the hotel decision-making process of consumers during the evaluation stage of searching, identifying the alternatives and selecting a hotel in India. It will help the stakeholders in the hotel industry of India to make the social media platform more efficient for consumers by providing inputs on the factors consumers consider while making online hotel purchase. Design/methodology/approach This study involves an exploratory qualitative approach which includes 32 face-to-face, semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews with the social media platform users. The selection of interviewees for this study has been done on the basis of a non-random purposive sampling approach. Findings The findings reveal that social media plays an important role in affecting the way consumers search, decide and book hotels. It also suggests that social media helps consumers in collecting information about products and services, assessing alternatives and making their choices. It confirms that while negative facets exist, the positive benefits outweigh the negative aspects of using social media when selecting a hotel. The results also reveal the impact of circumstantial influence related to social media on hotel selection, on the basis of content source and the level of trust and accuracy in the content. Practical implications This study has some strategic implications for hospitality marketing and management related to a better understanding of the influence of social media on the hotel customer decision-making process. The study shows that a variety of social media with associated content sources and levels add to the complexity of hotel-related information search and decision behaviour. Originality/value The study makes a contribution by addressing the existing gaps and bridging the arena of consumer behaviour and social media literature in a hotel context and sheds light on how consumer decisions while selecting a hotel are influenced through social media. The core contribution is the generation of factors through in-depth interviews which are based on real-life scenarios relating to the influence of social media on hotel decision-making.

scholarly journals Measuring the size of a crowd using Instagram

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 1690-1703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Botta ◽  
Helen Susannah Moat ◽  
Tobias Preis
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Crowd Management ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Football Stadiums

Measuring the size of a crowd in a specific location can be of crucial importance for crowd management, in particular in emergency situations. Here, using two football stadiums as case studies, we present evidence that data generated through interactions with the social media platform Instagram can be used to generate estimates of the size of a crowd. We present a detailed analysis of the impact of varying the time period and spatial area considered for the collection of Instagram data. Crucially, we demonstrate how to address issues that arise from changes in the usage of a social media platform such as Instagram. Our findings show how social media datasets carrying location-based information may help provide near to real-time measurements of the size of a crowd.

Social media collaboration of retinal physicians: A ‘Young Retina Forum’ survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 770-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney A Schechet ◽  
Hemang K Pandya ◽  
Mitul C Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Media Professional ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Background and objective: To describe the impact that social media usage has on a group of retina specialists. Materials and methods: An anonymous online survey was sent to members of the Young Retina Forum who use the social media platform – Telegram. Results: Of a total of 178 members, 100 responded (87 men and 13 women), having an average age of 35 years. Of these, 66 respondents were surgical retina attendings in practice for 3 years. In all, 98 respondents found the Young Retina Forum useful for networking and educationally valuable discussions, and 35 respondents had at least one instance when they had used Young Retina Forum to obtain assistance at that moment in the clinic and/or the operating room. At least 58 respondents said Young Retina Forum changed their practice patterns in the clinic and/or operating room. Conclusion: In this study, 58% of Young Retina Forum respondents said their practice patterns have changed due to their experiences using social media. Professional use of social media by ophthalmologists has the potential to improve education, clinical practice, and patient care.

scholarly journals The Conceptual Framework Modelling the Causality Effect Between Instafamous Credibility and Entrepreneur Action

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Erina Ismail ◽  
Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Social Media Platform ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Entrepreneurial Action ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to present a conceptual framework of causal effect between instafamous credibility on the entrepreneurial action among the university’s students who are an Instagram user. The conceptual framework was developed by a literature review of the social media influencer’s credibility construct i.e., the trustworthiness, expertise, and attractiveness and the entrepreneurial behavior (action). The understanding and predicting entrepreneur action are vital because it is understandable that becoming an entrepreneur is quite a complex process of planned behavior to endure by the student. It is, therefore, an opportunity for the stakeholders to explore the benefit of the advancement of social media platform, specifically the Instagram to develop an Instapreneur. The entrepreneur action and source credibility framework will allow us to better understand the impact of various business emergence and identifying what and how it emerges.

New Wars and Their Visual Representation: Dead Bodies without Graves/Mourne

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Tuncay Şur ◽  
Betül Yarar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Visual Representation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Public ◽  
Photographic Images ◽  
War Photography ◽  
New Wars ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

This paper seeks to understand why there has been an increase in photographic images exposing military violence or displaying bodies killed by military forces and how they can freely circulate in the public without being censored or kept hidden. In other words, it aims to analyze this particular issue as a symptom of the emergence of new wars and a new regime of their visual representation. Within this framework, it attempts to relate two kinds of literature that are namely the history of war and war photography with the bridge of theoretical discussions on the real, its photographic representation, power, and violence.  Rather than systematic empirical analysis, the paper is based on a theoretical attempt which is reflected on some socio-political observations in the Middle East where there has been ongoing wars or new wars. The core discussion of the paper is supported by a brief analysis of some illustrative photographic images that are served through the social media under the circumstances of war for instance in Turkey between Turkish military troops and the Kurdish militants. The paper concludes that in line with the process of dissolution/transformation of the old nation-state formations and globalization, the mechanism and mode of power have also transformed to the extent that it resulted in the emergence of new wars. This is one dynamic that we need to recognize in relation to the above-mentioned question, the other is the impact of social media in not only delivering but also receiving war photographies. Today these changes have led the emergence of new machinery of power in which the old modern visual/photographic techniques of representing wars without human beings, torture, and violence through censorship began to be employed alongside medieval power techniques of a visual exhibition of tortures and violence.

scholarly journals What Drives Continuance Intention towards Social Media? Social Influence and Identity Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athapol Ruangkanjanases ◽  
Shu-Ling Hsu ◽  
Yenchun Jim Wu ◽  
Shih-Chih Chen ◽  
Jo-Yu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
New Media ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Continuous Usage Intention

With the growth of social media communities, people now use this new media to engage in many interrelated activities. As a result, social media communities have grown into popular and interactive platforms among users, consumers and enterprises. In the social media era of high competition, increasing continuance intention towards a specific social media platform could transfer extra benefits to such virtual groups. Based on the expectation-confirmation model (ECM), this research proposed a conceptual framework incorporating social influence and social identity as key determinants of social media continuous usage intention. The research findings of this study highlight that: (1) the social influence view of the group norms and image significantly affects social identity; (2) social identity significantly affects perceived usefulness and confirmation; (3) confirmation has a significant impact on perceived usefulness and satisfaction; (4) perceived usefulness and satisfaction have positive effects on usage continuance intention. The results of this study can serve as a guide to better understand the reasons for and implications of social media usage and adoption.

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