Exploring the User Base of Online Neighborhood Networks: Determinants of Online Neighborhood Network Membership and Uses

Jonas De Meulenaere, Cédric Courtois, Michel Walrave, Lieven J.R. Pauwels, Wim Hardyns and Koen Ponnet

Journal of Urban Technology, 2023, vol. 30, issue 3, 47-62

Abstract: This paper aims to determine the prevalence of the use of online neighborhood networks (ONNs) and explores which socio-demographic, socioeconomic status (SES), social integration, and media use determinants predict ONN membership and uses. