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Cara sitasi: Karimela EJ, Ijong FG, Dien HA. 2017. Karakteristik Staphylococcus aureus yang di isolasi dari ikan asap pinekuhe hasil olahan tradisional Kabupaten Sangihe. Jurnal Pengolahan Hasil Perikanan Indonesia 20(1): 188-198. Abstrak Pinekuhe adalah nama lokal atau sebutan untuk produk ikan layang asap Decapterus sp., yang merupakan produk olahan tradisional dari pulau Sangihe yang memiliki rasa dan aroma asap yang khas serta bentuk yang unik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan karakteristik fisiologis dan biokimia, serta patogenitas isolat S. aureus yang diisolasi dari produk ikan layang (Decapterus rusellii) asap Pinekuhe hasil olahan Nelayan Kabupaten Sangihe. Isolat yang terkumpul pada penelitian ini yaitu 111 hasil isolasi dari ikan asap Pinekuhe yang ditumbuhkan pada media MSA. Isolat telah melalui uji fisiologis meliputi , uji pewarnaan Gram, dan uji biokimia yaitu uji Katalase, Voges-Proskauer, serta fermentasi karbohidrat (manitol dan glukosa). Karakteristik patogenitas S. aureus dilakukan menggunakan uji koagulase, produksi nuklease thermostabil dan DNase. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Ada 111 isolat galur yang terkumpul, terdiri dari 108 isolat Staphylococcus, dan dari 108 galur tesebut ada 68 galur uji teridentifikasi sebagai Staphylococcus aureus dengan karakteristik gram positif-coccus, katalase positif, VP positif, memfermentasi manitol dan glukosa. 68 Isolat S. aureus bersifat patogen berdasarkan hasil uji Koagulase, Nuklease Thermostabil dan deoksiribonuklease (DNase). S. aureus dominan (62%) mengkontaminasi ikan asap Pinekuhe hasil olahan tradisional Pulau Sangihe. Abstract Pinekuhe is the local name for smoked scad fish (Decapterus sp.), a traditionally processed fish product from Sangihe Islands whose taste, aroma and form are typical and unique. In this research aims of physiological and biochemical characteristics with pathogenicity isolated S. aureus which the isolated from the product smoked scad fish (Decapterus rusellii) Pinekuhe it was produce and prepared by the local fisherman in Sangihe Island Regency. The isolated that have gathered from this researched was 111 product isolate from the smoke fish Pinekuhe which grown from media MSA. Its had isolated already through the test of physiological comprise, Gram staining and from the test of biochemical e.g., from the test Catalase, Voges-Proskauer, and Fermentation carbohydrate tests (Glucose and Manitol). The characteristics of pathogenicity S. aureus had been done and used by making of Coagulase, Nuklease Thermostabil production and deoksiribonuklease (DNase). The result of this research showing that had still 111 isolating strains that still ingroup which consists of 108 isolated Staphylococcus and from 108 strains to 68 strains that had been test in identifying, as of Staphylococcus aureus with characteristics of Gram positif coccus, catalase positif, Voges-Proskauer positif, and to Fermentation Glucose and Manitol. The 68 isolate S. aureus that characterize from Phatogen principles product Coagulase test, Nuklease Thermostabil and deoksiribonuklease (DNase). S. aureus is dominant (62%) contaminate smoked fish Pinekuhe processed traditional of Sangihe island.

La expansión de las Redes Sociales ha propiciado que las organizaciones las utilicen no solo como vehículo promocional o para obtener seguidores de marcas en productos de consumo, sino también como herramienta para el reclutamiento de personal. Existe poca información de esta nueva tendencia en el área de Recursos Humanos, específicamente si las Redes Sociales están substituyendo la forma tradicional de reclutar al personal de las empresas (mediante anuncios en el periódico, bolsas de trabajo, etc.).
El estudio se llevó a cabo en tres fases: Primero se buscó información secundaria sobre estudios previos que indicaran si las Redes Sociales eran ya una realidad en el mercado laboral. Segundo se hizo un sondeo telefónico de forma cualitativa con 16 gerentes de personal sobre el uso de redes sociales. Tercero, se hizo un sondeo cuantitativo con 110 empresas en la Ciudad de Mexico, donde cuantificamos las preguntas. El levantamiento de campo se realizo entre Febrero y Abril del 2012 lo cual hace que los resultados sean uno de los estudios más recientes sobre este tema .
Palabras Clave: Redes Sociales, Linkedin, Facebook, reclutamiento, personal

