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Global social media practice -- case study on China

In the past few years, an interesting case about the Internet has taken place in China. Google has now become a must-have and dependant every day because it is a great tool for finding information. I often make such jokes with my friends. "Google is my best friend." To this end, we use Google every day to find the information we want or when we encounter something we don't know. However, in China, China's firewall blocks many search engines such as Google and other international Web 2.0 services (TED 2012). This is also what Xiao Qiang calls "Chinternet" (TEDx Talks 2014). The Chinese are still subject to many restrictions, even in the case of globalization and economic development, with freedom in the political rights of freedom of speech, association, belief and assembly.

Many different people from different occupations and environments, such as Qiang (TEDx Talks 2014), Michael Anti (TED 2012) and Victoria Mui (Dan Lok 2017), believe that this phenomenon exists because it prevents people from entering the global Internet. The Chinese government is trying to better monitor and control the people while protecting themselves, so they have introduced a series of alternatives to effectively solve the problem.

The picture above is show about the China social media and internet eco-system.

Although they are filled with similar but different locations, they are as vibrant as the rest of the world, and the ecosystem is far from ridiculous. As China became such a huge market, foreign celebrities also opened their own accounts on Weibo in order to seek and establish digital presence among Chinese netizens (Kary 2015). They understand the need for social networking and develop it, although the government wants to review people (TED 2012). In the process of monopolizing the Internet, the government did not directly confront them, and thus gained relatively greater power and occupied the people. This is the case. The Chinese government will begin its review around the beginning of June each year. In the course of the review, it will be tightened in order to prevent discussion of the Tiananmen Square massacre and to try to effectively eliminate the brutal suppression of democratic protests in Chinese history books (Ser 2016). In the process it achieved great success because 15 of the 100 college students recognized the photos of the tankers (Ser 2016). When I first heard it, it made me feel amazed and surprised.

However, despite the fact that China's public sector has been formed and developed over the years, the government has made these efforts (TED 2012) - people are using the Internet to express different opinions and gradually realize that they are forming online communities, even though these meetings are still Action by the police led to a meeting in physical space (TEDx Talk 2014).

References:

YouTube. (2018). From 'fart people' to citizens on China's internet | Xiao Qiang | TEDxLiberdade. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx28EUiKEUc [Accessed 21 Nov. 2018].

YouTube. (2018). Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrcaHGqTqHk [Accessed 21 Nov. 2018].

Public Radio International. (2018). How China has censored words relating to the Tiananmen Square anniversary. [online] Available at: https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-03/how-china-has-censored-words-relating-tiananmen-square-anniversary [Accessed 21 Nov. 2018].

Daoinsights.com. (2018). Foreign Celebrities on Weibo | Dao. [online] Available at: https://daoinsights.com/foreign-celebrities-on-weibo/ [Accessed 21 Nov. 2018].

YouTube. (2018). Why Are Google Facebook And Youtube Blocked In China - Decode China. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7sogJ7W3TI [Accessed 21 Nov. 2018].

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Social Gaming

Social games are usually games involving multiple players because it is an active in-game interaction. As an ordinary player, I will try to play any game, and I find that social games also have a lot of questions worth discussing, although I am not an expert in online social games. I vaguely remember how scientists used the data in the game to help solve real-world problems. So I did some research on social games and how it affects the real world.

Of course, people will definitely ask what a good social game is.

source:  TeachThought Staff 2016

Value and Fun

Facebook has launched some social games such as Words with Friends, FarmVille and Angry Birds to raise awareness and funding for women and women around the world. According to PopCap's Contestabile, the best monetization strategy is to keep players and implement sustainable social games. For example, offer players a fun-filled payment option without forcing them to pay for the entire game (Swallow 2013).

source:  Erno Kiiski 2018

Fair Mechanics and Monetization

The last thing gamers don't want to see is spending money and feeling cheated. This will allow gamers to quit the game or never want to play the game published by the company because they are treated unfairly. In order to attract players and motivate them to spend money in the game, the social game needs to combine the free game economy (Swallow 2013). This will allow them to have fun, and will not make them feel forced to pay to play.

well, social games have the benefits

Reading and learning for people with dyslexia is helpful in playing social online games (Jennifer 2018). The constant changes in certain game environments have brought great attention to gamers. For example, when you play Worldcaft, you must understand some of the game's equipment and character characteristics, in order to beat the opponent in the game. People noticed that the patient's attention to reading improved after playing heavy-duty action games.

