The merchants of meta: A research agenda to understand the future of retailing in the metaverse

K Yoo, R Welden, K Hewett, M Haenlein - Journal of Retailing, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to rapid technological developments, the metaverse is quickly garnering attention from
all areas of retailing. With a projected market of $800 billion by 2024, the metaverse is …

Twenty-five years of social media: a review of social media applications and definitions from 1994 to 2019

T Aichner, M Grünfelder, O Maurer… - … , behavior, and social …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
In this article, the authors present the results from a structured review of the literature,
identifying and analyzing the most quoted and dominant definitions of social media (SM) …

The Metaverse: A new digital frontier for consumer behavior

R Hadi, S Melumad, ES Park - Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the Metaverse, focusing on its potential
implications for consumer behavior. We begin by proposing a conceptualization of the …

The role of social media in the advent of COVID-19 pandemic: crisis management, mental health challenges and implications

J Abbas, D Wang, Z Su, A Ziapour - Risk management and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background This study focuses on how educating people through social media platforms
can help reduce the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 to manage the global …

Extending the Internet meme: Conceptualizing technological mimesis and imitation publics on the TikTok platform

D Zulli, DJ Zulli - New media & society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Scholars have long been interested in how social media platforms shape user
communication and behavior. We add to this literature by critically analyzing the TikTok …

[HTML][HTML] Social media use, social anxiety, and loneliness: A systematic review

EB O'Day, RG Heimberg - Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Social media use (SMU) has become highly prevalent in modern society,
especially among young adults. Research has examined how SMU affects well-being, with …

[HTML][HTML] Social media and well-being: Pitfalls, progress, and next steps

E Kross, P Verduyn, G Sheppes, CK Costello… - Trends in cognitive …, 2021 - cell.com
Within a relatively short time span, social media have transformed the way humans interact,
leading many to wonder what, if any, implications this interactive revolution has had for …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of social media influence-A literature review and research agenda

P Grover, AK Kar, Y Dwivedi - International Journal of Information …, 2022 - Elsevier
Every aspect of human activities has been influenced by social media, but how this influence
is affecting individual decision making in different context had not been studied yet. This …

The role of trust in understanding the impact of social media marketing on brand equity and brand loyalty

RS Ebrahim - Journal of Relationship Marketing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this era, social media platform is integrated into the marketing strategy. This new
technology sets out new mechanisms and communication tools that companies can rely on …

Uses and gratifications sought by pre-adolescent and adolescent TikTok consumers

CB Bossen, R Kottasz - Young consumers, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to explore the uses and gratifications sought by the
primary target market (pre-adolescent and adolescent groups) of a new social media site …