This research is designed to empirically investigate how social media needs and innovation
influence the adoption of social media amongst Internet users. The theoretical perspective of …

Politics and the Twitter Revolution: How Tweets Influence the Relationship between Political
Leaders and the Public, by John H. Parmelee and Shannon L. Bichard, is the first …

A survey on 143 university students was conducted to examine what motives young adults
have for Facebook use, which of those motives were endorsed more than the others, and …

This study investigates the interactivity construct in terms of its antecedents (ie, motivations
for using the Internet) and consequences (ie, attitude toward the site, attitude toward the …

Social networking is a phenomenon of interest to many scholars. While most of the recent
research on social networking sites has focused on user characteristics, very few studies …

In today's modern world, political knowledge is not only conveyed or sought through
traditional methods such as political rallies but also via social media such as Facebook …

This essay is an exploratory study of the uses and gratifications of social networking
applications and sites widely utilized by gay men. Based on findings from six different focus …

The internet is now a mainstay of contemporary political life, and captivates researchers from
across the social sciences. From debates about its impact on parties and election …

This study assesses differences in use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT)
and relates them to patterns of expressive political participation, mobilization efforts, and …

Problematic Internet use has long been a matter of concern; however, few studies extend
this line of research from general Internet use to the use of social network sites (SNSs), or …