Journal articles: 'Facebook groups'

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Malinen, Sanna. "Boundary Control as Gatekeeping in Facebook Groups." Media and Communication 9, no. 4 (October 21, 2021): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i4.4238.

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Facebook groups host user-created communities on Facebook’s global platform, and their administrative structure consists of members, volunteer moderators, and governance mechanisms developed by the platform itself. This study presents the viewpoints of volunteers who moderate groups on Facebook that are dedicated to political discussion. It sheds light on how they enact their day-to-day moderation work, from platform administration to group membership, while acknowledging the demands that come from both these tasks. As volunteer moderators make key decisions about content, their work significantly shapes public discussion in their groups. Using data obtained from 15 face-to-face interviews, this qualitative study sheds light on volunteer moderation as a means of media control in complex digital networks. The findings show that moderation concerns not just the removal of content or contacts but, most importantly, it is about protecting group norms by controlling who has the access to the group. Facebook’s volunteer moderators have power not only to guide discussion but, above all, to decide who can participate in it, which makes them important gatekeepers of the digital public sphere.

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Guidi, Barbara, Andrea Michienzi, and Andrea De Salve. "Community evaluation in Facebook groups." Multimedia Tools and Applications 79, no. 45-46 (December 19, 2019): 33603–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11042-019-08494-0.

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Shih-Ming Pi, Chen-Huei Chou. "The Effectiveness of Facebook Groups for e-Learning." International Journal of Information and Education Technology 5, no. 7 (2015): 477–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.7763/ijiet.2015.v5.553.

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Mathiyalakan, Sathasivam, George E. Heilman, and Sharon D. White. "Facebook Privacy Attitudes." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 2, no. 11 (November 30, 2014): 42–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol2.iss11.266.

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Because of Facebook’s ubiquitous nature, users who fail to properly configure their Facebook account privacy settings could be unintentionally revealing personal information to millions of people. This study analyzes data collected from African American and Hispanic college students regarding Facebook privacy setting attitudes and use. The findings indicate African American students have been members of Facebook longer and have more “Friends” than Hispanic students. Both ethnic groups spend about the same amount of time on Facebook during each session, although Hispanics log on more frequently. Virtually all the students claim awareness and use Facebook privacy settings. Hispanics have more restrictive Facebook privacy settings than African Americans. Neither ethnic group trusts Facebook to protect privacy, but African Africans show less concern while Hispanics indicate greater worry about Facebook privacy and data security. Both ethnic groups are more concerned about Internet privacy than Facebook privacy, Hispanics significantly more so.

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Delen, İbrahim. "Teaching Argumentation by Using Facebook Groups." International Journal of Instruction 10, no. 01 (January 3, 2017): 151–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.12973/iji.2017.10110a.

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Dalsgaard, Christian. "Students’ educational use of Facebook groups." Educational Media International 53, no. 4 (October 2016): 261–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523987.2016.1254879.

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Stefanou, Vassilia. "Exploring the Affordances of Facebook Groups." International Journal of Knowledge Society Research 4, no. 4 (October 2013): 36–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijksr.2013100105.

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This case study explores the affordances of a specific Facebook group created by college students, as perceived by the group members. The main focus is to investigate if Facebook groups have an educational value. Furthermore, three secondary research topics emerged: comparison of the group's perceived affordances of faculty as opposed to the ones of students; comparison of the group's perceived affordances with the ones of Blackboard LMS; and comparison of the group's perceived affordances with the ones of a standard mailing list.

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Xia, Z. David. "Marketing library services through Facebook groups." Library Management 30, no. 6/7 (July 24, 2009): 469–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01435120910982159.

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Meishar-Tal, Hagit, Gila Kurtz, and Efrat Pieterse. "Facebook groups as LMS: A case study." International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 13, no. 4 (September 7, 2012): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v13i4.1294.

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<p>This paper describes a pilot study in using Facebook as an alternative to a learning management system (LMS). The paper reviews the current research on the use of Facebook in academia and analyzes the differences between a Facebook group and a regular LMS. The paper reports on a precedent–setting attempt to use a Facebook group as a course website, serving as a platform for delivering content and maintaining interactions among the students and between the students and the lecturer. The paper presents findings from the students’ self-assessments and reflections on their experience. The students expressed satisfaction with learning in Facebook and willingness to continue using these groups in future courses.</p>

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Dojčinović, Nikola. "Facebook groups as a tool in high education." Univerzitetska misao - casopis za nauku, kulturu i umjetnost, Novi Pazar, no. 19 (2020): 31–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/univmis2019031d.

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The modern age is characterized by the Internet era, the rapid development of technology and new means of communication and education, including social networks. The aim of this paper is to examine the degree of utilization of Facebook in higher education by students, and educational tools within the network. The first part of the paper refers to definition of key terms in relation to the subject matter of the research, chapters on the social network Facebook in function of education and Facebook groups in education. This section also presents interpretations of previous researches, from published scientific papers and books, on the use of the Facebook social network in high education. The second part presents the research conducted for the purposes of this paper, which showed that a group of surveyed students from the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš use Facebook for educational purposes through Facebook groups. Finally, the results that led to the conclusion are summarized.

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Lupa-Wójcik, Iwona. "Groups on Facebook as a Marketing Tool." Marketing of Scientific and Research Organizations 37, no. 3 (September 1, 2020): 17–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/minib-2020-0020.

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AbstractThe aim of the article was to determine the use of Facebook groups as a marketing tool. The author conducted the research using a survey. To distribute the questionnaire author used a Facebook ad tool targeted at Polish women, who are planning a wedding or are shortly after it. Based on the example of the wedding industry, it was found that the content on these types of groups has large reach and generate high involvement of their participants. Members of Facebook wedding groups often take into account the recommendations they find on these groups when making wedding-related purchasing decisions. Companies often take advantage of this by using word of mouth marketing or direct sales (promotion). They can also create their own Facebook groups gathering the community around interests related to their activities. There is currently insufficient research on the possibilities of using Facebook groups as marketing tools. The article indicates various ways of using them to achieve marketing goals.

