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The global economic crisis, which started in 2008, and the effects of globalization, along with the information revolution – which have all swiftly gained in influence since the 2000s – have changed in a major way the position of the world of academia. With an intensifying of financial difficulties, state intervention in the life of higher education institutions has become strengthened, whilst relentless global competition has led to a predominant position for business attitudes in the fields of education and research. In the course of discussions concerning higher education, the subjects of institutional autonomy and academic freedom have come to the forefront. The European University Association and the Magna Charta Observatory of Fundamental University Rights and Values are seeking European ways of operating to ward off dangers and to put an end to conflicts.
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To make communication fast and effective, English loan-words appear one after the other in the terminology of informatics. National languages strive for replacing foreign terms with native equivalents. Nevertheless, numerous examples prove that it is an English word that survives since a native term does not mean the same. In Bulgarian a lot of English loan-words are found in the language of informatics, too. The linguistic adaptation of these terms is still going on.
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At present, one can observe a visible number of new tendencies of the consumer behavior that result from globalization, technological progress and stronger consumers’ activity. Increased awareness of society, popularity of the Internet and the development of information and communication technologies influence the behavior of consumers on the market of services contributing to creation of such new tendencies as virtualization and home consumption. The article presents the above mentioned tendencies, the relations between them and their implementation on the service market. Particular attention is put on the impact of technological progress on these two tendencies.
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The mobile communication of children and teenagers has spread rapidly. For their generation, mobile communication has become a fixed and stable part of life. Children and teenagers use mobile terminals differently to adults, and gender and age differences create different use. Mobile communication is often connected with cross-media surfing: e.g. Internet, e-mail and IRCchannels. The University of Tampere has studied the mobile communication of under 18-year-olds since 1997. The cultural research conducted is based on qualitative methods.
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The latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) as a disorder that needs further research among different general populations. In line with this recommendation, the primary objective of this was to explore the relationships between IGD, sleep habits, and academic achievement in Lebanese adolescents. Methods: Lebanese high-school students (N = 524, 47.9% males) participated in a paper survey that included the Internet Gaming Disorder Test and demographic information. The sample’s mean average age was 16.2 years (SD = 1.0). Results: The pooled prevalence of IGD was 9.2% in the sample. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that IGD was associated with being younger, lesser sleep, and lower academic achievement. While more casual online gamers also played offline, all the gamers with IGD reported playing online only. Those with IGD slept significantly less hours per night (5 hr) compared with casual online gamers (7 hr). The school grade average of gamers with IGD was the lowest among all groups of gamers, and below the passing school grade average. Conclusions: These findings shed light on sleep disturbances and poor academic achievement in relation to Lebanese adolescents identified with IGD. Students who are not performing well at schools should be monitored for their IGD when assessing the different factors behind their low academic performance.
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Potential concerns are increasing that smartphone and Internet addictions may have deleterious effects on the mental health. Despite the recognition of the important role that implicit associations may have over explicit processes in addiction, such implicit associations have not been comprehensively investigated with respect to Internet addiction. Therefore, we modified the Implicit Association Test (IAT) for smartphone and Internet addictions and investigated its validity in children and adolescents. Methods: In this experimental study, 78 at-risk children and adolescents ranging in age from 7 to 17 years completed an IAT modified with pictures captured from the most popular Internet games among youth. Furthermore, measures of Internet and smartphone addictions, mental health and problem behaviors, impulsive tendencies, self-esteem, daily stress, and quality of life were assessed simultaneously. Results: Significant correlations were found between IAT D2SD scores and standardized scales for Internet (r = .28, p < .05) and smartphone (r = .33, p < .01) addictions. There were no significant correlations between IAT parameters and other scales measuring the constructs that are less relevant to the features of addiction, such as daily stress levels, impulsivity, and quality of life. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the IAT D2SD was independently and positively associated with smartphone addiction (p = .03) after controlling for other clinical correlates. Conclusions: This study demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validity of this IAT as a novel measurement relating to Internet and smartphone addictions. Further longitudinal and prospective studies are needed to evaluate its potential utility in clinical and community settings.
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Gaming applications have become one of the main entertainment features on smartphones, and this could be potentially problematic in terms of dangerous, prohibited, and dependent use among a minority of individuals. A cross-national study was conducted in Belgium and Finland. The aim was to examine the relationship between gaming on smartphones and self-perceived problematic smartphone use via an online survey to ascertain potential predictors. Methods: The Short Version of the Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) was administered to a sample comprising 899 participants (30% male; age range: 18–67 years). Results: Good validity and adequate reliability were confirmed regarding the PMPUQ-SV, especially the dependence subscale, but low prevalence rates were reported in both countries using the scale. Regression analysis showed that downloading, using Facebook, and being stressed contributed to problematic smartphone use. Anxiety emerged as predictor for dependence. Mobile games were used by one-third of the respective populations, but their use did not predict problematic smartphone use. Very few cross-cultural differences were found in relation to gaming through smartphones. Conclusion: Findings suggest mobile gaming does not appear to be problematic in Belgium and Finland.
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Social capital and clusters are cooperation, knowledge, and trust of individual social units that give better results than the sum of separate activities of these units. Media play an extraordinary role in building social capital. The text presents an analysis of the Balkan states regarding the existence of media clusters.
