... to influence social behavior (Granberry and Torres, 2017). In the current era of perpetual digital connectedness (Kwak and Kim, 2017), the internet serves as an abundant source of information, and social networking sites (SNSs) offer a platform for online individuals to interact with each other and to maintain...

...Hugo Martinelli Watanuki; Renato de Oliveira Moraes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the practices that owners of public profiles in social networking sites can leverage to actively build online reputation and to evaluate the impact of the adoption of such practices on the initial...

... engagement. The interactive, open and free nature of social networking sites contributes to their development as a new type of political podia that allow politicians to produce a different kind of political communication. Instead of using these sites as platforms to disseminate their ideas, plans...

... to the understanding the dynamics of how social media may potentially impact students’ social connectedness and life quality. Originality/value Although WeChat has become the most prevalent social networking site in Mainland China, the social and psychological implications of the emerging technology...

...Chun-Nan Lin; Hsiu-Yu Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between social networking sites (SNSs) users’ switching intentions and switching behavior. With regard to the former, the authors focus on three factors (perceived value, trust, and perceived risk...

... on social networking sites is a specific way the companies are using. Customers can become brand fans on these pages and indicate that they like the brand posts, share on their wall or simply comment. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of cultural differences on the effectiveness of social...

...Zheshi Bao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of continuance intention of social networking site (SNS) users through a new perspective and discuss how to retain SNS users. Design/methodology/approach The author proposed a research model by integrating network...

...Aubrey Harvey Chaputula; Felix Patrick Majawa Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social networking sites (SNSs) by mass media organisations in Malawi. Design/methodology/approach – The research was a survey that was carried out amongst mass media organisations...

... Social networking sites E‐campaign Election law Cyber‐exile YouTube Network analysis The first clip showed Lee, in an interview by a journalist [3] in 2000, stating that he was directly involved in the establishment of BBK, a financial firm that was investigated in 2001 and found...

... provider's role has been seen as limited, given the common dynamic of being captured by user needs. Paul Matthews can be contacted at: Paul2.matthews@uwe.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Epistemology Social networking sites Internet Communities Knowledge sharing...