Social Media Research: JSMS Vol. 5, No. 3

The latest issue of The Journal of Social Media in Society is out, with cutting edge international research about athletes on Twitter, #Ferguson, social media in the workplace and in hiring decisions, The Biggest Loser, and social media and politics. Read the entire issue here: http:thejsms.org.

Vol. 5, No. 3 Table of Contents

I Am Woman, But Not Roaring: An Examination of Similarities and Differences in How Male and Female Professional Athletes are Using Twitter

Brandi Watkins & Regina Lewis

Citizen Framing of #Ferguson on Twitter

Mia Moody-Ramirez,  Gabriel B. Tait, Ceeon Smith, Lillie Fears, & Brenda Randle

Self-monitoring, Covert Narcissism, and Sex as Predictors of Self-presentational Activities on Facebook

Pavica Sheldon

Cues about Cues in Political Comments on Social Media: Effects of Commenters’ Attractiveness and Claims of Cognitive Effort

Jayeon Lee & Raymond J. Pingree

Employee Use of Social Media for Private Affairs during Working Hours

Johanna Gunnlaugsdottir

Impact of Traditional and Internet/Social Media Screening Mechanisms on Employers’ Perceptions of Job Applicants

Delonia Cooley & Rochelle Parks-Yancy

From the Lighthouse to the Campfire: The Connection between Sharing Information Offline and Sharing Resources Offline

Veronica Hefner, Allen Levy, Jessica Au, Frances Naude, Zashya Nitzkowski, Kevin Chang, Rachel-Jean Firchau, & Maxwell Mirman

A Reflection of Reality? The Consumption and Reproduction of Obesity Discourses by The Biggest Loser’s Viewers Through Facebook

Sarah Gray & Courtney Szto

Power, Metaphor, and the Closing of a Social Networking Site

Andrew Herrmann

Citizen Journalism: From Thomas in Boston to Twitter in Tamaulipas, A Case Study

Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Maria Fernanda Machuca, & Ruth Ann Ragland

Using Collaborative Gaming to Engage Arab Youth in Cultural Memes

Sohail Dahdal

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We'd like to extend our thanks to the many reviewers who make the journal a possibility, and our financial supporters: Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI), Tarleton State University's College of Liberal and Fine Arts, and Tarleton's Graduate School.

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (TSMRI) is a group of faculty, staff, and students at Tarleton State University with a mission of conducting social media research; sharing social media best practices; and providing social media education for students, non-profit organizations, state agencies, school districts, and higher education institutions.

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