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Research on microblogging original posts release behavior based on panel data of mobile applications

  • Sai Liang*
  • , Wen Jun Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

As a combination of traditional word-of-mouth (WOM) and electronic WOM, microblogging obsesses both the real-timeness of the former and the capability of the latter to reach large audiences. However, the data used in previous studies of MWOM might easily cause biased results due to low microblogging activity level and few original posts in China's microblogging community. In this study, we proposed a few hypotheses on factors that could influence the posting behavior of original microblogs. These hypotheses are checked against the panel data collected from China's mobile applications e-commerce websites and related microblogs on Sina Microblog. Our study shows that both the sales volume of a mobile application and the influence of related existing original microblog posts have positive impacts on the number of original posts. It is also shown that the original microblog posting behavior is an example of the herd instinct.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Management Science and Engineering - Annual Conference Proceedings
EditorsHua Lan, Yu-Hong Yang
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages43-49
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781479953752
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event21th Annual International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 17 Aug 201419 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Management Science and Engineering - Annual Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2155-1847

Conference

Conference21th Annual International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2014
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period17/08/1419/08/14

Keywords

  • herd instinct
  • microblogging activity
  • microblogging word of mouth
  • original posts

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