This study focuses on online social media adoption and usage for da’wah (missionary activities) purposes. The presence of second generation of internet, which is often called as web 2.0, has enabled the emergence of social media adoption and use to allow interactive and real time communication among societies. However, Muslim societies in particular Muslim scholars have yet to get benefits from the online social media technology. Instead of utilizing the technology to maximize delivering Islam messages to ummah, many Muslim use the social media merely for fun. Current fact shows that more than 39 million Indonesian have utilized online social mediawhich means there is a potential opportunities to generate benefits for delivering Islamic message, such as through da’wah h, to our society. Despite a number scholars have addressed the possibility of practicing da’wah through internet but there is a lack scientific study on how da’wah should be delivered through the technology. Our findings show that some key Muslim figures and groups have adopted and use social media dan muslim groups to deliver da’wah effectively. We conclude that social media should be adopted and used by Muslim to improve da’wah scalability among societies. Therefore, da’wah strategies and paradigms should also redesign in respond new technology emergence. Future research and limitation are also addressed.
Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace offer opportunities for libraries to promote resources and services, build relationships with users, and provide reference services. Some current library uses include providing links to digital reference on their pages, communicating with users through private messages and comments, and posting questions from reference services on sites like Twitter. While social media raises questions around user expectations and public questioning, it also allows librarians to reuse answered content and potentially strengthen digital reference interactions.
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) adalah lembaga swadaya masyarakat (LSM) international yang mengkoordinasi lebih dari 70 LSM lokal di dunia. FoEI percaya bahwa pemanasan global yang disebabkan oleh penggunaan dan eksploitasi bahan bakar fosil dapat dihentikan melalui aktivitas kampanye yang mendunia dan menyeluruh dengan menggunakan media komunikasi yang beragam. FoEI memanfaatkan banyak saluran komunikasi dalam kampanye mereka, mulai dari poster dan pamflet sampai penyebaran surat elektronik dan penyediaan informai di situs organisasi. Sayangnya, pada saat tulisan ini dibuat,FoEI belum pernah melakukan penelitian secara serius berkenaan dengan efektivitas ketergunaan situs mereka yang dianggap sebagai pusat informasi online yang dapat dirujuk oleh anggotanya, sehingga dapat berfungsi sebagai sarana aktif dalam pertukaran pengetahuan dengan menerapkan acuan Manajemen Pengetahuan. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis mengambil dua LSM anggota FoEI sebagai sampel. yaitu MIlieudefensie (Belanda) dan Wahana lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Indonesia) Data diperoleh dari wawancara dan observasi. Rekomendasi yang penulis berikan adalah tidak bersifat teknis, namun lebih kepada “apa” yang seharusnya FoEI dapat lakukan untuk ketergunaan situs mereka. Pertama, FoEI dapat mentransformasi situs yang ada menjadi situs jejaring sosial, tentu tanpa harus mengubah ide dasar atau prinsip seperti visi dan misi organisasi dan sebagainya. Penggunaan web 2.0, misalnya, bisa juga menjadi alternatif yang layak dicoba. Kedua, komunikasi dua arah merupakan suatu keharusan sehingga dapat mendorong terjadinya pertukaran informasi yang luas dan terbuka bagi organisasi anggota
Usage of Whatsapp: A Study of University Of Peshawar, Pakistaninventionjournals
This paper has analyzed what Pakistani students do when they use the messaging tool i.e. Whatsapp. To carry out this study a questionnaire was used as research instrument to gather data from the population of students of university of Peshawar. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed among the students. The response rate was 84% which is considered very effective. The result shows that Whatsapp is a vital tool of communication used mainly for one to one or group communication. The various other functions performed by the respondent were sharingacademic information, chat, picture and video sharing, texting to family members living abroad and current affairs.
The Use Of Social Networking Sites among the Undergraduate Students of Sokoin...musadoto
This document presents a study on the use of social networking sites among undergraduate students at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. It includes an abstract, introduction, literature review, and methodology section. The introduction provides background on the growth of social networking sites at the university since 2011. It also identifies the objectives as examining the types of social media used by students and the extent of their usage. The methodology section describes the study area as Sokoine University, a sample size of 100 undergraduate students, and data collection through questionnaires and observation.
This document provides an overview and background information about social networking sites. It begins with definitions of social networking sites and describes their key features, such as user profiles, connections between users, and communication tools. It then discusses the history and evolution of social networking sites from early online communities in the 1990s to major current platforms. The types of social networking sites are also categorized, distinguishing between those that enable social mobility versus replicating existing social connections. In summary, the document outlines the definition, features, history, and categorization of social networking sites.
Effect of online social networking sites on student engagement and achievementliz99power
This paper reviews research on the relationship between online social networking sites (SNSs) and student engagement and achievement. Some research has found positive connections, with SNSs increasing engagement through collaboration and interaction, but negatively impacting achievement through distraction. Other studies found negative relationships, with SNS use linked to lower engagement and performance. Much of the research also shows no conclusive evidence of impacts either way. Overall, SNS participation seems to positively correlate with engagement but negatively with achievement. Further research is still needed to better understand this complex relationship between emerging technologies, student behaviors, and academic outcomes.
Social Software and Participatory Learning: Pedagogical Choices with Technolo...wanzahirah
This document discusses the affordances of social software and Web 2.0 technologies for participatory learning. It defines social software as software that supports group interaction and control through emergent communication. Web 2.0 is defined as a more personal and communicative form of the internet that emphasizes participation, collaboration, and sharing. The document outlines several social software tools including blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, and social networking sites. It argues these tools have potential to support learner choice, autonomy, and social learning through their affordances of interaction, feedback, and relationship building.
Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace offer opportunities for libraries to promote resources and services, build relationships with users, and provide reference services. Some current library uses include providing links to digital reference on their pages, communicating with users through private messages and comments, and posting questions from reference services on sites like Twitter. While social media raises questions around user expectations and public questioning, it also allows librarians to reuse answered content and potentially strengthen digital reference interactions.
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) adalah lembaga swadaya masyarakat (LSM) international yang mengkoordinasi lebih dari 70 LSM lokal di dunia. FoEI percaya bahwa pemanasan global yang disebabkan oleh penggunaan dan eksploitasi bahan bakar fosil dapat dihentikan melalui aktivitas kampanye yang mendunia dan menyeluruh dengan menggunakan media komunikasi yang beragam. FoEI memanfaatkan banyak saluran komunikasi dalam kampanye mereka, mulai dari poster dan pamflet sampai penyebaran surat elektronik dan penyediaan informai di situs organisasi. Sayangnya, pada saat tulisan ini dibuat,FoEI belum pernah melakukan penelitian secara serius berkenaan dengan efektivitas ketergunaan situs mereka yang dianggap sebagai pusat informasi online yang dapat dirujuk oleh anggotanya, sehingga dapat berfungsi sebagai sarana aktif dalam pertukaran pengetahuan dengan menerapkan acuan Manajemen Pengetahuan. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis mengambil dua LSM anggota FoEI sebagai sampel. yaitu MIlieudefensie (Belanda) dan Wahana lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Indonesia) Data diperoleh dari wawancara dan observasi. Rekomendasi yang penulis berikan adalah tidak bersifat teknis, namun lebih kepada “apa” yang seharusnya FoEI dapat lakukan untuk ketergunaan situs mereka. Pertama, FoEI dapat mentransformasi situs yang ada menjadi situs jejaring sosial, tentu tanpa harus mengubah ide dasar atau prinsip seperti visi dan misi organisasi dan sebagainya. Penggunaan web 2.0, misalnya, bisa juga menjadi alternatif yang layak dicoba. Kedua, komunikasi dua arah merupakan suatu keharusan sehingga dapat mendorong terjadinya pertukaran informasi yang luas dan terbuka bagi organisasi anggota
Usage of Whatsapp: A Study of University Of Peshawar, Pakistaninventionjournals
This paper has analyzed what Pakistani students do when they use the messaging tool i.e. Whatsapp. To carry out this study a questionnaire was used as research instrument to gather data from the population of students of university of Peshawar. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed among the students. The response rate was 84% which is considered very effective. The result shows that Whatsapp is a vital tool of communication used mainly for one to one or group communication. The various other functions performed by the respondent were sharingacademic information, chat, picture and video sharing, texting to family members living abroad and current affairs.
The Use Of Social Networking Sites among the Undergraduate Students of Sokoin...musadoto
This document presents a study on the use of social networking sites among undergraduate students at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. It includes an abstract, introduction, literature review, and methodology section. The introduction provides background on the growth of social networking sites at the university since 2011. It also identifies the objectives as examining the types of social media used by students and the extent of their usage. The methodology section describes the study area as Sokoine University, a sample size of 100 undergraduate students, and data collection through questionnaires and observation.
This document provides an overview and background information about social networking sites. It begins with definitions of social networking sites and describes their key features, such as user profiles, connections between users, and communication tools. It then discusses the history and evolution of social networking sites from early online communities in the 1990s to major current platforms. The types of social networking sites are also categorized, distinguishing between those that enable social mobility versus replicating existing social connections. In summary, the document outlines the definition, features, history, and categorization of social networking sites.
Effect of online social networking sites on student engagement and achievementliz99power
This paper reviews research on the relationship between online social networking sites (SNSs) and student engagement and achievement. Some research has found positive connections, with SNSs increasing engagement through collaboration and interaction, but negatively impacting achievement through distraction. Other studies found negative relationships, with SNS use linked to lower engagement and performance. Much of the research also shows no conclusive evidence of impacts either way. Overall, SNS participation seems to positively correlate with engagement but negatively with achievement. Further research is still needed to better understand this complex relationship between emerging technologies, student behaviors, and academic outcomes.
