Competitive vs. Complementary Effects in Online Social Networks and News Consumption: A Natural Experiment

References

• Ahlers D (2006) News consumption and the new electronic media. Harvard Internat. J. Press/Politics 11(1):29–52.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Asay M (2014) Facebook and Twitter want to be each other—But shouldn’t. ReadWrite (February 12), http://readwrite.com/2014/02/12/facebook-twitter-news-friends-freaky-friday/.Google Scholar
• Athey S, Mobius M (2017) The impact of news aggregators on Internet news consumption: The case of localization. Working Paper 3353, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA.Google Scholar
• Athey S, Mobius M, Pal J (2017) The impact of news aggregators on Internet news consumption. Research Paper 17-8, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA.Google Scholar
• Atkin CK (1972) Anticipated communication and mass media information-seeking. Public Opinion Quart. 36(2):188–199.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Baresch B, Knight L, Harp D, Yaschur C (2011) Friends who choose your news: An analysis of content links on Facebook. Internat. Sympos. Online Journalism 1(2):1–24.Google Scholar
• Barthel M (2016) 5 key takeaways about the State of the News Media in 2016. Technical report, Pew Research Center, Washington, DC.Google Scholar
• Barthel M, Shearer E, Gottfried J, Mitchell A (2015) The evolving role of news on Twitter and Facebook. Technical report, Pew Research Center, Washington, DC.Google Scholar
• Bernoff J, Li C (2008) Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston).Google Scholar
• Blumler JG, Katz E (1974) The Uses of Mass Communications: Current Perspectives on Gratifications Research (Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, CA).Google Scholar
• Briggs R, Hollis N (1997) Advertising on the web: Is there response before click-through? J. Advertising Res. 37(2):33–45.Google Scholar
• Campo K, Gijsbrechts E, Nisol P (2000) Towards understanding consumer response to stock-outs. J. Retailing 76(2):219–242.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Chiou L, Tucker C (2017) Content aggregation by platforms: The case of the news media. J. Econom. Management Strategy 26(4):782–805.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Cho D, Smith MD, Zentner A (2016) Internet adoption and the survival of print newspapers: A country-level examination. Inform. Econom. Policy 37(December):13–19.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Cutler NE, Danowski JA (1980) Process gratification in aging cohorts. Journalism Quart. 57(2):269–76.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Dellarocas C, Sutanto J, Calin M, Palme E (2016) Attention allocation in information-rich environments: The case of news aggregators. Management Sci. 62(9):2543–2562.Link, Google Scholar
• Dimmick J, Chen Y, Li Z (2004) Competition between the Internet and traditional news media: The gratification-opportunities niche dimension. J. Media Econom. 17(1):19–33.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Drèze X, Hussherr F-X (2003) Internet advertising: Is anybody watching? J. Interactive Marketing 17(4):8–23.Crossref, Google Scholar
• eMarketer (2013) Digital to account for one in five ad dollars. eMarketer (January 9), http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Digital-Account-One-Five-Ad-Dollars/1009592.Google Scholar
• Francis G, Chohan A (2014) GOV.UK social sharing buttons: The first 10 weeks. Inside GOV.UK (blog) (February 20), https://insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2014/02/20/gov-uk-social-sharing-buttons-the-first-10-weeks.Google Scholar
• Goldenberg J, Oestreicher-Singer G, Reichman S (2012) The quest for content: How user-generated links can facilitate online exploration. J. Marketing Res. 49(4):452–468.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Goldfarb A (2006) The medium-term effects of unavailability. Quant. Marketing Econom. 4(2):143–171.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Huang N, Hong Y, Burtch G (2017) Social media integration and user content generation: Evidence from natural experiments. MIS Quart. 41(4):1035–1058.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Iyengar S, Hahn KS (2009) Red media, blue media: Evidence of ideological selectivity in media use. J. Comm. 59(1):19–39.Crossref, Google Scholar
• James ML, Wotring CE, Forrest EJ (1995) An exploratory study of the perceived benefits of electronic bulletin board use and their impact on other communication activities. J. Broadcasting Electronic Media 39(1):30–50.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Jeon D-S, Nasr N (2016) News aggregators and competition among newspapers in the Internet. Amer. Econom. J.: Microeconomics 8(4):91–114.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Johnston M (2013) The website revenue guide: How much money should your site make? MonetizePros (April 16), http://monetizepros.com/monetization-basics/how-much-money-should-my-website-make-seven-real-world-website-revenue-statements/#comments.Google Scholar
• Ju A, Jeong SH, Chyi HI (2014) Will social media save newspapers? Examining the effectiveness of Facebook and Twitter as news platforms. Journalism Practice 8(1):1–17.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Kayany JM, Yelsma P (2000) Displacement effects of online media in the socio-technical contexts of households. J. Broadcasting and Electronic Media 44(2):215–229.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Kuss DJ, Griffiths MD (2011) Online social networking and addiction—A review of the psychological literature. Internat. J. Environment. Res. Public Health 8(9):3528–3552.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Lotz AD (2009) Beyond Prime Time: Television Programming in the Post-Network Era (Routledge, New York).Google Scholar
• Mahmood A, Sismeiro C (2017) Will they come and will they stay? Online social networks and news consumption on external websites. J. Interactive Marketing 37:117–132.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Marshall J (2015) Is Facebook driving less traffic to publishers’ sites? Wall Street Journal (December 2), http://www.wsj.com/articles/is-facebook-driving-less-traffic-to-publishers-sites-1449041402.Google Scholar
