Digital native identity development in virtual worlds

In the transition from childhood to adolescence, teens are engaged in defining who they are and finding a place in the wide world creates insecurity. Digital natives are growing up as part of digital generation where technology is ubiquitous in a young person’s life. One online technology commonly used by digital natives are virtual worlds. Increasingly, they have come to rely on this digital media to help them navigate the challenges and issues they face in this period of life. This paper presents a research framework designed to provide a road map for the IS community in conducting research into this new and exciting area of virtual worlds and their impact on digital native identity development

Same but Different: Understanding Women\u27s Experience of ICT in the UAE

Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) have become a potent global force in transforming social, economic, and political life. Given the centrality and importance of ICTs, men and women need to have equal opportunities to access, use, and master them. In particular, it could be asked whether women in Islamic societies within the GCC region have equal access to these new technologies. What are some of the promising new social, economic and political opportunities for Islamic women in the ICT sector, or does ICT access and use by those women replicate patterns of segregation seen elsewhere in their societies? What are the barriers that women, especially those in the Islamic world, have to overcome to actively participate in the promise of these technologies? We use grounded theory as our preliminary research methodology to analyse interviews with women who work in the ICT sector in the UAE. We discuss five major themes from the research: Westernization, IT as Modernity, Education, Government Initiatives, and Gender Perspective, and introduce a preliminary framework of the area. We conclude by discussing some inherent contradictions of women\u27s ICT use in a society that wishes to modernize, rather than Westernize, and how this is played out in our study

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I heart you: how businesses are using social media to increase social capital

The popularity of social media is increasing as more social media platforms are produced. Businesses have seen the potential for social media and have changed their business strategies to suit this change. Social media allows businesses to communicate and provide awareness to their customers about offerings. It also provides a good platform for individuals or customers to communicate to the business on how they are operating, their views on products or services. The research problem we address in this study is with this amount of freedom to share information through social media, we need an understanding of the considerations of how businesses maintain social capital and social trust. This paper presents a preliminary study which explores the effectiveness of how businesses maintain good social capital. This study uses primary data collected from interviews with businesses about their social media use with their customers. The preliminary results show that businesses do understand the importance of maintaining a high social capital within social media. This paper contributes to the social capital theory literature within the context of social media usage by organisations, and thus the results may also provide some practical guidance organisations

Preservation of Indigenous Culture among Indigenous Migrants through Social Media: The Igorot Peoples

The value and relevance of indigenous knowledge towards sustainability of human societies drives for its preservation. This work explored the use of Facebook groups to promote indigenous knowledge among Igorot peoples in the diaspora. The virtual communities help intensify the connection of Igorot migrants to their traditional culture despite the challenges of assimilation to a different society. A survey of posts on 20 Facebook groups identified and classified the indigenous cultural elements conveyed through social media. A subsequent survey of 56 Igorot migrants revealed that popular social media has a significant role in the exchange, revitalization, practice, and learning of indigenous culture; inciting an effective medium to leverage preservation strategies

Social Competence of Digital Natives: Impact of Social Networking Sites (SNS) Use

The digital natives of today are the first generation to grow up immersed in information and communication technologies and in particular social networking sites (SNSs). There is much hype in the media about the negative effects of SNSs, at the same time there are concerted efforts to reach these digital natives through social media by politicians, advertisers, organisations, and agencies. There is much isolated research on social media, digital natives, youth well-being, etc. But there is very little research that brings these diverse disciplinary threads together in a holistic manner. The purpose of our research is to address this lacuna by exploring the impact of social networking sites on digital native well-being in particular social competence. In this paper we explore this area and come up with three propositions that could become the foundation for future research

Knowledge Management without Management -- Shadow IT in Knowledge-intensive Manufacturing Practices

The voluntary use of private device by employees without formal approval of the IT department, commonly termed Shadow IT, is an increasingly widespread phenomenon. In this paper, we study the role of private smartphones (and related applications like WhatsApp) in knowledge-intensive practices in the manufacturing domain. With an in-depth case study based on data gained from observations and interviews, we are able to empirically illustrate why workers use their private smartphones (contrary to company guidelines) and how they find significant gains of productivity by using the ‘forbidden’ applications. Our study contributes to knowledge management research by showing how private IT use can change existing knowledge management practices. At the same time, we are able to give rich insights into the rise of Shadow IT in a manufacturing context which takes place in a self-organised way without knowledge of the management. This enables us to take a step towards a knowledge management strategy perspective on Shadow IT

Adapting Videogame Interfaces for the Visually Impaired: A Case Study of Audio Game Hub

Technology applications including games are generally not designed with the blind or visually impaired in mind. This is an invaluable area of research as it is this population that would benefit the most from accessible technology enabling inclusion and participation in society. “Nobody makes games for us” was a motivator for this research. This paper describes the process of creating a set of audio games for the visually impaired. The principles of audio game design are discussed and based upon these the Audio Game Hub is proposed. Audio Game Hub is currently a set of four audio games that have suitable interfaces for the visually impaired. Audio Game Hub is currently available for download on multiple platforms and has seen popularity with both visually impaired and normal sighted players, which provides an area for future research

Selenio orgánico e inorgánico en la dieta de cerdos Pampa Rocha en sistema pastoril : calidad de carne, estatutos oxidativo y nutricional de los músculos frescos, conservados y en jamón cocido

El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de la suplementación con selenio (Se, 0,3 mg/kg), orgánico e inorgánico, en la dieta de cerdos Pampa Rocha en terminación en sistema pastoril, sobre los parámetros fisicoquímicos, el contenido de Se total, la oxidación lipídica, los tioles totales y el contenido de ácidos grasos e índices lipídicos y de salud en los músculos longissimus thoracis (LT) y psoas major (PM), frescos y conservados, en los músculos traseros frescos, biceps femoral (BF), cuadriceps femoris (CF), gluteus medius (GM) y semitendinosus (S) y en un producto elaborado: jamón cocido. 24 cerdos machos (182 ± 4 días de edad, 95,75 ± 6 kg de peso vivo), Pampa Rocha, terminados al aire libre, alimentados con ración y pasturas, recibieron una suplementación con selenio orgánico (n = 8; seleno-metionina hidroxi-análoga) e inorgánico (n = 8; selenito de sodio) en su dieta, mientras que 8 no fueron suplementados. Se determinó color, pH, drip loss, oxidación lipídica y contenido de selenio en los músculos LT y PM, frescos y conservados, músculos traseros frescos y en el jamón cocido. En el jamón cocido, además, se cuantificaron los tioles totales y los ácidos grasos y se calcularon los índices lipídicos y de salud. El Se fue estadísticamente incrementado en todos los músculos y en el producto estudiado, asociado a una disminución de las sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico (TBARS). El efecto sobre el color, pH y drip loss no fue consistente, dependiendo del tipo de músculo y de la fuente de selenio. Se observó un efecto del tipo de músculo asociado al pH. En el jamón cocido, el selenio disminuyó la oxidación de los lípidos, sin afectar el contenido de tioles totales respecto del grupo control. El jamón elaborado con los músculos del cerdo Pampa Rocha presentó parámetros de calidad en acuerdo con las normas establecidas, un perfil de ácidos grasos mejorado por el aumento del ácido palmitoleico (C16:1), ante el agregado del Se, e índices de salud adecuados a una dieta recomendada para el consumo. En conclusión, el Se suplementado permitió obtener una carne enriquecida en selenio, más resistente a la oxidación de lípidos, y un producto jamón con mayor contenido de selenio, menos TBARS, sin deterioro de la proteína y con un perfil de ácidos grasos de interés para la salud humana