Social Software and Participatory Learning: Pedagogical Choices with Technolo...wanzahirah
This document discusses the affordances of social software and Web 2.0 technologies for participatory learning. It defines social software as software that supports group interaction and control through emergent communication. Web 2.0 is defined as a more personal and communicative form of the internet that emphasizes participation, collaboration, and sharing. The document outlines several social software tools including blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, and social networking sites. It argues these tools have potential to support learner choice, autonomy, and social learning through their affordances of interaction, feedback, and relationship building.
The document is a project report on social media submitted for a master's degree. It includes an introduction, acknowledgements, declaration, table of contents, and sections on defining social media, its history beginning with Six Degrees in 1997, why it is used, features of social networking sites, popular founders and sites like Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and Skype, important statistics, advantages and disadvantages of social media use.
Online social networking and the academic achievement of university students ...Alexander Decker
This document examines the relationship between online social networking and the academic achievement of university students in selected Nigerian universities. It discusses several studies that have investigated social networking usage patterns and effects. The study aimed to determine if relationships exist between academic achievement and time spent on social networking sites, gender differences in usage, and differences between universities. A questionnaire was administered to 400 students across 3 universities to collect data on social networking usage and academic performance. Statistical analysis found significant relationships between academic achievement and time spent online, as well as differences related to gender and university attended.
The document presents a theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of internet usage on student performance. It hypothesizes that education, social status, cooperation from teachers, and reliability of online information positively impact internet usage, while risks/uncertainties and expenses negatively impact usage. A regression model is developed to measure the relationship between these independent variables and the dependent variable of internet usage.
This document discusses social networking with Web 2.0 technologies and how they can enhance learning and teaching. It defines social networks and describes how Web 2.0 features like wikis, blogs and folksonomy help create and maintain social networks. It analyzes how social networking sites like Facebook are widely used by university students and can support collaborative learning. Research shows social networks provide opportunities for informal learning and developing academic skills and relationships that benefit student performance and satisfaction.
This document proposes the development of an internal social network called KOLUNI for use in higher education. It discusses the success of social networks but also concerns over privacy and data mining. Current educational online systems are seen as lacking in supporting collaboration and sociability. KOLUNI aims to address these issues by providing a private platform for students, faculty and staff within a university to interact, share information and events, and form online communities while avoiding the risks of public social media sites. The goals are to enhance communication and collaboration to support learning and campus activities. Research potential within the network is also mentioned.
The effect of personality styles on social media useKrishna De
This document summarizes a research paper that studied the relationship between personality style (level of introversion or extroversion) and social media use on Facebook. The study found that heavy Facebook users, who spend more than two hours daily on the site, self-reported as being more outgoing and extroverted. The research aimed to determine if and how a person's personality type relates to their Facebook usage behaviors and motivations. Specifically, it examined whether extroverted or introverted individuals used Facebook more and for different reasons.
THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT...Kasthuripriya Nanda Kumar
This document is a research paper that examines the effects of social networking sites on the academic performance of college students. It begins with background information on the rise of social networking and introduces the research problem of whether these sites impact students' grades. The purpose is to determine this impact through a study of 30 students at Taj International College. A literature review discusses previous research, which has found mixed results on whether time spent on social networking correlates with academic performance.
Role of Social Media in Education was made as part of UGC presentations held on our college campus. It covers the impact, both positive and negative, that social media has on students, professionals, and on- and off-campus communication.
By: Sarah Imran Ali Rizvi
Mass Media student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's College
Internal Communications and Social Media - the India PerspectiveAniisu K Verghese
I recently presented at the 2011 World IABC Conference at San Diego, US.
The World Conference brings 1,400 business communication professionals from 40 countries to learn about the latest trends, issues and best practices in communication. Over 70 conference sessions were organized into seven tracks and presented by a global faculty of communication experts.
My topic: Social Media and Internal Communications - the India Perspective
Background: Social media adoption for internal communication in India is growing and employee engagement is one of the most important outcomes of this trend. In India social media adoption challenges include lack of business context, inability to decode cultural nuances and security concerns. Organizations need to revisit policies, build better controls and involve staff to fructify ideas for effective change management and improved decision making. Also vital are efforts at managing online reputation and averting crisis through an in-depth knowledge of social media. This presentation shares social media strategies for organizations working in India to improve internal adoption and demonstrate value.
Survey paper: Social Networking and its impact on Youth, Culture, Communicati...Imesha Perera
Social Networking and its impact on Youth, Culture, Communication and Behavior
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In this survey paper, I concluded six research projects on Social Networking and its impact. The Social Networking has become increasingly popular components of our everyday lives in today’s globalized society. They provide a context where people across the world can communicate, exchange messages, share knowledge, and interact with each other seamlessly.
Not a complete work of mine. This is just a survey done by me as a fulfillment of my In course assessment. All the references had been cited.
the effect of social media in our daily lifeSudipta Saha
1) The document is a research paper submitted by Sudipta Saha to fulfill the requirements of the Research Methodology course at American International University-Bangladesh. It examines the effect of social media in daily life.
2) A survey was conducted of 40 AIUB students using non-random sampling. Most respondents were male undergraduate students between 21-24 years who have completed 60-90 credits. Nearly all were members of social media sites, mostly Facebook.
3) The findings show that while social media can have positive effects like increasing knowledge, most respondents felt frequent social media use negatively impacts studies. However, many thought social media can be productively used and increase skills if properly managed.
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF PE...IAEME Publication
The project “Influence of Social Networking Sites on personal and professional lives of people” mainly focuses on the impact of these sites on the people and the disturbance it causes to their lives in both personal and professional. The social networking sites are gaining a lot of popularity these days with almost all of the educated youth using one or the other such site. In this age of globalization, the world has become too small a place thanks to the electronic media and portals. These have played a crucial role in bridging boundaries and crossing the seas and enabling them to communicate on a common platform.
The Laughing Buddhas team from IMT Ghaziabad is comprised of Partha Saha and Saptadip Saha. Their presentation discusses social media, defining it as the online sharing of thoughts, contents, and ideas between individuals and communities using Internet-based applications. They note that social media use has grown significantly since 2002 and that 78% of recruiters used social networks for hiring in 2013, up from 58% in 2010. The presentation also briefly mentions some popular uses and potential downsides of social media.
Influence of social media on the academic performance of the undergraduate st...Alexander Decker
1) The document examines the influence of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate students at Kogi State University in Nigeria. It finds that students have high levels of access to social media, especially Facebook.
2) The study also finds that exposure to social media has a negative effect on students' academic performance. Students spend more time on social media than studying, and rely on social media instead of course materials.
3) Based on these findings, the document concludes that social media exposure negatively impacts academic performance for undergraduates at Kogi State University. It recommends that students minimize social media use and focus more on academic activities.
Brandtzæg, P.B., & Heim, J. (2009). Why people use social networking sites. Proceedings of the HCI International. (pp. 143–152). In A.A. Ozok and P. Zaphiris (Eds.): Online Communities, LNCS. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-24 July
This document discusses social network sites and their use in education. It begins by explaining the rise of social networks and how they have changed communication. Facebook is identified as the largest social network with over 500 million users. The document then explores how social networks can benefit education by improving communication, participation, and collaboration. It provides examples of how social networks allow independence from time and location, individualized learning, and easy sharing of content. While issues like privacy and overdependence exist, the conclusion is that social networks overall positively impact society and when used effectively can empower learning.
The benefits and detrimental effects of internet on students emailwan zakaria wan rosli
This document discusses the benefits and detrimental effects of internet usage on students. It begins with an introduction that provides background on internet usage in Malaysia. It then lists several key benefits of internet usage for students, including access to a universal digital library, a fast way to access knowledge, enhancing cultural exchange, and enjoying communicating online. Several potential detrimental effects are also outlined, such as distancing students from real-life, exposing students to unnecessary information, risks of online scams and lies, feelings of isolation, and internet addiction. The document provides suggestions for reducing detrimental effects and concludes by reiterating that the internet can be both beneficial when used properly but also harmful if overused.
"Social networks constitute the greatest global information platform on the Internet today. They have become an indispensable part of our daily lives as people spend more time socializing on the Internet. They have witnessed their collective fortunes rise as they become ubiquitous in our lives. The penetration of these technologies into the popular culture has been pervasive. However, creating online social networks raises privacy concerns of possible misuse. This paper provides a brief introduction to social networking and its diverse applications. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Adedamola A. Omotoso | Sarhan M. Musa ""Social Networking"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21657.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/21657/social-networking/matthew-n-o-sadiku"
Mass media affect children in their performance Nadia Syafikah
This document discusses a study on the effects of mass media communication on students' learning. It aims to identify the impacts of mass media, determine the attractiveness factors, and ways to benefit from mass media usage among students. The study is limited by students' willingness to participate in surveys. Mass media is defined as communication channels that transmit information to large audiences, such as television, radio, newspapers and the internet. While media can positively impact knowledge, it is also feared to undermine moral values with excessive violence and sexuality. The study seeks to understand both the positive and negative effects of mass media on students' performance and learning.
Persentasi sosial media bahasa inggrisYUDI SAPUTRA
Social media allows users to easily participate, share, and create content such as blogs, social networks, wikis, forums and virtual worlds. While messages on social media can reach many people simply and freely without gatekeepers, users must use social media wisely by staying motivated, creative and innovative. Social media has benefits like simplicity, building relationships globally, and being measurable, and can serve functions like administration, listening and learning, thinking and planning, and measurement.