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Ajder, Teodor. "Romanian Diasporic Facebook Groups as Public Spheres." Open Cultural Studies 2, no. 1 (December 1, 2018): 723–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0065.

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Abstract The pilot Survey discussed in this paper was designed to understand to what extent Romanian Diasporic Facebook groups (RDFGs) build up public spheres, i.e. spaces in which people can form public opinions that can shape political subjectivity (Habermas 178) and to understand the impact of the RDFGs administrators as community organisers. The Survey incorporated questions on the administrators’ features, group structures, levels of activism and explicit interest in public affairs expressed within these groups. Invitations to participate in the Survey were issued via Facebook Messenger exclusively to RDFGs administrators. The participants reported that their groups were mainly top-down informal structures. They stressed the apolitical profiles of the groups they administer although some reported that the critique of homeland politicians constituted significant discussion threads and said that members often organise offline events that could be described as political. Some respondents reported instances of “political revolts” within groups, in which the ordinary members (OMs) initiated critical dialogues on the group’s walls which questioned the positions of the admins. Interestingly, an illusory sense of superiority was revealed in the administrators’ responses as compared to their evaluation of the interests of the OMs, as well as a state of ambivalence in relation to the censorship practices and workload linked to their administrative roles.

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Titgemeyer, Sarah Catrin, and Christian Patrick Schaaf. "Facebook Support Groups for Rare Pediatric Diseases: Quantitative Analysis." JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 3, no. 2 (November 19, 2020): e21694. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/21694.

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Background Loneliness, social isolation, and feeling disconnected from society are commonly experienced by parents of children with rare diseases and are, among others, important reasons for special supportive care needs. Social networking platforms are increasingly used for health communication, information exchange, and support. In the field of rare pediatric diseases, qualitative studies have shown that Facebook online support groups are utilized by and beneficial for persons affected by rare pediatric diseases. Nonetheless, the extent of this usage has not been investigated. Objective This study aims to provide a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the extent of Facebook usage as a tool for rare pediatric disease support groups and to explore factors that influence a disease’s representation on Facebook. These results potentially offer important insights for future public health initiatives and give direction to further research that can give much needed support to parents of children with rare diseases. Methods We determined rare pediatric diseases using the inventory of the online portal Orphanet. Facebook support groups were identified by searching 5 synonymous disease descriptions using the group category search bar. Disease- and group-describing parameters were statistically analyzed using standard descriptive statistical methods. Results 6398 Facebook support groups, representing 826 diseases (19.5% of all searched diseases), were found. 69% are private groups. Group type, size, activity (sum of posts, comments, and reactions calculated by Facebook), new memberships, and language varied largely between groups (member count: minimum 1, maximum 23,414; activity last 30 days: minimum 0, maximum 3606). The highest percentage of awareness and information groups was found for teratogenic diseases (18/68, 26%). The odds of finding a Facebook group increased according to the level of information available about the disease: known prevalence (odds ratio [OR] 3.98, 95% CI 3.39-4.66, P<.001), known disease type (OR 3.15, 95% CI 2.70-3.68, P<.001), and known inheritance mode (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.68-2.52, P<.001) were all associated with higher odds of finding a Facebook group, as was dominant compared to nondominant inheritance (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.74-3.42, P<.001). The number of groups per disease increased with higher prevalence. Conclusions Facebook is widely used as a tool for support groups for rare pediatric diseases and continues to be relevant. Two-thirds of the groups are private groups, indicating group participants’ need for privacy, which should be further explored. The advantages and limitations of Facebook as a tool for support groups in the field of rare diseases should be further investigated as it will allow health professionals to use Facebook more meaningfully in their counseling and guidance of affected individuals and their family members.

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Xun, Helen, Waverley He, Jonlin Chen, Scott Sylvester, Sheera F. Lerman, and Julie Caffrey. "Characterization and Comparison of the Utilization of Facebook Groups Between Public Medical Professionals and Technical Communities to Facilitate Idea Sharing and Crowdsourcing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Observational Study." JMIR Formative Research 5, no. 4 (April 30, 2021): e22983. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22983.

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Background Strict social distancing measures owing to the COVID-19 pandemic have led people to rely more heavily on social media, such as Facebook groups, as a means of communication and information sharing. Multiple Facebook groups have been formed by medical professionals, laypeople, and engineering or technical groups to discuss current issues and possible solutions to the current medical crisis. Objective This study aimed to characterize Facebook groups formed by laypersons, medical professionals, and technical professionals, with specific focus on information dissemination and requests for crowdsourcing. Methods Facebook was queried for user-created groups with the keywords “COVID,” “Coronavirus,” and “SARS-CoV-2” at a single time point on March 31, 2020. The characteristics of each group were recorded, including language, privacy settings, security requirements to attain membership, and membership type. For each membership type, the group with the greatest number of members was selected, and in each of these groups, the top 100 posts were identified using Facebook’s algorithm. Each post was categorized and characterized (evidence-based, crowd-sourced, and whether the poster self-identified). STATA (version 13 SE, Stata Corp) was used for statistical analysis. Results Our search yielded 257 COVID-19–related Facebook groups. Majority of the groups (n=229, 89%) were for laypersons, 26 (10%) were for medical professionals, and only 2 (1%) were for technical professionals. The number of members was significantly greater in medical groups (21,215, SD 35,040) than in layperson groups (7623, SD 19,480) (P<.01). Medical groups were significantly more likely to require security checks to attain membership (81% vs 43%; P<.001) and less likely to be public (3 vs 123; P<.001) than layperson groups. Medical groups had the highest user engagement, averaging 502 (SD 633) reactions (P<.01) and 224 (SD 311) comments (P<.01) per post. Medical professionals were more likely to use the Facebook groups for education and information sharing, including academic posts (P<.001), idea sharing (P=.003), resource sharing (P=.02) and professional opinions (P<.001), and requesting for crowdsourcing (P=.003). Layperson groups were more likely to share news (P<.001), humor and motivation (P<.001), and layperson opinions (P<.001). There was no significant difference in the number of evidence-based posts among the groups (P=.10). Conclusions Medical professionals utilize Facebook groups as a forum to facilitate collective intelligence (CI) and are more likely to use Facebook groups for education and information sharing, including academic posts, idea sharing, resource sharing, and professional opinions, which highlights the power of social media to facilitate CI across geographic distances. Layperson groups were more likely to share news, humor, and motivation, which suggests the utilization of Facebook groups to provide comedic relief as a coping mechanism. Further investigations are necessary to study Facebook groups’ roles in facilitating CI, crowdsourcing, education, and community-building.

