70 Questions
Which of the following is true regarding institutional content?
It generally has a brick-and-mortar presence
What is gray literature?
Content that is not commercially published or peer-reviewed
Which type of social media content is often underused in content analysis?
Long-form content from individual perspectives
What is an exception to the generally low intelligence value of short-form user-generated content?
Accounts of famous individuals
What is the main challenge with organizing gray literature?
Storing it
What is an example of a platform that might contain long-form user content from an individual perspective?
Quora
What type of content is generally more valuable in social media content analysis?
Short-form content from individual perspectives
What is an example of high-value short-form content?
Content from a famous individual's Twitter account
What is the definition of long-form user content from an individual perspective?
Material that is very text-heavy from a single individual
What is the definition of short-form user content from an individual perspective?
User-generated content from platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter
Which of the following is NOT a category proposed by the McAfee Institute to divide OSIF?
Multimedia content
What is the difference between long-form and short-form individually driven content?
Short-form is more suitable for real-time processing and usage
What is news media content?
Content that is publicly recognized as journalism
What is gray literature?
Content from non-media institutions and organizations
Which type of content does NOT fall under institutionally generated content?
Social media content
What is the difference between news media content and gray literature?
News media content is publicly recognized as journalism, while gray literature is not
What does news aggregator sites do?
They collect news content from different sources
What is individually driven content?
Content generated by individuals on social media
What is the first distinction proposed by the McAfee Institute to divide OSIF?
Determining the origins of the content
Which of the following is NOT an example of gray literature?
Journalism from news media outlets
What is the definition of gray literature?
Content generated by non-media institutions and organizations, both public and private
What is the difference between news media content and gray literature?
News media content is self-identified as journalism while gray literature is not
What is the main challenge with organizing gray literature?
The difficulty in determining the sources of content
What is an example of a platform that might contain long-form user content from an individual perspective?
Which type of social media content is often underused in content analysis?
Short-form content
What is the definition of short-form user content from an individual perspective?
Content that is less than 100 words
Which of the following is NOT an example of gray literature?
Content generated by news media
What is an exception to the generally low intelligence value of short-form user-generated content?
Content generated by individuals with large social media followings
What is the first distinction proposed by the McAfee Institute to divide OSIF?
Determining the origins of the content
What is an example of high-value short-form content?
A tweet from a verified account
What is the main reason why gray literature is often collected and used in an ad hoc manner?
It is not organized properly
What is the difference between long-form and short-form user-generated content?
Long-form content has high intelligence value and short-form content has little intelligence value
What is an exception to the generally low intelligence value of short-form social media content?
Accounts of famous individuals
What is the definition of gray literature?
Content that is not commercially published
What is the main challenge in organizing gray literature?
Organizing it
What is an example of long-form user-generated content from an individual perspective?
Blogger blogs
What is an example of short-form user-generated content from an individual perspective?
Facebook posts
What is an example of high-value short-form content?
Accounts of famous individuals
What is the assumption about most institutional content?
It has institutional cohesion
What is the difference between news media content and gray literature?
News media content is commercially published and gray literature is not
OSIF is divided into three categories by the McAfee Institute.
False
Institutionally generated content includes news media and gray literature.
True
Social media content is a type of individually driven content.
True
Long-form user-generated content and short-form user-generated content have the same processing and usage requirements.
False
News media content can only come from traditional print newspapers.
False
Gray literature includes content produced by both public and private institutions.
True
State-produced content is only considered news media content if it is distributed by a media outlet.
True
News aggregator sites only publish original content.
False
Gray literature is often collected and used in an ad hoc manner.
True
Think tanks and academia are examples of institutions that produce gray literature.
True
Long-form user-generated content from an individual perspective generally has high intelligence value.
False
Short-form user-generated content from an individual perspective is only obtained from platforms like Twitter.
False
Long-form social media content is often underused in content analysis.
True
Short-form social media content generally has little intelligence value, except when obtained from specific accounts of high interest.
True
Efforts to better organize the acquisition, long-term storage, and distribution of gray literature have been successful.
False
Institutional content only exists in the virtual space.
False
Short-form user-generated content from an individual perspective is text-heavy.
False
High-value short-form content could include accounts from individuals who are part of a group being targeted by the IC.
True
Gray literature is collected and used in an ad hoc manner despite efforts to organize it.
True
Most institutional content has a brick-and-mortar presence and institutional cohesion.
True
True or false: Long-form social media content is often underused in content analysis.
True
True or false: Short-form user-generated content from an individual perspective is only obtained from platforms like Twitter.
False
True or false: Gray literature is often collected and used in an ad hoc manner.
True
True or false: Long-form user content from an individual perspective is material that is very text-heavy from a single individual or perhaps even small groups of people.
True
True or false: Short-form user-generated content generally has little intelligence value.
True
True or false: High-value short-form content could include accounts from individuals who are part of a group being targeted by the IC.
True
True or false: Most institutional content does not exist only in the virtual space.
True
True or false: Efforts to better organize the acquisition, long-term storage, and distribution of gray literature have been successful.
False
True or false: News media content can only come from traditional print newspapers.
False
True or false: Think tanks and academia are examples of institutions that produce gray literature.
True
Test your knowledge on the four distinct categories proposed by the McAfee Institute to divide OSIF, and learn about the differences between institutionally generated content and individually generated content.
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