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Life with Social Media
The Internet has a strong capability to connect, mobilize, and influence people all over the world. Rapid technological progress has already made the internet a commonplace. Due to the impetuous development of technology, the relationship between people has undergone through significant changes. A notable change is particularly, the tools which people use to communicate with each other. Such tools include the web and social media, such as Facebook, that human depend on for easy communication. Social media is important for us, because people stay connected with easy communication, supporting Economic and Business Relationships including Education.
Social Media first appeared with the American portal, Classmates.com, in 1995. The project was very successful and led to the emergence of more than a dozen of similar services within the following few years (“The History of Social Networking,” 2014). However, the official start of the boom of social media, in particular, social networks, is considered to be between the years 2003-2004. During this period, a number of social networks were launched such as, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn (“The History of Social Networking,” 2014). It is important to note that LinkedIn was created in order to establish/maintain business contacts. As for MySpace and Facebook, their sole purpose was primarily based on meeting self-expression as a human need. Notably, according to Maslow's pyramid, self-expression is the highest human need, ahead of recognition and communication (McLeod, 2007).
Social media has enable people from different walks of life to easily connect and communicate through social networks. Without such media, it would have been nearly impossible to communicate and keep intimate relationship with a person from a different continent. Today, such connection and communication has been possible because social media has identified the trends in the development of the Internet in the direction of integration, by combining features into single multi-user web-based platforms (Deen, 2012 ). These platforms allow users to chat with friends, read news, watch movies, listen to music, share the information with other users, take part in discussions, create community with people worldwide., Such opportunities are concentrated on a single social network site.
Social media has a formed a community where people share their experiences and common interests. As Scheepers and Stockdale (2014) posits, social networking has become a kind of "online shelter", where everyone can find a technical and social base to create their virtual identity (pp. 31). In addition, each user has the opportunity, not only to communicate and create, but also to share th ...
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
The document is a project report on social media submitted for a master's degree. It includes an introduction, acknowledgements, declaration, table of contents, and sections on defining social media, its history beginning with Six Degrees in 1997, why it is used, features of social networking sites, popular founders and sites like Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and Skype, important statistics, advantages and disadvantages of social media use.
Online social networking and the academic achievement of university students ...Alexander Decker
This document examines the relationship between online social networking and the academic achievement of university students in selected Nigerian universities. It discusses several studies that have investigated social networking usage patterns and effects. The study aimed to determine if relationships exist between academic achievement and time spent on social networking sites, gender differences in usage, and differences between universities. A questionnaire was administered to 400 students across 3 universities to collect data on social networking usage and academic performance. Statistical analysis found significant relationships between academic achievement and time spent online, as well as differences related to gender and university attended.
The document presents a theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of internet usage on student performance. It hypothesizes that education, social status, cooperation from teachers, and reliability of online information positively impact internet usage, while risks/uncertainties and expenses negatively impact usage. A regression model is developed to measure the relationship between these independent variables and the dependent variable of internet usage.
This document discusses social networking with Web 2.0 technologies and how they can enhance learning and teaching. It defines social networks and describes how Web 2.0 features like wikis, blogs and folksonomy help create and maintain social networks. It analyzes how social networking sites like Facebook are widely used by university students and can support collaborative learning. Research shows social networks provide opportunities for informal learning and developing academic skills and relationships that benefit student performance and satisfaction.
This document proposes the development of an internal social network called KOLUNI for use in higher education. It discusses the success of social networks but also concerns over privacy and data mining. Current educational online systems are seen as lacking in supporting collaboration and sociability. KOLUNI aims to address these issues by providing a private platform for students, faculty and staff within a university to interact, share information and events, and form online communities while avoiding the risks of public social media sites. The goals are to enhance communication and collaboration to support learning and campus activities. Research potential within the network is also mentioned.
The effect of personality styles on social media useKrishna De
This document summarizes a research paper that studied the relationship between personality style (level of introversion or extroversion) and social media use on Facebook. The study found that heavy Facebook users, who spend more than two hours daily on the site, self-reported as being more outgoing and extroverted. The research aimed to determine if and how a person's personality type relates to their Facebook usage behaviors and motivations. Specifically, it examined whether extroverted or introverted individuals used Facebook more and for different reasons.
THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT...Kasthuripriya Nanda Kumar
This document is a research paper that examines the effects of social networking sites on the academic performance of college students. It begins with background information on the rise of social networking and introduces the research problem of whether these sites impact students' grades. The purpose is to determine this impact through a study of 30 students at Taj International College. A literature review discusses previous research, which has found mixed results on whether time spent on social networking correlates with academic performance.
Role of Social Media in Education was made as part of UGC presentations held on our college campus. It covers the impact, both positive and negative, that social media has on students, professionals, and on- and off-campus communication.
By: Sarah Imran Ali Rizvi
Mass Media student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's College
Internal Communications and Social Media - the India PerspectiveAniisu K Verghese
I recently presented at the 2011 World IABC Conference at San Diego, US.
The World Conference brings 1,400 business communication professionals from 40 countries to learn about the latest trends, issues and best practices in communication. Over 70 conference sessions were organized into seven tracks and presented by a global faculty of communication experts.
My topic: Social Media and Internal Communications - the India Perspective
Background: Social media adoption for internal communication in India is growing and employee engagement is one of the most important outcomes of this trend. In India social media adoption challenges include lack of business context, inability to decode cultural nuances and security concerns. Organizations need to revisit policies, build better controls and involve staff to fructify ideas for effective change management and improved decision making. Also vital are efforts at managing online reputation and averting crisis through an in-depth knowledge of social media. This presentation shares social media strategies for organizations working in India to improve internal adoption and demonstrate value.
Survey paper: Social Networking and its impact on Youth, Culture, Communicati...Imesha Perera
Social Networking and its impact on Youth, Culture, Communication and Behavior
-----------------------------------------------------------------
In this survey paper, I concluded six research projects on Social Networking and its impact. The Social Networking has become increasingly popular components of our everyday lives in today’s globalized society. They provide a context where people across the world can communicate, exchange messages, share knowledge, and interact with each other seamlessly.
Not a complete work of mine. This is just a survey done by me as a fulfillment of my In course assessment. All the references had been cited.
the effect of social media in our daily lifeSudipta Saha
1) The document is a research paper submitted by Sudipta Saha to fulfill the requirements of the Research Methodology course at American International University-Bangladesh. It examines the effect of social media in daily life.
2) A survey was conducted of 40 AIUB students using non-random sampling. Most respondents were male undergraduate students between 21-24 years who have completed 60-90 credits. Nearly all were members of social media sites, mostly Facebook.
3) The findings show that while social media can have positive effects like increasing knowledge, most respondents felt frequent social media use negatively impacts studies. However, many thought social media can be productively used and increase skills if properly managed.
INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF PE...IAEME Publication
The project “Influence of Social Networking Sites on personal and professional lives of people” mainly focuses on the impact of these sites on the people and the disturbance it causes to their lives in both personal and professional. The social networking sites are gaining a lot of popularity these days with almost all of the educated youth using one or the other such site. In this age of globalization, the world has become too small a place thanks to the electronic media and portals. These have played a crucial role in bridging boundaries and crossing the seas and enabling them to communicate on a common platform.
The Laughing Buddhas team from IMT Ghaziabad is comprised of Partha Saha and Saptadip Saha. Their presentation discusses social media, defining it as the online sharing of thoughts, contents, and ideas between individuals and communities using Internet-based applications. They note that social media use has grown significantly since 2002 and that 78% of recruiters used social networks for hiring in 2013, up from 58% in 2010. The presentation also briefly mentions some popular uses and potential downsides of social media.
Influence of social media on the academic performance of the undergraduate st...Alexander Decker
1) The document examines the influence of social media on the academic performance of undergraduate students at Kogi State University in Nigeria. It finds that students have high levels of access to social media, especially Facebook.
2) The study also finds that exposure to social media has a negative effect on students' academic performance. Students spend more time on social media than studying, and rely on social media instead of course materials.
3) Based on these findings, the document concludes that social media exposure negatively impacts academic performance for undergraduates at Kogi State University. It recommends that students minimize social media use and focus more on academic activities.
Brandtzæg, P.B., & Heim, J. (2009). Why people use social networking sites. Proceedings of the HCI International. (pp. 143–152). In A.A. Ozok and P. Zaphiris (Eds.): Online Communities, LNCS. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-24 July
This document discusses social network sites and their use in education. It begins by explaining the rise of social networks and how they have changed communication. Facebook is identified as the largest social network with over 500 million users. The document then explores how social networks can benefit education by improving communication, participation, and collaboration. It provides examples of how social networks allow independence from time and location, individualized learning, and easy sharing of content. While issues like privacy and overdependence exist, the conclusion is that social networks overall positively impact society and when used effectively can empower learning.
The benefits and detrimental effects of internet on students emailwan zakaria wan rosli
This document discusses the benefits and detrimental effects of internet usage on students. It begins with an introduction that provides background on internet usage in Malaysia. It then lists several key benefits of internet usage for students, including access to a universal digital library, a fast way to access knowledge, enhancing cultural exchange, and enjoying communicating online. Several potential detrimental effects are also outlined, such as distancing students from real-life, exposing students to unnecessary information, risks of online scams and lies, feelings of isolation, and internet addiction. The document provides suggestions for reducing detrimental effects and concludes by reiterating that the internet can be both beneficial when used properly but also harmful if overused.
