When the user becomes a publicist

This qualitative exploratory and descriptive research study seeks to obtain information on "electronic Word of mouth" via social networking websites. Specifically, it aims to further our knowledge of both the identification of the Uses and Gratifications sought (manifest and latent motivat...

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Autores: Santo Serra, Deborah do Espírito, Soto Sanfiel, María Teresa|||0000-0002-1364-8821
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:184885
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/184885
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5585/remark.v13i1.2584
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Social networks
Marketing
Ewom
Motivations
Facebook
Uses and gratifications
User's behavior
Redes Sociais
Motivações
Usos e gratificações
Comportamento do usuário
Descripción
Sumario:This qualitative exploratory and descriptive research study seeks to obtain information on "electronic Word of mouth" via social networking websites. Specifically, it aims to further our knowledge of both the identification of the Uses and Gratifications sought (manifest and latent motivations) by the users through becoming part of eWOM practices on Facebook, and also the gratifications obtained from such behaviors. After interviewing 25 individuals using an open ended questionnaire and qualitatively analyzing their responses, the results of this study provide information about users' motivations for and gratifications obtained from connecting to commercial pages, publishing content on the walls of commercial pages, and exchanging information with other users about brands. The results of this study are useful for communication academics and for marketing and advertising agents.