Cara sitasi: Karimela EJ, Ijong FG, Dien HA. 2017. Karakteristik Staphylococcus aureus yang di isolasi dari ikan asap pinekuhe hasil olahan tradisional Kabupaten Sangihe. Jurnal Pengolahan Hasil Perikanan Indonesia 20(1): 188-198. Abstrak Pinekuhe adalah nama lokal atau sebutan untuk produk ikan layang asap Decapterus sp., yang merupakan produk olahan tradisional dari pulau Sangihe yang memiliki rasa dan aroma asap yang khas serta bentuk yang unik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan karakteristik fisiologis dan biokimia, serta patogenitas isolat S. aureus yang diisolasi dari produk ikan layang (Decapterus rusellii) asap Pinekuhe hasil olahan Nelayan Kabupaten Sangihe. Isolat yang terkumpul pada penelitian ini yaitu 111 hasil isolasi dari ikan asap Pinekuhe yang ditumbuhkan pada media MSA. Isolat telah melalui uji fisiologis meliputi, uji pewarnaan Gram, dan uji biokimia yaitu uji Katalase, Voges-Proskauer, serta fermentasi karbohidrat (manitol dan glukosa). Karakteristik patogenitas S. aureus dilakukan menggunakan uji koagulase, produksi nuklease thermostabil dan DNase. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Ada 111 isolat galur yang terkumpul, terdiri dari 108 isolat Staphylococcus, dan dari 108 galur tesebut ada 68 galur uji teridentifikasi sebagai Staphylococcus aureus dengan karakteristik gram positif-coccus, katalase positif, VP positif, memfermentasi manitol dan glukosa. 68 Isolat S. aureus bersifat patogen berdasarkan hasil uji Koagulase, Nuklease Thermostabil dan deoksiribonuklease (DNase). S. aureus dominan (62%) mengkontaminasi ikan asap Pinekuhe hasil olahan tradisional Pulau Sangihe.
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Pinekuhe is the local name for smoked scad fish (Decapterus sp.), a traditionally processed fish product from Sangihe Islands whose taste, aroma and form are typical and unique. In this research aims of physiological and biochemical characteristics with pathogenicity isolated S. aureus which the isolated from the product smoked scad fish (Decapterus rusellii) Pinekuhe it was produced and prepared by the local fisherman in Sangihe Island Regency. The isolated that have gathered from this researched was 111 product isolate from the smoke fish Pinekuhe which grown from media MSA. Its had isolated already through the test of physiological comprise, Gram staining and from the test of biochemical e.g., from the test Catalase, Voges-Proskauer, and Fermentation carbohydrate tests (Glucose and Manitol). The characteristics of pathogenicity S. aureus had been done and used by making of Coagulase, Nuklease Thermostabil production and deoksiribonuklease (DNase). The result of this research showing that had still 111 isolating strains that still ingroup which consists of 108 isolated Staphylococcus and from 108 strains to 68 strains that had been tested in identifying, as of Staphylococcus aureus with characteristics of Gram positif coccus, catalase positif, Voges-Proskauer positif, and to Fermentation Glucose and Manitol. The 68 isolate S. aureus that characterizes from Phatogen principles product Coagulase test, Nuklease Thermostabil and deoksiribonuklease (DNase). S. aureus is dominant (62%) contaminate smoked fish Pinekuhe processed traditional of Sangihe island.

