The era of Internet redefines the social interaction. Beyond real-life social communication, the internet has generated virtual social circle that rivals the real social interaction. People who use ICT’s have broader and more diverse social networks than those who do not (Rainie & Wellman, 2012). A wide variety of social... More
Denny’s writing, Radio Builds Democracy, is impressive when it comes to his attention on audience participation in a media research related to radio. “The medium is the message.” The message that radio, a one-to-many media technology, conveys is that political discourse is centralized in the hands of the speakers. However, More
Social media was immersed in a strong global “storm” in October, 2017. Alyssa Milano, an American actress, who firstly appealed for spreading the hashtag of “MeToo" on Twitter, led to a sensational movement that encouraged sexual harassment victims to bravely speak up their experiences to renew attention to the issue... More
The continuous growth in the amount of Facebook users may suggest one thing: people love to build online social networks and tend to make their network sizes as big as possible. Though some people may have up to 500 Facebook friends, as Dunbar suggested, people’s personal networks actually have a... More
With the quick development of mobile devices and social media platforms, due to convenience and generalizability, people began to pay attention to keep or establish social relationships through the Internet. Constantly updated features of social media enable people to maintain and expand social circles from many sides, such as looking... More