Amidst the recent political uncertainty, Thailand’s Internet censorship continues to be controversial issue because the basis for filtering seems politically motivated and actual filtering practices are inconsistent. Following the enactment of computer crime law in 2007, online service...

The number of websites are increasing in exponential rate. There are almost 50,000 websites being launched in every week and a similar number of web hosting companies are thriving to grab that opportunity. This has led to a cutthroat competition between the web hosting companies. The competition...

The internet revolution and the process of “modern magical revival” (Drury, 2008: 13) have facilitated the spring of several religious communities in cyberspace. Their ways of organizing and communicating are subject of recent scholarly interest (Bakó & Hubbes, 2011; Coco, 2011; Berger, 2010; Campbell,...

One of the tools used in teaching Sociology and Communication Studies at the Sapientia University from Miercurea Ciuc, Romania is educational blogging. We propose a retrospective look at the opportunities and challenges faced by a "digital immigrant" educator [1] when trying to integrate...

The emergence of social media, from Facebook to Myspace and Linkedin to Twitter - much like the earlier evolution of email, IM and web 2.0 - have changed communications, expanding the virtual horizons for social networking and business promotion on these popular communications platforms....

The last two decades have witnessed an explosive growth in the use of online social networking services. These services, commonly known as social networks, provide people with a flexible medium through which to communicate and interact with others. People and businesses alike have discovered a...

In light of a thriving interest in social media’s ability to enhance various forms of political and organizational communication, a survey of 169 representatives from 53 national advocacy/activist groups operating in the United States was conducted to assess the extent to which these groups...

Since the adoption of the e-Commerce Directive, web hosting has dramatically changed. User generated content is usually uploaded into platforms that facilitate and support users in preparing content and making it available. Such platforms are run in most cases by commercial companies who make...

The advent of social networking sites (SNS) has become a reality of the digital age. These sites are highly interactive, creative and addictive for individuals to exchange personal, professional and social ideas but its use has also been the subject of litigation in the courts lately just like...

Users of the social networking service Facebook have the possibility to post status updates for their friends to read. In turn, friends may react to these short messages by writing comments or by pressing a Like button to show their appreciation. Making use of five Swedish accounts, we set up a...