The Study Of User Information Behavior Based On Social Networking Sites

The development and change of the mobile digital network makes interpersonal communication more convenient. The Transmission of information across time and space becomes closer and more frequent. Based on real relationships, social networking platform offers convenience for people to maintain and build interpersonal networks anytime and anywhere. With the increasing in the number of users, information created by users has been explosively growing. Information behavior researches gradually become a hot topic. Information behavior based on social networking sites precisely reflects the combination of the two in this paper. Information behavior studies the use of the behavior and impact factors in specific contexts, information query, retrieval, browsing and so on. The most essential purpose is to improve the accuracy of access to information and the value of the use. The paper first summarizes the basic theories and models of information behavior. We analyze the functional structure of social networking sites and information dissemination characteristics. And then on the basis of the study of interfering factors of information behavior, we establish an information behavior model based on social networking sites. Finally, we test and apply the model using questionnaires and examples. The thesis consists of4parts:the first part is the analysis of users on a famous domestic social networking platform. We establish the basic framework of social networking sites, summarize the information dissemination of social networking sites and put forward the possible future development direction. The second part introduces the basic concept of information retrieval behavior, information search behavior and information use behavior, analyzes the related classical models of information behavior, including Dervin’s Sense-Making framework, Ellis’s behavioral framework, Kuhlthau’s stage process model, and Wilson’s model of information behavior. And we establish an information behavior model based on social networking sites through the analysis of the affecting factors of information behavior. We also summarize demand factors, main influence factors and environmental factors on information behavior. The third part analyzes four aspects of real user information, information intentions, network environment, and information behavior using questionnaires. The forth part uses a data collection tool to capture user-created information in a social networking site. And by collecting, sorting, storage, classification, processing we carries on an application study on how to improve the accuracy and efficiency of accessing information and the establishment of interpersonal relationship network.