Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-08-29T11:34:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Therence Santiago Alves Feitosa.pdf: 1035575 bytes, checksum: ba349bb5cad3001f254414b7f8047d8c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-29T11:34:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Therence Santiago Alves Feitosa.pdf: 1035575 bytes, checksum: ba349bb5cad3001f254414b7f8047d8c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-12 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present investigation focuses on analyzing some songs produced in the 1980s by the bands Legião Urbana, Titãs, Barão Vermelho and Engineers of Hawaii. The research, through the lenses of pop rock, presents discussions about some cultural, social and political scenarios that were part of Brazil at that time. The idea is to develop "certain cartographies" of the period, from analyzes of the internal structures and contents of the lyrics of these songs. The thesis intends to show the pop rock of the 1980s, as a translating instrument in relation to what some young people (rockers) lived at the time. A part of the Brazilian media of that moment "discovered" this "new" phenomenon and dedicated itself to divulge this musical genre (BASTOS, 2005). The 1980s in Brazil were presented as a period of clear transition, since in that decade a military dictatorship that lasted approximately 20 years ended (RAMOS, 2010). In the music scene a genre gained strength, voice and form: pop rock. As a hypothesis it is possible to argue that it is precisely in the cultural spheres that symbolically the daily relations are configured (LÓTMAN, 1981), that is, in day-to-day practices, space is opened for representations, as well as for the construction of series of languages. According to Lótman (1978), every artistic work is within its own context of producing subjectivity. Barbero (2013) advocates communication as a process, therefore, it is understood that the communicative nature happens in a fluid way, in constant and intertwined movements that transpose in the scope of culture. At that moment there were several dialogues between media, artists and the public, this took place in miniature movements that approached subjects of culture, objects of culture and nature / environment. In this thesis, it is intended to propose how the context of the songs were related to certain processes of exploitation of the different materials of the culture available in Brazil. As theoretical foundation, research of a qualitative nature is mainly used as references of the semiotics of culture, communication and anthropology / A presente investigação se concentra em analisar algumas canções produzidas nos anos de 1980 pelas bandas Legião Urbana, Titãs, Barão Vermelho e Engenheiros do Havaí. A pesquisa, através das lentes do pop rock, apresenta discussões sobre alguns cenários culturais, sociais e políticos que faziam parte do Brasil naquela época. A ideia é desenvolver “certas cartografias” do período, a partir de análises das estruturas internas e dos conteúdos das letras dessas canções. A tese possui a intenção de mostrar o pop rock da década de 1980, como um instrumento tradutório em relação ao que viviam alguns jovens (roqueiros) na ocasião. Uma parte da mídia brasileira daquele momento “descobriu” esse “novo” fenômeno e dedicou-se a divulgar esse gênero musical (BASTOS, 2005). Os anos de 1980 no Brasil se apresentaram como um período de clara transição, pois nessa década acabava uma ditadura militar que havia durado aproximadamente 20 anos (RAMOS, 2010). No cenário musical um gênero ganhava força, voz e forma: o pop rock. Enquanto hipóteses é possível defender que é justamente nas esferas culturais que simbolicamente as relações cotidianas são configuradas (LÓTMAN, 1981), ou seja, nas práticas do dia a dia é que se abre espaço para as representações, bem como para a construção de séries de linguagens. Segundo Lótman (1978), toda obra artística está dentro do seu próprio contexto de produção de subjetividade. Barbero (2013) defende a comunicação como processo, portanto, entende-se que a