• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.5-13
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• 2019

SNS has been advanced from first to third generation by changing its service format in various ways. Nowadays, image-based SNS such as instagram and pinterest where users communicate via images has become popular as third generation service. Due to the fact that users communicate especially through images, image-based SNS utilizes images in different ways compared to other SNS. This study derived various characteristics of images in image-based SNS, and observed how users perceive each of them differently. Also, relationship between the characteristics and user satisfaction on image-based SNS is analyzed. The characteristics include 6 items; 'implicity', 'recordability', 'expressing identity', 'indirect experience', 'temporary amusement', and 'stimulating desire.' As a result of comparing user perception regarding those 6 characteristics, recordability and indirect experience were highly recognized than other characteristics. Also, according to users' age, motivation of using image-based SNS, and number of followers they have, users perceived each characteristic in different level. Finally, relationship between the characteristics and user satisfaction was analyzed, and the result showed that indirect experience had positive influence to user satisfaction. Regarding indirect experience, it was highly perceived by users and also had positive influence to their satisfaction, which means it is the most typical characteristic of image-based SNS.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.358-367
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• 2012

Recently, The development of information and communication technologies is having a very strong effect on the agri-food industry. Especially, agri-food content utilizing social network services such as Facebook and Twitter led to direct communication with consumers stirred into a new distribution channel. The purpose of this paper is to provide way to successful utilization of agri-food contents and improvement of purchase intention. The results of analyzing the relation between the three characteristics of SNS-social presence, conversation and interaction frequency-, consumer satisfaction and purchase intention are summarized as follows. First, characteristics of SNS of social presence and conversation have a positive effect on consumer satisfaction. Second, the interaction frequency does not have positive effect on consumer satisfaction. Finally, the consumer satisfaction has a positive effect on purchase intention.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.407-416
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• 2021

Recently, as retro restaurants began to appear nationwide, including Seoul, consumers are aware of the importance and use them according to the important factors of Servicescape and the use of SNS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Retro Restaurant's Servicescape and Customer Satisfaction, and the effect of SNS Trust in their relationship. Convenience sampling was used for customers with experience of using Retro Restaurant, which was recently created mainly in Seoul. The survey period lasted about one month from July 1, 2020, and the final 289 copies were used for analysis. The SPSS 21.0 statistical package program was used to verify the hypothesis. As a result of analysis, among the Servicescape factors of Hypothesis 1, attractiveness (β=.442, p<.001) and human service (β=.516, p<.001) had a significant effect on customer satisfaction. In the moderating effect of Servicescape and SNS Trust of Retro Restaurant in Hypothesis 2, attractiveness⁎SNS trust had a significant positive (+) influence. Accessibility⁎SNS trust had a significant negative (-) influence. Lastly, in the fierce food service industry environment, it aims to achieve a competitive advantage in the food service market through a differentiated servicescape such as Retro Restaurant. Through the SNS marketing strategy, the loyalty and re-visiting of customers visiting the restaurant is checked, and it is intended to be provided as useful data for establishing a customer-oriented marketing strategy.

• The Journal of Society for e-Business Studies
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.195-209
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• 2013

Considering the widespread use of social networking sites (SNSs) and the sudden shift of Filipino SNS usage from Friendster to Facebook, this paper examines five factors that affect user intentions to switch SNSs. By surveying switchers from Friendster to Facebook in the Philippines, satisfaction, alternative attractiveness, and social influence were significant factors affecting switching intent.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.293-304
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• 2014

