Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media
channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we …

The study of social media acceptance and adoption is not a new research topic. However,
the analysis of the educational and information systems (IS) theories/models that are used to …

Live-stream shopping is experiencing unprecedented growth. However, research in live-
stream commerce is in its infancy. The current study integrates uses and gratifications …

Abstract Artificial Intelligent (AI) In-home Voice Assistants have seen unprecedented growth.
However, we have little understanding on the factors motivating individuals to use such …

This exploratory study seeks to understand the diffusion of disinformation by examining how
social media users respond to fake news and why. Using a mixed-methods approach in an …

Nowadays, chatbots is one of the fast rising artificial intelligence (AI) trend relates to the
utilisation of applications that interact with users in a conversational format and mimic …

Background YouTube, the online video creation and sharing site, supports both video
content viewing and content creation activities. For a minority of people, the time spent …

Opinion leaders can be influential in persuading their peers about news and politics, yet
their potential influence has been questioned in the social media era. This study tests a …

In a representative survey of the Dutch population we found that people with low levels of
education and disabled people are using the Internet for more hours a day in their spare …

The internet and the mobile phone have disrupted many of our conventional understandings
of ourselves and our relationships, raising anxieties and hopes about their effects on our …