natureza comunicativa acontece de maneira fluída, em constantes e entrelaçados movimentos que transitam no âmbito da cultura. Naquele momento ocorreram diversos diálogos entre mídias, artistas e público, isso se deu em movimentos miniaturais que aproximaram sujeitos da cultura, objetos da cultura e natureza/ambiente. Na referente tese é pretendido propor como as contexturas das canções estavam relacionadas a certos processos de aproveitamento dos diversos materiais da cultura disponíveis no Brasil. Enquanto fundamentação teórica, a pesquisa de natureza qualitativa serve-se principalmente de referências da semiótica da cultura, comunicação e da antropologia

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T18:23:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 24 / Bolsa para curso e programa de Pós Graduação / Essa dissertação trata da questão da radiodifusão de música no Brasil, focando atenção na prática conhecida como jabá, através da qual se estruturam as relações entre a indústria fonográfica e os meios de comunicação. Trata-se, mais especificamente, da análise da programação das rádios Atlântida, Jovem Pan e Pop Rock, emissoras que lideravam a audiência entre os jovens na cidade de Porto Alegre no período de observação, abril, junho e agosto de 2005. A pesquisa analisa como é organizado e difundido o mercado de música destinada ao público jovem no Brasil, a partir destes três casos, suas implicações econômicas e sociais e como esta realidade se estrutura, baseada na acumulação de capital e sua vinculação ao grande mercado fonográfico mundial. Para tanto discute o processo de globalização e o atual estágio do capitalismo, focando a relação entre o campo econômico e o campo da comunicação, porque é nessa intersecção que reside a construção de um modelo hegemônico de produção e circulação de capital. O estudo, c / This dissertation studies the issue of music broadcasting in Brazil, focusing in the known practice called payola, through which the relations between the music industry and the means of communication are structured. It is, more specifically, an analysis of the program schedule of Atlântida, Jovem Pan and Pop Rock radio stations, which were the stations with the leader audience among young people in the city of Porto Alegre during the observation period, April, June and August 2005. This research analyses how the music market aimed at the young audience in Brazil is organized and diffuse, taking the three cases above, studying their economic and social implications; and how this reality is structured, based on the capital accumulation and its connection with the large phonographic market worldwide. In order to do that, this project discusses the globalization process and the current stage of capitalism, focusing on the relation between the economic field and the communication field, because it is in this inte

The Bistable Aerial Platform (BAP) has been developed in order to further enlarge the repertoire of devices available at the microscale. This novel device functions as a switch in that its platform can lock in two positions, up or down. Herein, it will be examined and explained, but a true understanding of its workings requires a better understanding of its compliant constituent parts. The Helico-Kinematic Platform (HKP), which serves as an actuator for the BAP, is currently under investigation by another researcher and will be merely touched upon here. The focus, therefore, will rest on the analysis of the Quadrantal Bistable Mechanism (QBM), the principle component of the BAP. A preliminary pseudo-rigid-body model, an aid for the understanding of compliant mechanisms, will also be examined for the QBM. The models developed for these two devices, the HKP and QBM, can later be combined to form a full model of the Bistable Aerial Platform.

