It goes without saying that with literally fading boundaries between social communities (this comes together with advanced technology), it is much more complicated for individuals to find their place in a social community. In other words, it 's hard for us to make our address known to the abstract (virtual) …

We used a validated agent-based model—Socio-Emotional CONcern DynamicS (SECONDS)—to model real-time playful interaction between a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and its parent. SECONDS provides a real-time (second-by-second) virtual environment that could be used for clinical trials …

Trust is a foundation of social (and organizational) order and also serves as the underpinning of healthy relationships, exchanges and transactions. There is a growing concern globally that social and organizational trust is eroding, and that it has become harder for organizations to build and protect …

This paper is the documentation of a graduation internship at Digital Society School (DSS). DSS is a studio within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) which focuses to research the impact of technology on society. In this project, DSS teamed up with Ajax Fancare to solve their logistical problem …

In dit hoofdstuk wordt het belang van sociale interactie voor gezond ouder worden besproken. Beargumenteerd wordt dat het vaststellen van de frequentie en de kwaliteit van de sociale interactie op zich nog niet zoveel over de individuele ervaring ervan vertelt. Hoeveel interactie van welke aard gewenst …

From the author: " This short paper argues for the need for discussion on the role social media could have in the research life cycle, particularly for Information Systems (IS) scholars. ICTs are pervasive, and their societal impact is profound. Various disciplines including those of social sciences …

Journalism was doing very well in our part of the world. Print circulation rose to a historic height in the nineties. Audience ratings and advertising revenues peaked. Our main job as educators was to closely follow this highly successful industry by teaching our students the tricks of the trade, together …

Issues of race and discrimination towards the ethnic minorities have always existed in the United Kingdom. With the initiation of the EU referendum and Brexit, these issues have increased. Following the referendum, the media published news of hate crimes against Indian and Pakistani citizens. During …

In the debate about smart cities, an alternative to a dominant top-down, tech-driven solutionist approach has arisen in examples of ‘civic hacking’. Hacking here refers to the playful, exploratory, collaborative and sometimes transgressive modes of operation found in various hacker cultures, this time …

Social media is a transformative digital technology, collapsing the “six degrees of separation” which have previously characterized many social networks, and breaking down many of the barriers to individuals communicating with each other. Some commentators suggest that this is having profound effects …