Social media helps corporate communication professionals to build and maintain relationships with all the publics. Nowadays a company's reputation also depends on the image built by the company in social media. This study aims to examine; on how corporate communication professionals use social media for corporate communications. The data for the study was collected from 125 corporate communication professionals across Bengaluru city through a scientific survey method and sampling procedures. The research study found that Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn were extensively used for corporate communication. The most popular uses of social media for corporate communications were employee communication, customer/consumer relations, relationship with general public and media relations. Majority of the messages shared on social media were pertaining to events organised by the company, achievements, news, promotional messages and corporate social responsibility. Social media is the future; hence, corporate communication and PR professionals should exploit this media for all their corporate communication uses, needs and campaigns.

Na Gestão do Conhecimento, prática e teoria andam juntas. Os profissionais que atuam nessa área de estudo não se restringem ao exercício dos processos envolvidos nesse tipo de gestão, buscam em novos estudos e teorias elementos que os auxiliem na melhoria desses processos. Este trabalho busca identificar qual o mais influente teórico em gestão de conhecimento, e qual foi sua contribuição para torná-lo tão influente, do ponto de vista desses profissionais. Os resultados foram obtidos a partir de debates no fórum de uma comunidade de prática, formada no site de relacionamento LinkedIn por praticantes de Gestão do Conhecimento. Os resultados foram validados por uma comparação com o índice H, que leva em consideração o número de citações recebidas em artigos de 1996 a 2011, no sistema Scopus de artigos científicos, de cada um dos seus teóricos. Ao todo, 23 praticantes citaram 38 autores. A conclusão é que a percepção dos integrantes da comunidade está correta para os dois cientistas com maior índice H: Davenport e Nonaka.

La cortesía nos rodea en las situaciones más comunes de nuestro día a día. Este concepto es transversal y no resulta fácil de definir, pero Georgia Green lo identifica dentro de los estudios de pragmática como «estrategias para mantener o cambiar las relaciones interpersonales». El fenómeno ha sido estudiado desde una amplia variedad de puntos de vista, que van desde la sociolingüística hasta el análisis del discurso. Salir a comer a un restaurante, ir de compras, coger el metro o tener una reunión con nuestro jefe son escenarios que exigen, de un modo u otro, la aplicación de determinadas normas de cortesía, al igual que enviar o aceptar una solicitud de contacto en LinkedIn, escribir un tuit en Twitter o aceptar a un amigo en Facebook. En este trabajo vamos a tratar de arrojar algo de luz sobre cómo interactúan los usuarios de internet y qué estrategias de cortesía empleamos en las redes sociales.

Deze studie is een vervolg op de masterscriptie van Naomi Vanhoorenbeeck: “Het gebruik van LinkedIn in het rekrutering- en selectieproces: een studie bij laatstejaarsstudenten aan de Universiteit Antwerpen”. Hierin werd gepeild naar de attitude van studenten tegenover LinkedIn als recruitment tool. Deze studie doet hetzelfde maar vergelijkt LinkedIn met twee andere sociale netwerksites, namelijk Facebook en Twitter. De studie bestaat uit twee delen. Het eerste deel houdt de literatuurstudie in. Eerst bespreek ik e-recruitment kort om voldoende achtergrondinformatie over de materie weer te geven. Daarna leg ik vooral de nadruk op e-recruitment 2.0 en de verschillende sociale media die daarbij horen. We beperken ons tot Facebook, Twitter en LinkedIn. Deze sociale netwerksites licht ik elk apart toe. De literatuurstudie is voornamelijk gebaseerd op papers, artikelen, studies en boeken die een werknemersperspectief aannemen.
In het tweede deel komen de resultaten en de onderzoeksmethode aan bod. Via het programma Qualtrics heb ik een survey opgesteld die ik rondstuurde naar alle laatstejaarsstudenten aan de Universiteit Antwerpen. Op die manier probeer ik te achterhalen hoe laatstejaarsstudenten tegenover recruitment 2.0 staan en of LinkedIn een meer effectieve manier biedt om te rekruteren dan andere sociale media zoals Facebook of Twitter. Op basis van de eerste resultaten, heb ik ook nog enkele interviews afgenomen. Op die manier tracht ik dieper in te gaan op de resultaten van de online survey. Ten slotte som ik de belangrijkste bevindingen nog eens op in de conclusie en geef ik de voornaamste beperkingen en aanbevelingen in de discussie.