• Matsa KE, Mitchell A (2014) 8 key takeaways about social media and news. Pew Research Center Journalism Project (March 26), http://www.journalism.org/2014/03/26/8-key-takeaways-about-social-media-and-news/.Google Scholar
• McLeod JM, Chaffee SH (1973) Interpersonal approaches to communication research. Amer. Behavioral Scientist 16(4):469–499.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Mitchell A, Rosenstiel T, Christian L (2012a) What Facebook and Twitter mean for news. Technical report, Pew Research Center, Washington, DC.Google Scholar
• Nielsen (2011) State of the Media: Social media report Q3. (September 11), http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2011/social-media-report-q3.html.Google Scholar
• Obermiller C (1985) Varieties of mere exposure: Effects of processing style on affect formation. J. Consumer Res. 12(1):17–30.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Oeldorf-Hirsch A (2011) Engagement with news content in online networks. Doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, State College.Google Scholar
• Olmstead K, Mitchell A, Rosenstiel T (2011) Facebook is becoming increasingly important. Technical report, Pew Research Center, Washington, DC.Google Scholar
• Prawesh S, Balaji P (2014) The “most popular news” recommender: Count amplification and manipulation resistance. Inform. Systems Res. 25(3):569–589.Link, Google Scholar
• Robinson JP, Barth K, Kohut A (1997) Social impact research personal computers, mass media, and use of time. Soc. Sci. Comput. Rev. 15(1):65–82.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Rubin AM (1984) Ritualized and instrumental television viewing. J. Comm. 34(3):67–77.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Rubin AM (1993) Audience activity and media use. Comm. Monographs 60(March):98–105.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Savolainen R (1995) Everyday life information seeking: Approaching information seeking in the context of “way of life.” Library Inform. Sci. Res. 17(3):259–294.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Schaefer (2014) Content shock: Why content marketing is not a sustainable strategy. Marketing Soc. Media Humanity (January 6), http://www.businessesgrow.com/2014/01/06/content-shock/#sthash.UCQjk67M.dpuf.Google Scholar
• Schramm W (1949) The nature of news. Journalism Quart. 26(3):259–269.Google Scholar
• Seetharaman D (2016) Facebook revenue soars on ad growth. Wall Street Journal (April 28), http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-revenue-soars-on-ad-growth-1461787856.Google Scholar
• Seiler S, Yao S, Wang W (2017) Does online word-of-mouth increase demand? (and how?) Evidence from a natural experiment. Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper 15-62, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.Google Scholar
• Shirky C (2008) Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (Penguin Group, New York).Google Scholar
• Simmons A (2011) The 2011 social media consumer trend and benchmark report. Market Research Bureau (New York).Google Scholar
• Smith MD, Telang R (2009) Competing with free: The impact of movie VBroadcasts on DVD sales and Internet piracy. Management Inform. Systems Quart. 33(2):312–338.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Somaiya R, Isaac M, Goel V (2015) Facebook may host news sites’ content. New York Times (March 23), http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/business/media/facebook-may-host-news-sites-content.html.Google Scholar
• Susarla A, Oh J-H, Tan Y (2012) Social networks and the diffusion of user-generated content: Evidence from YouTube. Inform. Systems Res. 23(1):23–41.Link, Google Scholar
• Tanriverdi H, Venkatraman N (2005) Knowledge relatedness and the performance of multibusiness firms. Strategic Management J. 26(2):97–119.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Tewksbury D, Weaver AJ, Maddex BD (2001) Accidentally informed: Incidental news exposure on the World Wide Web. Journalism and Mass Comm. Quart. 78(3):533–554.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Tsfati Y, Cappella JN (2005) Why do people watch news they do not trust? The need for cognition as a moderator in the association between news media scepticism and exposure. Media Psych. 7(3):251–271.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Vinciguerra M (2017) The increasing importance of revenue derived from your audience. Report, New York Press Service. Accessed May 24, http://nynewspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NYPA-v16.pdf.Google Scholar
• Walther JB, Van Der Heide B, Kim S-Y, Westerman D, Tong ST (2008) The role of friends’ appearance and behavior on evaluations of individuals on Facebook: Are we known by the company we keep? Human Communication Res. 34:28–49.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Wenner LA (1985) The nature of news gratifications. Rosengren KE, Wenner LA, Palmgreen P, eds. Media Gratifications Research: Current Perspectives (Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA),171–193.Google Scholar
• Wright CR (1960) Functional analysis and mass communication. Public Opinion Quart. 24(4):605–620.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Xu J, Forman C, Kim JB, Van Ittersum K (2014) News media channels: complements or substitutes? Evidence from mobile phone usage. J. Marketing 78(4):97–112.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Yadamsuren B, Erdelez S (2011) Online news reading behavior: From habitual reading to stumbling upon news. Proc. Amer. Soc. Inform. Sci. Tech. 48(1):1–10.Google Scholar
• Zhang X, Feng Zhu (2011) Group size and incentives to contribute: A natural experiment at Chinese Wikipedia. Amer. Econom. Rev. 101(4):1601–1615.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Zhou R, Khemmarat S, Gao L (2010) The impact of YouTube recommendation system on video views. IMC’10 Proc. 10th ACM SIGCOMM Conf. Internet Measurement (ACM, New York),404–410.Google Scholar