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Socializing online in various cultural contexts: A cross nation study of social network service development

  • Chengqi Guo*
  • , Jongtae Yu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The boom of WWW-based social network service (SNS) warrants more studies and better understandings in many aspects, especially when such hedonic application has evolved differently in different countries. The development of SNS in the US, China and South Korea have been particularly interesting. Whereas U.S. SNS websites enjoy the first mover advantage, their followers in different cultural settings are trying to re-create the prosperity in their own domains. An analysis of the challenges and potentials of SNS in these countries is presented, along with a discussion of SNS research across different cultural settings. It is believed that in addition to marketing factors, socio-economic structure and cultural influences also play a critical role in promoting SNS website.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Pages4000-4012
Number of pages13
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

Name15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009
Volume6

Keywords

  • China
  • Cross culture
  • Human computer interaction
  • Online socializing
  • Social network
  • Social network service
  • South korean
  • United states

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Library and Information Sciences

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