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Understanding what makes business-to-business (B2B) relationships lasting and stable is one of the main areas of academic interest in the study of organizational relations. To retain the organization’s current customers and to make them loyal is a critical component for a company to be successful. Customers should identify groups of suppliers based on develop strategies that are appropriate for further increasing loyalty under the conditions that exist for the product and service.  In the current paper, the authors investigate the different factors, which influence commitment and customer loyalty on B2B context. The following paper explains the relationship between commitment and customer loyalty by investigating relevant theories and past studies. This paper uncovers that the literature proffer a affluent, yet fragmented, photograph of which variable or key success factor is, and how it can be increased and profitable to customer loyalty in automotive industry. The outcomes must lead management with the ability to map out a typology of loyalty using the available composite measures of loyalty, purchase intentions and attitudinal loyalty. The classification system can be useful to industrial customers as they try to increase their loyalty."

This research is aimed to provide an insight in what potential applicants consider important in recruitment messages, transferred through social media, or more specifically the social media network LinkedIn, by focusing on message form, content and function. The goal of this study is to contribute to the existing research on social media and recruitment, which has been criticized for being too theoretical and lacking practical relevance (Saks, 2005; Breaugh, 2008; Ployhart, 2006; Cheikh-Ammar & Barki, 2014), by not only focusing at the theory but also at social media behavior of successful employers in practice.

The use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) is increasing on a daily basis. They provide a virtual platform for the users to disclose their personal information such as their names, pictures, status etc., a phenomena called Self-Disclosure. However, before the user decides to put their information online, there are some factors that come into play and affect the amount of information that will be shared by the user. Even though there is a lot of Self-Disclosure occurring on SNS, the factors behind remain little understood. This research aimed to find out the factors that can affect a user’s Self-Disclosure in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In addition to that, the research also aimed at finding out the usage of SNS by the users residing in the Kingdom before investigating the factors. 
In the study, we developed a model and identified some factors that affect Self-Disclosure. This model was tested with 607 SNS users and it was revealed that risks, benefits and social influence have a significant relationship with Self-Disclosure whereas that trust does not have a strong impact on Self-Disclosure. We confirm that risk is determined by the perception of privacy and security and that enjoyment and relationship building opportunities determine perceived benefits. Our results also showed that citizens of Bahrain use SNS a lot, on a daily basis and Facebook is the most widely used SNS. 
Based on these findings, we formulate important implications that can provide further researchers, Social Media Marketers and OSN policy makers with the insight of the SelfDisclosure behavior in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 
Keywords: Social Media, Social Networking Sites, Self-Disclosure.

The Mass Media are often referred to as the fourth branch of a government plays an important role in the formation of public awareness providing news and views on public issues of a government. The nature of the media is to report things to the public. Daily reporting (hard news) helps to bring into light different social problems or issues to the public eye. Reporters tend to report to the public all the happenings in the community, in this way the media will be doing problem identification. Media daily or weekly reportage is crucial because when the media begins reporting on the issues of importance to the public the policy makers tend to start listening. Thus, the media provide more information to the public to acquire knowledge on different socio-economic and political problems. For this through the acquiring knowledge, people can be aware of the right and wrong and can avoid the wrong things. So media has a great role in the rising of awareness among the people on different socio-economic problem and this study wants to clarify how the media plays such role in the raising of public awareness.

Apprenticeship Business Administration - Unit 53 -Develop and maintain professional networks:
Identify potential networks for professional development from an analysis of their benefits compared with individual needs and aspirations
Shortlist networks for development against defined criteria
Assess the benefits and limitations of joining and maintaining selected network(s)
Identify the potential for mutual benefit with network members
Promote their own skills, knowledge and competence to network members
Provide information, services or support to network members where the potential for mutual benefit has been identified
Establish the boundaries of confidentiality
Agree guidelines for the exchange of information and resources
Take action to ensure that participation in networks reflects current and defined future aspirations and needs
Make introductions to people with common or complementary interest to and within networks

Apprenticeship Business Administration - Understand the principles of effective networking:
Describe the interpersonal skills needed for effective networking
Explain the basis on which to choose networks to be developed
Evaluate the role of shared agendas and conflict management in relationship-building
Evaluate the role of the internet in business networking
Assess the importance of following up leads and actions
Analyse ethical issues relating to networking activities

Carte de Marketing Online.

