Autor/Autorin: Rogozhnikov Roman
Born in Russia in 1991, Roman Rogozhnikov undertook his bachelor's degree in Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-university) and further pursued his Master's studies in Uppsala University, Sweden. Key areas of interest: digital media, international relations, mutual influences of online and offline realms.
The proliferation of social networking sites (SNS) over the last 20 years is a techno-social phenomenon of our age. Since it emerged in 2004, Facebook, the most popular social network in the world, steadily outcompeted its rivals in the overwhelming majority of countries. However, there are a few exceptions, Russia being one of them: Vkontakte, country´s local SNS, has remained the most popular site of this kind in Russia. The aim of this research project is to discover what motivates Russian SNS users to prefer a domestic networking site over its global rival Facebook. Uses and gratification theory and social network theory form a theoretical framework of this study and guide the choice of methodology, as well as the process of analysis and discussion. Qualitative methodological approach, and in particular interviews and comparative case study, was applied in this research. The study provides novel information regarding under-researched topic of SNS usage in Russia, and thus contributes to the existing academic works in the field.
The proliferation of social networking sites (SNS) over the last 20 years is a techno-social phenomenon of our age. Since it emerged in 2004, Facebook, the most popular social network in the world, steadily outcompeted its rivals in the overwhelming majority of countries. However, there are a few exceptions, Russia being one of them: Vkontakte, country's local SNS, has remained the most popular site of this kind in Russia. The aim of this research project is to discover what motivates Russian SNS users to prefer a domestic networking site over its global rival Facebook. Uses and gratification theory and social network theory form a theoretical framework of this study and guide the choice of methodology, as well as the process of analysis and discussion. Qualitative methodological approach, and in particular interviews and comparative case study, was applied in this research. The study provides novel information regarding under-researched topic of SNS usage in Russia, and thus contributes to the existing academic works in the field.
Born in Russia in 1991, Roman Rogozhnikov undertook his bachelor's degree in Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-university) and further pursued his Master's studies in Uppsala University, Sweden. Key areas of interest: digital media, international relations, mutual influences of online and offline realms.
Über den Autor
Born in Russia in 1991, Roman Rogozhnikov undertook his bachelor's degree in Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-university) and further pursued his Master's studies in Uppsala University, Sweden. Key areas of interest: digital media, international relations, mutual influences of online and offline realms.
Klappentext
The proliferation of social networking sites (SNS) over the last 20 years is a techno-social phenomenon of our age. Since it emerged in 2004, Facebook, the most popular social network in the world, steadily outcompeted its rivals in the overwhelming majority of countries. However, there are a few exceptions, Russia being one of them: Vkontakte, country¿s local SNS, has remained the most popular site of this kind in Russia. The aim of this research project is to discover what motivates Russian SNS users to prefer a domestic networking site over its global rival Facebook. Uses and gratification theory and social network theory form a theoretical framework of this study and guide the choice of methodology, as well as the process of analysis and discussion. Qualitative methodological approach, and in particular interviews and comparative case study, was applied in this research. The study provides novel information regarding under-researched topic of SNS usage in Russia, and thus contributes to the existing academic works in the field.