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Cirucci, Angela M. "Normative Interfaces: Affordances, Gender, and Race in Facebook." Social Media + Society 3, no. 2 (April 2017): 205630511771790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2056305117717905.

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This study investigates social network site affordances and their implications for perceptions of marginalized communities. I employ Facebook as a case study and speak with young adult users to comprehend how socially marginalized groups are perceived through Facebook’s affordances. In particular, I consider: How familiar are users with Facebook’s tools and functionalities? How are issues of gender and race represented through the site’s interface? How do users conceive of gender and race? The findings suggest that gender is perceived as a more important identifier than race and that Facebook is post-racial, because of the user interface choices made. In addition, my participants view Facebook as an official social space that should include “authentic” identities; although Facebook has shaped authentic to mean accurate. I conclude that while the construction of affordances is a negotiation between user, interface, and designer, the designers have the most power because they have created the spaces in ways that will most benefit Facebook. In addition, users who are more situated in the socio-cultural majority have no desire to enact agency within Facebook’s structure because they are accustomed to forms and official documents that are well suited to fit their identification needs.

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Partridge, Stephanie R., Patrick Gallagher, Becky Freeman, and Robyn Gallagher. "Facebook Groups for the Management of Chronic Diseases." Journal of Medical Internet Research 20, no. 1 (January 17, 2018): e21. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7558.

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Yildirim, Ibrahim. "Using Facebook groups to support teachers’ professional development." Technology, Pedagogy and Education 28, no. 5 (October 20, 2019): 589–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1475939x.2019.1686714.

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Lerman, Bethany I., Stephen P. Lewis, Margaret Lumley, Greg J. Grogan, Chloe C. Hudson, and Erin Johnson. "Teen Depression Groups on Facebook: A Content Analysis." Journal of Adolescent Research 32, no. 6 (October 22, 2016): 719–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0743558416673717.

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Hinson, Katrina L. "Framing illness through Facebook enabled online support groups." Communication Design Quarterly 4, no. 2b (March 22, 2017): 22–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3068755.3068758.

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Hong, Yvonne, and Lesley Gardner. "Undergraduates’ perception and engagement in Facebook learning groups." British Journal of Educational Technology 50, no. 4 (September 27, 2018): 1831–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12672.

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Pi, Shih-Ming, Chen-Huei Chou, and Hsiu-Li Liao. "A study of Facebook Groups members’ knowledge sharing." Computers in Human Behavior 29, no. 5 (September 2013): 1971–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.019.

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Izmirli, Serkan. "Can we use Facebook groups to establish social presence in online courses?" World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues 9, no. 4 (November 17, 2017): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v9i4.2558.

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In this research, the potential of Facebook groups used in an online course in order to establish social presence was examined. Qualitative research methodology was used in this study. The participants of the study were 12 senior undergraduate students taking the School Experience course online over a period of 12 weeks. A Facebook group where announcements and deep discussions were made and files were shared was used. Facebook group posts as document data; and student interviews as interview data were collected. According to the results, it was found that Facebook groups established social presence. Social presence involves three categories; affective expression, open communication and group cohesion. Paralanguage, emotion, humor and self-disclosure emerged as indicators in the affective expression category. Acknowledgement, agreement, invitation and continuing a thread were found as indicators in the open communication category. Greetings and salutations, vocatives, group reference, social sharing and collaboration were found as indicators in the group cohesion category. A similar study can be conducted by collecting quantitative data from a large number of participants using the social presence scale. Other social networks’ potentials to establish social presence can be examined. Since Facebook groups establish social presence, they can be used to support online or face-to-face courses. Keywords: community of inquiry; Facebook; Facebook group; online course; social presence

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Godoy, Lucía Francisca. "Rol’s negotiation on school groups of facebook: study case." Educación, Lenguaje y Sociedad 14, no. 14 (December 1, 2017): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.19137/els-2017-141409.

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Emam Ali, Jamal. "USAGE OF VARIOUS GROUPS IN FACEBOOK-WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE AGE GROUP OF 18-30." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 3SE (March 31, 2016): 52–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i3se.2016.2777.

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Facebook is very casual now-a-days for all persons in our society. Some of them have more than one account in facebook. Each person in facebook is in many pages and in more groups. But the matter is how they are get benefitted through these like additional features. Using this like groups has more beneficial to the users in many ways but it is in the hands of us to use facebook for good things or not. So the pros or cons whatever it may be, about this facebook and its features are in the way in which we use it. This paper fully deals with the usage of the various groups by the facebook users especially under the age group of 18-30.

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Whitten-Woodring, Jenifer, Mona S. Kleinberg, Ardeth Thawnghmung, and Myat The Thitsar. "Poison If You Don’t Know How to Use It: Facebook, Democracy, and Human Rights in Myanmar." International Journal of Press/Politics 25, no. 3 (May 25, 2020): 407–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1940161220919666.

