“It’s about finding and knowing myself”: Why Johannesburg-based South African Millennials consume self-help media by Simphiwe Emmanuel Rens

“…Developing within the uses and gratifications theoretical framework, the article finds that self-help media texts (books, blogs, videos, etc., significantly sourced from digital platforms via the internet) are sought as tools that offer a psychological “quick fix” to the day-to-day psychosocial “problems” that push the interviewed participants to seek coping mechanisms. …”
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Social networks as a segment of digital marketing in banking by Milić Nevena

“…Digital communication channels such as social networks, Web banners, blogs, display ads allow banks to place their products and services to customers in the best possible ways. …”
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Espacios de socialización política y representaciones de la política en la Universidad de Antioquia by Deicy Patricia Hurtado Galeano, Franci M. Corrales Acosta

“…Este artículo describe los procesos de socialización política de los universitarios a través de las interacciones cara a cara —en la familia, en el vecindario, en la universidad— y de los medios de comunicación análogos —televisión, radio, prensa— y virtuales —redes sociales, blogs—. Una vez analizado cómo se informan sobre política y en qué espacios hablan de estos temas, se analiza el interés en la política, así como las imágenes que los universitarios tienen de esta. …”
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„Nowe” problemy wychowawcze w dobie „nowych” mediów by Arkadiusz Olczyk

“…They are everyday household members of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, Communicators and blogs as well as the slaves of computer games. The computer network addicts and leaves sometimes dramatic marks in their lives. …”
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La acción social colectiva queer durante el posacuerdo de paz en Colombia by Álvaro Acevedo-Tarazona, Andrés Correa-Lugos

“…Metodológicamente, se rastreó información alojada en medios de comunicación, blogs de internet y páginas web respecto a la acción social colectiva queer dentro de las movilizaciones. …”
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The individual strategies of Internet users’ media activity by O. A. Grimov, V. A. Belkina

“…The article is dedicated to the analyses of actual strategies of Internet users’ media activity in the ecosystem of today’s social media (social networks, blogs, hostings, messengers, mobile applications, etc.). …”
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Features of online sociological studies of risks of financial behavior of the population in the information and communication network Internet by M. Kibakin

“…Separately, the characteristic of the obtained primary sociological data has been given by the method of technological access – analysis of blogs, the use of search engines for keywords, the inclusion of intelligent monitoring systems and analysis of social media, which are implemented either on stationary or mobile computer devices. …”
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Delving into the Design and Implementation of Specifications Grading Systems in Higher Education by William J. Howitz, Kate J. McKnelly, Renée D. Link

“…Theses, dissertations, conference abstracts, posters, workshops, blogs, opinion pieces, social media exchanges, and content provided on websites were not included. …”
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La participación ciudadana mediática para descentralizar al Estado (Citizenship.com.2.0) by Jorge Francisco Aguirre Sala

“…Sin embargo, los new media (blogs, twitter, facebook, wikis, etc.) emergen superando los límites comunicativos y políticos que restringen a ambos. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELECTRONIC WORD-OF-MOUTH AND GEN Z CONSUMERS' INTENTION IN SELECTING EATING PLACE IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM by Nguyen Phuc HUNG*, Do Le Phuc Hung THINH

“…In the F&B field, it can be understood as the method by which consumers share information, experiences and reviews about the products and services from individuals or businesses through various online channels such as social media, forums, personal blogs and other platforms. Reflecting current trends, this research aims to examine the factors and t he extent to which eWOM influences the behaviour of Generation Z consumers in Ho Chi Minh City. …”
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Transforming the structure of unmarried women’s social perceptions of single motherhood through digital technologies by A. I. Eremeeva, G. V. Dovzhik

“…Communities and groups in the social networks Vkontakte, Facebook, Instagram and Odnoklassniki, dedicated to supporting single mothers, have been studied. Blogs of single mothers who position themselves as “solo-mothers”, have been reviewed. …”
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Como ler os textos literários na era da cultura digital? by Edgar Roberto Kirchof

“…Las principa les transformaciones presentadas son la libertad propiciada por el ciberespacio para producir y publicar textos en blogs y sitios, la producción y el consumo de literatura en la cultura de la convergencia, el fenómeno transmédia, la literatura digitalizada y la literatura digital, aplicativos producidos para aparatos móbiles. …”
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A Proposed Keyword Taxonomy for Operations Management Research by Juan A. Marin-Garcia, Julien Maheut, Pilar I. Vidal-Carreras

