Category Archives: Intercultural Communication

Always on and Connected: young people and their mobile social media use in Japan, the US, and the UK @Japan Foundation London

Speaker: Professor Toshie Takahashi Discussant: Dr. Chris Davies abstract How similar are young people in different parts of the world in the way they use digital media? What do they share cross-culturally – and what not? Do cultural differences really … Continue reading

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“Social Media and Global Uchi”@ Social Media, The Fourth Annual Transforming Audiences Conference

I talked about Japanese youth and social media in terms of ‘audience engagement’ in the context of globalisation at University of Westminster, September 03, 20131. I demonstrated how Japanese youths strategically manage their use of social media to help them … Continue reading

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