The multipurpose application WeChat: a review on recent research
With currently over one billion monthly active users, the Chinese social media and
multipurpose application WeChat (, Wēixìn, micro-message) has become one of the world's …
multipurpose application WeChat (, Wēixìn, micro-message) has become one of the world's …
Goodbye text, hello emoji: Mobile communication on WeChat in China
We present a qualitative study of mobile communication via WeChat in Southern China,
focusing on the rapid proliferation of emoji and stickers and the lessening dependence on …
focusing on the rapid proliferation of emoji and stickers and the lessening dependence on …
Typefaces and the perception of humanness in natural language chatbots
How much do visual aspects influence the perception of users about whether they are
conversing with a human being or a machine in a mobile-chat environment? This paper …
conversing with a human being or a machine in a mobile-chat environment? This paper …
Cultural differences in the effects of contextual factors and privacy concerns on users' privacy decision on social networking sites
Many social network sites (SNSs) have become available around the world and users'
online social networks increasingly include contacts from different cultures. However, there …
online social networks increasingly include contacts from different cultures. However, there …
[PDF][PDF] Cross-cultural privacy differences
Y Li - Modern Socio-Technical perspectives on privacy, 2022 - library.oapen.org
As many technologies have become available around the world and users increasingly
share personal information online with people and organizations from different countries …
share personal information online with people and organizations from different countries …
Chatting in a mobile chamber: effects of instant messenger use on tolerance toward political misinformation among South Koreans
Amid growing scholarly interest in identifying potential explanations for the persistence of
fake news from an international context, this study explores the relationship between instant …
fake news from an international context, this study explores the relationship between instant …
You recommend, i buy: How and why people engage in instant messaging based social commerce
As an emerging business phenomenon especially in China, instant messaging (IM) based
social commerce is growing increasingly popular, attracting hundreds of millions of users …
social commerce is growing increasingly popular, attracting hundreds of millions of users …
Expert and {Non-Expert} attitudes towards (secure) instant messaging
In this paper, we present results from an online survey with 1,510 participants and an
interview study with 31 participants on (secure) mobile instant messaging. Our goal was to …
interview study with 31 participants on (secure) mobile instant messaging. Our goal was to …
Understanding the role of intermediaries in online social e-commerce: an exploratory study of beidian
Social e-commerce, as a new form of social computing based marketing platforms, utilizes
existing real-world social relationships for promotions and sales of products. It has been …
existing real-world social relationships for promotions and sales of products. It has been …
Personal ties, group ties and latent ties: connecting network size to diversity and trust in the mobile social network WeChat
C Shen, H Gong - Asian Journal of Communication, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines whether and how network size is associated with diversity and trust in
the mobile SNS context. Online survey data (N= 327) on Chinese WeChat users reveal that …
the mobile SNS context. Online survey data (N= 327) on Chinese WeChat users reveal that …