Book about Marketing Online in Romanian language.

Marketing. O noţiune devenită populară în rândul maselor de oameni în ultimul veac. Probabil aţi auzit de importanţa unui marketing direct eficient, despre cum aplicarea unor tehnici vă poate spori semnificativ vânzările sau, din contră, vă poate aduce în pragul falimentului. Cu o campanie bună de marketing puteţi câştiga alegerile electorale, convingând populaţia că sunteţi omul potrivit pentru a îi reprezenta, în timp ce discreditaţi concurenţa. O publicitate bună poate aduce chiar şi un afon pe primul loc în topurile muzicale, în timp ce lipsa acesteia lasă în anonimat o mulţime de muzicieni cu adevărat talentaţi.

Un specialist în sfera marketingului online știe cum să formuleze o reclamă, atât ca impact emoțional, cât și vizual, și mai ales, ce tehnici și ce unelte să folosească pentru a maximiza rezultatul unei campanii de promovare. El va face tot posibilul să mențină o prezență cât mai activă pe cât mai multe rețele sociale, va construi treptat o bază solidă de persoane, a căror interacțiune o va stârni, va lansa mai multe modele de reclame sau de pagini web și va analiza care performează cel mai bine, se va folosi de fiecare statistică disponibilă pentru a înțelege rezultatele obținute, pentru a vedea ce trebuie să îmbunătățească. Va petrece ore întregi pentru a vă crește afacerea, va face foarte multe lucruri, care privite din exterior par puține, însă cel mai greu lucru va fi să vă convingă de ce roata este rotundă și nu pătrată, de ce trebuie folosite anumite metode, anumite bugete și de ce marketingul online poate face diferența între a avea o afacere de succes, sau a intra în faliment în anonimat.

LinkedIn is now a vital tool for understanding changing market needs, and researchers and product managers are some of LinkedIn’s most satisfied users.

One of the most important things that product managers are looking for is feedback about products and services – that can be hard to find. In many markets, product development is an iterative process requiring small amounts of regular feedback on features, positioning, design and other detailed questions.

LinkedIn is an invaluable tool when feedback is otherwise hard to find, for example before products are launched or in niche B2B markets where traditional market research methods may not work. Without the traditional opening for field study, LinkedIn is one of the most effective ways to understand clients’ habits, pain points and unmet needs

This paper offers reflections on the challenges, for research and
marketing education, associated with an aim of making academic marketing research impact more strongly on marketing practice. It derives from a Special Session at the Academy of Marketing Conference 2011, and reports on the ways in which academic findings are presented, the difficulties in integrating new developments in practice into the academic research and education agendas, and aspects of academic career pathways that may affect the relationship between theory and practice. The discussion points to the need for new ways of making academic research accessible if it is to have a greater impact on practice. Accessibility should not be at the expense of normal academic rigour. It could take various forms such as new submission categories for journal articles, the development of new blogging communities, and other means of fostering the practitioner/academic dialogue. The paper concludes by requesting the engagement of the entire marketing community to participate in a new discussion group on LinkedIn that has been specifically set up to foster dialogue and encourage progress.