Players have the opportunity to understand the turning points in history and process because some social networking games are inspired by world history (Jennifer 2018). These games can help children understand history and are therefore called information.

Social networking games are full of sports games that encourage children to play a variety of sports (Jennifer 2018). There are practice modes in sports competitions that help gamers engage in sports such as tennis, basketball, football and other sports.

source:  giphy.com

When you are stressed, you can play social online games to relieve your stress. For example, when you are fighting a war or fighting social network game to defeat your opponent, it helps you release stress. In addition, virtual reality can help children with autism interact without touching them, which is a subtle person with problems in social interaction (Jennifer 2018).

Top social Network gaming sites:

source: worldofwarcraft.com

Although the theme of all the games here is one of hundred of players join this particular Social Network Games website to have an experience of a lifetime. You can connect with other players, guide them, chat with them and share your progress in the game.

source: Playfire.com 

This Social Network Games website is a safe place to play with your friends online. You connect to Playfire.con through your Facebook account and find friends there. You can be notified about discussions, videos, stories and can follow a friend. 

source:  RevHolics.com

This is one of the best Social Network Games site. If you are a fan of a casino and cannot go to Las Vegas then RevHolics.com is the place for you. There are numerous casino and gambling games to choose from. Also, they have blogs and reviews about different Social Network Games. Moreover, you can collect free coins, chips, and spins etc. Don’t go to any other website for casino games just visit.

References

Sallow, E 2013, ‘What Makes a Good Social Game?’, Forbes, viewed 15 November 2018, <https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2013/03/07/social-gaming/#798115002ed0>.

Jennifer, A 2018, ‘Top Social games websites to visit’, yourstory.com, viewed 15 November 2018, <https://yourstory.com/mystory/f21734c349-top-5-social-games-web>.

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Tumblr is currently the preferred social space for fans, how do these fans formulate the boundaries of their community?

GIFs have for quite some time been prominent with fan networks on Tumblr. Fans use Tumblr to create them because they can share them and remix them. A few fans utilize GIFs to "remember the best snapshots of that week's scene or to nearly break down a grouping," while others utilize them as comic responses or to make fanworks (Warner & Kristen). Fans can use individual GIFs to be combined to suggest narrative causality and even make their own favorite GIF cartoons.

While fan researchers, for example, Paul Stall, Nistasha Perez, and Louisa Stein have examined gifsets essentially as fan marvels, we should likewise think about their provenance: fans are not any more the main gatherings making gifsets (PJ Booth 2018). Millions of generations of social media promotion teams such as Freeform, CW and MTV have been widely supported in recent years, and they are all starting to create GIFs in TV footage and release them in conjunction with the episodes of the broadcast. MTV's wireless creative team created a term called live-giffing in 2012. Gifsets is a fierce episode created by GIF, which was created by fans and the web and posted via their official Tumblr shared account. This official GIF now reflects public and business value and also helps make a major shift in the Tumblr gift economy.

When MTV's "Youth Wolf" became the first live broadcast program, other program groups began to speed up their follow-up. Actually, the majority of the shows on the CW, MTV, and Freestyle post GIFs every so often on different internet based life stages; some even post them in time with their scenes, however they as a rule reblog GIFs and gifsets initially made by fans (read Ash 2016). Of the twenty-eight at present airing appears on these systems, thirteen occupied with live-giffing works on amid the 2015-2016 season (Business Insider 2013). Freestyle, more so than some other system, has grasped this developing practice: their special groups presently live-gif eight of their nine scripted shows. One of their most up to date appears, Shadowhunters, is symbolic of both the modern rationales and fannish results of these mechanically skilled gifsets.

Media is overflowing onto a wide range of various screens and stages and it feels sort of free frame in the manner in which that individuals discover it. Our gathering of people doesn't consider themselves to be shoppers, however as creators so we needed a name that felt participatory — they would be a piece of the procedure (Tom & Elizabeth 2015).

Freestyle, similar to the next millennial-centered systems, is developing a participatory, cooperative connection among makers and purchasers. By live-giffing their scenes on Tumblr, Freestyle can use their multiplatform special endeavors to energize and coordinate, if not control, fan commitment.

