Demonstrations that analyses of social media content can align with measurement from
sample surveys have raised the question of whether survey research can be supplemented …

This study unearths the motives for YouTube user engagement that has been
conceptualized as active participation and passive content consumption. In light of the Uses …

Purpose Numerous studies have examined factors influencing electronic word of mouth
(eWOM) providing behaviour. The volume of extant research and inconsistency in some of …

Despite the rapid adoption of Facebook as a means of photo sharing, minimal research has
been conducted to understand user gratification behind this activity. In order to address this …

This paper presents a research agenda for understanding how entrepreneurs accrue social
capital in the digital age. We develop a conceptual framework with 12 research propositions …

Online recommendation sites are valuable information sources that people contribute to,
and often use to choose restaurants. However, little is known about the dynamics behind …

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 …

In immersive virtual reality (VR) environments, experiences of harassment can be
exacerbated by features such as synchronous voice chat, heightened feelings of presence …

Research on social network sites (SNSs) typically employ measures that treat SNS use as
homogenous although the user-base, user practices, and feature sets of these tools are …

Based on social capital theory, social exchange theory, and social cognitive theory, this
study explored why users continuously contribute knowledge to online social Q&A …