This study examines the determinants of Facebook activity levels with a particular focus on Facebook activity around earnings announcements. Facebook activity is generally higher for firms with higher levels of analyst following, individual ownership, and trading volume, indicating that it is...

The purpose of this study is to explore media repertoires emerging from Japanese old media users and factors which can explain the use of different media repertoires to understand a new digital divide called "gray divide," the inequality in the access to and use of ICT within senior citizen...

The children’s influence on the parent’s buying behavior as well as on the family budget was neglected in the past. In today’s modern lifestyles, dominated by technological devices and digital media, children are greatly exposed to ads and messages that are fostering their eagerness for...

Die Entwicklung von Kindern wird sehr stark davon beeinflusst, in welchen Lebenslagen sie aufwachsen. Es ist jedoch nicht klar, welche Faktoren dabei eine Rolle spielen. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird im vorliegenden Beitrag ein breites Spektrum an Indikatoren zur Familienkonstellation und zur Zeit...

We propose a method to quantify narratives from textual data in a structured manner, and identify what we label "narrative monetary policy surprises" as the change in economic media coverage that can be explained by central bank communication accompanying interest rate meetings. Our proposed...

Understanding consumer behavior in media advertising enables companies to effectively direct marketing activities toward the target market. Today, companies are expected to continually communicate with current and potential customers. Although online advertising methods are a relatively new...

The persistence of [a] vision : the electronically mediated corporation prehistory -- "To extend vision beyond the horizon, to see the unseen" : industrial television in the post-war era flow -- Frankly boring and agonizingly slow : television moves to the office immediacy -- The other format...

Obgleich Snapchat im Mediennutzungsverhalten insbesondere von Teenagern eine zunehmend wichtige Rolle spielt, liegen für Deutschland bislang kaum Erkenntnisse dazu vor, wie Funktionen und Inhalte der App tatsächlich von Usern genutzt werden und welche Inhalte- und Gestaltungserwartungen diese...

In this paper, we examine the predictive ability of automatic and expert-rated media sentiment indicators for German inflation. We find that sentiment indicators are competitive in providing inflation forecasts against a large set of common macroeconomic and financial predictors. Sophisticated...

Using three waves of a customised survey among Dutch households, this paper studies the variation in people's views on inflation. Based on a range of panel regressions, we find that accurate perceptions of recent price changes are an important determinant of the accuracy of next-year inflation...

Obgleich Snapchat im Mediennutzungsverhalten insbesondere von Teenagern eine zunehmend wichtige Rolle spielt, liegen für Deutschland bislang kaum Erkenntnisse dazu vor, wie Funktionen und Inhalte der App tatsächlich von Usern genutzt werden und welche Inhalte- und Gestaltungserwartungen diese...

We empirically study the effects of broadband internet diffusion on local election outcomes and on local government policies using rich data from the U.K. Our analysis suggests that the internet has displaced other media with greater news content (i.e., radio and newspapers), thereby decreasing...

There is a growing concern that the widespread use of computers, mobile phones and other digital devices before bedtime disrupts our sleep with detrimental effects on our health and cognitive performance. High-speed Internet promotes the use of electronic devices, video games and Internet...

We empirically study the effects of broadband internet diffusion on local election outcomes and on local government policies using rich data from the U.K. Our analysis suggests that the internet has displaced other media with greater news content (i.e., radio and newspapers), thereby decreasing...

Introduction: the next generation -- Co-viewing the future: transgenerational marketing in post-network television -- "Share your universe": generation, gender, and the Marvel dad -- Junior executives: producing adult professionalism in children's media industries -- I've got a golden ticket!?...