Credibility in mainstream media continues to wane, giving rise to new forms of journalism supported by the Internet. One of these new forms of journalism is participatory journalism. This is a form of journalism in which content is produced by ordinary citizens, usually on web sites. One of the most popular participatory journalism web sites at this time is ohmynews.com. Like mainstream media, ...

Given the phenomenon of enormous observing over posting behaviors in virtual communities vis-à-vis relatively little exploration from academic, this paper investigates the importance of identity credibility under pre-interaction circumstance in virtual communities. We propose a model showing the antecedents and consequences of credibility of identity. Drawn on institution-based process, attitud...

Ratings systems and awards for medical Web sites have proliferated, but the validity and utility of the systems has not been well established. This study examined the effect of awards on the perceived credibility and retention of health information on a Web page. We recruited study participants from Internet newsgroups and presented them with information on the claimed health benefits of shark ...

This paper analyses the role of website usability in a B2C electronic commerce environment. The authors identify dimensions of website usability that have been examined in the literature and integrate those usability dimensions within an electronic commerce acceptance model using an e-commerce simulation. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the relationship between several website...

This paper explores how online social interactions may influence consumers’ impulse purchase when they browse online group shopping websites. We develop a research model based on the stimulus-organism-response framework and prior research on online social interactions. We propose that social interaction factors may serve as stimulating cues. In specific, opinion-based social interaction (i.e., ...

This study examines the effect of consumers’ perceived credibility information on SNS their attitude and intention to adopt this in Arab world. The adopted a quantitative research approach using survey questionnaire conducted among 317 individuals. Structural equation modelling was conducted. results highlighted that there are positive direct effects authority cues, expertise, trustworthiness, ...