Facebook as a Platform of Social Interactions for Meaningful Learning

Facebook Platform as the Social Business and Marketing Model for Cosmetic Surgery: An Online Study

Places nearby: Facebook as a location-based social media platform

This article examines the growing importance of Facebook as a location-focused platform. Facebook’s approach has been cautious but deliberate. However, following the strategic acquisitions of location-sharing start-ups Gowalla and Glancee, Facebook has ramped up its location-based services: they launched their Nearby feature in December 2012, and adjusted their application programming interface...

facebook platform as the social business and marketing model for cosmetic surgery: an online study

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Facebook as learning platform: Argumentation superhighway or dead-end street?

Facebook and other Social Network Sites are often seen by educators as multifunctional platforms that can be used for teaching, learning and/or the facilitation of both. One such strand is making use of them as tools/platforms for using and learning through argumentation and discussion. Research on whether this ‘promise’ is actually achieved – also the research reported on in this Special Issue...

Facebook as a learning tool

This exploratory research investigates how students and professionals use social network sites (SNSs) in the setting of developing and emerging countries. Data collection included focus groups consisting of medical students and faculty as well as the analysis of a Facebook site centred on medical and clinical topics. The findings show how users, both students and professionals, appropriate soci...