42 research outputs found
Pinning it down: An evaluation of Pinterestâs function in the British academic library
University libraries have found a useful resource for themselves in many social media platforms. At Leeds Beckett University Library (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University), Twitter has proved a popular way to connect with students, other libraries and universities. Our Twitter following has exceeded 3,800, and our library Facebook had over 1,100 followers by May 2014. While we continue to develop these two sites, however, we acknowledge that we are not part of a stable environment. Social media is faddish; the favoured platforms change frequently. Facebook has largely taken custom away from Myspace, while Myspace used to tussle for users with Bebo, and Google Plus has taken their share of professional networks away from other platforms. With this in mind, any organisation using social media has to think about whether they should use â and if so, how to use â emerging virtual social networks
White, Man, and Highly Followed: Gender and Race Inequalities in Twitter
Social media is considered a democratic space in which people connect and
interact with each other regardless of their gender, race, or any other
demographic factor. Despite numerous efforts that explore demographic factors
in social media, it is still unclear whether social media perpetuates old
inequalities from the offline world. In this paper, we attempt to identify
gender and race of Twitter users located in U.S. using advanced image
processing algorithms from Face++. Then, we investigate how different
demographic groups (i.e. male/female, Asian/Black/White) connect with other. We
quantify to what extent one group follow and interact with each other and the
extent to which these connections and interactions reflect in inequalities in
Twitter. Our analysis shows that users identified as White and male tend to
attain higher positions in Twitter, in terms of the number of followers and
number of times in user's lists. We hope our effort can stimulate the
development of new theories of demographic information in the online space.Comment: In Proceedings of the IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web
Intelligence (WI'17). Leipzig, Germany. August 201
Beyond User Gaze: How Instagram Creates Tourism Destination Brand?
AbstractThis paper focused on how Instagram become a popular media to promote tourism site in Indonesia. Bali and Malang are the most well-known tourism destination in Indonesia, but now, conventional tourism promotion is not enough for promoting both of them. We found that everyone tried to promote their city with their own way. Therefore, we think Instagram provide a complete communication facilities, from tourism branding to user generated content photography. Using photo elicitation interview (PEI), we tried to describe the potential value of Instagram for promoting tourism site in Indonesia and describing how Instagram creating brand destination through photography side
The Impact of Content, Context, and Creator on User Engagement in Social Media Marketing
Social media has become an important tool in establishing relationships between companies and customers. However, creating effective content for social media marketing campaigns is a challenge, as companies have difficulty understanding what drives user engagement. One approach to addressing this challenge is to use analytics on user-generated social media content to understand the relationship between content features and user engagement. In this paper we report on a quantitative study that applies machine learning algorithms to extract textual and visual content features from Instagram posts, along with creator- and context-related variables, and to statistically model their influence on user engagement. Our findings can guide marketing and social media professionals in creating engaging content that communicates more effectively with their audiences