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http://dx.doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2016.4.2.1

Information Behavior on Social Live Streaming Services  

Scheibe, Katrin (Dept. of Information Science Heinrich Heine University)
Fietkiewicz, Kaja J. (Dept. of Information Science Heinrich Heine University)
Stock, Wolfgang G. (Dept. of Information Science Heinrich Heine University)
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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice / v.4, no.2, 2016 , pp. 6-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the last few years, a new type of synchronous social networking services (SNSs) has emerged—social live streaming services (SLSSs). Studying SLSSs is a new and exciting research field in information science. What information behaviors do users of live streaming platforms exhibit? In our empirical study we analyzed information production behavior (i.e., broadcasting) as well as information reception behavior (watching streams and commenting on them). We conducted two quantitative investigations, namely an online survey with YouNow users (N = 123) and observations of live streams on YouNow (N = 434). YouNow is a service with video streams mostly made by adolescents for adolescents. YouNow users like to watch streams, to chat while watching, and to reward performers by using emoticons. While broadcasting, there is no anonymity (as in nearly all other WWW services). Synchronous SNSs remind us of the film The Truman Show, as anyone has the chance to consciously broadcast his or her own life real-time.
Keywords
Social Live Streaming Services; YouNow; Information Behavior; Information Production Behavior; Information Reception Behavior; Social Media;
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