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A Comparative Study on the Internet Usage Patterns in Korea and the United States - Focused on the Use Factor of Service and the Purpose of SNS Use -
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한국과 미국의 인터넷 이용 행태 비교 연구 : 서비스 이용요인과 SNS 이용목적을 중심으로

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Author
Young Bae (숭실대학교)
Journal
The Korean Association For Information Society Information Society & Media Vol.23 KCI Accredited Journals
Published
2012.9
Pages
100 - 126 (27page)

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The goal of this study is to provide an answer to the question as to how characteristics of internet users has made the same information technology and service produce variation in the Internet and SNS use between South Korea and the United States. The focus of analysis is given first to the use of internet service such as SNS use, online writing, online banking and online shopping, then to the effect of smart phone use on the use of internet service. The results showed that the factors determining the Internet and SNS use varied between two countries. First, South Koreans tended to use internet for online writing, while American people tended to use internet for SNS. If gender and educational background were considered, South Korean female is more likely to use internet than South Korean male, and Americans are more likely to use laptop and tablet PC for internet access than other devices. Second, there was little difference in the goal of SNS use as the proportion of people who use internet to maintain existing social relations was highest in both countries. In South Korea, educational level was positively associated with the SNS use to establish new social relations. In the United States, however, educational level was negatively associated with the SNS use to establish new social relations. Finally, the smart phone use had a statistically significant effect on all cases of SNS use, namely to establish and maintain friendship and to gain access to information, giving a priority to mobile circumstance in the internet use. If internet devices are considered, South Korean internet users have moved from desktop PC to mobile internet use based on smart phone, while American internet users still tended to depend on laptop for mobile internet access.

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Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
Ⅱ. 이론적 논의
Ⅲ. 연구문제의 설정과 연구 방법
Ⅳ. 연구 결과 및 분석
Ⅴ. 결론 및 함의
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