Ecsm 2020 Proceedings Of The 7th European Conference On Social Media

These proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 7th European Conference on Social Media (ECSM 2020), supported by UCLan Cyprus, Larnaca on 2-3 July 2020. The Conference Chair is Dr Christos Karpasitis and the Programme Chair is Mrs Christiana Varda, from the University of Central Lancashire - Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus). ECSM is a relatively new, but well-established event on the academic research calendar. Now, in its 7th year, the key aim remains the opportunity for participants to share ideas and meet. The conference was due to be held at UCLan Cyprus, but unfortunately, due to the global Covid-19 pandemic it was moved online to be held as a virtual event. The scope of papers will ensure an interesting conference. The subjects covered illustrate the wide range of topics that fall into this important and ever-growing area of research.

Conference Proceedings of 8th European Conference on Social Media

These proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 8th European Conference on Social Media (ECSM 2021), hosted by UCLan Cyprus, Larnaca on 1-2 July 2021. The Conference and Programme Chair is Dr Christos Karpasitis, University of Central Lancashire - Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus). ECSM is now a well-established event on the academic research calendar and now in its 8th year the key aim remains the opportunity for participants to share ideas and meet the people who hold them. The conference was due to be held at UCLan Cyprus, Larnaca but due to the global Covid-19 pandemic it was moved online to be held as a virtual event. The scope of papers will ensure an interesting two days. The subjects covered illustrate the wide range of topics that fall into this important and ever-growing area of research. The opening keynote presentation is given by Dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Optimal HR Group, Athens, Greece on the topic of Our Brains on Social: Neuro Research Insights on Social Media Usage. On the second day, Mr Nicolas Ioannides, Influencer of the Year - 2018, TV-host and content creator from Nicosia, Cyprus will give a talk on the subject: Influencer Marketing. With an initial submission of 100 abstracts, after the double blind, peer review process there are 31 Academic research papers, 3 PhD research papers and 2 work-in-progress papers published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent research from Australia, Austria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Cyprus, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, UK, United Arab Emirates, and USA.

Mental Health in a Digital World addresses mental health assessments and interventions using digital technology, including mobile phones, wearable devices and related technologies. Sections discuss mental health data collection and analysis for purposes of assessment and treatment, including the use of electronic medical records and information technologies to improve services and research, the use of digital technologies to enhance communication, psychoeducation, screening for mental disorders, the problematic use of the internet, including internet gambling and gaming, cybersex and cyberchondria, and internet interventions, ranging from online psychotherapy to mobile phone apps and virtual reality adjuncts to psychotherapy. Reviews research and applications of digital technology to mental health Includes digital technologies for assessment, intervention, communication and education Addresses data collection and analysis, service delivery and the therapeutic relationship Discusses the E-related disorders that complicate digital intervention