"Social networks constitute the greatest global information platform on the Internet today. They have become an indispensable part of our daily lives as people spend more time socializing on the Internet. They have witnessed their collective fortunes rise as they become ubiquitous in our lives. The penetration of these technologies into the popular culture has been pervasive. However, creating online social networks raises privacy concerns of possible misuse. This paper provides a brief introduction to social networking and its diverse applications. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Adedamola A. Omotoso | Sarhan M. Musa ""Social Networking"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21657.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/21657/social-networking/matthew-n-o-sadiku"
Mass media affect children in their performance Nadia Syafikah
This document discusses a study on the effects of mass media communication on students' learning. It aims to identify the impacts of mass media, determine the attractiveness factors, and ways to benefit from mass media usage among students. The study is limited by students' willingness to participate in surveys. Mass media is defined as communication channels that transmit information to large audiences, such as television, radio, newspapers and the internet. While media can positively impact knowledge, it is also feared to undermine moral values with excessive violence and sexuality. The study seeks to understand both the positive and negative effects of mass media on students' performance and learning.
Persentasi sosial media bahasa inggrisYUDI SAPUTRA
Social media allows users to easily participate, share, and create content such as blogs, social networks, wikis, forums and virtual worlds. While messages on social media can reach many people simply and freely without gatekeepers, users must use social media wisely by staying motivated, creative and innovative. Social media has benefits like simplicity, building relationships globally, and being measurable, and can serve functions like administration, listening and learning, thinking and planning, and measurement.
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The Internet has a strong capability to connect, mobilize, and influence people all over the world. Rapid technological progress has already made the internet a commonplace. Due to the impetuous development of technology, the relationship between people has undergone through significant changes. A notable change is particularly, the tools which people use to communicate with each other. Such tools include the web and social media, such as Facebook, that human depend on for easy communication. Social media is important for us, because people stay connected with easy communication, supporting Economic and Business Relationships including Education.
Social Media first appeared with the American portal, Classmates.com, in 1995. The project was very successful and led to the emergence of more than a dozen of similar services within the following few years (“The History of Social Networking,” 2014). However, the official start of the boom of social media, in particular, social networks, is considered to be between the years 2003-2004. During this period, a number of social networks were launched such as, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn (“The History of Social Networking,” 2014). It is important to note that LinkedIn was created in order to establish/maintain business contacts. As for MySpace and Facebook, their sole purpose was primarily based on meeting self-expression as a human need. Notably, according to Maslow's pyramid, self-expression is the highest human need, ahead of recognition and communication (McLeod, 2007).
Social media has enable people from different walks of life to easily connect and communicate through social networks. Without such media, it would have been nearly impossible to communicate and keep intimate relationship with a person from a different continent. Today, such connection and communication has been possible because social media has identified the trends in the development of the Internet in the direction of integration, by combining features into single multi-user web-based platforms (Deen, 2012 ). These platforms allow users to chat with friends, read news, watch movies, listen to music, share the information with other users, take part in discussions, create community with people worldwide., Such opportunities are concentrated on a single social network site.
Social media has a formed a community where people share their experiences and common interests. As Scheepers and Stockdale (2014) posits, social networking has become a kind of "online shelter", where everyone can find a technical and social base to create their virtual identity (pp. 31). In addition, each user has the opportunity, not only to communicate and create, but also to share th ...
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Seminar paper on social media a case of bangladeshShastry Rahman
This document discusses social media usage among youth in Bangladesh. It provides statistics that show Bangladesh has high social media penetration rates, especially among youth aged 10-24 who make up 30% of the population. Facebook is the most popular platform, with over 30 million users in Bangladesh. While social media provides benefits like sharing information, it also poses challenges like impacts on mental health, behavior, and societal issues.
Seminar paper on social media a case of bangladeshShastry Rahman
This document discusses social media usage among youth in Bangladesh. It provides statistics that show Bangladesh has high social media penetration rates, especially among youth aged 10-24 who make up 30% of the population. Facebook is the most popular platform, with over 30 million users in Bangladesh. While social media provides benefits like sharing information, it also poses challenges like impacts on mental health, behavior, and societal issues.
Social media or social networking is a universal phenomenon. Social media basically refers to any technology that facilitates the dissemination and sharing of information over the Internet. The key purpose of using social media tools to engage others through electronic means, facilitate professional communication, improve student comprehension. enhance student networking, and enable collaboration with other students around the globe. Social media applications include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google , which are popular among our students. Some social media tools are powerful drivers of change for teaching and learning practices. This paper provides the best social media networks for education and how they are being applied in various areas in education. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Sunday S. Adekunte | Sarhan M. Musa "Social Media in Education: A Primer" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-5 , August 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33011.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/computer-science/world-wide-web/33011/social-media-in-education-a-primer/matthew-n-o-sadiku
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A REVIEW ON USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES BY ACADEMICIANS AND RESEARCHERSErica Thompson
This document reviews the use of social networking sites by academicians and researchers based on existing literature. It discusses how academicians and researchers can benefit from social networking sites, including sharing ideas, collaborating, accessing resources, communicating with others in their field, and promoting their work. Specific social networking platforms for academic purposes are examined, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, LinkedIn, Mendeley and Zotero. The literature shows that these academic social networking sites allow users to find and interact with other researchers, share updates and publications, track the impact of their work, and develop their professional networks.
The%20 use%20of%20social%20networking%20in%20education%20challenges%20and%20o...Shivang A. Kalambekar
This document discusses the use of social networking in education and identifies some associated challenges and opportunities. It begins by defining social networking and its growing popularity and influence. The author then examines how social networking can be used as an educational tool, noting it can help generate revolution in the field of education if properly controlled. Both opportunities and challenges of using social networking for education are identified, including privacy issues, the potential to distract from studies by taking up too much time, and risks of miscommunication. Case studies are referenced that explore using platforms like Facebook to enhance learning and foster engaging learning environments.
Social media is changing communication patterns in various ways. It is impacting intrapersonal communication by encouraging narcissism and addiction as people constantly post about their lives. Interpersonal communication is being weakened as people are more engaged in online social networks than real world interactions. Group communication now occurs online through large social networks rather than smaller intimate circles. Mass communication is influenced by social media, which sets public agendas and gives more people a voice. While social media makes communication faster and more participatory, it also risks diminishing authenticity, focus, and quality of discourse.
This document summarizes a thesis on the effects of online social networking sites on the study habits and academic achievements of university students in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It begins with an introduction that defines social networking and discusses how technology has advanced socialization online through sites like Facebook and WhatsApp. The study aims to identify the social networking sites used by university students, examine the impact on study habits and performance, and investigate how much time students spend and for what purposes. A literature review discusses definitions of social networking sites and how they allow interaction. Previous research on both positive and negative impacts of social media on learning is also summarized.
A Concise report on Android Culture and It mediation on Social Networking SitesPanacea
This document is a term paper on the use of Android culture and social networking for academic purposes among students in Bangladesh. It includes an abstract, introduction on social networking and education, conceptual framework, literature review, objectives, hypotheses, methodology, and conclusion. The paper aims to study students' perceptions of using Android phones for social networking and its impact on their academics. A survey was conducted of 220 students across universities in Chittagong. Most respondents reported social networking had a positive impact on their studies by facilitating communication and sharing of academic resources, though some spent too much time on non-academic activities. The paper concludes that while social media can support education if used properly, policymakers must also address potential overuse that distracts
Importance of Social Networking Sites Importance of social networking sites Anand Kenchakkanavar
Social networking allows people to connect and share information virtually through websites and applications. It enables communication with large groups of people and supports sharing of user-generated content. Popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and MySpace. Social networking is important for staying connected with others, finding people with shared interests, organizing events, and is a powerful marketing platform for businesses to promote products through word-of-mouth without much expense. It also plays an increasing role in education by allowing teachers and students to create online resources.
Social Media networks have broad acceptance in current status. Almost everyone who has access with internet is linked with some kind of social communication using available social medias. Now social Medias are providing lots of utility to its users. This paper studies utility of its are useful for all learners . So the paper explain usefulness of any type of media in any field of education. Youth gain lot's of knowledge through technology in society .That why it is important for young learners Social media can be used effectively to build brand awareness, as well as by people to share brand positives and negatives. The point is that no matter how you slice it social media isnt a passing fad. It is becoming a standard communication platform that has dramatically changed the way that brands and consumers interact with one another. Mrs. Madhu | Miss. Shreya | Miss. Ruchi ""Effectiveness of Social Media for Learning"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-2 , February 2020,
URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30114.pdf
Paper Url : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing/30114/effectiveness-of-social-media-for-learning/mrs-madhu
What Are Some Approaches For Researchers Using Social Media For Research, Com...Dr. William J. Ward
This document provides a guide for researchers on using social media. It begins with an introduction that defines social media as internet services where online content is generated by users. It then discusses what social tools are available, including blogs, microblogs, social networking, social bookmarking, and more. The guide interviews ten researchers about their use of social media for various aspects of research like identifying, creating, assuring quality and disseminating knowledge. It aims to provide both benefits and limitations of social media to help researchers decide how to integrate these tools into their work.
The document is a research proposal examining the impact of social networking sites on the academic performance of adolescents. It includes an introduction outlining the research problem, literature review on relevant topics, research design using questionnaires and interviews of a sample of local adolescents, and a proposed presentation of findings and data analysis. The research aims to evaluate the negative impact of social media usage on academics, determine influencing factors for student participation, and identify measures to reduce time spent on social networking sites.
Human beings are faced with numerous choices every day. These choices vary from the most trivial ones to the most important ones. One important choice (probably after the choice of becoming born again) is the marital choice, especially the choice of whom to marry. One phenomenon that is influencing people’s choices in this modern age is the social media in particular and the Internet in general. The social media and the Internet have influenced many facets of human endeavours. The contemporary marriage is not exempted from this influence. As a matter of fact, many people are now using social media to meet and connect with others and some of such connections have led to marital choice and marriage. This article aims at looking at social media and the Internet and how they are affecting the contemporary marriages both positively and adversely.