Lusophone African (LA) multinational enterprises (MNEs) are becoming a significant pan-African and global economic force regarding their international presence and influence. However, given the extreme poverty and lack of development in their home markets, many LA enterprises seeking to internationalize lack resources and legitimacy in international markets. Compared to higher income emerging markets, Lusophone enterprises in Africa face more significant challenges in their internationalization efforts. Concomitantly, conducting significant international business (IB) research in these markets to understand these MNEs internationalization strategies can be a very daunting task. The fast-growing rise of social media on the Internet, however, provides an opportunity for IB researchers to examine new phenomena in these markets in innovative ways. Unfortunately, for several reasons, qualitative researchers in IB have not fully embraced this opportunity. This article studies the use of social media in qualitative research in the field of IB. It offers an illustrative case based on qualitative research on internationalization modes of LAMNEs conducted by the authors in Angola and Mozambique using social media to identify and qualify the population sample, as well as interact with subjects and collect data. It discusses some of the challenges of using social media in those regions of Africa and suggests how scholars can design their studies to capitalize on social media and corresponding data as a tool for qualitative research. This article underscores the potential opportunities and challenges inherent in the use of social media in IB-oriented qualitative research, providing recommendations on how qualitative IB researchers can design their studies to capitalize on data generated by social media.

With the ubiquity of computer-mediated communication, it is becoming increasingly difficult to choose which medium or content to employ in gratifying whatever use or need people may seek at each point in time. Empirical results in 2012 from questionnaires administered among 289 college students ranging in age from 18 to 28 years show that college students use Social Media Network Sites (SMNSs) for so many reasons. These include keeping in touch with friends (98.9%), sharing photos (81.7%), keeping in touch with family (79.3%), and entertainment (70.9%), among others. Facebook emerged as the preferred SMN site followed by Twitter, while LinkedIn was the least popular site among this group. While some participants still maintain their MySpace account, they depicted this site as archaic and a rarely visited site. Overall, ease of use and potential for eclectic tasks are qualities that garnered Facebook most preferred status as a social networking site.

ABSTRAK This paper discusses about creating of an application using the LinkedIn API to get data for an account, login and logout without access LinkedIn homepage. User can view profile include name, address, email and photo. This application made by using LinkedIn PHP OAuth, PHP and mySQL Database.

Research includes :
Google, Facebook, twitter and amazon's hardware and software structure.
From storage, development platforms to inside structure discussed in details.


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Sociological studies show that Internet access, skills, uses, and outcomes vary between different population segments. However, we lack differentiated statistical evidence of the social characteristics of users of distinct social media platforms. We address this issue using a representative survey of Great Britain and investigate the social characteristics of six major social media platforms. We find that age and socioeconomic status are driving forces of several—but not all—of these platforms. The findings suggest that no social media platform is representative of the general population. The unrepresentativeness has major implications for research that uses social media as a data source. Social media data cannot be used to generalize to any population other than themselves.

The research study examined the rising adoption of the new style of media relations through Facebook PR groups by collecting data from 112 practising PR professionals across cadres in Bangalore city via survey and interviewed face-to-face 10 of those PR professionals personally. The findings of the study revealed majority of the PR professionals used Facebook PR groups to get journalist's contact information, to get information on journalists swapping jobs, networking with journalists, procuring media coverage opportunities, career opportunities and to share new story angles. Media movements was the most popularly used Facebook PR group. The study also found, in future, media relations through Facebook PR groups may be replaced by Twitter or WhatsApp.

Higher Education Administration with Social Media explored the challenges and benefits of using social media in higher education, with an emphasis on answering questions that may emerge in the implementation and continued engagement of social media. This is the second volume in the JSARP

LinkedIn is currently the largest social networking site for professionals. Be it a fresher, a start-up, a small business owner, or a CEO, everyone who aims to grow professionally is on LinkedIn. 

In this article, you’ll discover the best ways to do your personal branding on LinkedIn. Read on to learn more about LinkedIn marketing

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This study aims to investigate the role of service quality in tourists' revisit and the development of tourism industry. It initially reviews the importance of tourism industry and the concept and dimensions of service quality, and then it deals with the impact of service quality in tourism and customer satisfaction. Finally, it presents the theoretical model of the research indicating the dimensions of quality in tourism. The results from the research showed that such dimensions as Quality of accessibility, accommodation, venue and their components contribute directly in satisfaction of tourists, their intend to return and eventually development of tourism industry in a region.