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Internet access in Myanmar has exploded from less than 1 percent in 2001 to more than 30 percent in 2018 and of those who have access, 40 percent list Facebook as their primary source of news. Coinciding with Facebook’s diffusion in Myanmar is a sharp increase in violence toward minority groups—especially the Rohingya. A U.N. Fact-Finding mission found Facebook was used to spread hate and facilitate the persecution of the Rohingya. But we know little about how people in Myanmar actually use Facebook, how they acquire and evaluate the information they find on the platform and whether they see disinformation or extreme speech. Furthermore, we lack information about the sentiments that Facebook users and non-users express about the Rohingya and how they view Facebook’s role in inter-ethnic conflict. We use interviews to address these questions. We find that people in Myanmar use Facebook for a variety of reasons, that they look at international and domestic sources, and encounter many different kinds of information—including extreme speech—on the platform. Most people also told us that they prefer sources that confirm their views.

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Arfiandhani, Puput. "Utilizing Facebook Groups in Teaching English as Foreign Language: Indonesian EFL Teachers’ Voices." International Journal of Language Teaching and Education 4, no. 1 (July 31, 2020): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.22437/ijolte.v4i1.10197.

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In the era of 4.0, social media has become an integral part of everyday life, including for the purpose of teacher learning. One of the means of social media that has been used for enhancing teachers’ independent professionalism is Facebook Groups related with their teaching professions. The present qualitative study aims at (i) exploring English as A Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ experiences in utilizing Facebook Groups for their teacher learning and (ii) finding out the benefits of teachers’ involvement in teaching-related Facebook Groups. In collecting the data for the present case study, in-depth interviews were done with two teachers, one novice teacher and one experienced teacher. The findings and discussions indicated that teachers use Facebook groups to enhance their professionalism, despite they tend to start refraining from utilizing the groups due to uncomfortable atmosphere that Facebook now offers. Additionally there are three benefits found of joining Facebook groups, namely their enriched information on content knowledge, knowledge of curriculum and knowledge of educational contexts. In the current time where teachers need to shift into distance learning in the timely fashion, whereas many subjects need to be comprehended quickly.

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Esteban Vázquez-Cano and Paz Díez-Arcón. "Facebook or LMS in Distance Education? Why University Students Prefer to Interact in Facebook Groups." International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 22, no. 3 (April 28, 2021): 119–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v22i3.5479.

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This article describes an investigation into the level of satisfaction among students at Spain’s National Distance Education University (UNED) regarding use of Facebook groups as an environment for learning. Based on a structural equation methodology, the research analyzed the most relevant personal and socio-educational factors that affect satisfaction. The sample consisted of 418 undergraduate and master’s degree students at UNED’s Faculty of Education; participants were consulted in three semesters between September 2019 and January 2021. The results showed that students who participated in Facebook study groups achieved better results than those who did not, and that they interacted more frequently in these groups than in UNED’s official learning management system. The main latent variables that influenced satisfaction with Facebook study groups were the perception of efficacy they elicited as a complement to distance learning by enabling greater interaction with other students, and the feeling of course companionship they provided. The absence of teacher control also influenced student satisfaction, which allowed students to focus on learning and achieving better results in tests and exams.

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Stellefson, Michael, Samantha Paige, Avery Apperson, and Susannah Spratt. "Social Media Content Analysis of Public Diabetes Facebook Groups." Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 13, no. 3 (March 31, 2019): 428–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1932296819839099.

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Introduction: Relatively little is known about how Facebook groups are used to facilitate diabetes self-management support. This study provides a critical analysis of public diabetes Facebook groups and their content. Methods: Two trained researchers independently identified 34 public Facebook diabetes groups. A coding and classification scheme was applied to the 20 most recent “wall posts” within 15 of the 34 (44.1%) largest groups (n = 300 posts). Nonparametric Mann-Whiney U tests examined differences in group characteristics between groups with more (active) and less (inactive) than 50 posts in the past month. Multivariable logistic regressions evaluated associations between group purpose, post types, membership (engagement leader vs regular user), and modality. Results: We identified 193 458 members of the 34 largest diabetes Facebook groups (Mdn size = 3124 members, IQR = 1298-8523 members). Many groups (20/34, 58.8%) were created to provide instrumental support, while fewer (12/34, 35.8%) aimed to provide emotional support. Nutrition was the only diabetes self-management topic addressed in more than 30% of posts (n = 107). Posts made by engagement leaders were almost five times more likely to appear within inactive compared to active groups. Discussion: Diabetes Facebook groups are used to share both information and emotional support, with greater emphasis placed on sharing information about nutrition. While engagement leaders should theoretically increase the credibility of online forums, frequent posts by group engagement leaders may actually lead to group decay. Health and diabetes educators should consider how to more effectively leverage social media engagement leaders to disseminate valid health information on diabetes self-management.

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Apperson, Avery, Michael Stellefson, Samantha Paige, Beth Chaney, J. Chaney, Min Wang, and Arjun Mohan. "Facebook Groups on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Social Media Content Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 20 (October 9, 2019): 3789. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203789.

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Facebook Groups facilitate information exchange and engagement for patients with chronic conditions, including those living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); however, little is known about how knowledge is diffused throughout these communities. This study aimed to evaluate the content that is available on COPD-related Facebook Groups, as well as the communication (self-disclosures, social support) and engagement (agreement, emotional reaction) strategies used by members to facilitate these resources. Two researchers independently searched the “Groups” category using the terms “COPD”, “emphysema”, and “chronic bronchitis”. Twenty-six closed (n = 23) and public (n = 3) COPD Facebook Groups were identified with 87,082 total members. The vast majority of Group members belonged to closed (n = 84,684; 97.25%) as compared to open (n = 2398; 2.75%) groups. Medications were the most commonly addressed self-management topic (n = 48; 26.7%). While overall engagement with wall posts was low, the number of “likes” (an indicator of agreement) was significantly greater for wall posts that demonstrated social support as compared to posts that did not (p < 0.001). Findings from this study showed that COPD Facebook group members share specific disease-related experiences and request information about select self-management topics. This information can be used to improve the quality of self-management support provided to members of popular COPD Facebook groups.