2000年，一個世紀的終結與新世紀的開端，全球化的腳步方興未艾，時尚圈刮起「中國熱」，電影《臥虎藏龍》延燒至西方世界，流行音樂產業的工業化生產模式應和著全球化的文化傳遞，MTV頻道在1980年代的出現使音樂自聽覺延伸至視覺。在台灣，流行音樂走過數十載，解嚴後的百花齊放和文化水平提升觸發了旺盛的創作生命力，台灣成為華語流行音樂的重要集散地；在中國大陸，1978年改革開放後的經濟蓬勃發展，帶動了人民的生活水平和消費力，廣大的市場受到全世界關注。 　　2000年至今，華語流行音樂出現了一種名為「中國風」的音樂類型，上述看似低度關聯的敘述可由「中國風」歌曲串起。流行音樂的本質在於爭取最大多數人的認同和消費，中國大陸無疑是各方積極爭取的市場，在「中國熱」的興頭上，與「中國」相關的主題便融入西洋流行音樂曲風當道的華語流行樂壇，而流行音樂的畫面時代隨著MV作為行銷宣傳的利器大行其道，當視覺與聽覺同等重要，與「中國」相關的歌曲主題自然少不了能辨識出「中國性（Chineseness）」的元素。職是之故，這些音樂中創造了一種「中國」的氛圍，透過歌曲的歌詞、旋律、編曲、唱腔，一磚一瓦建構了音樂裡的「中國」。 　　然而，「中國」作為一敏感辭彙，兩岸三地見解不一，但在文化上，根源均來自「中華文化」，在這「最大公約數」的交集中找尋創作主題和元素，成了音樂裡的「中國」所操作的手法，可辨視為「中國」的元素來自「中華文化資料庫」的取樣和拼湊，而此「中國」絕非可明確指認的對象，乃是帶有可明顯辨識出「中國性」符碼的「虛擬中國」，透過去脈絡化的元素採擷和再脈絡化的拼貼建構，築成了一幅聽覺和視覺中的「中國韻味」，是擬仿的、拼貼的文化商品，帶著若有似無的熟悉感和似曾相識的懷舊（nostalgia）。 　　這種音樂裡的「中國」，採用「中國風」（Chinoiserie）的稱呼，可視為由華人主張的反向挪用，在一來一往的觀看間，華人將融合了「中國味」的西洋曲風流行音樂稱作「中國風」，辭彙本身從西方的角度轉為東方的視角，在全球化的流行脈絡下，「中國風」亦成為東方力求在全球化浪潮中站穩腳步，避免自我迷失的宣稱。 　　本研究廣蒐2000年至2010年6月與「中國風」歌曲相關的資料，歷時近兩年，蒐集、分析、聆聽、觀察華語流行音樂的過去和現在，訪談方文山、鍾興民、林隆璇等18位來自各界的要角，盡己所能描繪過去十年「中國風」歌曲的發展面貌。 　　過去十年的「中國風」歌曲，在華語流行音樂雖不至稱作過去十載的標竿類型，但至少引起「一陣風潮」，歌頌者有之、看衰者有之、仿效者有之、鄙夷者有之。無論如何，「中國風」替流行音樂的視覺化聽覺時代做了註腳，「中國風」仍會繼續吹拂，拂過這個世代的每對耳朵。 / In 2000, the intersection of two centuries, the globalization has been pacing merrily; “China Fever” was burning in the fashion circle; the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” surprised the Western world; the industrial productive methods of pop music responded to the globalized cultural transmission, and the appearance of MTV Channel in the 1980s has extended the music from auditory to vision. In Taiwan, pop music has been played for decades; the freedom in inventiveness and the aroused cultural standards after the martial law being lifted in 1987 enhanced strong vitality in creations, and Taiwan has become the major distribution center of Chinese pop music. In PRC, the booming economic development after the Chinese economic reform in 1978 has brought up populations’ living standards and consumption, and the enormous market has drawn the worldwide attention. 　As a new type in Chinese pop music, “Chinoiserie” has emerged since 2000, and the Chinoiserie songs could string together the above narrations that seemed to be weakly related. The essence of pop music is to strive after conformity and consumption from maximum people, and undoubtedly PRC has the market that everyone eagerly fights for. Whereas “China Fever” dominates, the themes related to “China” integrate into Chinese pop music in which Western pop music takes the lead. Moreover, seeing that vision is equally important as auditory, and the image era of pop music becomes popular with music video as the perfect tool for marketing, the song themes related to “China” would absolutely contain elements that can be identified as “Chinoiserie.” Therefore, these songs have created a “Chinese” atmosphere, a “China” in music that is constructed brick by brick through lyrics, melody, arrangement, and aria. 　However, “China” is a sensitive term that is considered quite differently in PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan though the civilizing roots are all from “Chinese culture.” Seeking themes and elements for creativity in the intersections of this “Greatest Common Divisor” becomes the operating practice of “China” in music, in which the identical elements of “China” are the samplings and put-together from the “database of ancient Chinese culture.” Thus “China” here is absolutely not a clearly distinguishable object, but a “virtual China” with codes of “Chineseness” that can be obviously recognized; a “China Charm” built in auditory and vision through de-contextualized elements picking and re-contextualized collage constructing; yet a cultural merchandise of mimicry and bricolage with slightly familiar nostalgia. 　This “China” in music, named as “Chinoiserie,” can be considered as a reverse embezzlement claimed by Chinese. While exchanging ideas and cultures, Chinese entitle the Western style pop music merged with “Chinese taste” to be “Chinoiserie,” and thus turn the term from the Western point of view to the Eastern one. In the context of globalization, “Chinoiserie” has also become the statement that the Eastern seeks to stand firmly in the tide of globalization and to avoid losing oneself at the same time. 　