Introduction: Social media are the collection of online communications channels dedicated to community- based input, interactions, content sharing and collaboration across people Elephant, (2011). Social media has become a routine way of life for most people. Students search for all kind of means to solve sexual challenges that they face. Most of them get their source of information through social media. Studies have shown that social media have an influence on sexual behaviors of young ...
ABSTRACT Social Media has become a good marketing and quality management tool for restaurants and other hospitality sectors. Restaurants continue to be a difficult place for entrepreneurs to explore business opportunities, but by understanding common challenges, owners may be able to develop unique strategies to increase their chances of success on maintaining customer relationship. The major aim of the study was to identify how acceptable social media is in creating restaurant employees and ...
ABSTRACT Learning is key to the advancement of organizations. Organizations that learn have the tendency to adapt to change better than organizations which do not learn. Organizational learning can be facilitated by social media, which is a component of Web 2.0 technologies. Social media is composed of tools, applications and web applications, which have the potential of absorbing external knowledge. The Absorptive Capacity Theory was used as the theoretical lens for this study to help...
ABSTRACT The research presents an analysis of the impact of social media as an instrument of promoting democratic governance in Zimbabwe during the period 2013-2016. Social media is a young phenomenon which has influenced the political, socio-economic sphere in the world. The background of the study gives a chronological history of social media in Zimbabwe. Social media websites such as facebook,twitter,youtube and various online blogs have arguably given a voice to individuals that would not...
This research exercise is on the influence of new media in social life of Nigeria youth; in Godfrey Okoye University students. The research study adopted the media systems dependency theory as the theoretical framework for this study. The method used for this study was survey research method, with the population of 1640 students and a sample size of 311 students. The study revealed that over 68% of Nigerian youth log in on social media at least four to six times in a week and that over 80% of...
Abstract The need for politicians to mobilize support for their endeavors has lacked an effective platform for this purpose prior to the introduction of Social media. The subsequent development of the internet and consequentially, the advent of Social Media, not only covered succored this lack, it ushered in a new wave of Political Mobilization. The use of Social media in Political Mobilization, therefore, is a very important subject to 21st Century politics. This paper deals solely with th...
ABSTRACT The study explored the effect of social media on students’ academic performance in Senior High Schools in the Efutu Municipality. The study specifically, looked at the frequently utilised social media platforms and how social media exposure, addiction, and usage influences the students’ academic performance. Additionally, the study investigated gender and age difference that exist of social media usage. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used. The study covered four Senio...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of social media on children between seven to seventeen years in Kampala central division. The study was based on three research objectives which included establishing the contributions of social media to the social development of children between 7-17 years, examining the morale challenges that can be brought by social media in children development in Kampala city division and propose measures that can be adopted in improving the ...
ABSTRACT Trends in global information communication have necessitated that academic libraries, whether public or private, resort to the employment of web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Wikis, RSS feeds, YouTube, etc. in their services. Indeed the knowledge and use of such platforms has become critical for the survival of academic libraries globally. For this reason, this research focused on investigating the knowledge and use of social media by reference and user services...
ABSTRACT With the explosion of information on the web, the internet has become the reserve for all kinds of information connecting individuals to health content, expertise and support. Majority of people are turning to social media and other internet platforms to seek for health information and experiences. However, anyone can post health content on the web regardless of their professional background or expertise, medical qualifications or intentions raising concerns about the quality of info...
ABSTRACT Communication is the engine that drives all the social systems we know of.Without proper communication,systems may crumble.The study focuses on how credibility of information can be affected by use of social media.The type of communication in our study is top-down communication.Social media is a new phenomenon in the country and there has not been effective training of how to handle it as a tool.In organizations,improper use of social media will cause an effect to credibility on the ...
Abstract The student intends to clarify or rather look deeper into social media jokes and the usage of social media as a political battlefield in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole. The study contributes significantly to the literature on the use of social media jokes in the lobbying of “counter hegemonic public spheres” or “Subaltern public spheres” Fraser (1992) in a bid to contribute to the practice of democracy in Zimbabwe. Unlike the western literature, this study serves to contribut...
ABSTRACT The Purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of collaborative technology such as social media influence on employee performance in the workplace. The research examines the positive and negative effects of social media on employee performance and its variables which include knowledge, skills, motivation and productivity and elaborate on the opportunities and threats for organisations that are presented by the use of social media in the workplace. The researcher was guide...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL.ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES viiiABSTRACT ixCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background to the Study 11.2 Statement of Problem 41.3 Purpose of the Study 51.4 Objectives of the study 51.5 Questions of the study 51.6 Research Hypotheses 61.7 Significance of the Study 61.8 Scope of the Study 71.8.1 Time scope 71.8.2 Geographical scope 71.8.3 Time scope 71.9 The limitations of this study 71.10 Operational Definition of Terms ...
The increasing advancement in technology is creating new opportunities that can be incorporated in learning especially in institutions of higher learning. Majority of stakeholders in the institutions of higher learning, preferably the lecturers and students possess smartphones and computers as well as active social media accounts. The increased usage of social media coupled with the necessity to interact with people all over other would is posing a challenge to integrate social media into lea...