For instance, here a Tumblr fan has posted two GIFs (from High schooler Wolf and Shadowhunters, individually) to celebrate and bolster their most loved television (relation)ships crosswise over fandoms. Under each GIF, attribution is given to the source from which they were reblogged. Outstandingly, neither notices the official High schooler Wolf or Shadowhunters Tumblr. With each reuse and reblog, the provenance of the GIF is additionally darkened – in contrast to the system's marking, which can be found in the lower left-hand corner of the Shadowhunters GIF (Williams 2018). As this post illustrates, Tumblr's rhizomatic reblogging permits these modernly skilled GIFs to course ever facilitate from their mechanical cause while keeping up their limited time potential. As fans keep on communicating their fondness through blessings and GIFs, systems keep on profiting monetarily.

Giving mechanically skilled gifsets is neither widespread nor mandatory for TV stations. Be that as it may, the training is picking up footing among millennial-centered systems, both communicate and link. As these viral promoting techniques keep on crumbling creation work processes, printed limits, and modern specialist, we should think about how they likewise crumple fan-maker limits and mix business and mutual esteem. Only a year after they started live-giffing on Tumblr, Teenager Wolf started specifically re-appropriating their gifsets to fans like Quinn and Neptunepirate – a model of professionalization that has just spread meanwhile. Being a fan has, ordinarily and by need, worked by means of a blessing economy. As TV being a fan is progressively adapted and its fans are in this way professionalized, we should think about how industry's invasion into fannish spaces irregular characteristics the blessing economy and confuses the fan environment.

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Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding

Crowdsourcing: the follow of mixing the information and experiences from an outsized cluster of individuals (Swinburne Online, 2015). There is most likely that it's a valuable practice, especially in a catastrophe circumstance (Posetti and Lo, 2012). The destruction is the coordinations of confirming the data for production through authority channels (Posetti and Lo, 2012; Swinburne On the web, 2015

source: thethingsnetwork.pr.co 2015 (https://thethingsnetwork.pr.co/112438-the-things-network-goes-global-fast)

Some of the main trends in crowdsourcing take place at the intersection of crowdsourced data and the Internet of Things, where companies use crowdsourcing to collect customer information to detect which areas have the widest network coverage. The best example is the use of crowdsourced data by T-Mobile in the US; IBM and Continental AG’s collaboration on the “connected eHorizon” road safety and connected car project.

A few types of publicly supporting, for example, in "thought rivalries" or "development challenges" give approaches to associations to learn past the "base of brains" given by their representatives (e.g. LEGO Thoughts) (Schlagwein, Daniel & Niels 2014). Dreary "microtasks" performed in parallel by expansive, paid groups (e.g. Amazon Mechanical Turk) are another type of publicly supporting. It has likewise been utilized by not-revenue driven associations and to make basic products (Taeihagh 2017). The impact of client correspondence and the stage introduction ought to be considered while assessing the execution of thoughts in publicly supporting settings (Kristen & Daren 2017).

I often look at business on blogs, and how non-profit organizations can use crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platforms to change the way they do business. Therefore, I would like to share with you the social goods crowdsourcing platform that I have been paying attention to.

OpenIDEO

OpenIDEO is an open innovation platform that works with people from around the world to bring their concepts and assessments into the design process by launching challenges and collaborate to solve some of the toughest global problems (IDEO 2016). One of the challenge that launched is NexGen Cup Challenge. The Cup Challenge is a collaboration with Starbucks, McDonald's and the closed loop through OpenIDEO (IDEO 2016). The joint project is to find a replacement for fiber cups in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce wastage of resources.

Ioby

Ioby is a non-profit organization which is help people for fundraising and engaged with local environmental projects. One of the recent project is The Cleveland Refugee Bike project. The project is to help refugees provide them with an economic lifeline such as giving them training and tools and allowing them to build a new life in Cleveland.

source: Twitter

This is about the Ioby corporate with the Refugee Bike Project to help the refugees.

www.change.org

Change.org is an online radical platform that operates on the petition website (change.org 2018). In an era of rapid social change, in order to enable people around the world to create the changes they want to see, the site links people to opportunities for strong action and builds an international population network that enables them to be local, national and fight for the right around the world (Farr & Christina 2013).

source: change.org

This the example of change.org. which is helping people for crowdfunding through the internet. 

Does crowsourcing will develop in economy in the next five years?

We are living in exceptionally energizing occasions. Everything is going on so quick since innovation is bridling the brains of the groups – to advance and create new thoughts for organizations, government, and social undertakings.

Publicly supporting will produce important and profitable encounters for clients and the network.

Vitally, I see more open plans of action will spring forward, and huge enterprises would need to investigate the capability of publicly supporting to their officeholder plans of action.