In this study, the author broadly collected information related to “Chinoiserie” songs from 2000 to June 2010 in order to describe their developments in the past decade. In addition, the researcher has not only spent two years to collect, analysis, listen to, and observe the past and present of Chinese pop music, but also interviewed 18 key roles in different professions, including Vincent Fang, Hsing-Ming Chung, and Kevin Lin. 　Even though the “Chinoiserie” songs in the past decade can’t be viewed as the benchmark of the decade in Chinese pop music, at least they have caused “a vogue,” which some people praise, some are not optimistic, some imitate, and some disdain. In any case, “Chinoiserie” has made a statement for the visualized auditory era of pop music, and it would continue playing to deeply impress everyone of the time.

<p>The society is developing fast and the development is constantly on-going, new technology results in new opportunities and new problems for both companies and consumers. The use of Internet has heavily increased around the world; this means that the companies can use Internet as a channel of communication to reach the consumers. The most recent type of marketing is web marketing. The fact that web marketing is constantly changing raise the question of how effective different types of web marketing are.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to investigate four selected types of web marketing. This is achieved by comparing the response from the consumers and the cost for the different types of web marketing. The four types of web marketing that are included in this study are; traditional web marketing such as banners and pop-ups, search engine marketing, marketing through blogs as well as communities and finally virtual marketing.</p><p>This study is based on a survey investigation and the data is collected through questionnaires, focus groups and secondary data sources. The survey comprises consumers ranging from the age of 16-34 years who lives in the area of Stockholm. The data has been analyzed through correlation calculations to investigate if there are any relations between different variables. The relations that were found were analyzed more in detail and discussed further. The analysis is based upon the theoretical synthesis which is a result of different theories and previous research.</p><p>The result from the survey shows that the most effective type of web marketing is marketing through blogs and communities. The most ineffective type of web marketing is traditional web marketing. Marketing through blogs and communities is perceived as entertaining and is based upon a communication model that is more individual adapted than the communication model for traditional web marketing. Results show that web marketing, adapted to the consumers’ interest is more effective. It is also important that the web marketing does not interrupt the consumers flow. Furthermore, web marketing where the consumers can choose to take a more active role are more effective than other types of web marketing. Web marketing that is spread through the consumers’ personal contacts receives a more positive response than web marketing that is directly posted by companies. To avoid irritation among the consumers a mixture of different types of web marketing is preferable. The strongest correlation was between the consumers’ opinions about the different types of web marketing and how they react to them. According to the results there is a general opinion that web marketing is irritating. Previous research supports the majority of the results and conclusions in this study.</p> / <p>Samhället utvecklas i en snabb takt och utvecklingen pågår ständigt, ny teknik innebär både nya möjligheter och nya problem för såväl företagen som konsumenterna. Internetanvändningen har ökat kraftigt världen över och detta innebär att företagen kan använda Internet som en kommunikationskanal för att kommunicera med konsumenterna. Den senaste marknadsföringsformen som har uppkommit är marknadsföring via Internet. Då formerna av Internetmarknadsföring ständigt utvecklas och förändras kvarstår frågan om hur effektiva de olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring är.