There have been growing concerns regarding the potential impact of social media on
democracy and public debate. While some theorists have claimed that ICTs and social …

In 1994, the first web online media outlets were introduced in several countries around the
world. Twenty-five years later, digital or online journalism is a confirmed reality and common …

Gamification has become a popular technique in marketing. Many companies believe that
gamification can potentially increase the engagement, awareness and loyalty of consumers …

Purpose This study aims to empirically analyze the effects of marketing communications,
such as advertisement/promotion and social network service (SNS) content, on consumer …

The growing social media use worldwide has encouraged researchers to research on how
and why it is adopted. However, the majority of studies have focused on the individual rather …

• Why do people behave and think the way they do?• What makes people choose certain
products and services?• How does consumption affect our everyday lives? Informed by …

Political debate concerning moralized issues is increasingly common in online social
networks. However, moral psychology has yet to incorporate the study of social networks to …

Scholars have questioned the potential for incidental exposure in high-choice media
environments. We use online survey data to examine incidental exposure to news on social …

During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have
changed fundamentally. These changes have major ramifications for the political information …

Applying uses and gratifications theory (UGT) and social capital theory, our study examined
users of four social networking sites (SNSs)(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat) …