References:

Aisel.aisnet.org. (2018). [online] Available at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1693&context=jais [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

Change.org. (2018). The world’s platform for change. [online] Available at: https://www.change.org/ [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

Ideo.com. (2018). OpenIDEO: A Platform to Harness Collaboration for Social Good. [online] Available at: https://www.ideo.com/post/a-platform-to-harness-collaboration-for-social-good [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

Ioby.org. (2018). The Cleveland Refugee Bike Project | ioby. [online] Available at: https://www.ioby.org/project/cleveland-refugee-bike-project [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

Journals.sagepub.com. (2018). SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research. [online] Available at: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0169796X17710072 [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

Kelly, M. (2018). Change.org CEO shows how online petitions change the face of health care (Q&A). [online] VentureBeat. Available at: https://venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/change-org-health-petitions/ [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

Tandfonline.com. (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03637751.2017.1359748 [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

The Things Network newsroom. (2018). The Things Network goes global, fast. [online] Available at: https://thethingsnetwork.pr.co/112438-the-things-network-goes-global-fast [Accessed 1 Nov. 2018].

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Digital Citizenship 3: conflict and social media

Social media is modern tool for communication, which spreads info and connects folks terribly speedily. Meanwhile, its role in the conflict and post-conflict situations isn't properly appreciated. Existing studies and researches mostly underline negative role of media throughout conflicts, few ones focus on the role of social media within the reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction activities, trust building processes. Social media is a powerful tool and new opportunity for conflict resolution. During last decade civil societies, activists, representatives of the governments and political parties actively use it as a communication means with their audiences.

 In the post-conflict situations social media becomes early warning system. People will right away post news regarding affairs in the conflict zones. Georgian and international organizations train and equip people in such areas to report regarding their everyday lives or suddenly emerged threats. Online portals, networks, blogs, Facebook groups serve as a superb data sources regarding conflict regions. They connect people from completely different sides; replicate daily happenings of the refugees or peace initiatives. In other words, social media is a rapid and effective communication mechanism for the conflict regions.

well, the conflict on social media can be considered as the factors below: 

Political system of the country, legal or informal environment, which determines functioning of social media tools and freedom of expression. They can promote or limit on-line communication.

Accessibility of the technologies. Reporting from the hot spots is not possible while not web and individual technical base (smartphones, laptops, cameras, etc.).

Literacy level of the country. Social media activities are high in the countries, population of which has individual technologies, as well as knowledge and skills for social media usage.

Credibility – social media is not shielded from the unfold of info and info. The article “Confession of Russian Troll” published on the web site of Radio Freedom (April 2015) reflects the theme a way to manipulate individuals by social media. Sometimes it is laborious to see that news is true or false.

case 1: California girls

It all started when a teenage girl named Casey Syler decided to visit a fashion store in South Carolina to shop for a new wallet. According to Casey, as soon as she walked through the doorway a saleswoman looked up and allegedly said “Shoplifter” to one of her colleagues. For context, Casey is black.Casey’s mother Rene (a successful blogger) shared the experience on her Facebook page. The post went viral, which prompted an appropriately contrite response from Carolina Girls on their Facebook page. Left there, the fire would have been extinguished and everyone could have moved on. But the store later posted a further Facebook message claiming an investigation had unearthed no evidence of any such comment being made, pinning the blame on ‘young shoppers’ in the store at the time.The post inevitably poked a hornets’ nest that had begun to settle down. The store’s page was bombarded with critical comments, many of which were deleted by the page admin. To compound their mishandling of the situation, Carolina Girls ended up deleting their entire Facebook profile.The owner of the chain brought further attention to the unfortunate saga by speaking to a news channel. Stephanie Davis insisted she had attempted to set up a meeting with Rene Syler and her daughter, but the horse had already bolted and the interview simply succeeded in attracting more online scorn.

Carolina Girls initially did the right thing by publicly apologising and reaching out to the aggrieved party privately. But inexplicably they then inflamed the situation by insisting they were not at fault and censoring negative comments rather than engaging with an angered online populous. Deleting their page was akin to an ostrich sticking its head in the sand with a pride of lions closing in.

