About the Book:
In the digital era, users from around the world are constantly connected over a global network, where they have the ability to connect, share, and collaborate like never before. To make the most of this new environment, researchers and software developers must understand users needs and expectations.
Social Media and Networking: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores the burgeoning global community made possible by Web 2.0 technologies and a universal, interconnected society. With four volumes of chapters related to digital media, online engagement, and virtual environments, this multi-volume reference is an essential source for software developers, web designers, researchers, students, and IT specialists interested in the growing field of digital media and engagement.
Table of Contents
Privacy as a Right: History and International Recognition
Social Media and Social Change: Nonprofits and Using Social Media Strategies to Meet Advocacy GoalsOvercoming Organizational Obstacles and Driving Change: The Implementation of Social MediaSocial Media for Political Change: The Activists, Governments, and Firms Triangle of Powers during the Arab MovementInsights into Social Media and Online Digital MusicWrestling with Contradictions in Government Social Media PracticesExploring the Concept of the “Social Media Campaign”Getting Started with Social Media for Knowledge ManagementFacebook as an Educational Environment for Mathematics LearningConstructing Community in Higher Education Regardless of Proximity: Re-Imagining the Teacher Education Experience within Social Networking Technology
The Role of Social Media Strategies in Competitive Banking Operations Worldwide
Analysing the Suitability of Virtual Worlds for Direct Instruction and Individual Learning ActivitiesSocial Media in an Intercultural Writing Context: Creating Spaces for Student Negotiations
Analytics and Performance Measurement Frameworks for Social Customer Relationship ManagementWeb 2.0 in Governance: A Framework for Utilizing Social Media and Opinion Mining Methods and Tools in Policy Deliberation