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Elections And Social Media In Nigeria
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1.8 Conceptual Definition of Terms.
Operational definition of Social media;
Social
media are computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or
exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities
and networks. Social media is the collective of online communications
channels dedicated to community-based input, interactions,
content-sharing and collaboration". Websites and applications dedicated
to forums, micro blogging, social networking, social bookmarking, social
curation, and wikis are among the different types of social media.
Furthermore, social media depend on mobile and web-based technologies to
create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and
communities share, co-create, discuss, and modify user-generated
content.
Objectives of Social media
(a) Guaranteed Meeting Places:
When
attempting to plan meetings with colleagues or friends, having access
to social networking sites expands the available times and places in
which meetings can occur. Individuals can meet each other and chat over
Face book, or open a video chat through Google+. Rather than having to
travel to specific locations, or try to work times out in which everyone
is near a central location, people can plan to meet at times that work
for all of their schedules.
(b) Keep in Touch with Family:
Keeping
in contact with family through the phone or even over email presents a
challenge. Instead, social networking sites allow the individual to
share their day to day life in a secure but public forum, which family
can watch and experience. Face book, for example, allows people to share
events, images, and thoughts in real time, during the course of any
day. Family and friends can then experience all the things that someone
does, and comment on them. Then, they share in the experience, rather
than just being "informed" about them during weekly phone calls.
(c) Professional Networking:
For
professionals and academics, social networking sites allow users to
create networks of like-minded people. Academics find other scholars to
share research or ideas, or simply to talk to and "get their name out
there." Professionals find mutual friends and possible clients,
employers, or business partners. Social networking expands the horizons
of what sort of contacts people can make in their professional lives.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Elections in Nigeria prior to 2011, were characterized by high level of propaganda, dissemination of fake and uncoordinated information, scarcity of airtime and space for citizen’s participation and other forms of traditional media fostered electoral prejudices. Electorates were at the mercy of the tradition media; Television, Radio, Newspaper, Magazines, etc. to interact with their candidates. The wide gap that existed between the electorates and the candidates denied them their rights t ... Continue reading---
