Add to ORKGThe focus of this study is to examine the motivations of online community members to share information and rumors. We investigated an online community of interest, the members of which voluntarily associate and communicate with people with similar interests. Community members, posters and lurkers alike, were surveyed on the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic motivations, as well as normative influences, on their willingness to share information and rumors with others. The results indicated that posters and lurkers are differently motivated by intrinsic factors to share, and that extrinsic rewards like improved reputation and status-building within the community are motivating factors for rumor mongering. The results are discussed and ...
With the rise of fake news and doctored narratives on the Internet, research on online rumors is gro...
Rumors on the Internet have become a growing concern. A possible way to tackle rumors is the use of ...
Purpose—The Internet is a breeding ground for rumors. A way to tackle the problem involves the use o...
In the past several decades, the Internet has dramatically changed the way modern society communicat...
The rise of online social networks (OSNs) has dramatically accelerated the diffusion of large-scale ...
With the proliferation of social networks and the development of digital technology, the content str...
In the era of social media, rumors spread faster and wider than ever before. After a rumor spreads, ...
Online communities have become a prevalent means for information exchange among individuals with sha...
Social media enhances information exchange efficiency, yet it also facilitates the dissemination of ...
User participations in virtual communities include both information seeking and sharing behaviors to...
The purpose of this paper is to examine what motivational factors influence frequency of participati...
Today’s advanced web-based technologies create expanded opportunities for collaboration and customer...
The major activity in a virtual community is information exchange among members. However, even in bu...
This paper explores the dynamics of justification in the wake of a rumor outbreak on social media. S...
Social media enables efficient and easy exchange of information. However, this not only enhances the...
With the rise of fake news and doctored narratives on the Internet, research on online rumors is gro...
Rumors on the Internet have become a growing concern. A possible way to tackle rumors is the use of ...
Purpose—The Internet is a breeding ground for rumors. A way to tackle the problem involves the use o...
In the past several decades, the Internet has dramatically changed the way modern society communicat...
The rise of online social networks (OSNs) has dramatically accelerated the diffusion of large-scale ...
With the proliferation of social networks and the development of digital technology, the content str...
In the era of social media, rumors spread faster and wider than ever before. After a rumor spreads, ...
Online communities have become a prevalent means for information exchange among individuals with sha...
Social media enhances information exchange efficiency, yet it also facilitates the dissemination of ...
User participations in virtual communities include both information seeking and sharing behaviors to...
The purpose of this paper is to examine what motivational factors influence frequency of participati...
Today’s advanced web-based technologies create expanded opportunities for collaboration and customer...
The major activity in a virtual community is information exchange among members. However, even in bu...
This paper explores the dynamics of justification in the wake of a rumor outbreak on social media. S...
Social media enables efficient and easy exchange of information. However, this not only enhances the...
With the rise of fake news and doctored narratives on the Internet, research on online rumors is gro...
Rumors on the Internet have become a growing concern. A possible way to tackle rumors is the use of ...
Purpose—The Internet is a breeding ground for rumors. A way to tackle the problem involves the use o...