Be open and contrite from the outset, try to take the issue out of the public domain, and make sure your response is sufficient to throw a blanket over the fire. If not, you risk a full-scale wildfire – which will be much harder to extinguish and could irreparably damage your brand.

case 2:

JoJo Maman Bebe is a UK-based baby clothes retailer targeted at mothers with large disposable incomes. Its premium prices have led to a number of second-hand selling groups being established on social media. One such group, JoJo Maman Bebe Pre-Loved Buy and Sell, has more than 20,000 members. Its popularity was clearly seen as an irritant by the company itself, and culminated in its founder posting a late-night message on the page questioning why users would want to pay near full price for her company’s products.

“Why anyone would pay near to full price or full price sometimes plus postage for something second hand is crazy,” wrote Laura Tenison. “We don’t charge postage so you could get a new one for less!” The response from the group’s members was predictable, with the message being described variously as ‘incredibly rude’, ‘snotty’ and an ‘epic PR fail’.

Tenison’s response was rapid, contrite and relatable. “Late-night posting is never a good idea,” she said. “I had just come back from watching Trainspotting 2. I’m human and I made a mistake.”

She apologised to the group’s members in a subsequent post, “You are wrong if you think I am condescending towards this group. I LOVE IT. Of course it is up to you to pay what you like but I often see prices which are higher than our sale prices, plus you pay postage! I do think this is a bit daft – but it’s up to you and I accept none of my business.”

First of all, this example emphasises the importance of a robust social media approval process. No matter how important they think they are, company owners or CEOs should not be permitted to post personal messages in the name of the brand. Else why bother hiring a marketing team or agency?

However, if a big cheese does open a can of worms, it has to be their responsibility to close it. Bringing in the brand account to clean up the mess will only make it look like the boss is hiding – which will inevitably invite more criticism. Tenison handled it well, admitting to making a mistake in a way we can all relate to. She quelled the backlash and earned the group 4,000 new members in the process.

references

Blaise, 2011, ’16 causes of conflict in an online community’, Social Media Today, viewed 24 October 2018, <https://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/16-causes-conflict-online-community>.

Wilkes, D 2017, ‘Babywear boss in the late-night facebook rant at her yummy mummy customers: JoJo Maman Bebe chief attacks members of group who sell clothes on once infants have outgrown them ’, dailymail.co.uk, viewed 24 October 2018, <https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4194402/JoJo-Maman-Bebe-chief-attacks-customers-Facebook.html>.

Vaughan, S 2018, ‘uk-BASED maternity wear and baby clothing retailer opens in Westport’, Westport News, viewed 23 October 2018, <https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/UK-based-maternity-wear-and-baby-clothing-12884916.php>.

Jones, L 2018, ‘6 examples of social media crises: what can we learn?’, oursocialtimes.com, viewed 22 October 2018, <https://oursocialtimes.com/6-examples-of-social-media-crises-what-can-we-learn/>.

Eqbal, V 2014, ‘Social media & global conflicts: #Binary Battles’, The Express Tribune, viewed 22 October 2018, <https://tribune.com.pk/story/772284/social-media-global-conflicts-binarybattles/>.

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Digital citizenship: Activism and protest

It’s actual that acts of protests and advocacy can ignite wherever there are networked public's, when groups of humans connect and collect around frequent grievances and “find symbols beneath which to organise” (Sigal & Biddle 2015).  we know, digital science has enabled the formation of severs networked public's, in spite of bodily boundaries, and as such, has over the years, end up an increasingly more common tool for activists.(Sigal & Biddle 2015) suggests that whilst learning from previous movements has considered activists seek out simple and broadly handy technological know-how options to supplement extra analogue verbal exchange methods, they additionally point out that digital technology could really be a risk to protesters, and that it isn’t right to hinge the success of unique actions on the use of digital technology, rather than on the human memories at the back of the movements. True, digital technological know-how tailor-made for the functions of activism and protest are often Not used, in favour of extra mainstream structures like social media, and there Are issues that can arise from this. However, it’s additionally simple that overall, digital technology’s also benefited social or political movements. At least to a positive extent. 

Not long ago, instagram introduced the ability to introduce location and tag stories in exploration. I just sent a few copies because I wanted to try out new features. With this feature I can see what's going on around me and find stories that interest you. In addition, I can also see the story of people who use the same stickers. You can also search anywhere in the world and you will see the story circle at the top of the location page. Add a location tag or topic tag to your story that you may be included in a larger story. If you added your story, you'll see a line at the top of the story viewer list showing how many people saw it in a larger story. It's a simple, carefree, super-economic way to neatly blend into the common tapestries of my everyday life. Similarly, other people, whether full-time activists or not, have used these platforms to advocate their careers for many years. One of their "hijacking" and re positioning features is The Hashtag, a feature of social media that uses content tags to enable fast and efficient search and post links, as well as easier, faster response, or sharing. And redistribute text.

