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The Handbook of Internet Studies
Malden, MA; Oxford; Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell (2011), xiii, 498 pp.
Nutzung und Funktionen von Social Communitys
Media Perspektiven, issue 2 (2011), pp. 115-120
"Nach Angaben der Nielsen Company wurde Facebook 2010 von etwa 400 Millionen Menschen weltweit genutzt, für das laufende Jahr soll deren Zahl auf etwa 630 Millionen steigen. Laut der JIM-Studie 2010 sind Social Communitys die bevorzugten Seiten, wenn Zwölf- bis 19-Jährige das Internet nutzen. 70
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Use of Social Media in the United Arab Emirates: An Initial Study
Global Media Journal - Arabian Edition, volume 1, issue 2 (2011), pp. 3-27
"The most popular types of social media in the UAE are generally the same as those used in other regions across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. These include social networks (Facebook), video-sharing sites (YouTube), and micro-blogging sites (Twitter), among others. UAE respondents were b
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Revisiting the ‘leapfrog’ Debate in Light of Current Trends of Mobile Phone Internet Usage in the Greater Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 263-276
"At first glance, mobile technology appears to have the potential to allow countries in Africa to technologically ‘leapfrog’ across the digital divide and provide much needed Internet access to a wide range of people currently unable to participate in the Information Society. This study investig
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Internet
Santiago de Chile: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (2011), 18 pp.
Young People, Computers and the Internet in Niger
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 277-292
"This article explores how computers and the Internet are represented among young, educated people in Niger and the social expectations that are attached to their use. It argues that pre-existing social and economic conditions play an important role in shaping the meanings associated with these devi
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Names U Ma Puce: Multilingual Texting in Senegal
European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) (2011), 16 pp.
"Multilingualism is an important aspect of African urban life, also of the lives of students in Dakar. While the students usually write monolingual texts, mainly in French, their text messages involve the use of African languages too, in particular of the majority language Wolof, as well as Arabic a
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Facebook Usage: Factors and Analysis
Arab Social Media Report (Dubai School of Government), volume 1, issue 1 (2011), 20 pp.
"The Arab Social Media Report (ASMR), produced by the Dubai School of Government’s Governance and Innovation Program, is the first in a quarterly series that will highlight and analyze usage trends of online social networking across the Arab region. In its inaugural edition, the report analyzes da
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La generación interactiva en Iberoamérica 2010: Niños y adolescentes ante las pantallas
Madrid: Foro Generaciones Interactivas; Fundación Telefónica (2011), 635 pp.
"En 2010 el Foro desplegó una nueva investigación en la que han participado ocho países: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, México y Perú. El esfuerzo realizado por los equipos locales del Foro, con el apoyo inestimable de Fundación Telefónica y de Telefónica, ha permiti
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Estudio redenautas: Consumidores chilenos conectados en redes sociales
Santiago de Chile: Visión Humana (2011), 34 pp.
"Chilescopio es un estudio implementado por la consultora Vision Humana que se realiza anualmente desde el ano 2005, lo que permite tener un marco tendencial importante. Es un estudio cuantitativo basado en encuestas presenciales realizadas en los hogares de 1.500 personas de 15 a 80 anos, residente
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The Media Convergence Lifestyle Profile in Thailand
Media Asia, volume 37, issue 4 (2010), pp. 232-243
The Internet in South Caucasus
Caucasus Analytical Digest, issue 15 (2010), pp. 2-13
Mobile Communications in Zambia: A Demand Side Analysis Based on the AudienceScapes Survey, Including Insights on Mobile Money Use
Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 54 pp.
"Youth and young adults (15-29) are often assumed to be leaders in mobile phone use, but this is not entirely the case in Zambia. While those 15 to 29 make up the largest segment of overall mobile phone users, they do not show the highest rate of weekly (regular) users that is taken by those 30 to 4
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Web-Monitoring: Gewinnung und Analyse von Daten über das Kommunikationsverhalten im Internet
Konstanz: UVK (2010), 412 pp.
"This white paper takes a first look at the everyday world of digital tools and media in the lives of three- to five-year-old children, with a particular focus on non-intentional learning opportunities in developing and least-developed nations. It begins a discussion about how digital media learning
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Media Habits of MENA Youth: A Three-Country Survey
Beirut: American University of Beirut (AUB), Research and Policy Forum on Youth in the Arab World (2010), 50 pp.
"This pilot study surveyed 2,744 university and high school students in Jordan, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates. It asked about their media consumption and production habits, and about their attitudes towards certain media. Among the significant findings, the survey found the participants high
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Mobile Phones: The New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa
Bamenda (CM); Leiden: Langaa; African Studies Centre (2009), vii, 173 pp.
"This book is about the many ways in which mobile phones are being appropriated by Africans and how they are transforming and are being transformed by society in Africa. A case study from Karthoum (Sudan) shows, how mobile phones are reshaping relationships in a Muslim society, where they enable wom
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Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media
Maidenhead: Open University Press (2009), xii, 205 pp.
"From Facebook to the iPhone, from YouTube to Wikipedia, from Grand Auto Theft to Second Life, this book explores media's important issues and debates. It covers topics such as digital television, digital cinema, game culture, digital democracy, the World Wide Web, digital news, online social networ
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Von Chatraum bis Cyberjihad: Muslimische Internetnutzung in lokaler und globaler Perspektive
Würzburg: Ergon (2009), xiii, 215 pp.