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User-Generated Travel Warnings on Twitter: An Explorative Analysis

Journal
i-com : journal of interactive media
ISSN
1618-162X
ISSN-Digital
2196-6826
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2014-08-01
Author(s)
Noyen, Kay
;
Wortmann, Felix  orcid-logo
DOI
10.1515/icom-2014-0017
Abstract
Online platform Twitter, has been recognized by international foreign offices as an outlet for travel warning. This new channel of information allows for the creation of applications that bring current and high quality travel risk information to the mainstream. Our explorative research aims at investigating the role of the information source and target audience of such an application. The results of our analysis show no substantial evidence that user-generated travel risk information would be per se unsuitable as an information source. Further, our analysis revealed that frequent travelers might be of special interest as a target group for the application.
Abstract (De)
Viele internationale auswärtige Ämter nutzen die Online-Plattform Twitter mittlerweile als Kanal für Reisewarnungen. Dieser neue Informationskanal erlaubt den Betrieb von Anwendungen, die einem breiten Publikum aktuelle, hochqualitative Reiserisikoinformationen zugänglich machen. Unsere explorative Forschung hat das Ziel, die Rolle der Informationsquelle und Zielgruppe einer solchen Anwendung zu untersuchen. Die Resultate unserer Analyse zeigen keine substantiellen Hinweise darauf, dass nutzergenerierte Inhalte per se ungeeignet als Informationsquelle sind. Zusätzlich zeigt unsere Analyse, dass Vielreisende eine besonders interessante Zielgruppe sind.
Language
English
Keywords
Twitter
Travel Risk
Information Source
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Publisher place
Berlin
Volume
13
Number
2
Start page
26
End page
31
Pages
6
URL
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/86576
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information managemen...

Division(s)

ITEM - Institute of T...

IWI - Institute of In...

Eprints ID
236044
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