• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.109-125
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• 2013

As the number of SNS users is increasing, it has been very important how companies use SNS strategically. As a result, studies have been performed for the utilization of SNS. Most of the studies, however, focused on the overall characteristics of SNS and did not consider the characteristics of individual SNS. This study classified the main purpose of SNS use as relation-oriented purpose and information-oriented purpose, and identified the types of SNS from two viewpoints : service type and openness. Based on the classification, this study identified the characteristics of Cyworld, Facebook, and Twitter respectively, and analyzed the difference of the purpose of SNS users according to the characteristics of each service. The results showed that more users had the information-oriented purpose in the order of Twitter, Facebook, and Cyworld. There was no difference in the relation-oriented purpose among the three services. The analyses of the motive to join a group or a party made similar results. The results of additional analyses showed that the ratio of users with many acquaintances was high in the order of Facebook, Twitter, and Cyworld. In addition, more users checked their timeline or news feed more frequently in the order of Facebook, Twitter, and Cyworld.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2015

Social Network Service (SNS) has been played an important role in the life with the expansion of the modern technology in the cellular communication. More knowledge and understanding should be inevitable even if companies have taken advantage of SNS through word of mouth as one of the new paradigm. In most cases the crucial benefit or peculiarity of SNS has been overlooked because only general aspects of SNS have been applied in the online situation. As a result of this, same paradigm has been considered in reality as SNS was just used one of the marketing tools. However, essential aspects of SNS were investigated to see the relation of usage intention and word of mouth in this study. The hypothesis of the effect of continuous intention of the usage, trust and word of mouth was made and reviewed statistically. The statistical analysis showed there was significant among relationship, context, perceived service quality and continuous intention of the usage. In addition to that, self-expression, relationship, perceived service quality and trust were significant. Finally the continuous intention of the usage and word of mouth was significant as well. Based on this study, SNS provided by the companies could be effective to the customers in terms of word of mouth while different trend was shown in terms of trust.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.183-191
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• 2014

SNS는 웹을 기반으로 사용자들이 프로필을 창출하고 다른 사람과 커뮤니케이션 할 수 있도록 지원해주는 서비스이다. 지금까지의 대다수 연구들은 SNS의 이용자들이나 그 영향에 관련된 연구 위주로 진행되어 왔다. 그러나 SNS 비이용자도 많으며, SNS이용자라고 해도 모두 SNS를 즐기고 지속적으로 활용하는 것은 아니다. 이와 같은 현상은 SNS사용에 대해 사용자들이 느끼는 혁신에 대한 저항이 존재하기 때문에 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 선행 연구를 바탕으로 시간부족에 대한 지각, SNS에 대한 인지도, 자기효능감, 적합성, SNS에 대한 정보품질, 주관적 규범 및 프라이버시 우려를 지각된 위험과 지각된 유용성의 영향요인으로 선정하였다. 이들 요인이 지각된 위험과 지각된 유용성에 미치는 영향과, 지각된 위험과 지각된 유용성이 다시 사용자 저항에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 중국내 학생과 인터넷 사용자들을 대상으로 실증 분석하였다. 본 논문을 통해 SNS를 사용하지 않는 이유와 SNS 사용에 대한 저항요인을 파악할 수 있다.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.37-56
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• 2017

최근 소셜 네트워킹 서비스(Social Networking Service, SNS)를 통해 소통하고자 하는 개인들이 급격히 증대하고 있다. 이러한 현상은 SNS 상에서 막대한 정보생성을 이끌었고, 이에 따라 SNS 이용자들은 관심 부족을 느끼고 이를 극복하기 위해 보다 자극적이고, 과장된 정보를 생성하고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 현상을 이용과 충족이론의 관점에서 관심에 대한 욕구를 충족시키기 위한 SNS 이용자들의 이용행태를 살펴보고자 한다. 또한 SNS 이용행태 연구들을 살펴보면, 성별에 따른 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 본 연구는 관광객의 관심욕구가 SNS 몰입(순응, 동일시, 내재화)과 관광경험 공유 행위에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 하였으며, 성별에 따른 조절효과를 살펴보고자 하였다. 분석 결과, 관심욕구는 SNS 몰입 수준에서 순응과 동일시를 매개로 관광경험 공유에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 순응과 동일시가 영향을 미치는데 있어 성별에 따른 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 본 연구는 학술적, 실무적 시사점을 제공한다.

