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Hosted by:
Moulescomb Campus,
Lewes Road
University of Brighton,
Brighton
BN2 4HQ
30 - 31 May 2024
Proceedings
The Electronic Proceedings from ECSM are included in your registration and are available to download for conference participants. They are also available to purchase in 2 difference formats.
- PDF Download - £50
- Printed Version available from our partners Curran and Associates:
Winners at ECSM 2024
PhD winners
Fandom in Action: Online Mobilization of Thai Youth in the 2020-2021 Anti-Government Protests
Ploykamol Suwantawit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (Physical)
Revealing Hybrid Threats: Vulnerability Exploitation in Romania's Social Media Landscape
Georgiana-Daniela Lupulescu from Carol I National Defence University Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (Virtual)
Poster Winners
Energy Drinks and Young People: Assessing Social Media and Influencer Marketing Strategies
Jayne Rodgers, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK (Physical)
Algorithmic Prejudice, White Rage and the Making of Bigotry: Ethical and Anticipated Ethical Issues
Richard Wilson, Towson University, Towson MD, USA (Virtual)
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr Panagiotis Fotaris, University of Brighton
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Tony D. Sampson, University of Essex
Return to Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Social Media
Dr Martin De Saulles, University of Brighton
Establishing trust in an AI-driven economy
Message of Thanks
We extend our thanks to all participants at the conference, both presenters and attendees and gratefully acknowledge the support of the University of Brighton, Brighton, UK and the assistance provided by the Conference Chair and keynote speakers. The stream and mini track chairs are to be applauded for their efforts in ensuring that timekeeping requirements were respected by all participants and the chair and discussants of the PhD Colloquium are thanked for their invaluable contribution to this important part of the conference.
Finally, we value and unreservedly acknowledge the essential role performed by the executive and programme committees in respect of the double blind review process.
We trust that that overall the conference exceeded your expectations; we welcome your feedback
Previous ECSM Conferences
ECSM 2023
Hosted by:
Hosted by:
Pedagogical University of Kracow
Podchorążych 2
30-084 Kracow
Poland
18 – 19 May 2023
Winners at ECSM 2023
PhD winners
The Social Media Value Framework: Development and Validation of a Conceptual Framework for Value Creation
Kerry Littlewood and Geoff Bick, University of Cape Town, Neale Penman, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Factors Influencing Adoption of Information from Social Media Platforms: A case study of health information of COVID-19 by Saudi Citizens
Suaad Almalki, Victoria Uren and Matthew Hall, Aston university, UK
Poster Winners
Young Adults’ Folk Theories About Government Regulation of Social Media
Tyler West, Dublin City University, Ireland
The Occult Roots of QAnon: Ethical and Anticipated Ethical Issues
Richard Wilson, Towson University, Towson, USA
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr Iwona Lupa-Wójcik, Institute of Law and Economics, Pedagogical University of Cracow
Programme Chair:
Dr Marta Czyżewska, Institute of Law and Economics, Pedagogical University of Cracow
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Katarzyna Bąkowicz
Disinformation is Everywhere. Why Should we Change our Perspective on this Phenomenon?
Magdalena Urbaniak
Brain Unconsciously Driven by Social Media. Is it bad or good and what can we do about it?
ECSM 2022
Hosted by:
Pedagogical University of Kracow
Podchorążych 2
30-084 Kracow
Poland
Date: 12 - 13 May 2022
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr Iwona Lupa-Wójcik, Institute of Law and Economics, Pedagogical University of Cracow
Programme Chair:
Dr Marta Czyżewska, Institute of Law and Economics, Pedagogical University of Cracow
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Iwona Leonowicz-Bukała
Social Media Today: Platforming Visibility, Recognition and Independence
Dr Anna Miotk
Does an Organisation’s Presence on Social Media Platforms still Strengthen Brand Image?
ECSM 2021
Hosted by:
A virtual conference hosted by ACI and University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (UCLan)
Date: 01 - 02 July 2021
Winners at ECSM 2021
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr Christos Karpasitis, University of Central Lancashire, Cyrpus
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis
Our Brains on Social: Neuro Research Insights on Social Media Usage
Mr. Nicolas Ioannides
Influencer Marketing
ECSM 2020
Hosted by:
A virtual conference hosted by ACPI and University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (UCLan)
02 - 03 July 2020
Winners at ECSM 2020
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr Christos Karpasitis, University of Central Lancashire, Cyrpus
Programme Chair:
Mrs Christiana Varda, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyrpus
Keynote Speakers:
Adam Jonsson, Thèque marketing
How to engage and how to sell through social media
Pantelis Vladimirou, Webarts
How Consumers are becoming influencers of a Brand
ECSM 2019
Hosted by:
University of Brighton
Moulsecoomb Campus
Huxley building
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT UK
13 - 14 June 2019
Winners at ECSM 2019
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Wybe Popma, University of Brighton
Programme Chair:
Stuart Francis, University of Brighton
Key Note Speakers:
Hannah Brookes, Jellyfish
Finding voices: the role of users in generating content that works
Asher Rospigliosi, Brighton Business School
When Social Media doesn’t work
Ben Hackett, Brandwatch
'Social Listening' evolves into 'consumer research': a five year perspective
ECSM 2018
Hosted by:
Limerick Institute of Technology
Moylish Park
Limerick Ireland.
V94 EC5T
21-22 June 2018
Winners at ECSM 2018
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Professor Cunnane, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
Programme Chair:
Dr Niall Corcoran, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
Key Note Speakers:
Shane McCarthy, BlueChief
Your Social Media Controls Your Future
Eimear McManus, Digital Works
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Stephen O’Leary, Olytico
Listen to Learn: 7 Steps to learning about your audience using social listening
ECSM 2017
Hosted by:
Mykolas Romeris University,
Vilnius,
Lithuania
3-4 July 2017
Winners at ECSM 2017
Best PhD Paper:
1st Place Facebook and Weibo as a Tool for International Corporate Strategy Implementation
Anja Corduan, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
Merit Electronic Word of Mouth: A Measurement Model for Banks’ Reputation
Roila Christakou, Panteion University, Greece
Best Poster :
IT Alignment Through Artificial Intelligence
Emir K. Karadag, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Competition Winners
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Aelita Skaržauskiene, Mykolas Romeris University (MRU)
Programme Chair:
Nomeda Gudeliene, Mykolas Romeris University (MRU)
Key Note Speakers:
Dr. Edgaras Leichteris, Knowledge Economy Forum, Lithuanian Innovation Center, Lithuanian Science, technology and innovation agency
"Society in the cloud - what is the future of digitalization?"
Daiva Lialyte, Integrity PR
"Practical point of view: push or pull strategy works on social media?"