...Edward Howlett Spence Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how some of the information and communication practices of the Tech Media and specifically of Facebook, constitute media corruption. The paper will examine what the professional role of Facebook is regarding its information...

...Stephen L. Baglione; Talha Harcar; John Spillan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore Turkish students’ perceived relevance of Facebook, the value of Facebook advertisements and the ethics of Facebook targeting users with advertisements. Design/methodology/approach Latent class...

... to examine the take of people on the “Free Speech via Social Media” issue and their attitude towards the way sensitive messages/information are posted, shared and forwarded on social media, especially, Facebook. Design/methodology/approach The research was carried out on a sample of 200 social media...

...Aqdas Malik; Kari Hiekkanen; Amandeep Dhir; Marko Nieminen Purpose The popularity of Facebook photo sharing has not only seen a surge in the number of photos shared but also has raised various issues concerning user privacy and self-disclosure. Recent literature has documented the increasing...

...Linnea Hansson; Anton Wrangmo; Klaus Solberg Søilen Purpose Social media has increased as a marketing channel, and Facebook is the biggest social media company globally. Facebook contains both positive and negative information about companies; therefore, it is important for companies to manage...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Privacy Internet Social networks Anonymity Collectivism Facebook Israel Israelis are among the world's heaviest internet users as an estimated 74 per cent of Israel's population use the internet, compared to 77.3 per cent in the USA [1...

...Stephen Lilley; Frances S. Grodzinsky; Andra Gumbus Purpose Facebook users are both producers and consumers (i.e. “prosumers”), in the sense that they produce the disclosures that allow for Facebook's business success and they consume services. The purpose of this paper is to examine how best...