• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.107-115
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• 2017

This study examined the SNS Factors and user awareness evaluate the relationship affect the degree of acceptance SNS. Additionally, the effect on the SNS uses the social media attributes and user relationship was confirmed what the critical factors applied. Through literature analysis, SNS characteristic factors were selected to interactivity and exchange views and usability, and relationship factors were selected the flow and attachment orientation. And these factors and verified the effect on the SNS also acceptable. It was accomplished by a regression analysis to achieve the purpose of research. results were as follows. First, the interactivity and exchange of ideas and useful characteristics had a significant impact on the SNS acceptance. Second, SNS relationship characteristic of flow and attached propensity has had a significant impact on the SNS acceptance. Third, SNS relationship factors are more influential than the SNS features a great degree of acceptance. These results will provide suggestions for necessary to have any experience as well as SNS should emphasize what characteristics you want the communicator to accommodate the height of SNS also allows the use of SNS users.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.159-173
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• 2015

This study performed to examine the effects of the characteristics of SNS information, SNS site, and perceived usefulness of information on the visiting intention of SNS user in context of restaurant. Customers use SNS for navigation to find useful information and confirm the information about the destination they would like to visit. To achieve purpose of the current study, we developed a research model based on theoretical backgrounds and conducted a questionnaire survey targeting who is using SNS for searching a useful information. The results were as follow. 1) SNS information reliability, neutrality and amusement had a positive effect on the perceived usefulness of the information. 2) SNS site interaction, usage simplicity and reliability had a positive influence on the perceived usefulness of the information. 3) SNS user's perceived usefulness of the information had a positive effect on the perceived usefulness of the information.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.145-167
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine the causal relationships among self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived playfulness, and reuse intention of SNS. The results of data analysis by structured equation model(SEM) indicate that self-efficacy significantly influences individual's perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and perceived playfulness. Both perceived playfulness and perceived ease of use affects perceived usefulness on SNS. Individual's self-efficacy, perceived playfulness and perceived usefulness affect reuse intention of SNS. Based on the results, the theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.183-191
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• 2014

SNS uses the Internet as its base. It is created in order to achieve communication between the users. Up until now, most previous research were focused on the users of SNS. But, there are still a great deal of people who do not use or discontinuously use SNS. This is because users have natural resistance against SNS when using the service. In this study, time shortage perception, awareness of SNS, self-efficacy, suitability, information quality of SNS, subjective norm and privacy concern are considered as influence factors by previous research. An empirical study for Chinese students and internet users was conducted to identify how these factors influence perceived risk and perceived usefulness, and how this influence to user's resistance. This study can explain the reason why users don't use SNS and resist SNS use.

• CRM연구
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.31-41
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• 2011

Supporting communications among users, Social Network has encouraged various information flows through relationships among them. This paper studies on mentality or attitude of Social Network Services (SNS for short) users, on the basis of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM for short) and then proposes so-called TAMS, Technology Acceptance Model for Social Network Services. SNS users make full use of SNS as channels in order to create, expand, and obtain some information related to personal concerns. We will research on how the benefits that users get by using SNS exert influence on user-perceived usability. The SNS-using benefits focus on relationship benefits that are formed by interactions among users. Provided that perceived usability affects mental or informational benefits according to involvement of SNS users, we will check how perceived usability or ease of use is connected to brand attitude.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.169-179
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• 2017

The objective of this study is to identify the influence of utilization of SNS among consumers who watch performance art on their behavioral intention in the future when there has been an increasing usage of SNS among consumers along with an increasing importance of SNS in the field of performance art and also the influence of SNS characteristics on behavioral intention of performance art consumers in the future according to their preferred genres. According to the results of empirical analysis in this study, usefulness, pleasure, and social influence, as SNS characteristics, turned out to positively influence on behavioral intention in the future. According to the result of analysis in difference of influence on behavioral intention in the future depending on preferred performance art genre, usefulness, pleasure, and availability in order among SNS characteristics turned out to influence on behavioral intention in the future in pop-music/entertainment concert. In addition, only usefulness turned out to influence on behavioral intention in the musical. Usefulness and availability in order turned out to influence on behavioral intention in the act. Lastly, only usefulness turned out to influence on behavioral intention in the music/ballet. According to aforementioned results of the study, it implies that SNS characteristics of performance art audiences are influencing on behavioral intention in the future. In addition, since there is a difference in behavioral intention in the future among art consumers in each genre, it is required to differentiate utilization and strategies of SNS in each genre.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.125-138
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• 2020

Currently, the e-commerce market in Korea is growing rapidly, particularly in online commerce, and transactions through SNS are constantly increasing. This study assessed the quality of service based on SNS by modifying and combining SNS-based applications and services. Two hundred and sixteen surveys from an online survey conducted using a cumulative sampling technique were analyzed. The confidence, empathy, responsiveness, reliability, perceived usefulness, and customer satisfaction were independent variables. The perceived usefulness, customer satisfaction, and net profit were considered dependent variables. The results of 11 hypotheses were derived through SPSS 25. The results show that the perceived usefulness and customer satisfaction are affected by assurance, empathy, responsiveness, and reliability. In addition, SNS - based commerces show a significant relationship between perceived usefulness, customer satisfaction, and net benefits. The significant results are expected to help in future related research.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.1-12
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• 2023

With the recent explosive popularity of SNS, it is increasingly important to utilize SNS marketing, and in this process, the importance of image and caption order in SNS layout is also growing. This research aims to analyze the impact of SNS layouts (Image First vs. Caption First) on the user's attitude toward SNS shopping. A survey was conducted targeting 350 general public and college(graduate) students living in Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province. The data was analyzed using PROCESS, regression analysis, and t-test by SPSS 21.0 program. The result of this study, it was confirmed that the Image First was more accessible than the Caption First. The Caption First was confirmed to be more diagnostic than the Image First. Moreover, from three specific mediation paths, only two were confirmed, named is through diagnosticity and usefulness, and through accessibility, diagnosticity, and usefullness. The path through diagnosticity and usefulness were stronger than another. Additionally, the impact of accessibility on diagnosticity was found to be higher when involvement was high rather than when involvement was low.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.119-126
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to understand the important factor of internet travel product purchase according to the characteristics of SNS tourism information. The characteristics of SNS tourism information perceived by travel product consumers are investigated as four major dimensions; reliability, interest, interaction, and usefulness. 17 items of online travel product purchase are adopted and produced four factors namely; safety, price & cost, customer service and convenience. We confirm that consumer have high importance on reliability consider convenience as most important factor of online travel product purchase. Interest of SNS tourism information have significant relation with price & cost, and Usefulness and Interaction of SNS tourism information have significant relation with customer service of online travel product purchase.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.61-69
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors influencing usage intention of social network service (SNS) in social enterprise. This model tests various theoretical research hypotheses relating the social enterprise, task-technology fit (TTF), technology acceptance model (TAM), and usage intention of SNS. The data were gathered from 84 questionnaire respondents. Smart partial least square (PLS) 2.0 have been utilized for deriving the study results. The result of hypothesis testing are as follows. First, TTF positively influence perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and usage intention of SNS. Second, perceived usefulness positively influence usage intention of SNS. But perceived ease of use does not influence usage intention of SNS. This study will provide theoretical and practical implications of TTF and usage intention of SNS in social enterprise.