Paper on Qualitative Research Questions submitted

I finally completed and submitted the week 5 paper - the paper on qualitative research questions. I worked and worked on the questions (worked on wording, ensuring it would be new information in the field etc.). The paper turned out okay.

Links:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314237363_Qualitative_Research_Questions
http://www.academia.edu/31725577/Qualitative_Research_Questions

Social media in the news...

News article:

(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/social-media-etf-gets-no-sympathy-bump-from-snap-trading-debut-2017-03-02?link=sfmw_tw)


Global X Social Media ETF
NASDAQ: SOCL
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/fund/socl?mod=MW_story_quote


An older article: http://seekingalpha.com/article/436561-facebook-and-the-social-media-etf

I have additional questions

I am making progress with the assignment...I now have additional questions. I want to think about the research problem(s) and questions some more. I noticed that there is no page limit for the assignment...very interesting.

Work continues

Work continues....I will continue working on my assignment today

(https://plus.google.com/+FahmeenaOdettaMoore/posts/LStCRY6dmna)

Issues of transparency

I stumbled upon a report of transparency and accountability issues in Guyana (see pic below).
Coincidence that this is right after my post: http://qualresearchdesignmoorefo1.blogspot.com/2017/02/work-today.html

Work today

Today I entered articles used in papers for this course in RefWorks (outstanding "stuff"). I had some trouble with Endnote. To prepare for the next assignment, I browsed different research/studies on social media. I gravitated to sub-topics/areas such as transparency. I want to add at least one research question on how social media could improve transparency. I have to make it work!

Next assignment:

Some of my library searches & papers reviewed:

I have some ideas:

Interesting articles...

I stumbled upon the following articles on social media in developing countries in Twitter:

Emerging nations catching up to U.S. on technology adoption, especially mobile and social media use
BY LEE RAINIE AND JACOB POUSHTER
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/13/emerging-nations-catching-up-to-u-s-on-technology-adoption-especially-mobile-and-social-media-use/

Social Media in Developing Countries
By Martin Brossman
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-media-developing-countries-martin-brossman

Social media marketing in developing countries: a Q&A with Nissan’s David Parkinson
By Nikita Geldenhuys
https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/social/126633/social-media-marketing-in-developing-countries-a-qa-with-nissans-david-parkinson