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Habib, Hana, Sarah Pearman, Ellie Young, Ishika Saxena, Robert Zhang, and Lorrie FaIth Cranor. "Identifying User Needs for Advertising Controls on Facebook." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6, CSCW1 (March 30, 2022): 1–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3512906.

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We conducted an online survey and remote usability study to explore user needs related to advertising controls on Facebook and determine how well existing controls align with these needs. Our survey results highlight a range of user objectives related to controlling Facebook ads, including being able to select what ad topics are shown or what personal information is used in ad targeting. Some objectives are achievable with Facebook's existing controls, but participants seemed to be unaware of them, suggesting issues of discoverability. In our remote usability study, participants noted areas in which the usability of Facebook's advertising controls could be improved, including the location, layout, and explanation of controls. Additionally, we found that users could be categorized into four groups based on their privacy concerns related to Facebook's data collection practices, objectives for controlling their ad experience, and willingness to engage with advertising controls. Our findings provide a set of user requirements for advertising controls, applicable to Facebook as well as other platforms, that would better align such controls with users' needs and expectations.

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Robinson, Ayanna, Carolyn Lauckner, Marsha Davis, Jori Hall, and Alex Kojo Anderson. "Facebook support for breastfeeding mothers: A comparison to offline support and associations with breastfeeding outcomes." DIGITAL HEALTH 5 (January 2019): 205520761985339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055207619853397.

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Objectives For breastfeeding mothers, online support groups through Facebook may be a more convenient and preferred source for accessing breastfeeding information and support, but few studies exist that examine the use of Facebook groups specifically for breastfeeding support. This study explores the sources of support among users of Facebook breastfeeding support groups and a possible mechanism by which support received on Facebook may translate to behavioral outcomes among breastfeeding mothers. Methods From July–September 2017 a survey was distributed online to African American mothers ( N = 277) who participate in breastfeeding support groups on Facebook. The survey assessed network support from Facebook and other sources of breastfeeding support, perceived breastfeeding norms, breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding attitudes. Correlations and linear regression analysis were used to examine the relationship between covariates and outcome variables. Results The average intended breastfeeding duration among participants in this study was 19 months. Participants reported the highest amount of breastfeeding support received from their Facebook support group, in comparison to other sources of support, and Facebook support was significantly correlated with intended breastfeeding duration ( p < 0.05). Self-efficacy and breastfeeding attitudes remained significant predictors of intended breastfeeding duration within the final regression model. Conclusions Breastfeeding support received within Facebook groups may compensate for inadequate support received within mothers’ networks. More research is needed to understand the mechanism through which Facebook support may contribute to prolonged breastfeeding durations.

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Titgemeyer, Sarah Catrin, and Christian P. Schaaf. "Facebook Support Groups for Pediatric Rare Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate Opportunities, Limitations, and Privacy Concerns." JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 5, no. 1 (January 6, 2022): e31411. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/31411.

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Background Because of the nature of rare diseases with affected individuals being widely geographically dispersed, finding an in-person/offline support group itself can be a challenge. Affected individuals therefore turn to social networking platforms such as Facebook for online support groups. Objective We aim to put into perspective the opportunities Facebook offers as a tool for pediatric rare disease support groups by investigating its use, advantages, and limitations including privacy concerns. We analyze group accessibility and usage, advantages specific to rare diseases, perceived privacy, and views on using Facebook for communication between health professionals and parents, pharmaceutical companies, and study recruitment. Methods We contacted 12 Facebook support groups for 12 respective rare diseases with pediatric onset and invited group members to participate in a cross-sectional online survey. Results Of 231 respondents, 87.0% (n=201) of respondents were female, 12.6% (n=29) were male, and 0.4% reported another sex (n=1). Respondents’ mean age was 41.56 years (SD 9.375); 91.3% (n=211) of respondents were parents (183 mothers, 27 fathers, 1 other sex); 59.7% (n=138) reported a self-initiated search for the Facebook group, 24.2% (n=56) received recommendations from their health professionals, and 12.6% (n=29) recommendations from someone else affected by the disease. On average, support group members visited Facebook at least once a day, visited and passively participated (read/liked posts) several times a week, and participated actively (commented/posted) once a month. As much as 79.2% (183/231) agreed that they would like to have health professionals as members of the respective Facebook group. Group members expressed more concern about privacy issues on Facebook in general than in their respective Facebook support groups, with concerns mostly related to Facebook itself and nongroup members. Conclusions Our study confirmed that Facebook enhances support group accessibility for parents of children with rare diseases. Group participants perceive a reduction and elimination of distance, a common challenge in rare disease, and Facebook support groups create an environment of perceived privacy. The group’s privacy setting can be a critical factor for active support group participation. Sharing personal information and pictures on Facebook is very common among group participants, which shows the importance of discussing and protecting children’s privacy rights in this context. Trial Registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00016067; https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00016067

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Mainieri, Tiago, and Rafael Borges Marques. "DISINFORMATION TRANSGRESSION AND THE ANTI-VACINE GROUPS ON FACEBOOK." Revista Observatório 6, no. 2 (April 1, 2020): a13en. http://dx.doi.org/10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2020v6n2a13en.

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The article proposal is to discuss the role of social media spreading fake news in the health context analysing misinformation content that circulate in one of the main anti-vaccine groups on Facebook. The proliferation of fake news is supported by a misinformation network whose nature exposes the fragility of the public health prevention system and the risk of the return of some diseases in Brazil. As a result of the misinformation, there is a decrease in vaccination coverage rates and there is an increased exposure of people to diseases.

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Lane, Murray, and Victoria Menzies. "An analysis of user engagement in student Facebook groups." Student Success 6, no. 2 (July 13, 2015): 93–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v6i2.294.

