Research on online social networks (OSNs) has focused overwhelmingly on their benefits
and potential, with their negative effects overlooked. This study builds on the limited existing …

Online neighborhood social networks (ONSNs) represent an emerging phenomenon among
a growing number of niche social networks. These platforms afford users the ability to …

Purpose The ability to make use of social network sites (SNSs) to promote new products and
facilitate positive word of mouth around new product launch (NPL) presents an important …

Social networks constructed on digital platforms are becoming increasingly pervasive in all
aspects of individual and organizational life. This special issue of Information Systems …

Online Social Networks: Human Cognitive Constraints in Facebook and Twitter provides
new insights into the structural properties of personal online social networks and the …

Successful social media networks motivate people to engage in behaviors that speak to their
most basic psychological needs through citizenship in a virtual society. These environments …

The analysis of user behavior in online communities is a prominent topic in social media
research. As such, user behavior is often analyzed using a set of metrics that describe the …

This research explores the extent to which users across cultures adopt the technology of
online social networks (OSNs) in order to promote or support a social cause. By surveying …

Abstract Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) are increasingly implemented, as they promise
to offer enormous potentials to enhance organizational collaboration, innovation, and …

The popularity and complexity of online social networks (OSNs) continues to grow
unabatedly with the most popular applications featuring hundreds of millions of active users …