... in political public opinion, particularly in Latin America, and highlights the need to explore mechanisms of change across various social media platforms. The Internet presents a new public space for political discussion and interaction. The nature of the flow of information and access to that flow...

... analyzing 52 papers published between 2010 and 2024, with the majority disseminated after 2021. Findings The primary findings indicate a gradual shift from focusing on internet research to exploring social networking sites, with consistent attention on gaming and mobile device usage. Moreover...

...Yuanyuan Wu; Eric W.T. Ngai; Pengkun Wu; Chong Wu Fake news had long been embedded in history before the internet media entered the public lexicon (Al-Rawi, 2019a). It first appeared in the 19th century and evolved from its satirical literary origins into a passionately criticised Internet...

...Yue Qian Purpose The spread of the Internet has transformed the dating landscape. Given the increasing popularity of online dating and rising immigration to Canada, this study takes an intersectional lens to examine nativity and gender differentials in heterosexual online dating. Design...

...Mamoun N. Akroush; Bushra K. Mahadin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine a multidimensional model of customer perceived value (CPV), customer satisfaction (CS) and loyalty from internet subscribers’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach In total, 1,297 out of 2,000 online...

...Ibrahim Arpaci; Şahin Kesici; Mustafa Baloğlu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of psychological needs in the association between individualism and internet addiction. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method design was used by comprising of 602 college...

...Zhi-Jin Zhong; Tongchen Wang; Minting Huang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of internet censorship, which is represented by the Great Fire Wall, on Chinese internet users’ self-censorship. Design/methodology/approach A 3×2 factorial experiment (n=315...

... to communication strategy, business scholars and managers are left without a way to effectively use the information they have gathered, and they use theories that do not explain the overall theoretical motivation for brand website interactivity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Internet...

...Daniel Edgardo Cano Murillo; Juyoung Kang; Sora Yoon Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the major factors in the intention to adopt pro-social behavior through the internet by dividing them into personal factors and internet factors. Design/methodology/approach...

... are considered. The visualization system is functioned to synthesize views from static or live data and other sources available on the internet. The similar idea was used by Moon et al. (2006) . They proposed a framework to visualize via the Google Earth interface dynamically. Trace files are used...

... management, e-collaboration, communication studies and multimedia effectiveness. As a result of the review of internet postings, we were able to summarize various e-internship characteristics relating to this sample (Jeske and Axtell, 2013). The e-internships were posted on job portals, official companies...

...Pan Ji; W. Wayne Fu Purpose This study aims to examine how information and social gratifications sought by Internet users affect their affinity for the Internet or for particular types of online content. Design/methodology/approach A survey was administered in Singapore to collect data...

... Limited 2013 Online informediary Price dispersion Internet Price comparison Prices Consumers From the perspective of consumers, the main difference between online informediaries and conventional online e‐retailers is that consumers can grasp the market price dispersion of a product...

... and use SNSs, using insights from previous studies related to internet innovation adoption cycles. Findings The study confirmed that SNS adoption follows a general path of Internet innovation adoption by brands. Industry markets exert influence, with technology and consumer intensive brands being more...

.... Findings Group‐buying operators need to understand their consumers and the scheduling shopping rules between internet shoppers and firms. Moreover, word‐of‐mouth (WOM) can be created online by offering web visitors the ability to access the opinions of satisfied customers. Practical implications...

... for the purpose of enhancing shopping frequencies, promoting high‐profit/expense products or making customers long‐term customers. Wen‐Yu Chiang can be contacted at: ianc888@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Taiwan Consumer behaviour Customer relationship management Internet...

... is especially important in the hospitality and tourism industry, whose intangible products are difficult to evaluate prior to their consumption. When WOM becomes digital, the large‐scale, anonymous, ephemeral nature of the Internet induces new ways of capturing, analyzing, interpreting, and managing...

... and dialog acts for analyzing opinion formation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Text mining Social networks Data analysis Internet Consumer behaviour Information exchange Digital communication systems The importance of information exchange via the internet is becoming even...

...Sung‐Eon Kim; Kirk P. Arnett Purpose Horizontal mega portals power the Internet by guiding millions of users who wish to communicate, search, shop, and perform a multitude of other tasks made possible via the Internet. The purpose of this study is to find which portal service functions generate...

...Rahul Gadekar; Kiran Thakur; Peng Hwa Ang Purpose The purpose of this exploratory study is to look at how the Internet was used by political parties and candidates during the Indian parliamentary elections of 2009. Design/methodology/approach A total of 31 web sites belonging to political...