Uses and Gratifications of digital photo sharing on Facebook

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 129-138

  Malik, Aqdas ^a   Dhir, Amandeep ^a   Nieminen, Marko ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cross sectional research; Facebook; Photo sharing; Social networking sites; Uses and Gratification theory

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SURVEYS;

FACEBOOK; INFORMATION SHARING; PHOTO SHARING; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; USES AND GRATIFICATION THEORIES; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84933521359     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2015.06.009     Document Type: Article

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