• 복식
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.21-36
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to suggest an effective fashion design process using social network services(SNS) as a method to develop designs. Fashion design process was systemized through literature study. The characteristics of social network, and element and method of network formation were investigated, and then design processes using SNS were suggested through survey study. This was done by applying formation of network and its method in SNS with contents of fashion to stage of process to develop fashion design. The study results are as follows. First, Fashion design process using SNS is composed of 5 stages. Second, SNS types with contents of fashion were classified to five types: blog, community, connection of fashion web service and SNS, fashion SNS, and fashion SNS game. Among them, types where development of fashion design and product distribution was done by formation of network are connected type of fashion web service and SNS, fashion SNS type. Fashion design development can be done by compiling, having contests, and cooperative work. A method that can be used for making assessments and decision is voting and predicting the market. Third, Fashion design process using SNS is composed of the stages such as planning, compiling, analysis, decision, implementation, and formation of network. It was analyzed that by connecting stages of collection and evaluation of information through participation of users, new contents were produced and there was a structure that was cycled continuously.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.227-240
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• 2012

Given the prevalence of internet and web 2.0, SNS(Social Network Service) market is growing rapidly. IT providers which focused marketing point on network hub have become to disseminate SNS mainly now. Many users are using the various functions of SNS to communicate each other or share the information. At this point, identifying the influencing factors to WOM(Word-Of-Mouth) of SNS is very important. In this paper, we aim to examine the effects of perceived variables on the WOM of SNS. In order to analyze the antecedents, we selected perceived factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived easiness, perceived enjoyment and perceived crowd. For statistical analysis, we surveyed real users of SNS. As a result, all antecedents of WOM showed significant influence and among the variables the perceived enjoyment has top standardized coefficient. In addition, perceived crowd has significant on perceived easiness, perceived enjoyment but not on perceived usefulness. The result of this research can be useful guidelines to increase SNS Market.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.85-101
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• 2013

The wide spread of smartphones and the growth of the number of internet users are reshaping the SNS (Social Network Service). Merging into other service areas and creating new business models with high profits, SNS is no more a service simply providing personal connections. Now SNS has positioned itself as a service platform. SNG (Social Network Game) is a new outcome utilizing SNS as a game platform and showing a rapid growth rate in a short period of time. The number of SNG users is expected to increase steadily. In this study, we examine whether SNG user motivations lead to flow experience and future intention to use. For that purpose, we conducted a survey with smartphone users. The results indicate that flow experience functions as a mediator and user motivations indirectly affect intention to use through flow experience. This paper concludes with discussions on findings and suggestions for future research.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2014

Social networking service (SNS) is a service that allows people to share information, manage relationships with others, and express themselves on the Internet. The number of SNS users have increased explosively with the growth of mobile devices such as smartphones. As the influence of SNS has grown extensively, potential threats to privacy have also become pervasive. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the main factors that affect users' intentions to use security functions provided by their SNS. The main theories for this study include the rational choice theory and the theory of planned behavior. This study has identified the factors that affect intention to use security functions. In addition, security function awareness and information security awareness are found to be important antecedents for intention to use security functions. The results of this study implies that when SNS providers develop security policies, they should consider the ways to improve users information security awareness and security function awareness simultaneously.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.43-69
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• 2021

Purpose Although companies occupied the network market take the advantageous position first and can be successful in securing users over a certain size, it is important to satisfy the customers' demand and prevent the outflow of users toward a new alternative SNS. What is more, there are frequent changes in the flow of users toward new SNSs. Despite these dynamic market circumstances, there is a lack of research to explain the switching behaviors of SNS users. Design/methodology/approach The objective of this study is to explain and verify a specified migration theory(Push-Pull-Mooring model) focused on SNS fatigue in the psychological point of view, as well as reviewing previous studies on functional and technical characteristics of SNSs themselves. Moreover, this study tried to highlight factors affecting users actual SNS switch rather than their switching intention. Findings According to the statistical analysis, the most influenced pull factor to switch SNS was the alternative attractiveness. On the other hand, undesired relationship burden, service innovation and important mooring factors to prevent users' SNS switch. This study has a significant contribution to the theory, which analyzed users' actual SNS switch, and examined SNS users' psychological factors(SNS fatigue), reviewing the characteristics of existing services. To secure more users and to keep them, companies providing social network service need to develop differentiated strategies by analyzing psychological characteristics of various users.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.243-258
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• 2017

최근 스마트폰과 각종 모바일 기기의 발달로 인해 SNS의 이용이 증가하고 있다. 개인의 욕구 표현과 관계형성에 있어 온라인상에서 SNS가 새로운 패러다임을 구축해 나가고 있다. 이와 함께 모바일 기기의 특성으로 인해 SNS 서비스 참여에 많은 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상된다. 이에 본 연구는 SNS의 서비스, 개인특성이 유용성과 이용용이성을 매개로 SNS 참여의도에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 살펴보았다. SNS 이용자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고 구조방정식을 통하여 자료를 분석하였다. 분석결과 본 연구는 SNS의 서비스, 개인특성이 유용성과 이용용이성을 매개로 참여의도에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.