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Tag Archives: social media
Mapping the value of Estonian nature with social media
Social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., have been with us for many years. As a result, they have accumulated a wealth of data on billions of people’s whereabouts and life events worldwide. After the famous Cambridge Analytica scandal, … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged anonymised data, mapping, social media
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Where is global tourism going?
Four tourism students at the University of Tartu write about the near future of tourism. Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences, Studies
Tagged AI, generation Z, millenials, overtourism, sharing economy, social media, tourism, traveling
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Affective meaning-making: novel forms of community formation
Semioticians describe the novel forms of community formation, driven by affective meaning-making on social and online media. Continue reading
Posted in Humanities, Research
Tagged affective meaning-making, communication, community, meaning, semiotics, social media
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Five intriguing thoughts from psychologist Andero Uusberg
Psychologist Andero Uusberg discusses the state of flow, mindfulness, handling of tasks, social media, and honesty. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Research, Social sciences
Tagged culture, emotions, Facebook, flow, mindfulness, psychology, social media, tasks
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How To Mourn Properly on Facebook?
A study by a University of Tartu graduate student shows that the topic of death is an important and sensitive topic in social media. What will become of the social media accounts of a deceased one? Continue reading
Posted in Research, Social sciences
Tagged bereavement, death, Facebook, grief, mourning, social media
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Widen Your Horizons: Meet Our Scientists and Their Work
Did you know that our university’s scientists have their own Instagram account, which is managed only by them? Meet our researchers in their fieldwork, lab experiments, and discoveries! Photos are free for use by all – please indicate the author. @unitartuscience This is … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Humanities, Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged Instagram, science, scientific publishing, scientific research, scientist, scientists, social media, unitartu
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The impact of Facebook (groups) on political discussions
Our former student Martin Noorkõiv writes about his research which focused on analysing the political discussions in closed groups on Facebook. Continue reading
Posted in General, Social sciences, Studies
Tagged communication, democracy, Facebook, master, Master''s, master's thesis, media, media studies, politics, research, social media, students
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