• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.245-255
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• 2021

본 연구는 위챗 소셜미디어 플랫폼의 사회적, 오락적 요인이 이용자의 몰입과 중독에 어떤 영향을 주는지에 대한 실증 연구이다. 연구자들은 소셜미디어 위챗 이용자들의 중독이 늘어나고 있음에도 불구하고, 기존 소셜미디어 연구가 서비스 품질과 만족도 등에 그치고 있어 이용자의 몰입, 중독에 관한 연구가 필요할 것으로 보았다. 따라서 연구자들은 실증분석을 통하여 위챗 사용의 중독에 이르는 경로를 사회적 요인(사교성, 지불성)과 오락적 요인(오락성, 생활 관련성)으로 설정하고 위챗 이용자 체험이 사용 의도와 만족에 어떻게 영향을 미치는지 고찰하고 이용자의 위챗 몰입과 중독으로 이어지는 경로를 확인하고자 하였다. 연구결과 위챗의 사교성 등 기능적 요인이 인지된 용이성 및 유용성에 영향을 주고, 이에 대한 사용과 만족이후 몰입과 중독에 영향을 주는 것으로 검정되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 소셜미디어의 중독적 사용관련 연구에 새로운 이론적 기반이 될 것으로 기대하고 있다.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.23-51
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• 2023

Purpose: Live commerce is a new type of electronic commerce in combination with live streaming services. It is expected to increase virtual presence in the context of online shopping by overcoming a lack of social interactions between sellers and buyers which have been raised as a limitation in electronic commerce. Drawing on the studies of communication media, this study examines how live commerce contributes to the increase of virtual presence which consists of telepresence and social presence. Telepresence refers to a buyer's perception that he or she is present at the physical shopping mall during live shopping streaming whereas social presence refers to a buyer's perception of social interaction with a seller which is human warm, social, sensitive, and personal. In this study, we verify key determinants of virtual presence and its consequences. More specifically, this study proposes virtual presence contributes to the increase of buyers' trust in products and further purchase intentions. Furthermore, we verify influential factors of virtual presence from the technical and influencer perspectives of live commerce. Design/methodology/approach: To test the proposed hypotheses, the partial least squares (PLS) analysis is conducted with a total of 250 data collected on users with experience in the TaoBao live streaming shopping platform. Findings: The results show that first, telepresence and social presence are increased by visibility, media richness and attractiveness in the context of live shopping streaming. Second, buyers' trust in product trust and purchase intentions are positively influenced by telepresence and social presence. Finally, buyers' trust in product has a direct, positve effect on their purchase intentions. Overall, the findings offer new insights into the studies of electronic commerce by introducting the concepts of virtual presence and media richness from the literature of communication media in the field of live commerce.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2024

Purpose - The Chinese fan community includes a significant number of young and middle-aged individuals, playing a crucial role in emotional mobilization and social engagement. In recent years, the impact of Celebrity Pairing or Character Pairing (CP) on Weibo has grown notably, partly due to features like Super Topics and Hot Searches. This phenomenon has enhanced fan engagement, resulting in heightened participation in discussions and interactions on the platform. Our study targets CP fans of movies and television dramas on Weibo and aims to identify the factors that drive their emotional sharing. Design/methodology/approach - The research methodology integrates Self-Determination Theory and Social Sharing of Emotion Theory within the EASI (Emotion, Attachment, and Social Integration) model. This approach aims to uncover how CP fans meet their emotional needs via social media and determine the factors influencing their sharing intentions and behaviours. Data were collected through online surveys, yielding 504 valid responses Findings - The analysis, performed with SPSS and Smart PLS software, reveals that self-determination, interpersonal relationships, and social media tolerance significantly affect fans' intentions to share content. Specifically, intrinsic motivation, driven by self-determination, is a critical factor in CP fans' propensity to share content, highlighting the importance of 'inward socialization.' Additionally, the study finds that external factors, like the social media environment, play a more minor role than internal motivators. Research implications or Originality - This research enhances quantitative research methodologies by identifying intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that satisfy the emotional needs of CP fans. It distinguishes between individual, interpersonal, and collective/social factors as motivational elements, providing insights into the emotional and psychological needs of the Chinese movie and TV drama fan community.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2018