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The article analyzes the use of new media in the activities that are related to political communication on the example of the City Hall in Elbląg. The main objective of the study is to characterize the use of new media in the area of political communication. The detailed objectives were formulated as follows: characteristics of the use of new media in political communication, with particular emphasis on tools such as the website and Facebook, and identification of activities and evaluation of the City Hall in Elbląg on the official website of the office and Facebook fanpage. The desk research and case study methods were used to achieve the above objectives.
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During the last decade, ‘information warfare’ has become a much-politicised term in Russian domestic and foreign affairs. This article sheds light on the conceptual roots that have been shaping this idea in the Russian academic, political, and public discourse. Moreover, the article points to the major actors leading the politicisation of this idea by promoting narratives describing the so-called ‘Western information war against Russia’. In the context of Russia’s contemporary attempts to re-establish itself as a global power and Western fear and distress associated with Russian activities in the information domain, a grounded understanding of the major conceptual narratives influencing Russian thinking about information warfare, as well as perspectives on how these narratives have been politicised, is of paramount importance.
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Taken as multifunctional tool, branding is nowadays ready to use not only for material products or various services. Firstly used during the process of territorial marketing, it was also claimed to be appropriate strategy to empower image of languages. This kind of concept leads the theorists to the point when they need to transform their thinking about products. According to this, this article should be also considered as a study in which the author explains in what way Polish language came to be a product in the opinions of young Poles. The essence of the study is dedicated to particular part of branding – parallel image, and particular kind of medium – the Internet. The author gives examples of shaping the image of Polish language in parallel style. In conclusion, he attempts to explain why internet users – so called “vulgarians” – make Polish brand weaker by exposing vulgar, brutal and non-official vocabulary – hate speech, why they search for names and phrases appropriate to express only negative emotions and finally, why they teach it to foreigners.
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With a quantitative study, this research has aimed to investigate the role of social media in Iranian hotels’ electronic marketing. A questionnaire technique was used on a sample of 140 marketers who work in the Parsian International Hotels’ marketing department. For data evaluation an SPSS program was used. Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Cochran, Regression, Non-standardized coefficients and Standard coefficient tests were carried out. Based on the findings, we can state that social media are still not an important marketing tool for Iranian hotels. Facebook and YouTube are the media which are most used for marketing purposes as videos and photos can be used on these sites more than others. The results show that the marketing abilities of Parsian Hotels improve with the increasing use of social media, but the hotel marketing sector has failed to fully utilize internet opportunity as a marketing tool.
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This study explores the two most popular travel websites: TripAdvisor, based fully on the Travel 2.0 and UGC application; and Booking.com, which has developed as an online travel agency website but has also absorbed a modern UGC approach. Their content concerning accommodation in Wrocław was analysed and compared to the official tourist statistics provided by both the Central Statistical Office of Poland, and the Central Register of Hotels and Similar Establishments published by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. The article aims at an evaluation of the reliability and completeness of the information provided over the internet: firstly from the point of view of a potential customer, secondly for its value for market research purposes. Although electronic word- of-mouth websites are designed both for consumers and suppliers, from a methodological perspective the article is based on a content analysis of tourism social media. The study also contributes to both academic research and the tourism industry by identifying some gaps in existing work and providing an agenda for the future.
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With a quantitative study, this research has aimed to investigate the role of social media in Iranian hotels’ electronic marketing. A questionnaire technique was used on a sample of 140 marketers who work in the Parsian International Hotels’ marketing department. For data evaluation an SPSS program was used. Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Cochran, Regression, Non-standardized coefficients and Standard coefficient tests were carried out. Based on the findings, we can state that social media are still not an important marketing tool for Iranian hotels. Facebook and YouTube are the media which are most used for marketing purposes as videos and photos can be used on these sites more than others. The results show that the marketing abilities of Parsian Hotels improve with the increasing use of social media, but the hotel marketing sector has failed to fully utilize internet opportunity as a marketing tool.
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Rozwój technologii informacyjnej i związane z nim nowe sposoby komunikacji dają szerokie możliwości i dostarczają nowych narzędzi, które są pomocne w szeroko pojętym nauczaniu. Nowoczesne technologie informacyjno-komunikacyjne są wykorzystywane np. podczas opracowywania i publikowania podręczników, tworzenia różnego rodzaju pomocy dydaktycznych i materiałów edukacyjnych, a także prowadzenia różnego rodzaju kursów, szkoleń, a nawet lekcji, wykładów i zajęć uniwersyteckich. Dzięki nowoczesnym narzędziom informatycznym oraz Internetowi nieistotne stają się jedność miejsca, czasu oraz odległość między porozumiewającymi się osobami.
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Review of: "Tulnukad ja internetilapsed. Uurimusi laste- ja noortekultuurist, (Publication series Tänapäeva folkloorist [On Contemporary Folk-lore]"; vol. 8), ed. Eda Kalmre, Tartu 2010, pp. 280. by: Joanna Szerszunowicz
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“Internet violence among teenagers” is the topic of a research paper which deals with the influence of globalization, information availability and technological achievements on lives of young people, and suggests possible answers concerning next steps that would help teenagers to cope with those influences with the least possible negative consequences. Research carried on 403 students, parents and teachers had intention to identify and suggest mechanisms needed for safe use of internet and need for teenagers’ protection from internet based risks, and to give a different view on the role of school system and adults in general in understanding digital reality and shaping the future. The results that came out of this study point out the importance of exercising and reinforcing consciousness about the necessity of development of media literacy concept in Bosnia and Herzegovina within all interest-influence groups that are included in Bosnia-Herzegovina educational and media system.
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