Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page
The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) community is an important sector of the Philippines not only because of their economic contribution through remittances but also through their participation in national issues.Though dispersed in various countries, they converge in online communities such as the...
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| author | Caguio, Regine Lomboy, Olga |
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| description | The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) community is an important sector of the Philippines not only because of their economic contribution through remittances but also through their participation in national issues.Though dispersed in various countries, they converge in online communities such as the Pinoy OFW Facebook.Through content analysis, it was observed that participation in the threads is greater than interaction among OFWs.There were more tourists (likers) compared with the number of minglers, devotees, and insiders combined.Participation and interaction is higher when a thread appeals to emotion. |
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| spelling | uum-130642016-05-12T01:33:24Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13064/ Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page Caguio, Regine Lomboy, Olga JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration T Technology (General) The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) community is an important sector of the Philippines not only because of their economic contribution through remittances but also through their participation in national issues.Though dispersed in various countries, they converge in online communities such as the Pinoy OFW Facebook.Through content analysis, it was observed that participation in the threads is greater than interaction among OFWs.There were more tourists (likers) compared with the number of minglers, devotees, and insiders combined.Participation and interaction is higher when a thread appeals to emotion. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13064/1/pro62.pdf Caguio, Regine and Lomboy, Olga (2014) Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 417-421. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.315 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.315 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.315 |
| spellingShingle | JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration T Technology (General) Caguio, Regine Lomboy, Olga Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page |
| title | Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page |
| title_full | Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page |
| title_fullStr | Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page |
| title_short | Understanding how overseas Filipino workers engage on national issues in Pinoy OFW Facebook page |
| title_sort | understanding how overseas filipino workers engage on national issues in pinoy ofw facebook page |
| topic | JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration T Technology (General) |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13064/1/pro62.pdf |
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