“…The resulting taxonomy is available online (https://taxom.blogs.upv.es/). It provides a hierarchical structure that integrates the main concepts of the field, differentiating itself from previous work by focusing on relevance to research, education, and professional practice contexts. …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Online Test-Driving Reviews on the Adoption of Autonomous Vehicles by Chuan Hui Liao, Xuan Zheng Wang, Ren Gang Guo, Siqi Wang

“…Besides the information provided by car makers and salespeople, consumers rely on information from online blogs and reviews, especially that provided by test drivers. …”
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Editoras cartoneras e a literatura fora do cânone: um olhar crítico para as margens do mundo editorial by Ary Pimentel

“…A través de una amplia recolección de datos en distintas fuentes (libros, catálogos, blogs, sitios y entrevistas), se buscó construir una imagen más bien compleja del universo de las ediciones cartoneras y discutir el impacto de la intervención de esa red cooperativa y solidaria de editores en los procesos de reconfiguración del campo literario. …”
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An Analysis of Linguistic Resources for Sports Tourism Media Discourse: A Case Study of the Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney by María Luisa Blanco-Gómez, María-José Gómez-Ortiz

“…To conduct this research, we compiled a corpus of 11,549 words comprising webpages, online publications and tourism blogs, using AntConc software for the analysis. Our findings reveal that the media employ specific language choices to portray the event and its host city, projecting values such as teamwork and inclusion, often through community engagement. …”
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Zimbabwean communication agencies by Anna Oksiutycz, Abyshey Nhedzi

“…Among social media platforms, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are the most used by practitioners in Zimbabwe, while online audio-podcasts, blogging sites, crowdsourcing and Linked-in are less popular. …”
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Dinâmicas do feminismo contemporâneo: análise da formação da #partida (2015-2017) by Gabriela Luiz Scapini, Mayara Bacelar Rita, Maria Florência Guarche Ribeiro

“…O movimento feminista brasileiro cresceu substancialmente nos anos recentes. A diversidade de blogs feministas e diferentes articulações possibilitadas pelo feminismo na web têm contribuído para o crescimento e fortalecimento do movimento no país. …”
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الخدمات والرعایة الصحیة للحجاج فى الوثائق الرسمیة للادارة المصریة فى القرنین التاسع عشر والعشرین المیلادیین : دراسة تاریخیة وثائقیة... by د. عصام أحمد عیسوى

“…This study provides a description of a number of sites providing servicesand health care in Egypt at the end of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries ADthrough the official documents of the Egyptian government contained in a numberof bureaus, ministries, interests, and bodies, with the clarification and explanationof their budgets, and the material and logistical needs required of Funds, andequipment, to provide these Services for the pilgrims of God’s Sacred Houseevery year, and this study deals with the documentation of health servicesprovided to pilgrims in that period that witnessed many multiple politicalfluctuations, including the beginning of the English occupation of Egypt in 1882AD, and the decline of Ottoman influence on Egypt, and on the Hijaz that cameunder the influence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after its establishment in1932 AD, these events that affected the ways and mechanisms for providingthese services and health care for Egyptian pilgrims, as well as for pilgrimscrossing through the land, and Egyptian sea routes, which is in addition toprevious studies and works That dealt with the topic from different angles, also,this study touched on some of the literature that dealt with this topic, whichprovided the Arab Library with false, or sometimes unconfirmed, information onthe extent of the Egyptian administration's interest in providing these healthservices, which this study sought to answer in a way Scientific through what wasmentioned in the Egyptian official documents.On the other hand - this study sought to reveal the terms anddocumentary terms that were used officially in this health, administrative,financial, marine, and other terms used during the nineteenth and early twentiethcentury, and which were known and used by official officials in blogging Records,and official records produced during that period.…”
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Evaluation of the quality, reliability, readability of websites on temporomandibular joint pain by Selcen Eser Mısır, Perihan Dalgalı Evli, Kübra Gülnur Topsakal, Merve Aksoy

“…In addition, those with high credibility constituted %5.4 (n=2) of the total number of sites and %50 (n=1) of these sites were uploaded by private hospitals, and %50 (n=1) by blogs (web logs). CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the quality, reliability and readability of websites providing information about jaw pain on the internet vary but are at a medium-low level. …”
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