This document discusses how social media can make people smarter through increased reading, writing, collaboration and multi-tasking. It provides evidence that heavy social media users read more and experience improved mental health and academic performance. Frequent posting on sites like Twitter also encourages concise writing and broadens perspectives. While older adults and professionals have also benefited from social media in terms of social connectivity, learning and networking. Overall, the document argues that social media engagement develops valuable skills like problem solving, critical thinking and leadership abilities that can enhance intelligence.
Flipbook-FILM 240- Social Media Makes us SmarterVirginia Parry
The document discusses how social media can make people smarter through increased reading, writing, collaboration, and multi-tasking. It provides evidence that social media users read more books, enhancing mental health and performance. College students produce significant writing through blogs and social media. Sites like Twitter encourage concise writing. Additionally, social media may improve verbal, research and critical thinking skills while allowing lifelong learning across generations.
Robert Bodle's research focuses on the social and political implications of emerging social media and information technologies. Specifically, he examines privacy issues related to data sharing across social media platforms and how social networks can uphold inclusive and development-oriented societies. He teaches a course on using social media for activism and civic engagement. For service, he chairs social media committees and facilitates workshops on topics like blended learning and Second Life. He also volunteers with organizations helping the homeless and promoting public transportation.
Robert Bodle's research focuses on the social and political implications of emerging social media and information technologies. Specifically, he examines privacy issues related to data sharing across social media platforms and how social networks can uphold inclusive and development-oriented societies. He teaches a course on using social media for activism and civic engagement. For service, he chairs social media committees and facilitates workshops on topics like blended learning and Second Life. He also volunteers with organizations helping the homeless and promoting public transportation.
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Implementation of Teaching Quality Assessment System Using Android IAIN Datokarama Palu
This document discusses the development of an Android-based application called PKMD for evaluating teaching quality at Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palu. The PKMD app was developed using PHP and MySQL and is available on the Google App store. It has been used to evaluate 185 lectures, with 756 students accessing it. Results found that the mobile app improved the efficiency of evaluations by allowing them to be done multiple times from smartphones, and that students and users were satisfied with its ease of use and ability to maintain anonymity.
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Sosial media telah memberikan dampak positif dan negatif bagi penggunanya. Dampak positifnya meliputi memperluas pertemanan, terhubung dengan keluarga, informasi terkini, dan promosi diri. Namun dampak negatifnya antara lain rasa persahabatan palsu, gangguan kesehatan, penyalahgunaan bahasa, dan risiko kejahatan siber seperti bullying. Oleh karena itu perlu diwaspadai dampak negatif sosial media.
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What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
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Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
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Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Nurdin, N and Rusli Social Media Adoption and Use by Indonesian Muslim
1. Suggested citation: Nurdin, N & Rusli, R. 2012. “Social Media Adoption and Use Within
Indonesia Muslim Scholars: A Possibility of Adoption and Use for Dak’wah Purposes”.
12th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies (ACIS) Proceedings. Paper 054. Available at:
http://aicis.sunan-ampel.ac.id/images/makalah/M054-Nurdin-Social%20Media.pdf
0/29/2012 M054 Paper presented at 12th Annual Conference on
Islamic Studies (ACIS), 05-08 November 2012 in Surabaya,
Indonesia
SOCIAL MEDIA ADOPTION AND USE WITHIN INDONESIAN
MUSLIM SCHOLARS: A POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTION AND USE FOR
DA’WAH PURPOSES
Nurdin Nurdin*
Lecture at STAIN DatokaramaPalu, nnurdin69@gmail.com
Rusli Rusli **
Lecture at STAIN DatokaramaPalu, rusli_mochtar@yahoo.com
Abstract: This study focuses on online social media adoption and usage for
da’wah (missionary activities) purposes. The presence of second generation of
internet, which is often called as web 2.0, has enabled the emergence of social
media adoption and use to allow interactive and real time communication among
societies. However, Muslim societies in particular Muslim scholars have yet to get
benefits from the online social media technology. Instead of utilizing the
technology to maximize delivering Islam messages to ummah, many Muslims use
the social media merely for fun. Current fact shows that more than 39 million
Indonesian have utilized online social media. This means there is a potential
opportunities to generate benefits from social media in delivering Islamic
message, such as through da’wah , to our society. Despite a number Muslim
scholars have addressed the possibility of practicing da’wah through internet but
there is a lack scientific study on how da’wah should be delivered through the
technology. Our findings show that some key Muslim figures and groups have
adopted and used social media groups to deliver da’wah effectively. We
concluded that social media should be adopted and used by Muslim to improve
da’wah scalability among societies. Therefore, da’wah strategies and paradigms
should also redesign in respond new technology emergence. Future research and
limitation are also addressed.
1. Introduction
The presence of three types of new information technology (IT);
computers, software, and Internet, have significantly changed our way to
communicate. Previously, we tend to communicate face to face, which required
specific time and space allocation. This method of communication may be no
longer affective and efficient in this technological era where communities are
*
Nurdin is a PhD candidate in Information Technology at Swinburne University of Technology,
Australia. Email: nnurdin@swin.edu.au
**
Doctor of Islamic Law, graduated from the State Institute of Islamic Studies Sunan Ampel,
Surabaya.
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Indonesia Muslim Scholars: A Possibility of Adoption and Use for Dak’wah Purposes”.
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highly curious with time efficiency. The presence of those new ITs, in particular
Internet, has brought positive impact in which people are able to communicate
with friends, business partners, and other colleagues without time and geographic
constraints with similar interests.1
Furthermore, the presence of second generation of Internet (web 2.0) has
created the possibility to make more interactive and real time communication. For
this study purposes, we define web 2.0 as a new generation of Internet or media
that utilize collective intelligence and facilitate participative computing. 2 The
impact of this web 2.0 technology presence is that the emergence of new ways to
communicate which focus on a collaborative and participative communication.
The web 2.0 is then utilized as an instrument for social media evolution,3 which is
considered as a new collaborative and participative communication mode.
Today, the adoption and use of social media has been widespread in every
sense of human life. Muslims are not different from other societies in which the
trend of social media adoption and use has increased all the times over past few
years. It has brought changes that have considerable implications for the ways of
Muslim society interact at the personal and group levels. For an individual
Muslim, social media offers the ability to communicate through the perceived
ease of use, 4 speed and ubiquity, 5 while at group levels, social media provides
opportunity to strengthens alliance and relationship which are often considered as
silaturrahim. As a result, this capability of social media might increase
accessibility and use in a way that empowers the individual and groups of Muslim
users.
Instead, social media has been widely adopted and used at individual and
group levels, the adoption and use of social media for Islamic activities purposes
in particular for da’wah are limited. Most of current adopters and users utilize the
social media merely for fun but very few of them used it for da’wah . Da’wah is
1
R. S. B. J. V. A. Kraut, “Internet Paradox Revisited,” Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 58, No. 1
(2002): p. 49.
2
J. Ganesh & S. Padmanabhuni, (2007). “Web 2.0: Conceptual Framework and Research
Directions,” Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2007 Proceedings. O’Reilly,
T. “Web 2.0 Compact Definition: Trying Again,” (2006). In
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/12/web-20-compact.html> (Retrieved 04 January 2011);
T. O’Reilly, “What is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of
Software.” In
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(Retrieved 04 January 2011); R. T. Wigand, J. D. Wood, & D. M. Mande, “Taming the Social
Network Jungle: From Web 2.0 to Social Media,” Americas Conference on Information Systems
(AMCIS) 2010 Proceedings. (2010).
3
A. M. Kaplan & M. Haenlein, “Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of
Social Media. Business Horizons, Vol. 53, No. 1 (2010): pp. 59-68. doi:
10.1016/j.bushor.2009.09.003.
4
F. D. Davis, “Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and Users Acceptance of Information
Technology,” MIS Quarterly, Vol. 13 (1989): pp. 319-340.
5
R. B. Kini, “Adoption and Evaluation of Mobile Commerce in Chile,” The Electronic Journal of
Information Systems Evaluation, Vol. 12, No. 1(2009): pp. 75-88; R. A. Yaros, “Social Media in
Education: Effects of Personalization and Interactivity on Engagement and Collaboration,” in H. S.
N. Al-Deen & J. A. Hendricks (Eds.), Social Media: Usage and Impact (London: Lexington
Books, 2011), p. 328.
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Indonesia Muslim Scholars: A Possibility of Adoption and Use for Dak’wah Purposes”.
12th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies (ACIS) Proceedings. Paper 054. Available at:
http://aicis.sunan-ampel.ac.id/images/makalah/M054-Nurdin-Social%20Media.pdf
defined as “inciting people to do good things and hold right guidance; to
command the right thing and forbid the wrong one”. 6 The adoption of social
media in Indonesia is the second largest in the world tools,7 and about 85 percent
of Indonesia population are Muslims. This means there is a huge potential for
social media to be adopted and utilized by Muslims and its scholars to deliver
da’wah in a more interactive, efficient, and increase the scalability of reach
among Muslim societies without the impediment of time and space.
This paper, therefore, is an attempt to discuss the possibility of adoption
and use of social media, as well as how the social media should be utilized by
Muslim scholars to deliver da’wah more effectively and efficiently to Muslim
societies. The aim of this paper is to provide strategy of how the social media
should be utilized in da’wah contexts. As a result, this paper deals with the
following questions: What type of social media and how the social media should
be utilized by Muslims in particular Muslim scholars to deliver da’wah effectively
and efficiently?
As a remainder, this paper is structured as follows. Following the
introduction section, we present literature review section in which we define what
social media is and what the benefits are. We, then, present types of social media
and how they have been used according to a variety of literature and practices.
