Vol. 8, No. 2 (2019)

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Published: 2019-12-31

Special Issue: Human Resources

• Contemporary Perspectives: The Impact of Social Media on the Field of Human Resources Management

  Randy McCamey, Rachel Olson

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• Follow Me: The Use of Social Media in Recruitment

  Delores Alarcon, Angela Villarreal, Anna Waller, Sandra DeGrassi, Heather Staples

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• The Influence of Social-Media Sites on Job-Seeker Intentions: Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter

  Robert W. Stone, Daniel M Eveleth, Lori J Baker-Eveleth

  18-29

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Articles

• Parasocial Relationships with Musicians

  Kate Szer Kurtin, Nina F O'Brien, Deya Roy, Linda Dam

  30-50

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• An Evaluation of Fitspiration Viewing and Exercise Behavior in College Students

  Kristen Welker, Artur Krysiuk, Sarah Philpot, Laura Nabors, Jordan Goffena, Amy Bernard, Rebecca Vidourek

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• Using Instagram as Online Shopping Channel: Key Predictors of Consumers’ Purchase Involvement on Instagram in Saudi Arabia

  Po-Lin Pan, Manasar Alharethi, Manu Bhandari

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• Conspiracy Theories and Flat-Earth Videos on YouTube

  Shaheed N Mohammed

  84-102

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• Facebook Chatter during Food Industry Product Harm Crisis

  Tal Samuel-Azran, Tsahi Hayat

  103-122

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• Political Disagreement and Uncertainty: Examining the Interplay of Political Talk and News Use in Online and Offline Environments

  Bumsoo Kim, Matthew Barnidge

  123-142

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• Stuck on Social Media: Predicting Young Adults’ Intentions to Limit Social Media Use

  Nicholas T Boehm

  143-166

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• Cyberactivism and Empowerment: Egyptian Women’s Advocacy to Combat Sexual Harassment

  Amal Ibrahim

  167-186

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Essays

• Supporting Older Students in the Research Journey: Assessing a Facebook Group

  Michael Nycyk

  187-197

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Book Reviews

• Book Review: The Next Billion Users

  Nanditha Narayanamoorthy

  198-200

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Vol. 8, No. 1 (2019)

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Published: 2019-05-31

Articles

• Instagram and American Teens: Understanding Motives for Its Use and Relationship to Excessive Reassurance-Seeking and Interpersonal Rejection

  Pavica Sheldon, Megan Newman

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• Relationship Initiation on Facebook: Understanding the Role of Personality

  Michael Langlais, Gwendolyn Seidman

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• “It’s Funny to Hear a Female Talk About Routes”: Social Media Reaction to Cam Newton’s Comments About a Woman Reporter

  Kevin Hull, Miles Romney, Ann Pegoraro, Guy Harrison

  35-54

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• Marketing Strategies to Increase Sales in Small Family-Style Restaurant Businesses

  Tammira Lucas, Chad Sines

  55-66

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• Social Media Addiction and Formal Writing Skills among Mass Communication Students in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria

  Kamoru Aremu Salaudeen, Hummulikhairi Aderonke Lawal

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• An Exploration of Activities, Reasons, and Barriers of Using Social Media for Food Allergy Management

  Yee Ming Lee, Han Chen

  87-104

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• From “About Me” to “About We”: Therapeutic Intentions of Black American Women’s Natural Hair Blogs

  Danielle Davis, Afiya Mbilishaka, Terrisia Templeton

  105-123

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• Place, Prestige, Price, and Promotion: How International Students Use Social Networks To Learn About Universities Abroad

  Natalia Rekhter, Donald Hossler

  124-145

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• ‘Thanks, but it is more about interacting with fans for us’: Twitter Communication between BBC’s Sherlock and NBC’s Hannibal Fans and Producers

  Lauren Ebanks, Shirley Beresford, Martina Topic

  146-177

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• “Hey guys, check this out! #ad” The Impact of Media Figure-User Relationships and Ad Explicitness on Celebrity Endorsements

  Kathryn L. Lookadoo, Norman C. H. Wong

  178-210

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• Power of Predictive Analytics: Using Emotion Classification of Twitter Data for Predicting 2016 US Presidential Elections

  Satish Mahadevan Srinivasan, Raghvinder Sangwan, Colin Neill, Tianhai Zu

  211-230

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• Cultivating Global Citizens through Study Abroad and the Use of Technology with Undergraduate Social Work Students

  Darla D. Beaty, Nathalie P. Jones

  231-248

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• How are We Really Getting to Know One Another? Effect of Viewing Facebook Profile Information on Initial Conversational Behaviors Between Strangers

  Aditi Paul

  249-270

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Essays

• Facebook Under Attack? Privacy – Europe’s Way of Waging War on U.S Giants?

  Charlotte Gerrish, Samya Idi

  271-278

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Book Reviews

• Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest – Book Review

  Nahla Bendefaa

  279-281

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• Outside Insight: Navigating a World Drowning in Data

  Deborah Verwers

  282-284

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• Social Media Recruitment: How to Successfully Integrate Social Media into Recruitment Strategy

  Marysol Villeda

  285-287

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