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What is Social Network Site (SNS)

Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
Web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system.
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Analyzing the Use of Social Networks Sites in the Purchasing Decision Process
Francisco Javier Miranda (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain), Sergio Rubio (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain), Antonio Chamorro (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain), and Sandra M. C. Loureiro (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal & Business Research Unit (BRU/UNIDE), Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9787-4.ch109
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