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Analysing the engagement of students in university-based Facebook groups can shed light on the nature of their learning experience and highlight leverage points to build on student success. While post-semester surveys and demographic participation data can highlight who was involved and how they subsequently felt about the experience, these techniques do not necessarily reflect real-time engagement. One way to gain insight into in-situ student experiences is by categorising the original posts and comments into predetermined frameworks of learning. This paper offers a systematic method of coding Facebook contributions within various engagement categories: motivation, discourse, cognition and emotive responses.

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De Salve, Andrea, Paolo Mori, Barbara Guidi, and Laura Ricci. "An Analysis of the Internal Organization of Facebook Groups." IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems 6, no. 6 (December 2019): 1245–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tcss.2019.2942076.

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Umbaugh, Hailey M., Canice E. Crerand, Nicola M. Stock, Daniela V. Luquetti, Carrie L. Heike, Amelia F. Drake, Kristin J. Billaud Feragen, and Alexis L. Johns. "Microtia and craniofacial microsomia: Content analysis of facebook groups." International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 138 (November 2020): 110301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110301.

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Teufel, Martin, Eva Hofer, Florian Junne, Helene Sauer, Stephan Zipfel, and Katrin Elisabeth Giel. "A comparative analysis of anorexia nervosa groups on Facebook." Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity 18, no. 4 (July 27, 2013): 413–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40519-013-0050-y.

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Batool, Sumera, Saba Sultana, and Sana Tariq. "Social Media and Religious Minorities: Analyzing the Usage of Facebook Groups among Christian Minority to Highlight their Issues in Pakistan." Global Mass Communication Review VI, no. I (March 30, 2021): 117–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(vi-i).10.

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The issues of religious, ethnic and racial minorities are one of the major problems in modern democratic states where the majority governs. The article finds out the role of religious Facebook groups in highlighting the issues of the Christian minority. The objectives were to observe the reasons of participation, level of dependence and the nature of effects of online discussions of Facebook groups on the Christian community. Uses and gratification theory was applied to understand that how new technologies in media are used to gratify the needs of marginalized communities in a pluralist society. Data was collected through a survey method from the Christian minority, which was Facebook users and members of Facebook religion. The findings of the study revealed that usage of Facebook Groups is motivating the Christian community towards the solution of their problems; there is an association between usage of Facebook groups and awareness level regarding social issues among the Christian community.

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Chung, Shu-Yu, Eileen D. Hacker, Susan Rawl, Rebecca Ellis, Tamilyn Bakas, Josette Jones, and Janet Welch. "Using Facebook in Recruiting Kidney Transplant Recipients for a REDCap Study." Western Journal of Nursing Research 41, no. 12 (March 5, 2019): 1790–812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945919832600.

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This web-based study recruited kidney transplant recipients from Facebook using three recruiting methods over a 5-week period. Participants completed 125 survey items via REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) survey. Facebook recruitment generated 153 eligible participants who completed surveys. The average survey response time was 15.07 min ( SD = 6.12; range: 4-43), with a low missing item rate (<5%). Facebook’s standard ads were most effective for recruiting subjects ( n = 78, 51%), followed by three targeted Facebook kidney transplant support groups ( n = 52, 34%) and a pay-to-promote study page ( n = 12, 7.8%). The average cost paid for each valid survey was US$2.19 through standard Facebook ads and US$2.92 from the study page. The cost for online survey completion is economically feasible even for those with limited funds. Issues related to online surveys including extreme survey response times and participant misrepresentation were reported in this study.

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Subramaniam, Nantha Kumar, and Maheswari Kandasamy. "Mastering New Information through Facebook and a Discussion Forum: A Comparative Analysis." Asian Association of Open Universities Journal 9, no. 1 (September 1, 2014): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aaouj-09-01-2014-b002.

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This paper investigated the effect of productive failure (PF) as an instructional strategy in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) groups using Facebook and a discussion forum. PF is an instructional mode design that advocates the delaying of support for the learners during learning — the more they struggle, and even fail, while trying to master new information, the better they are likely to recall and apply that information later. PF has been used successfully in the classroom. However, it is not known whether the use of a PF instructional modewith adult learners in CSCL groups such as Facebook and discussion forums will produce such a positive effect. A discussion forum is an important platform used to deliver teaching and learning via the Web, while the use of social media, especially Facebook, for teaching and learning has gained prominence lately. This paper reports an initial study that compares a ‘productive failure’ instructional design in CSCL groups through Facebook and a discussion forum. Five Facebook and five discussion forum groups participated in the study. Both groups solved ill-structured complex problems in small groups without the provision of any support or scaffolding from their instructors. The findings suggest that the Facebook groups produced a variety of scope for discussion and deliberation for solving the problems and were more successful in sustaining the discussion compared to the discussion forum groups. Facebook groups also had a higher critical thinking ratio than the discussion forum groups. Based on these findings,the implications of a PF instructional design for adult learners are presented.

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Guidi, Barbara, and Andrea Michienzi. "Dynamic Community Structure in Online Social Groups." Information 12, no. 3 (March 5, 2021): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info12030113.

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One of the main ideas about the Internet is to rethink its services in a user-centric fashion. This fact translates to having human-scale services with devices that will become smarter and make decisions in place of their respective owners. Online Social Networks and, in particular, Online Social Groups, such as Facebook Groups, will be at the epicentre of this revolution because of their great relevance in the current society. Despite the vast number of studies on human behaviour in Online Social Media, the characteristics of Online Social Groups are still unknown. In this paper, we propose a dynamic community detection driven study of the structure of users inside Facebook Groups. The communities are extracted considering the interactions among the members of a group and it aims at searching dense communication groups of users, and the evolution of the communication groups over time, in order to discover social properties of Online Social Groups. The analysis is carried out considering the activity of 17 Facebook Groups, using 8 community detection algorithms and considering 2 possible interaction lifespans. Results show that interaction communities in OSGs are very fragmented but community detection tools are capable of uncovering relevant structures. The study of the community quality gives important insights about the community structure and increasing the interaction lifespan does not necessarily result in more clusterized or bigger communities.