Then, we built a framework for this study. In the third section, we present current
fact of the social media adoption and use in Indonesia. The fourth section
discusses methodology. And, the fifth section presents findings and discussions of
this study. Discussions and conclusions are presented in the sixth section, while
limitations and future research are discussed in the final section.
2. Literature Review
In this section, we present literature review related to current social media
adoption and use, and strategy of use within current context. Our literature review
is, then, to use to develop our construct as depicted in figure 1 to lead us study the
adoption and use of social media within Muslim scholars to deliver their da’wah.
2.1. Definition of Social Media
The term of social media has been used interchangeable with the term of
web 2.0 and social networking.8 This is reflected in the definition of social media
proposed by Kaplan and Haenlein who define social media as ‘a group of
Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological
foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of User
Generated Content’.9 This implies that social media can be used as a tool where
6
Isma>’i>l H{amid, al-Da’wah Ila> Alla>h bi al-H{ikmah wa al-Maw’iz}ah al-H{asanah (Mesir:
al-Hay’ah al-Mis}riyyah al-‘A<mmah, 1996), p. 13.
7
Economist, “Eat, pray, tweet,” The Economist (6 January 2011); M. Piskorski, “Mapping the
social Internet,” Harvard Business Review (July-August 2010): pp. 32-33.
8
R. Stockdale, A. Ahmed, and H. Scheepers, “Identifying Business Values from the Use of Social
Media: An SME Perspective” (2011) in
http://pacis2012.org/files/papers/pacis2012_T23_Stockdale_203.pdf. (Retrieved 25 September
2012).
9
Kaplan and Haenlein, “Users of the world,” p. 61.
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Indonesia Muslim Scholars: A Possibility of Adoption and Use for Dak’wah Purposes”.
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people are able to communicate, participate, contribute, share, make friendship up
to activities such as discussion, feedback, and reply to someone enquiries.10
The presence of social media has enabled a change of an individual role in
a social network. Previously, a social network might be established around a close
family or work friend ties in a limited geographic area. Meanwhile, a new social
media technology has created the centre of network on an individual rather than
on a community group.11 This change phenomenon is indicated by Wellman who
argues that identification of communities evolving “from being a social network
of households to a social network of individuals.” 12 This change causes an
individual able to create his/her own online communities or relationship based on
their interests across the globe without limited by races, nations, and religions.
As a result, individual might gain great benefits from this social media
technology. These benefits of social media have been addressed in previous
seminal studies. For example, Ellison, et al argue that social media can be used to
facilitate social relationship, increase self-esteem, and life satisfaction. 13 Social
media also has the ability to exchange question and answer in short time among
involved people, 14 and can also be used for marketing and promotion tools. 15
Realizing such benefits, social media can potentially be utilized as an interactive
communication tool. This will enhance communities’ relationship, participation,
and knowledge sharing.16
2.2. Types of Social Media
Kaplan dan Haelein17 categorize social media into six types; collaborative
activities (for example, Wikipedia), blog dan microblog (for example,Twitter),
content collection in the form of video sharing (for example, Youtube), online
social network (OSN) (for example, Facebook and Twitter), games world or
games (for example,World of Warcraft), and social virtual world (for example,
Second Life). However, O’Relly18 categorizes Facebook, Twitter, dan You Tube
into social network only, while Mangold and Faulds 19 gives example of social
media such as Blog, Facebook, and MySpace. In this paper, we are not concerned
10
Ruben, “Apa Itu Sosial Media?” (2010), in http://semarket.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/apa-itu-
social-media.html. (Retrieved 07 Pebruari 2012).
11
G. Day, Community and Everyday Life (Abingdon: Routledge, 2006).
12
B. Wellman, “From neighborhood to network,” Communications of the ACM, Vol. 48, No. 10
(2005): pp. 53-55.
13
N. B. Ellison, C. Steinfield, and C. Lampe, “The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital
and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites,” Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication, Vol. 12, No. 4 (2007): pp. 1143-1168. doi: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00367.x
14
E. Agichtein, et al “Finding High-Quality Content in Social Media,” Proceedings of the ACM
2008, (California USA).
15
P. R. Smith and Z. Zook, Marketing Communications: Integrating Offline and Online with
Social Media (5 ed.). (London: Kogan Page Limited, 2011).
16
E. Holter, “The Benefits of Social Media” (2007), in
http://www.newfangled.com/benefits_of_social_media. (Retrieved 08 Pebruari 2011).
17
Kaplan and Haenlein, “Users of the world,” p. 55.
18
O’Reilly, “What is Web 2.0.”
19
W. G. Mangold and D. J. Faulds, “Social media: The new hybrid element of the promotion
mix,” Business Horizons, Vol. 52, No. 4 (2009): pp. 357-365. doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2009.03.002.
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http://aicis.sunan-ampel.ac.id/images/makalah/M054-Nurdin-Social%20Media.pdf
to which group a social media should be categorized, instead we concentrate on
identifying the possibility of adoption and how it should be used.
In addition, there also some other technologies which can be defined as
social media tools based on the definitions mentioned in the previous section. For
example, mailing list which is established by a certain community group can be
also understood as a social media due to its participative and interactive nature. In
this paper, we only discuss some of the social media which are commonly adopted
and used by current Muslim societies and provide opportunities to be utilized for
da’wah purposes like online social network (OSN) (such as Facebook and
Twitter), blog, mailing list group, and You Tube. The discussion is presented in
the following sub sections:
2.2.1. Online Social Network (OSN)
We define social network sites as web-based services that allow
individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded
system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and
(3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the
system. 20 The presence of OSN has supported the emergence of the word of
mouth (WOM) communication,21 because the messages are able to be passed from
one individual to another through a massive online network. Another individual,
then, deliver the messages to other individuals or groups through their networks
they have established. The effectiveness of this OSN has been found in many
cases such as in political and marketing areas. As a marketing tool, social
network, such as Facebook, has been utilized by many companies to promote and
sell their products. The numbers of Facebook subscribers in 2011 were 800
million22 with its advertisement revenue about US$. 4.27 billion.23
Meanwhile, the adoption and use of OSN within social and political
aspects has also significantly increased. The OSN has been adopted and used both
by key individuals or groups. Political figures have campaigned their views
through the Facebook and Twitter in order to gain more votes from their
constituents. At international level, for example, the United States President
Barak Obama had gained excessive supports from US citizens during his
campaign in 2008. Barak Obama Facebook and Twitter accounts had helped him
promote his ideas across the United States with limited budget. At Indonesian
national level, some of the local leaders have also adopted and utilized social
20
D. M. Boyd and N. B. Ellison, “Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship,”
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 13, No. 1 (2007): p. 211. doi:
10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00393.
21
J. Brown, A. J. Broderick, and N. Lee, “Word of mouth communication within online
communities: Conceptualizing the online social network,” Journal of Interactive Marketing (John
Wiley & Sons), Vol. 21, No. 3 (2007), pp. 2-20.
22
J. C. Owens and M. Murphy, “Biz Break: The key facts in Facebook's IPO paperwork, plus
news on Wall Street and the economy,” in
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_19871674?source=rss. (Retrieved 07 February 2012).
23
Blommberg, “Facebook Revenue Will Reach $4.27 Billion, EMarketer Says,” (2011). In
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-20/facebook-revenue-will-reach-4-27-billion-
emarketer-says-1-.html . (Retrieved 08 October 2012).
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Indonesia Muslim Scholars: A Possibility of Adoption and Use for Dak’wah Purposes”.
12th Annual Conference on Islamic Studies (ACIS) Proceedings. Paper 054. Available at:
http://aicis.sunan-ampel.ac.id/images/makalah/M054-Nurdin-Social%20Media.pdf
networks to promote themselves. For example, the elected Jakarta governor
Jokowi has got many benefits from Facebook and Twitter during his campaigns.
Social Network has also contributed to current political revolution in Arab
countries such as in Egypt, Sudan, Libya, and Suriah. Citizens in those countries
utilized social network to deliver information to their networks in real time mode.
The impact of utilizing the social media was that they were able to organize
themselves in certain areas for mass demonstration purposes. Most of the events
during the revolution were shared across the globe through the social network.
The fall of leaders in those countries were significantly influenced by the presence
of social network among its citizens.
2.2.2. Blog
Blog, which is often associated with web log, is a form of web application,
which contains postings (such as articles) on a web page. The articles are often
posted in reversed orders which the latest articles come first, then followed by
previous ones, but not always in that way. A Blog can be also understood as a
web-based publication which contains (not always) regular publications.24 Today,
many individuals have established personal blogs to promote ideas or products in
a small commercial scale. The aim of an individual to use a blog can be also as
narcissism behaviour or to spread personal ideas or views to societies. Roy
Suryo25 specifically mentioned the benefits of a Blog as follows:
1. Blog can be utilized as an jurnal online to promote certain topic of information
such as products information, gadget, etc.
2. Blog can be utilized as a personal website to establish personal branding. An
individual can build his/her brand through a Blog for personal purposes by
posting articles according his/her branding position.
3. Blog can be utilized as an online diary. An individual can post his/her writing
surrounding his/her personal activities, views or opinions, sharing ideas, etc.
4. Blog can be utilized a community website where every member can subscribe
as a member and post their articles.
5. Blog can be utilized an advertisement space and other individuals or business
can post their ads.
6. Blog can be utilized a website page which promotes pictures, videos, etc.
Roy Suryo adds that a Blogger should be an inspirer for others by creating
an impressive Blog which is able to attract readers. 26 In other words, Blog
contents should be able to provide positive effects to all readers. Therefore, when
an individual creates a Blog, he/she should consider to post positive ideas to be
utilized by readers.
