On Facebook, users are exposed to posts from both strong and weak ties. Even though
several studies have examined the emotional consequences of using Facebook, less …

The goal of this article is to build a conceptual framework for understanding the role of social
media in the so-called 'Arab Spring', considering two different disciplinary perspectives …

Several studies underlined the impact of social media in the public sector, investigating the
adoption process and uses of these digital platforms by public administrations. This paper …

This article analyzes the idioms of practice and media ideologies of adolescents and older
adults regarding mobile digital media usage, and how they are negotiated within and …

Background Stroke is the worldwide leading cause of long-term disabilities. Women
experience more activity limitations, worse health-related quality of life, and more poststroke …

This paper asks what pedagogies are needed as Canadians are invited to reconcile colonial
pasts with contemporary forms of racism and enduring colonial structures. Sharing …

Giddens, A.(1991). Modernity and self-identity: Self and society in the late modern age.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University press. Giglietto, F., Iannelli, L., Rossi, L., & Valeriani …

Digital technology users are growingly involved in what has been described as convergence
culture or participatory cultures. In this context, a major role is played by user-generated …

In recent years, the media has attributed the increasing numbers of people producing family
trees to the aging of baby boomers, a sense of mortality, a proliferation of Internet genealogy …

This book brings into focus the technologically augmented nature of global online
communities, advancing research methods that reveal the imprint of emergent social forms …