concepts to fully understand the propaganda they encounter every time they turn on their televisions or surf the Internet during an election year. If students are to make informed political decisions as adults, then they must learn to decipher ways politicians manipulate media. The good news is that access to presidential propaganda has never been easier. The Internet, in particular, is a wonde...

BACKGROUND As evidenced by the increasing popularity of YouTube (www.youtube.com), personal narratives shared through social media are an area of rapid development in communication among cancer survivors. Identifying the thematic and linguistic characteristics of YouTube cancer stories can provide a better understanding of this naturally occurring communication channel and inform social media c...

Sociolinguists now have more options for collecting speech data than ever before. Informants who might otherwise be inaccessible to the analyst could record themselves using smartphones and personal computers; researchers might also consider YouTube or recordings uploaded to other internet sites as sources of data. However, digital compression techniques simplify some acoustic content and disca...

BACKGROUND While health literacy has gained notice on a global stage, the initial focus on seeking associations with medical conditions may have overlooked its impact across generations. Adolescent health literacy, specifically in dentistry, is an underexplored area despite the significance of this formative stage on an individual's approach to healthy lifestyles and behaviors. OBJECTIVE The ...

BACKGROUND Early childhood immunizations, although vital for preventative health, are painful and too often lead to fear of needles. Effective pain management strategies during infant immunizations include breastfeeding, sweet solutions, and upright front-to-front holding. However, it is unknown how often these strategies are used in clinical practice. We aimed to review the content of YouTube ...

From the communication methods to the candidates on the ballot, the 2008 presidential campaign was revolutionary. Communicating party platforms went beyond traditional media to include social media and online video services such as YouTube. These communication methods provide an opportunity to examine public feedback on candidates that ranged widely in age, race, gender, and experience. This st...

Background: Social media are becoming mainstream in the health domain. Despite the large volume of accurate and trustworthy health information available on social media platforms, finding good-quality health information can be difficult. Misleading health information can often be popular (eg, antivaccination videos) and therefore highly rated by general search engines. We believe that community...

Culminating with Time's announcement that 2006's " Person of the Year " was " You, " much of the hoopla surrounding Web 2.0's multiple sharing sites, such as YouTube, IFilm, and MySpace, has focused on how they challenge corporate culture and logic, opening up cultural production, authorship, and distribution to seemingly anyone. Certainly, as Viacom's 2007 $1 Billion-plus lawsuit against YouTu...

Introduction In 2015, there was an outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil that spread throughout the Americas. The association of Zika virus with birth defects in infants born to infected pregnant women created concern for women of childbearing age. Social media is an important platform for health promotion, communication, and education on preventative methods during Zika virus outbreaks. Methods We ...