J. Brown
Word of mouth communication within online communities: Conceptualizing the online social network
Brown, J.; Broderick, A.J.; Lee, N.
Authors
A.J. Broderick
N. Lee
Abstract
Word of mouth (WOM) communication is a major part of online consumerinteractions, particularly within the environment of online communities.-Nevertheless, existing (offline) theory may be inappropriate to describe online WOM and its influence on evaluation and purchase. The authors report the results of a two-stage study aimed at investigating online WOM: a set of in-depth qualitative interviews followed by a social network analysis of a single online community. Combined, the results provide strong evidence that individuals behave as if Web sites themselves are primary actors in online social networks and that online communities can act as a social proxy for individual identification. The authors offer a conceptualization of online social networks which takes the Web site into account as an actor, an initial exploration of the concept of a consumer-Web site relationship, and a conceptual model of the online interaction and information evaluation process.
Citation
Brown, J., Broderick, A., & Lee, N. (2007). Word of mouth communication within online communities: Conceptualizing the online social network. Journal of Interactive Marketing, 21(3), 2-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/dir.20082
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jul 1, 2007 |
Deposit Date | Oct 12, 2009 |
Journal | Journal of Interactive Marketing |
Print ISSN | 1094-9968 |
Electronic ISSN | 1520-6653 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 2-20 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/dir.20082 |
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