Building trust in electronic-to-face social network sites : case study of CouchSurfing.org

• Main Author: Tan, Jun-E
• Other Authors: Cherian George
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Communication theories and models; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Intercultural communication
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis examines the process of trust-building on electronic-to-face Social Network Sites (e2f-SNSs), where users first connect online and then extend the connection to the offline realm. Using CouchSurfing.org as a case study, I investigate how users of an e2f-SNS utilize tools given by the pla...