This is the example of Instagram introduced the ability to introduce location and tag stories in exploration. 

#NoBanNoWall Hashtag To Protest Trump’s Border Wall

source: Gani A 2017, (https://www.buzzfeed.com/aishagani/no-ban-no-wall-tweets-trump)

On Wednesday, President Trump ordered a wall be built on the US-Mexico border, just as news broke that he planned to enforce the "Muslim ban" he pledged on the campaign trail.  In response, tousands of people hit the streets on Wednesday in protest, with many chanting: “This is what America looks like."

People turned up at Washington Square Park in New York and chanted: "No ban, no wall, this is our New York." View image on TwitterView image on TwitterView image on Twitter

See Talal Ansari's other Tweets Twitter Ads info and privacy At the same time, people started tweeting #NoBanNoWall – a hashtag founded by former Obama White House staffer Zaki Barzinji and activist Imraan Siddiqi.

Some Democratic members of Congress backed the hashtag.

People of Mexican heritage tweeted their fear.

Actor Mark Ruffalo tweeted his support for vulnerable minority groups.

Police violence and the new era of hashtag activism

source: dehhan 2014, (https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/hashtag-activism-police-brutality-march-nyc/)

The protest was one of many sweeping across the U.S. to fight back against a police violence. But this isn’t your grandmother’s protest: The rising demonstrations come as members of the movement are actively using over 30 hashtags dedicated to making their voices heard.

There’s a divide on what “hashtag activism” really is—for critics, it’s a sign of laziness, a half-measure that is no replacement for traditional fundraising and campaigning, and only serves to help those tweeting and sharing feel better about themselves. But for those riding the wave of anti-police violence action, it’s become something far more important: a tool.

“Hashtag activism is key,” said protester Stephanie McFarlane, as she marched up an avenue along with the rest of the anti-police brutality protesters. “There’s the many hashtags with all the information, which is very helpful.”  

McFarlane called herself an active Twitter user and lauded the ways in which hashtags help lead to organic conversations online. “People can share their strong opinions and be a part of a humongous discussion,” she said.

When asked if hashtag activism can be considered actual activism, she didn’t hesitate: “I would call it activism, I would.”

IS IT “ONLY A HASHTAG”?

Well, Sigal & Biddle (2015) presents a view in which technology regularly overshadows the human testimonies and symbols behind activists’ causes. But regardless of its obvious shortcomings, I now posit that whilst that can also be the case in some instances - like the Umbrella Protests in Hong Kong, in which FireChat gained interest for how it was hijacked via activists because of its unique characteristics - in others, like in #IAmStillAlive, #MeToo, and different moves like #BlackLivesMatter, a frequent characteristic (Hashtagging) of common digital science (social media sites) has furnished activists with a device that does Not overshadow present symbols, however rather, affords activists the easy formation of new Symbols. Instead of overshadowing the stories, the Hashtags have turn out to be beacons and at once recognisable umbrella phrases and avenues, underneath which man or woman activists and participants of the actions converge and Share their stories. They can quickly interact with said motion and with every other, and thru which they can without difficulty make bigger their Voices, whether or not to raise awareness or disseminate their alternative views. It is clear, even in media coverage, that while it is acknowledged that these actions are happening on social media, it is treated almost in passing as just every other method, and focus is still placed on the people these motives champion (Zacharek, Dockterman & Edwards 2017) in a way that they had not been before. I assume this comes following now not only the development of digital technology, but the increasing digital literacy and dependency of the world’s population. And I can only see digital technological know-how continuing to evolve as a tool for activism in the future.

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Digital Citizenship 1: Political Engagement

Similar to what happened with journalists, several politicians enjoyed the primary flush of the medium, and so people as those on-line took the chance to inform the politicians specifically what they thought of them. For many politicians, Twitter and Facebook became simply places to broadcast type. (Jericho, 2012; Young 2011).

Social media has proven to be a key channel through which we can understand the broader world and its focus. The Internet can spread information, raise funds, exchange ideas and mobilize the people to take action on important assets. It is precisely because of this that it may promote more social revolutions - especially in the political and democratic fields.

Throughout the 14th general election result, it is shown that the opposition Democratic Party (Party Harapan) win which transferred the first power in Malaysia’s history. 

