Peer influence through word-of-mouth (WOM) plays an important role in many information systems but identification of causal effects is challenging. We identify causal WOM effects in the empirical setting of game adoption in a social network for gamers by exploiting differences in individuals’...

"This book explores the way the new channels and platforms emerging from the Internet use and how they affect our everyday interactions, particularly as they relate to meaning, growth, and recent trends, practices, issues, and challenges surrounding the world of modern marketing"--

"This book explores the way the new channels and platforms emerging from the Internet use and how they affect our everyday interactions, particularly as they relate to meaning, growth, and recent trends, practices, issues, and challenges surrounding the world of modern marketing"--Provided by...

Quality of Products and Services -- The Influence of Social Media on the Consumers‘ Expectations -- Importance of Information in Social Media -- Influence of Emotional Attachment on the Relationship With the Brand -- Post-truth and Fake News and How They Relate to Human Emotions -- Consumer...

Foreword: the bright side of social media / Ashesh Mukherjee -- Foreword: the dark side of social media / Leyland Pitt -- A framework for the dark side of social media -- A framework for the dark side of social media : from digital drama to digital over-engagement / Angeline Close Scheinbaum --...

Die Autoren weisen nach, dass Kaufentscheidungen im Bereich Mode durch andere Nutzer in Diskussionsforen beeinflusst werden, wobei der Grad der Beeinflussbarkeit insbesondere mit der Stärke der Orientierung an anderen Personen und der Häufigkeit des Bittens um Ratschläge korreliert. Gesa...

Foreword: the bright side of social media / Ashesh Mukherjee -- Foreword: the dark side of social media / Leyland Pitt -- A framework for the dark side of social media -- A framework for the dark side of social media : from digital drama to digital over-engagement / Angeline Close Scheinbaum --...