Understanding online pseudonym usage and its possible effects on platform utility

• Main Author: Chen, Lyndia Yanru
• Other Authors: Sin Sei Ching, Joanna
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Library and information science::Libraries::Information society; Social sciences::Communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145280
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study posits that the identity online of an individual is made up of an identifier, online perceptions, expectations and behaviour, that will create outcomes or experiences that inform and shape the SNS identity. The username is a prominent feature on SNSs, and the choice of usernames may come...