24
P. Kolari, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, “SVMs For the Blogosphere: Blog Identification and Splog
Detection (2006),” in http://aisl.umbc.edu/resources/213.pdf. (Retrieved 07 February 2012);
Wikipedia, “Blog.” In http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog. (Retrieved 07 February 2011).
25
Roy Suryo, “Manfaat dan Kegunaan Blog” (2009). In http://indonesia-
mania.blogspot.com.au/2009/06/manfaat-dan-kegunaan-blog.html. (Retrieved 07 February 2012).
26
Ibid.
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2.2.3. Mailing List
Mailing List (or Milis), is a number of people joining in a certain
community who periodically send email to the group 27 or alternatively the
members can send email according certain time or needs, or respond to other
members email. Mailing list or the group email can belong to a certain group for
information or knowledge sharing among its members. This type of Mailing list
can be obtained from email provider such as YahooGroup! or Google Group. The
benefit of this mailing list is almost similar to online social network, but mailing
list group is unable to respond to a message in a real-time mode as Facebook or
Twitter does. Mailing list is a passive instrument where a message can be
responded after a few moments depending on how fast a message get into the
mailing list group.
Regardless its limitation, the adoption and use of mailing list group has
significantly increased currently. Mailing list users are increasing among certain
groups such as students or other professional groups due to its capability to attach
more messages to the mailing list. In education sectors, a mailing list group is
suitable for a group or class discussions. For example, a lecturer may create a
mailing list group for his/her student classes and then a topic of discussion can be
sent to the mailing list. Students can respond to the posted topic in any time and
space with no need to wait a formal meeting class. A lecture can also use the
mailing list for assignments submissions.
2.2.4. You Tube
You Tube is a site for video sharing.28 When the You Tube was firstly
launched in 2005, people were only able to upload a video about 19 seconds
length.29 Currently, a 15 minutes video can be uploaded to You Tube,30 but if a
length of video is more than that, a multiple upload is needed. The more videos
are uploaded to the You Tube, the big opportunities for messages to be spread
across communities in the world in unlimited time and spaces.
Communities can utilize the You Tube by uploading and downloading
videos for their purposes. Even, when we visit the You Tube website, we can find
a motivated advertisement which says “broadcast yourself”. This means You Tube
provides opportunities for an individual or communities to increase their exposure
to public on a lower or free cost basis. This is an opportunity for an individual or a
group to promote themselves from an unknown person or group to a popular one,
27
Denozoline, “Miling List (Milist): Fungsi, Tujuan dan Cara Membuat” (2008). In
http://denozonline.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/mailing-list-milis-fungsi-tujuan-dan-cara-membuat/.
(Retrieved 07 February 2012).
28
Wikipedia, “YouTube,” in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube. (Retrieved 08 February 2012).
29
Website-Monitoring, “YouTube Facts & Figures (History & Statistics),” in http://www.website-
monitoring.com/blog/2010/05/17/youtube-facts-and-figures-history-statistics/ (Retrieved 08
February 2012).
30
Wikipedia, “YouTube.”
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or to enable campaign to increase communities contribution in certain activities,
and to enable volunteer online recruitment.31
Based on our literature review above, we built our framework to
understand the adoption and use of social media within Muslim scholars to deliver
da’wah as depicted in Figure 1. The framework is used to guide us in developing
our discussions.
Figure 1: Theoretical Constructs
3. Current Facts and Social Media Opportunity in Indonesia
Currently, there is about 2,1 billion internet users across the globe, and 44
% of them are from Asia continental with 39,6 millions of are from Indonesia.32
This means about 30% of world population (currently world population is 6.9
billions) are using Internet in their life. This number is increasing sharply every
year due to improvement of hardware, software, and internet infrastructure. This
impacts the increase of social media users across countries around the globe. For
example, world Facebook users by the end 2011 was 799 millions, then increased
to about 835 million by March 2012,33 and reached its peak to 1 billion by August
2012.34 Meanwhile, Facebook users in Indonesia have also sharply increased in
last few years with current users are about 43 millions, which is in the third high
number of Facebook users after USA and India.35
31
V. Gueorguieva, “Voters, MySpace, and YouTube: The Impact of Alternative Communication
Channels on the 2006 Election Cycle and Beyond,” Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 26
(2007): pp. 288-300.
32
Internet-World-Stats. “Internet World Stats: Usage and Population Statistics,” in
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm (Retrieved 07 Pebruari 2012).
33
Ibid.
34
J. Guynn, “Facebook Hits 1 Billion Users, Reaching Historic Milestone,” in
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-hits-historic-milestone-1-billion-
users-20121004,0,1361388.story. (Retrieved 09 October 2012).
35
Economist, “Eat, pray, tweet.”
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Another social network, such as Twitter, users are not as high as Facebook
users, but the trend is also increasing. This is justified by World Stats 36 that
Indonesia is the first country in Asia with highest social network users such as
Facebook, MySpace, twitter, Bebo, Badoo, Sofamous, Buzznet, Flixster dan
Flickr, Linkdn, etc. Last year, Indonesia social network users were increased by
17% according to the statistic figure. This higher increase is compared to other
Asian countries. These facts imply that social media may play an important role in
the future Indonesian development whether in economic, social, political, or
religious aspects.
Therefore, based on our literature review we argue that da’wah is also an
aspect that potentially adopts and utilizes social media, such as Online Social
Netwrok (OSN), Blog, Mailing List, and You Tube, to effectively deliver Islamic
teachings by Muslims in particular Muslim scholars. The following sections
present findings and discussions regarding the types of social media adoption and
the strategy of users in da’wah aspects.
4. Methodology
This is a theoretical study in nature. We use online data such as web-based
pages analysis37 to identify the current phenomenon of social media adoption and
use among Muslim scholars. Our identification is strengthened by the adoption
and use of social media in other studies outside da’wah area, which, then, we
applied such strategies into da’wah area. We analysed web pages and other
documents by using directed content analysis approach in which our theoretical
construct was defined from the literature before our analysis of the phenomena.38
(see Figure 1). The constructs were then used to analyse current adoption and use
of social media by Muslim scholars which then are discussed in this paper. The
process of analysis was carried out through an iterative and interpretive approach,
where our concentration was on particular findings deemed relevant to our study
as suggested by Heaton.39
5. Findings and Discussions
This section presents our findings and discussions guided by the
framework in the figure 1. Four constructs proposed in the framework are
discussed accordingly based on findings phenomenon and data.
36
World-Stats. “Internet World Stats.”
37
D. H. Granello and J. E. Wheaton, “Online Data Collection: Strategies for Research. Journal of
Counseling and Development : JCD, Vol. 82, No. 4 (2004): p. 387.
38
H. F. Hsieh and S. E. Shannon, “Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis,”
Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 15, No. 9 (2005): pp. 1277-1288. doi:
10.1177/1049732305276687.
39
J. Heaton, “Secondary analysis of qualitative data,” in http://sru.soc.surrey.ac.uk/SRU22.html.
(Retrieved 04 May 2012).
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5.1 Current Adoption and Use of Social Media in Da’wah
We could not find previous empirical studies regarding social media
adoption and use among Muslim scholars in delivering da’wah. However, this
study will shed light on our understanding on how social media should be utilized
for da’wah purposes in Indonesia. Our findings show that a number of Muslim
key figures have adopted and used social media to deliver their da’wah. The
numbers of Muslim key figures and Muslim related organizations have adopted
and utilize social media for da’wah purposes.
Even though some of the adopters and users did not explicitly express their
mission to use the social media for da’wah purposes, but implicitly we could
identify that they are posting Islam-related information. We consider that as
da’wah messages targeted Muslim audiences. The benefit of delivery da’wah
through virtual world instruments have been addressed by previous writers such
as Achmad 40 and Siauw. 41 In the following sub sections, we present types of
social media, social network, Blog, Mailing List, and You Tube, and strategy of
use in da’wah contexts.
5.2. Online Social Network (OSN)
Online social network (OSN) has become very popular in Indonesia in last
few years and most people dedicate their time and efforts to keep connected
through the social media. This is caused by the benefits provided by the social
media such as satisfaction of being connected online with their friends and other
communities without impeded by time and space in 24/7. An individual at a
distance geographic is able to understand current situation development in his/her
home town through the social network. As a result, many people have become so
“entanglement” using term from Scott and Orlikowsky 42 to describe people
closeness with social network. Even, most people have mobile social network
which they installed in their mobile devices such as mobile phones to enable them
to sign in and sign out all the times.
This phenomenon has also influenced some Muslim scholars and da’i
(Da’wah deliverer) by adopting and using social network to deliver their da’wah
to their ummah ( communities). For example, Aa Gym43 as well known da’i has
utilized his Facebook page to Indonesia Muslims by posting variety Islamic
teachings and promoting discussion among his followers. Currently, his followers
are about 271 thousands. This means 270 thousand Indonesian Muslims have been
exposed to Islamic values and norms delivered by Aa Gym every day with no
40
Y. R. Achmad, “Dakwah Di Dunia Maya. from Wordpress,” (2006). in
http://ridwansyahyusufachmad.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/dakwah-di-dunia-maya/.
41
F. Siauw, “Etika Dakwah Di Dunia Maya” (2011). In
http://www.eramuslim.com/syariah/tsaqofah-islam/felix-siauw-etika-dakwah-dunia-maya-etika-
debat-dan-diskusi.htm. (Retrieved 07 Pebruari 2012).
42
S. V. Scott and W. J. Orlikowsky, “'Getting the Truth': Exploring the Material Grounds of
Institutional Dynamics in Social Media.” (2009). in http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/26699/1/WP_177.pdf.