</p><p>Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur effektiva fyra utvalda former av Internetmarknadsföring är och detta görs genom att undersöka responsen som konsumenterna ger och jämföra det med kostnaden för de olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring. De fyra olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring som undersöks är; traditionell Internetmarknadsföring, sökmotorsmarknadsföring, marknadsföring via bloggar och communities samt virtuell marknadsföring.</p><p>Denna uppsats är baserad på en surveyundersökning och datainsamlingen har skett via frågeformulär, fokusgrupper samt sekundärdata. Undersökningen omfattar konsumenter inom åldersintervallet 16-34 år som är boende i Storstockholmsområdet. Materialet från datainsamlingarna har sammanställts och korrelationsberäkningar har genomförts för att undersöka om det finns några samband mellan olika variabler. De samband som har upptäckts har sedan studerats på mer detaljerad nivå och analyserats. Analysen baseras på den teoretiska syntesen som är framtagen från ett stort antal teorier och tidigare forskning.</p><p>Resultatet från undersökningen visar att den mest effektiva formen av Internetmarknadsföring är marknadsföring via bloggar och communities och den minst effektiva formen är traditionell Internetmarknadsföring. Marknadsföring via bloggar och communities uppfattas som underhållande och baseras på en kommunikationsmodell som är mer individuellt anpassad än kommunikationsmodellen för traditionell Internetmarknadsföring. Det framkom även att Internetmarknadsföring som är anpassad till konsumenternas intressen är mer effektiv samt att Internetmarknadsföring som inte avbryter konsumentens flöde och där konsumenten själv får vara aktiv även är mer effektiv än andra former. Internetmarknadsföring som sprids via konsumenternas personliga kontaktnät får mer positiv respons än former där företag är den närmaste avsändaren. En mix av de olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring är nödvändig för att inte bilda ett irritationsmoment för konsumenterna. Det framkom även att det finns ett starkt samband mellan hur konsumenterna uppfattar Internetmarknadsföringen och hur de reagerar på Internetmarknadsföringen. Den generella uppfattningen om Internetmarknadsföring är dock att den är irriterande. Den tidigare forskningen stöder de allra flesta av de slutsatser som framkom genom vår undersökning.</p>

Stimuli outside classical receptive fields have been shown to exert significant influence over the activities of neurons in primary visual cortexWe propose that contextual influences are used for pre-attentive visual segmentation, in a new framework called segmentation without classification. This means that segmentation of an image into regions occurs without classification of features within a region or comparison of features between regions. This segmentation framework is simpler than previous computational approaches, making it implementable by V1 mechanisms, though higher leve l visual mechanisms are needed to refine its output. However, it easily handles a class of segmentation problems that are tricky in conventional methods. The cortex computes global region boundaries by detecting the breakdown of homogeneity or translation invariance in the input, using local intra-cortical interactions mediated by the horizontal connections. The difference between contextual influences near and far from region boundaries makes neural activities near region boundaries higher than elsewhere, making boundaries more salient for perceptual pop-out. This proposal is implemented in a biologically based model of V1, and demonstrated using examples of texture segmentation and figure-ground segregation. The model performs segmentation in exactly the same neural circuit that solves the dual problem of the enhancement of contours, as is suggested by experimental observations. Its behavior is compared with psychophysical and physiological data on segmentation, contour enhancement, and contextual influences. We discuss the implications of segmentation without classification and the predictions of our V1 model, and relate it to other phenomena such as asymmetry in visual search.

