RAPID: Citizen Use of Social Media in the Egyptian Uprising

RAPID：公民在埃及起义中使用社交媒体

• 批准号: 1128008
• 负责人: Gloria Mark
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-03-15 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1128008&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Citizen; Use; Social; Media

The purpose of this RAPID proposal is to investigate questions surrounding the use of social media during the current political crisis in Egypt. From a research perspective, the case of Egypt is unique in the unprecedented scale, role, and rapidity in which media is being used in organizing and reporting on events. This project will develop software that will perform ongoing data collection of information about the Egyptian uprising and use a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques to analyze the data. Because events in Egypt are transpiring rapidly, it is imperative to capture data relevant to current events immediately. Though studies have examined social media use in crisis settings, this research setting is distinctive in several ways. First, the scale and rapidity of mobilization in the current Egyptian setting in conjunction with the role of social media is unique and may be indicative of the future role of social media. Second, most studies focus on a single type of media, such as blogs or Internet forums, and this study will examine different social media and will try to understand what function each had in the current setting. Third, it will study how information was globally communicated despite the fact that the Egyptian government installed a "virtual curfew" on the Internet and satellite phones. This research will focus not only on technical features of the applications but also on social and cultural issues involved in social media use in crisis settings. Broader Impacts. By understanding how social media is used for mobilization and communication during a major disruption in society, the project will contribute knowledge about the role and potential of social media. By examining how such information can spread outside of a "blocked" society, it has strong implications for understanding the role of social media in promoting democratic voices in a society. Though the proposed data collection infrastructure is geared towards events related to Egypt it can be applied to numerous other countries and events, ranging from political crises to natural disasters, to national elections, and more. The project will provide infrastructure that will allow people from all over the world to view the data, gain firsthand reports on what is happening in another country and provide commentary and discussion. It will be a valuable teaching device to expose young people to current events in other countries.

这份快速提案的目的是调查埃及当前政治危机期间围绕社交媒体使用的问题。从研究的角度来看，埃及的情况是独一无二的，在前所未有的规模，作用和速度，媒体正在被用来组织和报道事件。该项目将开发软件，用于持续收集有关埃及起义的信息，并结合使用定量和定性技术来分析数据。由于埃及的事件正在迅速发生，因此必须立即获取与当前事件相关的数据。虽然有研究探讨了社会媒体在危机环境中的使用，但这种研究环境在几个方面是独特的。首先，在当前的埃及背景下，动员的规模和速度以及社交媒体的作用是独一无二的，可能预示着社交媒体的未来作用。其次，大多数研究都集中在一种类型的媒体，如博客或互联网论坛，这项研究将研究不同的社交媒体，并试图了解每一个在当前设置的功能。第三，它将研究信息是如何在全球范围内传播的，尽管埃及政府在互联网和卫星电话上安装了“虚拟宵禁”。这项研究不仅关注应用程序的技术特征，还关注危机环境中社交媒体使用所涉及的社会和文化问题。更广泛的影响。通过了解社交媒体如何在社会发生重大破坏时用于动员和沟通，该项目将有助于了解社交媒体的作用和潜力。通过研究这些信息如何在“被封锁”的社会之外传播，它对理解社交媒体在促进社会民主声音方面的作用具有重要意义。虽然拟议的数据收集基础设施是针对与埃及有关的事件，但它可以应用于许多其他国家和事件，从政治危机到自然灾害，再到全国选举等等。该项目将提供基础设施，使来自世界各地的人们能够查看数据，获得有关另一个国家正在发生的事情的第一手报告，并提供评论和讨论。这将是一个宝贵的教学手段，使年轻人了解其他国家的时事。