Online social networks: Why do “we” use facebook?

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 67-74

  Chiu, Pui Yee ^a   Cheung, Christy M K ^a   Lee, Matthew K O ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FACEBOOK; INTENTION TO USE; ON-LINE SOCIAL NETWORKS; RELATIVE IMPACT; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; SOCIAL PRESENCE;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 85008929476     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: 18650937     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-87783-7_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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