Understanding continuance intention of blog users: A perspective of flow and expectation confirmation theory

Journal of Convergence Information Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 306-317

  Shiau, Wen Lung ^a   Huang, Li Chun ^a   Shih, Chia Hui ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blog; Continuance usage; Expectation confirmation; Flow; Information system

Indexed keywords

BLOG; BLOGGERS; CONTINUANCE USAGE; EXPECTATION CONFIRMATION THEORY; EXPECTATION-CONFIRMATION; FLOW; FLOW EXPERIENCE; INFORMATION QUALITY; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; PERSONAL SERVICES; SERVICE PROVIDER; SYSTEM FUNCTIONS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; PORTALS;

BLOGS;

EID: 79955677440     PISSN: 19759320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4156/jcit.vol6.issue4.33     Document Type: Article

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