According to official Malaysian data, 97% of social media users are active on Facebook and are listed as one of the most digitized countries in the world. According to the Malaysian Election Commission, 41% of registered voters in this year's elections are between the ages of 21 and 39, making this population fully compliant with the characteristics of the digital aborigines. This is enough to prove that young people mainly get news through social media. In this election, social media has clearly shaped their views on future members and parliamentarians.

From the outset, it is clear that many political campaigns are concentrated in this Internet-savvy crowd. The party’s declaration was first published online thousands of downloads. Prime Minister Najib Razak accumulated 3.4 million fans on his Facebook page, while his opponent Tun Mahathir Mohamad had about 2.6 million fans on his own page. Their posts attract thousands of comments and sharing every day. Facebook and YouTube Live the political gatherings across Malaysia have attracted tens of thousands of views from both voters.

#undirosak 

On Twitter, the label urges voters to abandon voting - #UndiRosak (or "destruction vote") - sufficient.

#PulangMengundi 

However, there are also posts that encourage people to make their own voices, as the popular #PulangMengundi suggests, which means “going home to vote” in Malay.

Well, I think spread politics message in social media which is good where everyone can know about and pay more attention on it. This is because people nowadays get information through internet or social media by using phone. Besides, it can engage more young people to take part or pay attention on own country politics.

‘Social media crucial in Malaysia 14th GE’, The Sun daily, December 2017, viewed 18 September 2018, < http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/12/05/social-media-crucial-malaysias-14th-ge>.

References

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Lim, D 2018, ‘Social Media and politics in Malaysia election’, Your Commonwealth, viewed 19 September 2018, < http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/social-development/democracy-participation/social-media-and-politics-in-malaysia-election/>.

Ruxyn, T 2018, ‘#UndiRosak: There’s a group of Malaysians who want to spoil their own votes in GE14’, Says.com, viewed 19 September 2018, < https://says.com/my/news/undirosak-movement-malaysian-voice-out-support-to-boycott-or-spoil-votes-in-ge14>.

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Is Tumblr a blog or a social network site?

Tumblr is a microblogging and a social network site. Users can use the service to present their own content in a short blog or strictly for social networking with other users – or both (Moreau E 2018).

Blog platform

Tumblr provides a built-in audience for self-division into an interest-based community; as a brand, this means you can publish highly targeted content with relevant tags and cover the right type of community.

You can also add followers or add other bloggers. The bloggers can make their blog become private if they don’t want other users see their information or contents posted.

By hosting your main company blog on your own website, you can get the benefits of search engine optimization, let users spend more time on your website, reduce bounce rates, generate backlinks and increase your credibility.

Social media Channel

Then there is the social aspect. As a social network, Tumblr has a lot to do. "Tumblr posts can be cross-bowed to Twitter and Facebook, or back to corporate blogs.

You can plan publish the content type page and create one that best supports your brand image as it offers a variety of design “themes”. While it offers a unique opportunity to reach new audiences through its design and content capabilities, it is often not the first social media platform that the brand chooses to participate in.

Tagging

Sharing content on Tumblr relies heavily on mark-up, because tags are usually the most intuitive and descriptive of content, so be sure include tags in every post.

Imagine if you searched for an article on Google, what word would you use to describe it? For example, if you are searching for a photo on the T-stage of Fashion Week, the model is shown in the fashion brand show. Your tag should be #model #fashionshow #fashionweek #fashionbrandshow.

Cool Features

The big advantage of Tumblr is that it allows you to schedule and edit post in advance. You want to post a lot of content but don’t have much time, don’t worry because Tumblr is an easy to organise and post posts when time permits. You can put the content on the autopilot and add more exciting content when you have time.

Tumblr launched the Storyboard, which has a series of feature stories to explore the story behind by exploring the “dashboard”. Tags and trends can help you shape the type of content you want to post, and learn about the themes highlighted by Tumblr.

References 

Tumblr.com Traffic Statistic, Alexa, September 16, 2018, retrieved September 18, 2018, <https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/tumblr.com>.

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Honeysett, A 2018, ‘Tumblr: the social media platform you should be using’, themuse.com, retrieved September 18, 2018, <https://www.themuse.com/advice/tumblr-the-social-media-platform-you-should-be-using>.

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Do you evaluate which messages to respond to first?

