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Facebook And User Experience: Evaluating Brand Equity Of Purdue University Residences, Jackelyn Perkins Dec 2016

Facebook And User Experience: Evaluating Brand Equity Of Purdue University Residences, Jackelyn Perkins

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This study investigated how brand equity was perceived on the Purdue University Residences’ Facebook page by applying a user experience method. From a review of previous literature, Website Experience Analysis was identified and performed to evaluate brand equity. This study addressed and explored various themes throughout the data. The results showed how page content and user interactions within a Facebook page influence participants’ perceptions of brand equity.


Advice On Facebook: Channel Effects On The Evaluation Of Advice, Douglas E. Pruim Oct 2014

Advice On Facebook: Channel Effects On The Evaluation Of Advice, Douglas E. Pruim

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This thesis explores the evaluation of advice given in comments on Facebook status updates. To date, most research on advice has focused on dyadic, face-to-face interactions. The masspersonal channel of Facebook introduces a public into advice exchanges, including not only an audience but multiple advisors. The current study extends advice response theory by examining how advice recipients are affected by perceived consensus and tailoring in advice messages, and by the trait of conformity or the desire to conform to others' opinions. Participants (N = 269) completed questionnaires about past status updates on Facebook in which they disclosed a problem and …