Why do social network site users share information on Facebook and Twitter?

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 553-569

  Syn, Sue Yeon ^a   Oh, Sanghee ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; information sharing; motivations; social network sites; Twitter

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MOTIVATION;

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; FACEBOOK; INFORMATION SHARING; MOTIVATION FACTORS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SHARING INFORMATION; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES; TWITTER;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84942084862     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551515585717     Document Type: Article

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