Culture, Communication and Media Studies - Intertextuality in the soap opera Egoli: Culture and Consumption Intertextuality in the soap opera Egoli: Culture and Consumption. By Chantel Oosthuysen (1997) Place: University of Natal, Durban Product: Master’s Thesis Egoli is the only locally produced daily soap opera in South Africa. It is broadcast on the Electronic Media Network (M-Net) every weekday from 18h00 to 18h30. According to the All Media and Product Survey (AMPS) more than 1.3 million viewers watch Egoli every day (June 1996). Soap opera is often seen as providing mere entertainment from which the audience derives pleasure. As a result of its number of viewers, Egoli is in a powerful position in terms of incorporating context-specific events and utilising these to supply the audience with sufficient information. For Gramsci (1971) hegemony is a tool for understanding society in order to contest or change it. Egoli can serve as a cultural forum with the aim of making different cultural groups aware of each other’s customs, habits, attitudes and values (Pitout, 1996: 203-206).
Techdirt. ONS Home Output in the Construction Industry, November 2015 In November 2015, output in the construction industry was estimated to have decreased by 0.5% compared with October 2015. All new work was the largest contributor to the fall, decreasing by 0.7%, with repair and maintenance (R&M) falling 0.2%. Index of Production, November 2015 Production output increased by 0.9% in November 2015 compared with November 2014. ONS Beta website available The ONS have been developing a new website to replace the current version. UK Trade, November 2015 The UK’s deficit on seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services was £3.2 billion in November 2015. Quarterly National Accounts, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015 UK gross domestic product in volume terms was estimated to have increased by 0.4% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015; revised from the previously published estimate of 0.5%. Balance of Payments, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2015
A Thought... Technology Policy Institute - Studying the Global Information Economy PhD Log Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technolgoy Tittle: Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technology: Extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Name: Viswanath Venkatesh James Y. Xin Xu Year: Content of study: Mobile Internet user, consumer Research Overview: The Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) is applied to mobile internet consumers using survey with 1,512 users (Venkatesh, Thong & Xu 2012). Model: Methodology: Mobile internet user in Hong Kong. There are two stage, the first stage receives 4,127 respondents then four months later the second phase was collected. Finding: The results are confirmed that the hedonic motivation, price values and habit are influencing technology use. Related to my research: This study shows how to use UTAUT and proposes the UTAUT2. The use of mobile handheld devices such as cell phones, PDAs, and palm pilots has become pervasive in our life. Accessing the Web through a handheld device, called mobile 1. 2. 1.
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