5-60 seconds:

Think about this – what things in life do you do IMMEDIATELY? I’m talkin’ within a minute of having the opportunity to do them? Open Christmas presents. Pet a cute dog. Take a bite of scalding hot food that you consider worthy of a tongue burn. By responding to you so hastily, it shows how eager they are to interact with you. You are Christmas morning to this person!… Or they have no life at all, but that’s not flattering so we’ll stick with the first theory.

5-15 Minutes:

You’re pretty important, and perhaps even more so than the person who gets a response time of 5-60 seconds, because that’s hasty and at risk for typos, whereas this requires taking a few moments to carefully construct a reply. If a person texts you back quicker than you could save 15% or more on car insurance, they hold you in pretty high regards.

30 Minutes:

You and the text you sent are like a frozen pizza. The person knows they turned the oven on 400° and placed you directly on the center oven rack. They’re aware you’re cooking, but in the meantime they have other things keeping them sidetracked. By the time they text you back, your crust may be crispy, but that’s no biggie. Just take comfort in the fact that they didn’t let you get burnt to the point of inedibility.

1 Hour:

Well you’re not not important. One hour is two episode of Family Guy. One episode of The Walking Dead. You’re a pretty significant individual to this person. You just don’t make them feel enough urgency to respond before they finish watching two episodes of a sitcom, or whatever they were doing that took about an hour. That might be because they’re just so comfortable with you that there’s no immediate pressure to respond.

2-3 Hours:

This is like how long it takes people to respond to a missed call from their parents, or finally start doing the homework they’ve been putting off for some time. That would mean you’re pretty important; the person just wants to have ample time to maintain the entire conversation once they finally do respond.

4-11 Hours:

They got your text and kind of meant to respond, but then they just went on living a life that didn’t involve interacting with you for a hefty chunk of hours. Don’t take offense, you’re important in the same way that staying hydrated is, but sometimes 9 hours pass and you’re like, “Wait, have I had water yet today?”

12+ Hours:

That’s half a day. It’s doesn’t mean you’re 100% unimportant, but you’re definitely on the cusp of insignificance. In 12 hours, Nick Jr. turns into Nick at Nite, breakfast turns into dinner, and Instagram goes from #RiseAndGrind posts to a bunch of sunset photos. Surely a measly text can be sent sometime before SpongeBob evolves into Friends reruns, right?

One Full Day:

If the person you’re waiting to hear from isn’t some free spirit, hippie type who may’ve been out of cell phone range for the past 24 hours, then you just aren’t a priority. In fact, you might even be a pester. They’re either dropping phone reception or dropping hints, and it’s pretty important to identify the difference.

2 Days:

It takes 42 hours to drive from Los Angeles to New York. If someone in LA who cares about someone in NY could literally drive all the way to see them in the flesh before you can get a text back, that should tell you all you need to know about how remarkably low on their list of priorities you are.

1 Week:

This is how long super lazy people avoid doing dishes. So yeah, conversation with you is the equivalent of a sink full of dirty dishes. They finally responded for the same reason you eventually wash a crusty bowl – because you might need it again some day.

However long until they unexpectedly run into you and are all like, “Oh, dude, I totally forgot to text you back that one time.”

You and your text messages are like a fly at picnic or a pesky Adobe Update popup, and they have zero interest in hearing from or responding to you. The day you run into them is like when your computer finally forces you to upgrade to the latest Adobe Flash Plugin. Their fake kindness during face-to-face interaction may make it appear as if they meant to download your newest version, but I assure you they didn’t. Don’t text them anymore. Be better than Adobe Flash Player Updates.

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How long does it normally take you to respond to a Whatsapp message / SMS / LINE / WeChat?

i will respond the message immediately if the message from business partners, family, friends and so on. if the message is spam or junk i will not respond or late respond.  

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IG/FB users: do you share every picture or story you post on IG to FB? Why / why not?

i do not usually share or post my story on IG and Facebook because i think that is not necessarily and its’ own privacy.  

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Do you maintain the same profile picture / ID / username. Why / why not?

For me, i do not maintain the username because i will change it within two months. i think the name look good, then i will change it 

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Top 3 social media platforms check multiple times per day

- More than 1.4 billion daily active users. 

- Top choice for social media advertising with 93% of marketers using the platform regularly.

- More than 70% of US businesses currently use Instagram 

-highly engaging photos or breath-taking videos, Instagram is the home of visual content.

- More than 350,000 tweets sent every minute, driving Twitter engagement can feel like a needle in a haystack. 

- The best chances to answer a question, comment or concern in real time–providing a much better brand experience.