Individual differences in social media use for information seeking

• Main Authors: Sin, Sei-Ching Joanna, Tsai, Tien-I, Kim, Kyung-Sun
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104386; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20196
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigated which social media platforms are used as information sources, and for what purposes. It also examined how user characteristics are related to the use of different platforms. A Web-based survey was used to collect data from undergraduate students. Responses from more than 800...