This study analyzed the digital divide of Korean senior citizens through the preference for smart media. Targeting two media out of mobile internet and mobile social media, the media dependency ratio and the trend of people in their 20s-60s were verified. Regarding the dependency ratio of young people(20s) and senior citizens(60s), in case of mobile internet, people in their 60s were average 8.6% while people in their 20s were average 38.9%, so that the ratio of senior citizens was lower by 30.3%. In case of social media, people in their 60s were average 1%, which was 7.1% lower than people in their 20s(8.1%). And this divide was the digital divide shown in the informatization process through the trend of internet use of senior citizens in their 60s or up. Thus, as the policy measures for solving the digital divide of senior citizens, it would be required to continuously develop the digital cultural programs for senior citizens, to expansively perform the government subsidiary policies like additionally providing the essential information to senior citizens, and also to expand the smart-based infrastructure for senior citizens' participation in economic activities.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2022

The world has witnessed the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. Mainstream and social media are playing an important role in Covid-19 pandemic prevention. This research explores awareness, communication channels and effectiveness of communication in the Covid-19 pandemic in rural areas of Thua Thien Hue province, Central Vietnam. Primary information was collected from 181 respondents, who are farmers, non-farmers and students. Secondary information was collected from reports and statistical data. Television, word of mouth and local loudspeakers are the main channels of mainstream media while social media mentions the role of Facebook and Zalo to transfer Covid-19 pandemic information. Mainstream media is still the main channel of farmers and old people while non-farmers and young people tend to access information through social media. Communication has significantly contributed to improving awareness and action of rural people in the Covid-19 epidemic prevention.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2016

This study investigates perceived social presence, perceived interactivity, perceived enjoyment, and perceived trust as antecedents of consumer engagement. We measured the attitudinal and behavioral brand loyalty as consequences of consumer engagement in social media. Our findings suggest that perceptions of social presence, enjoyment, and trust are significantly related to consumer engagement. Conversely, perceived interactivity has no positive influence on consumer engagement. In addition, consumer engagement is found to have a significant impact on both attitudinal and behavioral brand loyalty. The study revealed that, in the modified model, covariance paths among the proposed antecedents of consumer engagement (namely the perceived social presence, interactivity, enjoyment, and trust) are statistically significant. In this paper, we also discuss limitations of the study and future research.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.145-158
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• 2015

Currently, Social Commerces have increasingly gained popularity with the growth of Social Network Services (SNS). As the applications of smartphones are being applied in widespread areas, social commerces in the smartphone environment have entered a new chapter. The applications of social commerces on smartphones are widely used, which has increased the market share of social commerces exponentially. Thus, we tried to find out factors which may affect the user acceptance of social commerces in the smartphone environment. We develop a research model to examine how social commerces in the smartphone environment are accepted by users based on the academic factors-switch costs, trend-seeking tendency, richness in media. The theoretical model is validated through an survey of social commerce users in the smartphone environment from the undergraduates and the graduates in Seoul, Korea. The structural equation analysis is conducted based on the partial least square (PLS) approach. The results reveal that the switch cost will have positive mediating influences to the intention to use social commerce in the smartphone environment. We also find that the perceived usefulness of the smartphone is affected by the media richness. The results also suggest that the trend-seeking tendency has no influences to the users of social commerces in the smartphone environment. Also, theoretical and practical implications are discussed. The findings are believed to increase our understanding an interesting mobile phenomenon, as well as making contributions.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제67권
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• pp.209-240
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• 2014