This study investigated the effect of consumers' shopping value in social commerce on consumers' fashion shopping satisfaction and future behavioral intention. Respondents were limited to consumers aged 20 to 39 who had recently purchased fashion products through social commerce over the last month. The final analysis used 318 samples. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation model were conducted. The results are as follows. First, hedonic and utilitarian shopping value significantly influenced consumers' fashion shopping satisfaction in social commerce. Hedonic shopping value was more strongly related to fashion shopping satisfaction. Second, fashion shopping satisfaction in social commerce had an effect on behavioral intention and SNS word-of-mouth. Behavioral intention consisted of repurchase intention and recommend intention. SNS word-of-mouth intention represented word-of-mouth intention using SNS such as Facebook and Twitter. When consumers were satisfied with their shopping experience, they were willing to have re-patronage intentions and SNS word-of-mouth intention. The results suggested that social commerce should try to raise consumers' fashion shopping satisfaction in social commerce and offer a pleasant experience. Also, social commerce should try to be connected to SNS such as Facebook and Twitter to increase word-of-mouth intention.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.301-312
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• 2020

This study explores the patterns of the self-expression in terms of sharing the diverse pictures according to SNS use focused on the social relationships, and the effects of the diverse online activities on the off-line activity. The study results show that the more SNS use focused on the social relationships, the more sharing the diverse pictures in SNS as a tool of the self-expression. It also shows that the more SNS use focused on the social relationships and the more sharing the pictures with friends, the more active in off-line activity. Both of online and off-line network activities have the statistically significant positive effects on the life satisfaction, which implies that the more active in online and off-line network activities, the higher the life satisfaction.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.61-73
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• 2012

Social Network Service is a web-based service that allows the people to construct relationship among users with same interest and supports various activities such as managing personal relations and sharing information or contents. Based on the IS Success Model and UTAUT model, this study examines factors influencing the satisfaction of SNS use. Questionnaires are collected from 473 students who are using the SNS. The results are followings: first, the performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influence have positive effect on the use intention. Second, the facilitation conditions and use intention have positive effect on the use. Third, the system quality, information quality and use have positive effect on the satisfaction. Fourth, the performance expectancy is the strongest predictor of the use intention, the use intention is the strongest predictor of the use and information quality is the strongest predictor of the satisfaction.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.2309-2315
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• 2012

The objective of this research is to suggest how to keep the continuous customers and how to build business model and marketing strategy. In detail, this research aims to closely examine the relationship among SNS quality(service quality, information quality, system quality) for airline customers, relational benefit(social benefits, psychological benefit, customization benefit, economic benefit) and customer satisfaction. As a result, if SNS quality is getting better, relational benefit better is higher. Specifically service information quality is more impactive to relational benefit than system quality. The effect of psychological customization benefits from SNS quality is the strongest to customer satisfaction of all factors. To conclude, the results of this research can be the guideline when designing marketing strategies for airline customers and for traditional tourism customers who use SNS.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.225-236
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• 2015

Social network services, it has attracted a lot of popularity that it us to allow the formation of past human network has been thought possible only in the main offline also on-line and mobile. However, by a variety of SNS with a recent other features it appeared a lot, the user, rather than stick to one SNS use only, if necessary, to join simultaneously two or more kinds of SNS status it is. By problem of invasion of privacy in recent SNS is a problem of, the user, in many cases that I have to worry about whether or not to leave the mainly use SNS. This study focused on these aspects and trying to figure out whether changing the SNS people to why use. Therefore, it is possible to obtain two factor theory is trying to figure out the psychology of users feel satisfaction SNS use and unsatisfactory at the same time as the significant result.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.95-112
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• 2015

Spread of internet service had a huge effect on usage and spread of SNS world widely. Variety of the service has increased from human network managing to commerce, education, payment method and so on. Also, it is expanding its service territory to not only PC area but also that of mobile equipment with development of information technology. Spread of use on SNS provides existing corporations the expansion of service area. Late SNS starter companies are advancing in diverse way for attracting users by serving shopping, games and other services with association with SNS. Therefore, analysis on consumers' thought and pattern which analyze users' demand, service's function and contents and other factors in order to reflect on plans and operations of SNS is needed. On this perspective, this research is suggesting properties that are crucially related to sustained usage of SNS and study factors of SNS's characteristics that influence trust and satisfaction on SNS and continuous usage intent of SNS.