Instrumented nanoindentation techniques have been widely used in characterizing mechanical behavior of materials in small length scales. For defect-free single crystals under nanoindentation, the onset of elastic-plastic transition is often shown by a sudden displacement burst in the measured load-displacement curve. It is believed to result from the homogeneous dislocation nucleation because the maximum shear stress at the pop-in load approaches the theoretical strength of the material and because statistical measurements agree with a thermally activated process of homogeneous dislocation nucleation. For single crystals with defects, the pop-in is believed to result from the sudden motion of pre-existing dislocations or heterogeneous dislocation nucleation. If the sample is prestrained before nanoindentation tests, a monotonic decrease of the measured pop-in load with respect to the increase of prestrain on Ni and Mo single crystals is observed. A similar trend is also observed that the pop-in load will gradually decrease if the size of indenter tip radius increases. This dissertation presents a systematic modeling endeavor of energetics and kinetics of defect initiation in the stressed volume at small scales. For homogeneous dislocation nucleation, an indentation Schmid factor is determined as the ratio of maximum resolved shear stress to the maximum contact pressure. The orientation-depended nanoindentation pop-in loads are predicted based on the indentation Schmid factor, theoretical strength of the material, indenter radius, and the effective indentation modulus. A good agreement has been reached when comparing the experimental data of nanoindentation tests on NiAl, Mo, and Ni, with different loading orientations to theoretical predictions. Statistical measurements generally confirm the thermal activation model of homogeneous dislocation nucleation, because the extracted dependence of activation energy on resolved shear stress is almost unique for all the indentation directions. For pop-in due to pre-existing defects, the pop-in load is predicted to be dependent on the defect density and the critical strength for heterogeneous dislocation nucleation. The cumulative probability of pop-in loads contains convoluted information from the homogenous dislocation nucleation, which is sensitive to temperature and loading rate, and heterogeneous dislocation nucleation due to the unstable change of existing defect network, which is sensitive to the initial defect distribution.

The society is developing fast and the development is constantly on-going, new technology results in new opportunities and new problems for both companies and consumers. The use of Internet has heavily increased around the world; this means that the companies can use Internet as a channel of communication to reach the consumers. The most recent type of marketing is web marketing. The fact that web marketing is constantly changing raise the question of how effective different types of web marketing are. The purpose of this study is to investigate four selected types of web marketing. This is achieved by comparing the response from the consumers and the cost for the different types of web marketing. The four types of web marketing that are included in this study are; traditional web marketing such as banners and pop-ups, search engine marketing, marketing through blogs as well as communities and finally virtual marketing. This study is based on a survey investigation and the data is collected through questionnaires, focus groups and secondary data sources. The survey comprises consumers ranging from the age of 16-34 years who lives in the area of Stockholm. The data has been analyzed through correlation calculations to investigate if there are any relations between different variables. The relations that were found were analyzed more in detail and discussed further. The analysis is based upon the theoretical synthesis which is a result of different theories and previous research. The result from the survey shows that the most effective type of web marketing is marketing through blogs and communities. The most ineffective type of web marketing is traditional web marketing. Marketing through blogs and communities is perceived as entertaining and is based upon a communication model that is more individual adapted than the communication model for traditional web marketing. Results show that web marketing, adapted to the consumers’ interest is more effective. It is also important that the web marketing does not interrupt the consumers flow. Furthermore, web marketing where the consumers can choose to take a more active role are more effective than other types of web marketing. Web marketing that is spread through the consumers’ personal contacts receives a more positive response than web marketing that is directly posted by companies. To avoid irritation among the consumers a mixture of different types of web marketing is preferable. The strongest correlation was between the consumers’ opinions about the different types of web marketing and how they react to them. According to the results there is a general opinion that web marketing is irritating. Previous research supports the majority of the results and conclusions in this study. / Samhället utvecklas i en snabb takt och utvecklingen pågår ständigt, ny teknik innebär både nya möjligheter och nya problem för såväl företagen som konsumenterna. Internetanvändningen har ökat kraftigt världen över och detta innebär att företagen kan använda Internet som en kommunikationskanal för att kommunicera med konsumenterna. Den senaste marknadsföringsformen som har uppkommit är marknadsföring via Internet. Då formerna av Internetmarknadsföring ständigt utvecklas och förändras kvarstår frågan om hur effektiva de olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring är. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur effektiva fyra utvalda former av Internetmarknadsföring är och detta görs genom att undersöka responsen som konsumenterna ger och jämföra det med kostnaden för de olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring. De fyra olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring som undersöks är; traditionell Internetmarknadsföring, sökmotorsmarknadsföring, marknadsföring via bloggar och communities samt virtuell marknadsföring. Denna uppsats är baserad på en surveyundersökning och datainsamlingen har skett via frågeformulär, fokusgrupper samt sekundärdata. Undersökningen omfattar konsumenter inom åldersintervallet 16-34 år som är boende i Storstockholmsområdet. Materialet från datainsamlingarna har sammanställts och korrelationsberäkningar har genomförts för att undersöka om det finns några samband mellan olika variabler. De samband som har upptäckts har sedan studerats på mer detaljerad nivå och analyserats. Analysen baseras på den teoretiska syntesen som är framtagen från ett stort antal teorier och tidigare forskning. Resultatet från undersökningen visar att den mest effektiva formen av Internetmarknadsföring är marknadsföring via bloggar och communities och den minst effektiva formen är traditionell Internetmarknadsföring. Marknadsföring via bloggar och communities uppfattas som underhållande och baseras på en kommunikationsmodell som är mer individuellt anpassad än kommunikationsmodellen för traditionell Internetmarknadsföring. Det framkom även att Internetmarknadsföring som är anpassad till konsumenternas intressen är mer effektiv samt att Internetmarknadsföring som inte avbryter konsumentens flöde och där konsumenten själv får vara aktiv även är mer effektiv än andra former. Internetmarknadsföring som sprids via konsumenternas personliga kontaktnät får mer positiv respons än former där företag är den närmaste avsändaren. En mix av de olika formerna av Internetmarknadsföring är nödvändig för att inte bilda ett irritationsmoment för konsumenterna. Det framkom även att det finns ett starkt samband mellan hur konsumenterna uppfattar Internetmarknadsföringen och hur de reagerar på Internetmarknadsföringen. Den generella uppfattningen om Internetmarknadsföring är dock att den är irriterande. Den tidigare forskningen stöder de allra flesta av de slutsatser som framkom genom vår undersökning.

This thesis examines a new genre in Bible publishing: the BibleZine, a combination of the Bible with the formatting and visual elements of a teenage fashion magazine. The first BibleZine, Revolve: The Complete New Testament, appeared in the summer of 2003 and sold all of its 40,000 copies in a matter of months. This success has inspired a new line of Bible products, as several follow-up editions of Revolve and other BibleZines have flooded the marketplace. While the publisher and editors of Revolve claim that their modern creation is meant to inspire young readers to connect with the text of the New Testament, the forceful combining of the two disparate genres has produced an artifact whose form undermines and trivializes biblical content.<p> The significance of the BibleZines message extends beyond its updated magazine format. This thesis uses the theories of Kenneth Burke, George Dillon, Edwin Black, and several other rhetorical critics to reveal and critique the editorial influence found in this updated New Testament. The analysis is divided into three chapters that examine specific elements of the carefully orchestrated BibleZine, from the impact of Revolves prominent magazine-like features to the pseudo-friendships the editors create to influence its young target audience. Revolve does not represent a unique way of interpreting the Bible for a new generation. It may look contemporary in its format, but Revolve masks a materialistic and highly conservative ideology that will negatively influence its young readers in how they approach matters of identity and spirituality. My analysis will reveal the numerous ways the editors of the BibleZine use and manipulate biblical sanction in order to convey a consumeristic ideology.

The purpose of this study was to discover whether the phrase "men are from Mars, women are from Venus,” from John Gray’s book, had become a meme and to explore what its usage implied. Analysis of 510 references was guided by grounded theory. Coding over a decade of newspaper usage of the phrase into seven emergent themes allowed examination of usage against the theories of gender research, communication research, media research and meme theory research. This analysis revealed that this phrase meets the requirements to be considered a meme, and as a meme it has successfully assisted the survival, evolution and permeance of Gray’s premise that communication differences are inherent and immutable. While this premise is not based on established clinical and academic principles, it is an example of how incorrect and baseless ideas can displace good reasoned thinking based on research.