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Social media is increasingly important for political and social activism in Mexico. In particular, Twitter has played a significant role in influencing government decision making and shaping the relationships between governments, citizens, politicians, and other stakeholders. Within the last few months, some commentators even argue that Mexican politics has a new influential actor: "I'm Number...
The recently emerged user-generated contents (UGC) services, social networking services (SNS), as well as the pervasive wireless mobile network services have formed social media which has drastically changed the content distribution landscape. Today such UGC applications as YouTube allow any user to be a content provider, generating enormous amount of video contents that are quickly and extensively...
This paper explores the way that Twitter has democratized usage and enabled non-localized proximity for users. We examine some recent changes in usages to demonstrate how public discourse, communication and information distribution affords users new ways of socializing and communicating. We also examine how Twitter has enabled individual non-technical users to communicate, collaborate and distribute...
The evolution of word-of-mouth communication has moved from the town crier of ancient days to the cutting edge of user-friendly mobile technology. To measure message propagation during major media events in recent history, this study compares communication transmissions fueled by the deaths of three pop icons, Elvis Presley, Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, in three eras: pre-web, Web 1.0 and Web...
Recently, video sharing sites that allow visitors to attach comments to video have attracted a lot of attention. Video also provides a means of communication on social network sites. This kind of communication is expected to become even more popular in the future. One problem is that discussion jumps from one topic to another as users add their viewpoints. Also, conventional video sharing sites show,...
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