The different uses of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have made it a favourite tool for interpersonal connectivity and interpersonal interactivity for social communication, irrespective of the gender. The study explores the frequently used SNSs, the divergent uses of SNSs and gender differences in the various uses of SNSs among young adults (20-35 years) in Bangalore city. The study used survey method to collect data across Bangalore city from 120 young adults. The study found 32 uses of SNSs to elucidate on the various ways in which people use SNSs every day. Also, the study found that men like to use SNSs for networking, dating, chatting, sharing quotes, promoting their favourite brands or actors; whereas women like to use SNSs to see what others have posted, creating and sharing new content, sharing knowledge, updating their whereabouts, using hashes & tags and to look for jobs.

The influence of social media has continued to grow globally over the past decade. During 2016 social media played a highly influential role in what has been described as a “post truth” era in policymaking, diplomacy and political communication. For example, social media “bots” arguably played a key role in influencing public opinion globally, whether on the political or public policy levels. Such practices rely heavily on big data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, not just in gathering and crunching public views and sentiments, but more so in pro-actively influencing public opinions, decisions and behaviors. Some of these government practices undermined traditional information mediums, triggered foreign policy crises, impacted political communication and disrupted established policy formulation cycles.
On the other hand, the digital revolution has expanded the horizon of possibilities for development, governance and policymaking. A new disruptive transformation is characterized by a fusion of inter-connected technologies where the digital, physical and biological worlds converge. This inter-connectivity is generating—and consuming—an enormous amount of data that is changing the ways policies are conducted, decisions are taken and day-to-day operations are carried out. Within this context, ‘big data’ applications are increasingly becoming critical elements of policymaking. Coupled with the rise of a critical mass of social media users globally, this ubiquitous connectivity and data revolution is promising major transformations in modes of governance, policymaking and citizen-government interaction.
In the Arab region, observations from public sector and decision-making organization suggest that there is limited understanding of the real potential, the limitations, and the public concerns surrounding these big data sources in the Arab region. This report contextualizes the findings in light of the socio-technical transformations taking place in the Arab region, by exploring the growth of social media and building on past editions in the series. The objective is to explore and assess multiple aspects of the ongoing digital transformation in the Arab world and highlight some of the policy implications on a regional level. More specifically, the report aims to better inform our understanding of the convergence of social media and IoT data as sources of big data and their potential impact on policymaking and governance in the region. Ultimately, in light of the availability of massive amount of data from physical objects and people, the questions tackled in the research are: What is the potential for data-driven policymaking and governance in the region? What are the limitations? And most importantly, what are the public concerns that need to be addressed by policymakers while they embark on next phase of the digital governance transformation in the region?
In the Arab region, there are already numerous experiments and applications where data from social media and the “Internet of Things” (IoT) are informing and influencing government practices as sources of big data, effectively changing how societies and governments interact. The report has two main parts. In the first part, we explore the questions discussed in the previous paragraphs through a regional survey spanning the 22 Arab countries. In the second part, it explores growth and usage trends of influential social media platforms across the region, including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and, for the first time, Instagram. The findings highlight important changes—and some stagnation—in the ways social media is infiltrating demographic layers in Arab societies, be it gender, age and language. Together, the findings provide important insights for guiding policymakers, business leaders and development efforts. More specifically, these findings can contribute to shaping directions and informing decisions on the future of governance and development in the Arab region.

The socialization of the web has undertaken a new dimension after the emergence of the Online Social Networks (OSN) concept. The fact that each Internet user becomes a potential content creator entails managing a big amount of data. This paper explores the most popular professional OSN: LinkedIn. A scraping technique was implemented to get around 5 Million public profiles. The application of natural language processing techniques (NLP) to classify the educational background and to cluster the professional background of the collected profiles led us to provide some insights about this OSN’s users and to evaluate the relationships between educational degrees and professional careers.

