Online Information Review: Volume 47 Issue 3

Structural pluralism and incivility: comparing patterns of moral foundations and incivility in responses to news posts

Bumsoo Kim

Focusing on the sociological clarification based on structural pluralism, this study explores the degree to which social media users who comment on the news posts of local…

Social TV and audience engagement: investigating the relationship between Facebook engagement and TV performance of The Voice (USA)

Hsin-Yi Sandy Tsai, Hui-Fei Lin

This study aims to examine entertainment TV shows' social media accounts to theoretically and practically explore the relationship between social media engagement and the…

Egyptian physicians' information-seeking behavior while serving in public isolation hospitals for coronavirus patients

Essam Mansour, Ahmed Shehata, Abdelrahman Farrag

The purpose of this study is to explore the information-seeking behavior of Egyptian physicians serving in COVID-19 isolation hospitals.

Brand post popularity on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn: the case of start-ups

Sebastian Robson, Snehasish Banerjee

With the growing trend of omni-channel marketing, brands are increasingly looking to offer a seamless experience to their online fan base by connecting with them across multiple…

Exploring the sociotechnical system of Chinese internet literature online forums: a social network analytical approach

Muh-Chyun Tang, Yu-En Jung, Yuelin LI

Chinese internet literature (CIL) platforms afford freedom for creative expression and opportunities for direct interactions between writers and fans and among fans. Enabled by…

Information discernment and online reading behaviour: an experiment

Matthew Pointon, Geoff Walton, Martin Turner, Michael Lackenby, Jamie Barker, Andrew Wilkinson

This paper intends to explore the relationship between participants' eye fixations (a measure of attention) and durations (a measure of concentration) on areas of interest within…

What news sparks interest on YouTube? A study of news content uploaded by India's top five Hindi news networks

Maya Deori, Vinit Kumar, Manoj Kumar Verma

The consumption of news from social media is the new trend, still news channels are the authentic source to transmit relevant news to audiences. Social media has gradually left an…

Identifying the characteristics of excellent peer reviewers by using Publons

Zhihong Huang, Qianjin Zong

This study aimed to identify the characteristics of excellent peer reviewers by using Publons.com (an open and free online peer review website).

Investigating the relationships between MOOC consumers' perceived quality, emotional experiences, and intention to recommend: an NLP-based approach

Lan Ma, Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Arghya Ray, Kok Wei Khong

The paper aims to explore and examine the factors that influence the post-consumption behavioral intentions of education consumers with the help of online reviews from a Massive…

Understanding physicians' motivations for community participation and content contribution in online health communities

Qin Chen, Jiahua Jin, Xiangbin Yan

Since the success of online communities depend on physicians' participation, understanding factors that influence community participation and content contribution are critical for…