This article provides a review of scientific, peer-reviewed articles that examine the
relationship between news sharing and social media in the period from 2004 to 2014. A total …

The need to elicit public opinion about predefined topics is widespread in the social
sciences, government and business. Traditional survey-based methods are being partly …

This study aims to examine whether and how user-generated comments and reaction emojis
on COVID-19 vaccine-promoting Facebook posts induce psychological reactance to posts …

User rankings provide detailed information about the news selection of internet audiences.
Due to the difficult economic situation of many publishing companies, newsrooms are …

Today, social network sites (SNS) are a major platform for news consumption. However,
their interface differs dramatically from those of news sites. On SNS, news posts lack the …

The Internet in general, and social network sites in particular, provide great potential for
communicating health issues. Different forms of online social information, such as user …

Zuallererst gilt mein Dank meinem Doktorvater Hans-Bernd Brosius, der mich zu dieser
Doktorarbeit und der Arbeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter nicht nur anfänglich ermutigt …

In this chapter we present one of the pioneer approaches in supporting users in navigating
the complex information spaces, social navigation support. Social navigation support is …

Increase in availability and accessibility of health apps raises important questions regarding
strategies smartphone owners use to determine what health apps to download. As mobile …

Abstract Background Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) which enable
people to access, use and promote health information through digital technology, promise …