Why people use social networking sites: An empirical study integrating network externalities and motivation theory

Computers in Human Behavior - Tập 27 Số 3 - Trang 1152-1161 - 2011
Kuan‐Yu Lin1, Hsi‐Peng Lu1
1Department of Information Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43 Keelung Road, Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC#TAB#

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