기자들은 소셜미디어에 접속하여 정보를 찾고 사실을 확인하기도 하며 정보원과 접촉한다. 기자들은 소셜미디어를 통해 정보 확인 및 정보원과 소통하면서 왜 소셜미디어를 이용하는지 그 이용에 관한 내재된 가치를 정확히 알기 어렵다. 본 연구는 기자들의 소셜미디어 활용의 중요한 원인을 이해하는 것이 필요하다고 생각되는 바, 기자들이 소셜미디어를 활용하는데 내재하는 핵심 가치를 체계적으로 밝히고자 한다. 이를 통해 기자들이 소셜미디어 활용을 하게 되는 숨겨진 요인을 찾을 수 있고 기자 집단들의 소셜미디어 이용과 관련된 특정 가치와의 관계를 설명 할 수 있다. 소셜미디어 활용의 주요한 요인이 되는 가치를 밝히기 위해 수단-목적 사슬 이론을 기반으로 한 래더링 기법을 이용하였다. 분석을 위해, 기자 46명을 대상으로 심층 인터뷰함으로써 기자들이 소셜미디어를 활용하는 과정에서 중요한 속성, 결과, 가치 연결을 밝힌다. 그 결과, 소셜미디어 활용은 동질감/동화/공감, 균형적 지식, 알고자 하는 가치에 기여하고 있었다. 이는 소셜미디어를 활용하는 기자들이 트위터와 페이스북 활용을 통해 사람들과 동질감을 얻고 정보에 접근하여 균형적 지식 및 알고자 하는 욕구를 추구하고 있음을 검증 할 수 있었다. 래더링 기법을 통해 기자들이 소셜미디어를 활용하는데는 소셜미디어 활용으로 얻게 되는 가치가 중요하다는 점을 확인하였다. 이는 소셜미디어를 활용하는 기자들의 행위를 이해하기 위해 소셜미디어를 이용하는 동기로서 내재된 가치를 밝힐 필요가 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.177-190
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• 2023

Purpose Recently, as a new business marketing tool, short form content focused on fun and interest has been shared as hashtags. By extracting positive and negative keywords from media audiences through comment analysis of social media news, various stakeholders aim to quickly and easily grasp users' opinions on major news. Design/methodology/approach YouTube videos were searched using the YouTube Data API and the results were collected. Video comments were crawled and implemented as HTML elements, and the collection results were checked on the web page. The collected data consisted of video thumbnails, titles, contents, and comments. Comments were word tokenized with the R program, comparing positive and negative dictionaries, and then quantifying polarity. In addition, social network analysis was conducted using divided positive and negative comments, and the results of centrality analysis and visualization were confirmed. Findings Social media users' opinions on issue news were confirmed by analyzing and visualizing the centrality of keywords through social network analysis by dividing comments into positive and negative. As a result of the analysis, it was found that negative objective reviews had the highest effect on information usefulness. In this way, previous studies have been reaffirmed that online negative information has a strong effect on personal decision-making. Corporate marketers will analyze user comments on social network services (SNS) to detect negative opinions about products or corporate images, which will serve as an opportunity to satisfy customers' needs.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.419-442
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• 2017

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the pattern of user response and it's duration time through social media content response analysis. We also analyze the characteristics of content quality factors which are associate with the user response pattern. The analysis results will provide some implications to develop strategies and schematic plans for the operator of regional marketing on the SNS. Design/methodology/approach This study used mixed methods to verify the effects and responses of social media contents on the users who have concerns about regional events such as local festival, cultural events, and city tours etc. Big data analysis was conducted with the quantitative data from regional government SNSs. The data was collected through web crawling in order to analyze the social media contents. We especially analyzed the contents duration time and peak level time. This study also analyzed the characteristics of contents quality factors using expert evaluation data on the social media contents. Finally, we verify the relationship between the contents quality factors and user response types by cross correlation analysis. Findings According to the big data analysis, we could find some content life cycle which can be explained through empirical distribution with peak time pattern and left skewed long tail. The user response patterns are dependent on time and contents quality. In addition, this study confirms that the level of quality of social media content is closely relate to user interaction and response pattern. As a result of the contents response pattern analysis, it is necessary to develop high quality contents design strategy and content posting and propagation tactics. The SNS operators need to develop high quality contents using rich-media technology and active response contents that induce opinion leader on the SNS.