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Khan, Zuhair, and Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa. "Exploring Temporal Coordination of Events with Facebook.com." Journal of Information Technology 25, no. 2 (June 2010): 137–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jit.2010.8.

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The coordination of a social event requires a number of time-bounded tasks (exact time, location, activities of the event) to be determined prior to the event. On university campuses, Facebook is increasingly used to organize ad hoc physical gatherings within social groups. The coordination takes place via Facebook event pages and a ‘wall’ that represent online, shared, interactive spaces. This paper explores how such online interactive spaces facilitate the temporal coordination of social events. We content analyze Facebook's event pages and walls to understand how social group behavior is different from prevailing theories of group task progress and media use. The results suggest that, similar to many work groups, social groups exhibit differential interactive behaviors before and after the midpoint of when the event is created on Facebook and when the offline activity is going to happen. However, the results differ in the sense that the interactive behavior is highest before rather than after the midpoint. We also found that the involvement of the creator of the event pages is associated with higher interactive behavior of the social group. We discuss the findings and derive implications for the design of online tools for social event management.

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Michniuk, Anna. "Development, motivation, change – educators’ opinions about groups for teachers on Facebook." Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja 20, no. 2 (December 26, 2021): 111–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/kse.2021.20.6.

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The aim of the article is to describe support that can be observed in online Facebook teachers’ groups created and administered by teachers or institutions connected with education. The author presented selected Facebook groups, indicated their aims and activities undertaken in their space. On the basis of the conducted research (n = 548), the article will also discuss teachers’ motivations for joining the groups and their reflections connected with belonging to them.

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Kim, Jiyoung Ydun, Riccardo Fusaroli, Han Woo Park, and Anja Bechmann. "Systemic Gendering in Facebook Group Participation." Social Media + Society 7, no. 4 (October 2021): 205630512110649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20563051211064906.

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Communication is increasingly taking place in Facebook Groups around the world. Yet, we have little scientific knowledge of Facebook Groups at scale, especially the extent to which general systemic gendering is a pattern in participation in such groups. This knowledge deficit is problematic for digitalized and data-driven democratic societies. Therefore, this article aims to investigate gender differences in open, closed, and secret Facebook Groups. The study relies on a unique large-scale Facebook Group dataset from a sample that reflects the gender of Facebook users and the Facebook Groups they belong to in both Denmark and South Korea. By applying Bayesian models and developing a notion of participation that consists of both structural and actual participation, the study finds that the relation between country, gender, and participation is strongly modulated by gender differences. Females are more engaged than males in Denmark, while the opposite is true for South Korea. In both countries, privacy affects females’ participation more than males’. This article contributes to the field by presenting new large-scale findings that explore gender differences on three levels of Facebook Group privacy settings (open, closed, and secret) in a hitherto understudied communication space and, by doing so, it highlights the importance of privacy and country in predicting systemic gendering.

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Gonzalez, Raul S., Sadiq M. Amer, Nejib Ben Yahia, Felipe D'Almeida Costa, Manu Noatay, Jian-Hua Qiao, Flavia G. Rosado, et al. "Facebook Discussion Groups Provide a Robust Worldwide Platform for Free Pathology Education." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 141, no. 5 (October 20, 2016): 690–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2016-0369-oa.

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Context.— Facebook (Menlo Park, California) is one of many online sites that provide potential educational tools for pathologists. We have each founded Facebook groups dedicated to anatomic pathology, in which members can share cases, ask questions, and contribute to discussions. Objectives.— To report our experiences in founding and maintaining these Facebook groups and to characterize the contributed content. Design.— We circulated a survey among the group founders, then compiled and analyzed the responses. Results.— The groups varied in membership and in the quality of member contribution. Most posts were of pathology cases, although other topics (such as research articles) were also shared. All groups remained active and received posts from users all over the world, although all groups had many noncontributing members and received unwanted messages (which were screened and removed). Most founders were glad they had founded the groups because they provided an opportunity to both teach and learn. Conclusions.— Each analyzed Facebook group had a different character, and some downsides exist, but the groups all provided a no-cost way for pathologists and others across the world to interact online with many colleagues.

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Mota Pereira, Jorge. "Facebook Enhances Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy Effects." Scientific World Journal 2014 (2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/892048.

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Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TR-MDD) is a complex condition, with very low remission rates. In recent years some studies have been conducted on the implementation of cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy interventions via the Internet to MDD patients, and results have been promising. However, there have been no studies in patients with TR-MDD nor with the use of Facebook with the psychiatrist as “friend.” 60 TR-MDD patients were randomized to one of three groups: Facebook group with psychiatrist as “friend,” Facebook group without psychiatrist as “friend,” and control group (no Facebook use). Both Facebook groups spent at least 1 hour/day on Facebook, 7 days/week, during the 3 months. All patients maintained their usual pharmacotherapy. All participants were evaluated at baseline and at 1, 2, and 3 months for depressive symptoms using HAD17 and BDI-II. Results show that both Facebook groups had a decrease on HADM17 and BDI-II scores as well as higher remission and response rates than the control group, with better results if the psychiatrist was a “friend” on Facebook. Therefore, in TR-MDD, Facebook can be used as an effective enhancement therapy, adjuvant to pharmacological therapy with regular consultations, especially if the psychiatrist is the patient’s online “friend.”

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Pai, Aditi, Gene McGinnis, Dana Bryant, Megan Cole, Jennifer Kovacs, Kyndra Stovall, and Mark Lee. "Using Facebook Groups to Encourage Science Discussions in a Large-Enrollment Biology Class." Journal of Educational Technology Systems 46, no. 1 (April 24, 2017): 103–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047239516675898.

