• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.1-21
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• 2021

Recently, the importance of entrepreneurship based on innovative ideas is being emphasized. Most startup companies misunderstand that a good solution is a good idea, so they try to start a business by choosing an idea that prioritizes solutions, products, and technology rather than problem-first. However, to be a successful startup, it is essential to focus on the quality of the problems your customers are trying to solve. The online community is a place where many people exchange their thoughts and communicate with each other through a network, and communities about consumption, a concern of modern people, are developing. Against this background, this study proposed an integrated methodology that combines big data and netnography analysis so that entrepreneurs can use online community data to derive customer-centered startup ideas. The integrated methodology was verified based on the actual start-up case, who derived a startup idea based on the data of domestic cloth diapers online cafe. The case company found customer problems based on online community data and used it to develop startup items and new products. The integrated methodology for deriving entrepreneurial ideas in this study is expected to be an important guideline that explains in detail the consumer-centered idea derivation process.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.175-195
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• 2019

본 연구는 온라인 소비자 커뮤니티의 소비자 욕구와 행동을 분석하기 위해 빅데이터-네트노그라피 통합모델을 사용하였다. 빅데이터 분석은 상관관계를 파악하기에는 용이하나, 인과관계는 알아내기 어렵기 때문에 네트노그라피 분석을 함께 사용하였다. 온라인 환경에서 수행하는 질적연구방식인 네트노그라피 방법론은 맥락파악에 있어서는 탁월하나, 장시간에 걸쳐 축적된 많은 양의 데이터를 분석하기에는 시간과 비용이 많이 든다는 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 빅데이터 분석을 통하여 온라인 커뮤니티 사이트에서 축적된 전반적인 자료의 패턴을 찾고, 네트노그라피 분석이 필요한 특이점을 발견한 뒤, 특이점 전후 지점에서만 네트노그라피 분석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 빅데이터 분석을 통해 드러난 다양한 현상의 원인을 네트노그라피 분석을 통해 설명할 수 있었다. 뿐만 아니라 빅데이터 분석으로는 잘 드러나지 않는 커뮤니티의 내부 구조적 변화까지도 파악할 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 그동안 빅데이터가 놓쳐온 비정형데이터로부터 맥락적 의미 분석은 물론 이해하기 어려웠던 온라인 소비자 행동 중 많은 부분을 효과적으로 설명할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 제안한 빅데이터-네트노그라피 통합모델은 온라인 환경에서 소비자 욕구를 새롭게 발견하기 좋은 도구로 활용될 수 있을 것이다. 향후 연구에서는 다양한 사례 적용연구를 통해 본 연구에서 제시한 방안의 적합성과 우수성을 검증하고 보완하고자 한다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2023

Purpose: The present study demonstrates the netnography technique to explore and understand crowds' perceptions on the donation distribution by charitable crowdfunding platform official social media, Facebook. Research design, data and methodology: This paper conducts a netnography design to examine the perceptions of online communities on four prominent charitable crowdfunding platforms' Facebook. A total of 93 comments are studied by collecting and analyzing their comments thematically. Results: This study illustrates two main themes which are 'Recommended Review' and 'Non-Recommended Review'. 'Recommended Review' can be explained into six sub-themes which are 'Role of Religion', 'Encouragement to Donate', 'Platform Reliability', 'Volunteering Value', 'Platform Support', and 'Donation Convenience'. While 'Non-Recommended Review' reveals that 'Rejected Donation Amounts', 'Rejection of Advertisements', and 'Review by Authorities'. Conclusion: Online community comments play an important role in providing input to the experience of donating through charitable crowdfunding. The crowdfunding platform can make a benchmark for the services offered. The comments are needed to be given attention by maintaining the interaction between the platform and donors to recruit new donors and maintain existing donors. This study provides better understanding on online community perception towards charitable crowdfunding platforms. This study also contributes the discussion on charitable crowdfunding and online marketing literatures.

• International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2013

Today's technology enables consumers to trade millions of dollars, conduct online banking, access entertainment, and do countless other activities at the click of a button. Online social networks (OSN) have become a cultural phenomenon that allows for individualistic consumerism. Consumers are increasingly utilizing OSN to share ideas, build communities, and contact fellow consumers who are similar to themselves. The relevance of online communities to the music is immense especially because musicians are now using social media to build global audiences. Not only is information about music and performance disseminated online, but musical commodities are sold and traded online. Online music communities allow consumers to elect and create new identities online through the purchase of subcultural commodities. Given the growing economic importance of online music communities it is important to get a holistic view of subcultural communities online. This study utilized content analysis of online music community websites using the Netnography methodology as developed by Kozinet for data collection to analyze consumers' purchasing and consumption behavior of subcultural commodities online as related to the formation of subcultural identities. Findings showed that subcultural items are predominantly purchased online, especially digital music, and there is a need for more custom craft items. The authors presented a new conceptual taxonomy of online subcultural consumer classifications based on online behavior patterns.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.943-958
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• 2023

This study explores the sneakerhead subculture through the lens of subcultural capital, primarily focusing on online community interactions. The analysis utilizes text mining techniques and netnographic research methods to examine textual data extracted from the online sneakerhead community and aims to elucidate manifestations of subcultural capital within the subculture. The findings underscore several key points: Firstly, shared experiences cultivated by the collective consciousness of subcultural capital foster solidarity among members. Secondly, ongoing validation of authenticity and comprehension of sneakers' cultural significance are member requirements. Subsequently, exhibiting greater levels of subcultural capital empowers members, resulting in hierarchical structures both within and beyond the community. Fourthly, resale-driven sneaker commercialization yields positive outcomes, including individual profit and cultural expansion, yet also brings negative consequences, such as market distortion and intra-community conflict. Lastly, the online community fills a pivotal role in dictating subcultural trends, effectively functioning as an institutional network. Given sneakers' enduring status as a fashion phenomenon, further examination of in this realm is warranted.