This paper aims to understand how social networking sites affordances lead the identity management on Facebook and LinkedIn simultaneously. In a context in which the personal and professional interactions also occur online, there are motivations and strategies for social presentation in these spaces. So, this work presents a theoretical review of concepts such as social networking sites, affordances, social presentation and identity management. In addition, it also reveals affordances from Facebook and LinkedIn to stimulate performance of users. In the case study, it was used research techniques such as non-participant observation, content analysis and in-depth interviews in order to identify strategies of self-presentation and how the affordances of the sites encourage these behaviours. Besides, this research analyse posts and profiles of 10 Information Technology (IT) professional on Facebook and LinkedIn, for a period of two typical months. From this data collection, identity management on social networking sites is recognizable in at least 15 conscious strategies, guided by sites affordances: creating profiles on social networking sites; seeking a self-presentation strategy for each site; choosing a picture for each site; maintaining a different position in each site; forming distinct networks; establish self-censorship about posted contents; mincing words before publishing a post; assuming what the audience will think about the posts; exposing about personal life or not; understanding sites as exhibition spaces; keeping an expectation about the interactions in the posts; tracking time on social networks; updating or not the profiles; consciously dealing with the identity multiplicities; and justifying their stance by the aims of the sites.

The researcher in this consultancy report has assessed the digital footprint and suggested a social media marketing plan for Educational Institutions. The researcher has also presented an extensive literature review based on previous studies where colleges were successful with the help of social media and digital marketing. The researcher through various research methods such as observational, case study has analysed and collected responses through a questionnaire. The 150 responses were examined through a detailed analysis and interpretation. The researcher has also given various recommendations to Educational Institutions based on the findings.

Because most people consider advertising an irritant and a distraction and would avoid it should there be an alternative, advertising agencies strive to utilize the interactive, demassifying, and asynchronous qualities of newer technologies to create an appealing advertisement. The current study investigates whether college students' attitudes toward advertising on traditional media are different when online advertising is used, especially on Social Media Networking Sites (SMNSs). Employing the concept of reciprocity (of replicating offline attitudes online) and the flow theory that relates one's concentration on an activity and its impact on other occurrences happening around him or her, 287 college students responded to a questionnaire on their perceptions of online advertising, their preferred SMNS, and the SMNS on which they would consider viewing an advertising message. The results showed that 57.8% of the participants avoid online advertising at all costs, which is similar to their offline perception of advertising. Some 42.2% reported that they may consider viewing online advertising if the attributes of relevance, interest, creativity, and interactivity are present, as in viral advertisement. In addition, among the four SMNSs reviewed-Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn-a majority of students indicated that Facebook is their preferred site for online advertising because it allows for creativity and they consider those messages credible, especially if their Facebook friends tagged, liked, or shared the advertisement.

Obiettivo della tesi è quello di fornire, sia sotto l’aspetto teorico che pratico, una panoramica sul processo di e-recruiting e su alcuni aspetti correlati a esso: la comunicazione tra aziende e candidati; il servizio offerto dalle società di ricerca e selezione del personale attraverso l’utilizzo di Internet e l’analisi di uno specifico social network di stampo professionale, LinkedIn. In questo lavoro vengono analizzate le società di recruiting e i cambiamenti che le nuove tecnologie hanno portato nel settore dell’HRM rispetto ai processi di comunicazione, selezione del personale e uso di strumenti digitali. Il punto di partenza della riflessione verte su una base prettamente teorica, in cui i modelli aiutano a capire l’argomento trattato in modo esaustivo. Il punto di arrivo è rappresentato dall’analisi di un caso studio, ovvero di un esempio concreto di quanto precedentemente illustrato nella analisi della letteratura, la società Profili Toscana Srl. Quest’ultima rappresenta una realtà aziendale di nicchia nell’eterogeneo mondo delle società specializzate nella ricerca di personale per le imprese. Per emergere contro la concorrenza di agenzie del lavoro e società simili si è specializzata sulla selezione di figure professionali medio-alte e su profili professionali con competenze ed esperienze specifiche in settori competitivi. Profili Toscana vanta una profonda conoscenza del mercato del lavoro regionale e rappresenta un esempio di come gli strumenti tecnologici possano aiutare il processo di selezione delle risorse umane rendendolo più efficiente ed efficace. Un punto particolarmente importante è relativo alla capacità di mixare metodi vecchi e nuovi, amalgamando gli strumenti tradizionali con quelli tecnologici per sfruttare appieno i vantaggi e minimizzare gli svantaggi.