(Retrieved 09 October 2012)
43
See:https://www.facebook.com/KH.Abdullah.Gymnastiar?sk=timeline).
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cost. Such exposure is difficult to be achieved with traditional da’wah method,
which requires face to face meeting in a specific time and space. Cahyadi
Takariawan 44 has also utilized Facebook to deliver his da’wah and thoughts to
Muslim societies. Other da’i’s have also used Facebook and Twitter to increase
their ummah reach when they deliver da’wah.
A number of Muslim scholars have established a Facebook group to allow
discussion and sharing information among them and Muslim communities. For
example, a facebook group for da’i and motivators45 to attract other da’i to join
the group and deliver Islamic messages to Muslim communities. The group seems
trying to pool talented da’i in a group to effectively organize them for da’wah
delivery when they need. Unfortunately, the Facebook group was unable to attract
more attention from other potential da’i's in Indonesia.
Furthermore, a site in Indonesian social network site has also been
established for da’wah purposes. The site name is Saling Sapa.46 The site allows
people who are interested in da’wah to be a member. Then, the members can
upload articles, photos, and videos related to da’wah. Some Muslim key figures
have joined the site such as Aa Gym, 47 Arifin Ilham, 48 and Yusuf Mansur. 49
Similar with other da’wah social network sites, Saling Sapa site seems also be
paralysed due to a limited number of its members. The contents have not been
updated for a long period which might lead to less attractive for Muslim
communities to visit the site.
5.3. Blog
A Blog has become very popular among individuals and groups. A number
of public figures, such as celebrities and professionals, have established personal
Blogs. However, not many da’i's have established Blogs for their personal da’wah
instruments. Even, very few Indonesian da’i's have a Blog. Our identification,
instead, more our neighbour country (Malaysia) da’i’s have used Blogs to deliver
da’wah. A da’i Blog can deliver da’wah more effectively to their communities.
Even, when a da’i passed away, his da’wah can still be delivered because his
thoughts remain available on Internet and Muslim communities can access it at
anytime and anywhere. For example, Ustadz Rosdi Blog50 is still available after
his death few years ago. All his teachings can still be read by Muslim
communities around the world.
We could identify some of Indonesia da’i's who have a Blog. For example,
Ustadz Abu Ihsan Al-Atsari Blog from Medan. 51 The Blog provided a lot of
Islamic teachings including links to other well-known Muslim scholars’ sites.
Unfortunately, The Blog has not been updated since 2009. The Blog visitors are
44
See: http://www.facebook.com/cahyadi.takariawan.
45
see: http://id-id.facebook.com/pages/perhimpunan-dai-motivator/97153488966.
46
See: http://www.salingsapa.com
47
See: http://www.salingsapa.com/aagym/?p=aagym.
48
See: http://www.salingsapa.com/arifinilham,
49
See: http://www.salingsapa.com/yusufmansur.
50
See: http://www.rosdi.net/blog/
51
See: http://www.ustadzabuihsan.blogspot.com.au/.
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quite high with more than7000 visitors. We also found a Blog belong to Abu
Musa from Palembang.52 Abu Musa’s Blog provides Islamic knowledge which is
well categorized based on certain areas to help visitors select their preferred area
to read. For example, Islamic knowledge is classified into such as akhlaq (Islamic
norms), tasawwuf (Islamic mysticism), fiqh (Islamic law), etc. However, we could
not identify other Indonesia well-known Muslim scholar Blogs. Our searching
using Google search was unable to obtain other such Blogs.
Overseas da’i thoughts can be accessed from Blogs such as Ustadz
Abdullah Al-Bukhari from Malaysia. 53 Muslim communities can post their
comments or ask questions to the Blog owner. These interactive facilities enable
Muslims to exchange their ideas and knowledge effectively anytime. Then,
another Blog belong to a Malaysian ustdaz Emran 54 also provides a variety of
Islamic messages. The Blog also promotes new Islamic books which can be
purchased online by visitors.
5.4. Mailing List (Milis)
Today, we can find many Mailing lists have been established, but very few
have been utilized for da’wah purposes. Some of Mailing Lists for temporary
da’wah purposes were found. For example, a Mailing list belongs to a student’s
group in Victoria Australia;55 The mailing list, other than used for information
exchange between students in that area, it is also used to send Islamic messages to
its members. Virtual discussion surrounding Islam is often held through the
Mailing list which then is followed by a regular conventional meeting.
Furthermore, there is also another mailing list, which is specifically
utilized for regular virtual Islamic discussion. The mailing list is
Aisyah@yahoogroups.com. All members can post their thoughts to the mailing
list and the members can respond anytime they access emails. Even though its
members still has regular conventional meetings, their relationship (silaturrahim)
and religious knowledge sharing is continuously maintained through the Mailing
list instrument. The members do not have to wait a scheduled conventional
meeting to be connected and informed with Islamic teachings because they utilize
the mailing list anytime.
5.5. You Tube
The presence of You Tube has enabled Muslim communities to share
videos among them. Muslims are able to download or upload videos related to
da’wah to be viewed across the globe. A lot of da’wah related videos can be
found on You Tube. Even, when we searched term “dakwah” on the You Tube we
found about 1.7 million videos related to da’wah in just less than one second. This
shows that You Tube has become an interesting alternative instrument to deliver
da’wah because it can be delivered in an audio visual format.
52
See: http://salafiunsri.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/situs-para-ustadz-indonesia-dan.html.
53
See:http://abdullahbukhari.blogspot.com.au.
54
See: http://ustaz.blogspot.com.au/.
55
See: pfootscray@yahoogroups.com.
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The presence of You Tube has also rocketed a number of da’i popularity
in just a few weeks. For example, Ustadz Nur Mauana from Makassar 56 has
become very popular when his religious speech was posted on the You Tube. We
acknowledge that he is a very talented da’i, but his talent would not have put him
on the top of popularity without You Tube. In addition, his da’wah messages and
style could not be enjoyed by million Indonesian Muslims across regions and
overseas. Muslims may listen his da’wah through a radio or TV, but Muslims may
not able to listen it at any time or at anywhere they want without You Tube.
The ability of You Tube to present audio visual mode of da’wah has
increased the number and scalability of da’wah penetration within Muslim
communities compared to a conventional method. Muslims are able to do da’wah
in an unlimited time they want. A number of da’wah videos uploaded to You
Tube show the average number of visitors are more than 10 thousand visitors,
some of them were more than 50 thousand visitors. For example, a da’wah video
from ustadz Nur Maulana57 has been viewed by more than 59 thousand visitors
and another video from Ustaz Das’ad 58 has been viewed by more than 65
thousand visitors, while a video from Ustdaz Kazim Elias59 has been viewed by
more than 163 thousand visitors.
These da’i's have more than one videos on the You Tube. It means that
more Muslims have seen their da’wah. The numbers of viewers are increasing as
the videos remain available on the You Tube site. This phenomenon implies that
You Tube is able to make massive da’wah penetration into Muslim communities
without impeded by time and space. Da’i can upload their videos on You Tube
with free of charge and their ummah can view it anytime they want to see.
Realizing these impacts, it is time for da’i to adopt and utilize You Tube for
da’wah purposes.
6. Conclusion
Our findings show that social media, such as Facebook, Blog, Mailing
List, and You Tube, could become a new potential communication instrument to
be adopted and utilized by Muslims and its scholars for da’wah purposes. Our
argument is based on the high rate of social media adoption and use in Indonesia
with largest Muslim population in the world. There are already a number of key
Muslim figures have adopted and utilized the social media successfully for
da’wah activities, such as AA Gym and Nur Maulana, is another evident that
support our argument on the potential of social media use in da’wah. Therefore,
we argue that social media should be adopted and used by Muslims to deliver
da’wah successfully due its scalability of ummah reach without limited by time
and geographic.
Adoption and use of social media for da’wah not only would increase
Muslim audience, but also could potentially attract other non-Muslim
communities to understand Islam properly. This may help re-shape Islam
56
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsVpqKZ7dsM.
57
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbDDZPIDIqo&feature=related.
58
See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb0RsbMOilk&feature=related.
59
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHv9Pxn6dy8&feature=related.
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misunderstanding among non-Muslim societies after New York September 11
incidents. As a result, the tangible benefits of spreading of Islam messages
through the da’wah could be achieved effectively.
Therefore, Muslim scholars and da’i's should be called to redesign and
transform da’wah strategy in the future. Da’wah seems no longer merely can be
understood in context “bi al-kalam and bi al-lisan” (written and oral), but it
should be understood in the context of marketing and promotion strategy which
allow da’i's to sell and promote Islamic teachings effectively and efficiently. In
addition, there is an urgent need for all Muslim scholars and da’i's to possess
technological and marketing skills to cope with new communication technology
emergence in our societies.
7. Limitation and Future Research
We acknowledge the limitation of this study which was carried out based
on literature review and web content analysis. However, our study has been
carried in a scientific methodology to contribute to new knowledge and
perspective in social media adoption and use within Muslim society in delivering
da’wah. Dubin60 argues that sciences on human and social phenomenon can be
carried out through predicting and understanding, our study can be categorized
into predicting the possible future wide adoption and use of social media by
Muslism scholar to deliver da’wah.
Future research should be included more other social media types such as
MySpace, Twitter, etc., to increase research validity and rigour. Future research
should also involve empirical data gathering such as surveys and interview with
key Muslim scholars. This might be carried out by employing, for example, TAM
theory,61 or other technology adoption models. As a result, new perspectives on
social media adoption and use among Muslim scholar and da’i's might be gained.
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