Social Networking Services Platforms Research Articles

Continuance usage of corporate SNS pages: A communicative ecology perspective

This study develops a research model that explains the continuance of corporate social network service (SNS) pages. In order to find antecedents that influence end users’ continuance intention, this study adopts communicative ecology theory from media and communication studies. Results indicate that the quality of social interaction is the most salient feature, as indicated by the fact that it has the highest impact on perceived usefulness and enjoyment. Moreover, content quality also increases both perceived usefulness and enjoyment, while SNS platform quality and service quality increase perceived usefulness only. In addition, perceived network size moderates the impact of social interaction quality on perceived enjoyment.

Interest overlay network model on distributed social network service

The social network service brings convenience for users around the world, as well as many kinds of problems especially data isolation between different service providers. In this paper, we are discussing a kind of distributed social network service platform like Diaspora. A model called along with dependent algorithms was proposed to solve recommendation problem in social network service under distributed environment. The interest overlay model is able to overcome the disadvantage of distributed social network service and improve the quality of recommendation.

Academic Library Websites Show Heavy Use of Web 2.0 Applications

A Review of:
 Boateng, F., & Liu, Y. Q. (2014). Web 2.0 applications’ usage and trends in top US academic libraries. Library Hi Tech, 32(1), 120-138. doi:10.1108/LHT-07-2013-0093
 
 Abstract
 
 Objective – To explore Web 2.0 application use in academic libraries through determining: Web 2.0 applications used, the purpose of using these applications, and how the use of Web 2.0 is changing.
 
 Design – Exploratory survey of academic library websites using content analysis of websites, blogs, and social networking service platforms.
 
 Setting – Websites of academic libraries in the United States, blog platforms, and social networking services.
 
 Subjects – 100 academic libraries.
 
 Methods – The researchers based their selection of academic library websites on the US News & World Report’s 2013 list of the top 100 best colleges in the United States. The authors created a checklist to determine which Web 2.0 technologies were used by the academic libraries on their websites and for what purposes. The researchers searched for Web 2.0 applications on the main page and one subpage down from the main page. The researchers also used keyword searches on the library’s website to find Web 2.0 applications and searched blog platforms and social networking sites.
 
 Main Results – The authors found that Facebook and Twitter were the most popular Web 2.0 applications and that all of the libraries analyzed used social networking services. Blogs were the second most popular Web 2.0 tool at 99% participation rate, followed closely by RSS (97%) and instant messaging (91%). Libraries used these Web 2.0 tools for information sharing including: outreach, promotion, providing online reference services, subject guides, tutorials, highlighting resources, and posting announcements.
 
 Conclusion – The academic libraries analyzed in this study use Web 2.0 applications to a much greater extent than previous research had shown. The researchers expect to see increased use of Web 2.0 applications by academic libraries in the coming years. They suggest that future research focus on Web 2.0 use by historically black colleges in the United States and on collaboration between academic libraries and other academic units when offering Web 2.0 services.

Weibo clustering: A new approach utilizing users’ reposting data in social networking services

As one of the most popular Social Networking Services (SNS) in China, Weibo is generating massive contents, relations and users? behavior data. Many challenges exist in how to analyze Weibo data. Most works focus on Weibo clustering and topic classification based on analyzing the text contents only. However, the traditional approaches do not work well because most messages on Weibo are very short Chinese sentences. This paper aims to propose a new approach to cluster the Weibo data by analyzing the users? reposting behavior data besides the text contents. To verify the proposed approach, a data set of users? real behaviors from the actual SNS platform is utilized. Experimental results show that the proposed method works better than previous works which depend on the text analysis only.

Social networking services adoption in corporate communication: the case of China

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore empirically the adoption of social networking services in corporate communication within the context of China.Design/methodology/approachAfter reviewing the extant literature on technology adoption, the paper proposes a conceptual model for studying the adoption of social networking in corporate communication. Based on this model a quantitative survey is carried out within the Chinese context to examine the key factors influencing consumers’ adoption of social networking services to engage with organisations.FindingsThe conceptual model proposed in this study offers a comprehensive overview of the adoption of social networking services through identifying various factors associated with ease of use, perceived usefulness, trust and loyalty and advertisement. Through adopting an empirical research strategy focusing on China, which has a high level of technology adoption, this study contributes towards providing a good understanding of how new technology‐enabled social media platforms can offer a more dynamic engagement between consumers and organisations.Research limitations/implicationsThis research only focuses on exploring empirically the adoption of social networking services in one country and does not investigate how such factors may impact consumers’ adoption and continuity to use in that country or in a wider context.Practical implicationsThe conceptual model in this study offers organisations including multinational ones and researchers a comprehensive overview of the adoption of social networking services in corporate communication, particularly in an emerging economy. The key findings of this study show how the ease of use of these platforms and services can facilitate a better engagement and communication between consumers and corporate organisations. In addition, the study indicates embedding social networking services platforms and services within the advertisement strategy for the organisation can contribute towards its success in reaching to a broader consumer range.Originality/valueThe core contribution of this research adds to the growing body of knowledge concerning the adoption of social networking services in emerging economies. In particular, the conceptual model formulated through the synthesis of extant literature offers researchers and practitioners valuable insights on appreciating the key issues that require consideration when organisations utilise social networking services to engage with consumers.

스마트폰 소셜 네트워크 게임의 지속 사용의도 영향 요인

소셜 네트워크 게임이란 소셜 네트워크 서비스 플랫폼을 기반으로 하여 사용자 참여 및 관계 맺기를 활용한 사회적 인맥 기반 형태의 게임을 말한다. 본 연구는 HCI 분야에서 제시하는 가치모형을 중심으로 SNG의 지속적 사용의도에 영향을 주는 기능적, 유희적, 사회적, 개인적 가치 요인을 검토하였다. 분석 결과 유희적 가치와 기능적 가치가 지속적 사용의도에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, 사회적 가치, 개인적 가치는 유의한 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 SNG의 서비스에 있어서 게임의 재미적 요인과 쉽고 편리한 인터페이스는 주요한 요소이지만, 이용자들의 사회관계적 동인은 큰 의미가 없음을 의미한다. Primarily working on SNS(Social Network Service) platform, the SNG(Social Network Game) utilizes friends and neighbors for invitation and play. Based on the value model of HCI, this paper purports to discover how functional, hedonic, social and personal values predict the continuous usage intention and satisfaction of SNG in a smartphone. Hypothesis testing through structural equation modeling shows that hedonic and functional values affect satisfaction and intention to use of SNG while social and personal values do not. This result implies that fun and easy interface are more important to the success of SNG service than social networking motivation.

Tears of Rage: Chinese Nationalist Reactions to the Belgrade Embassy Bombing

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