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This case study reports the instructional development, impact, and lessons learned regarding the use of Facebook as an educational tool within a large enrollment Biology class at Spelman College (Atlanta, GA). We describe the use of this social networking site to (a) engage students in active scientific discussions, (b) build community within the student body in class, and (c) promote communication between students and instructors. To achieve this, we created a Facebook Group page that students were required to join and use to complete the main assignment of this class, which was to read, discuss, and write about a science news article in the popular media. Overall, we find that Facebook, due to its popularity with students and its informal nature, is very effective in engaging them.

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Stankov, Uglješa, Lazar Lazić, and Vanja Dragićević. "The extent of use of basic Facebook user-generated content by the national tourism organizations in Europe." European Journal of Tourism Research 3, no. 2 (October 1, 2010): 105–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.54055/ejtr.v3i2.51.

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The social networking sites or the social media have enormous number of users. Currently, Facebook is the most used social media on the Internet and is among the most popular websites in Europe and worldwide. National tourism organizations in Europe should capitalize on those facts, especially using Facebook user-generated content. Facebook offers many ways for tourism promotion using features like Pages and Groups. The purpose of this paper is to identify how many NTOs in Europe have an official presence on Facebook and to determine the extent of the use of basic Facebook user-generated content (Pages and Groups). The research results showed that about half of NTOs do not have an official presence on Facebook, almost one-third of them have Facebook Pages, and almost a fifth of them have a Group. Besides the insignificant Facebook presence, NTOs do not use all the advantages that are offered by user-generated content. All trends show that Facebook community will continue to grow. NTOs should consider using Facebook in the next couple of years, as an effective marketing strategy.

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Aligato, Mila F., Vivienne Endoma, Jonas Wachinger, Jhoys Landicho-Guevarra, Thea Andrea Bravo, Jerric Rhazel Guevarra, Jeniffer Landicho, Shannon A. McMahon, and Mark Donald C. Reñosa. "‘Unfocused groups’: lessons learnt amid remote focus groups in the Philippines." Family Medicine and Community Health 9, Suppl 1 (August 2021): e001098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2021-001098.

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has required tremendous shifts in data collection techniques. While an emerging body of research has described experiences conducting remote interviews, less attention has been paid to focus group discussions (FGDs). Herein, we present experiences conducting remote FGDs (n=9) with healthcare workers and caretakers of small children in the Philippines. We used ‘Facebook Messenger Room’ (FBMR), the preferred platform of participants. Despite some success, we generally encountered considerable challenges in terms of recruiting, retaining and moderating remote FGDs, particularly among caretakers of small children. Finding a quiet, private place proved unfeasible for many participants, who were juggling family demands in tight, locked down quarters. Connectivity issues and technological missteps compromised the flow of FGDs and minimised the ability to share and compare opinions. For the research team, remote FGDs resulted in a dramatic role shift for notetakers—from being passive observers to active tech supporters, chatbox referees and co-moderators (when audio disruptions occurred). Finally, we note that remote FGDs via FBMR are associated with ethical complexities, particularly as participants often chose to use their personal Facebook accounts, which can compromise anonymity. We developed and continuously refined strategies to mitigate challenges, but ultimately decided to forgo FGDs. We urge fellow researchers with more successful experiences to guide the field in terms of capturing high-quality data that respond to research questions, while also contending with privacy concerns, both in online spaces, as well as physical privacy despite lockdowns in tight quarters.

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Haglund, Lotta, and David Herron. "Research into the Impact of Facebook as a Library Marketing Tool is Inconclusive." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 5, no. 3 (September 27, 2010): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b89c9r.

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A Review of: Xia, D. Z. (2009). Marketing library services through Facebook groups. Library Management 30(6/7), 469-477. Objective – To investigate whether Facebook Groups are useful for library marketing. Design – Content analysis of membership and activity of university library-related Facebook Groups. Setting – Two global Facebook Groups, and the Facebook Groups of two academic libraries in the US (Rutgers University and Indiana University, both with populations in excess of 30 000 students). Subjects – A total of 28 Facebook Groups were analyzed. Methods – Facebook global Groups are open to all users, while Groups based in a network (e.g., a university) only allow access for those in the network. Therefore, to collect data, the author used personal connections to log on to members’ profiles within university networks. The 26 university Groups were selected by searching Facebook for Groups belonging to the two university networks, using the word “library.” Groups unrelated to library business were discarded. A total of 11 Groups within the Rutgers network were analyzed. Of these, only one was organized by a librarian; the rest were organized by students. From Indiana, 15 Groups were identified, three of which were organized by librarians. In Table 1 (p. 474), all Groups are listed: 2 global Groups and 26 Groups within the two university networks. The author then visited all Groups, read all posts, and recorded the total number of members; status of each member, divided into faculty, staff and students; dates of first and last post; and discussion activity. The author analyzed group activity by keeping a tally of how often each member participated in discussions, as there was no way to see the number of times a member returned. The author also paid special attention to Groups with a large number of staff and faculty members, to gain information about the efforts of librarians to support or start new Groups. Main Results – There were a total of 652 members in the 26 university Groups (mean number of members was 25, ranging from 2 - 176). The two global Groups had a total of 12,665 members. Students were most active at starting new Groups, but these were on average very small (around 20 members), with very little discussion. Most discussions focused on limited topics or were event-driven, and therefore failed to retain member participation. The most active Facebook Groups were the global Groups. These Groups had a high staff and faculty membership, and librarians played an important role in promoting and maintaining group discussions. Conclusion – According to the author, a successful Facebook Group should be managed by active organizers, and discuss a broad range of topics. Good examples of active Groups were the two global Groups. Group activity should be diverse, include discussion topics and wall posts, as well as messages sent to group members. The messages were found to be critical for library marketing as they appear as personal messages in members’ inboxes.

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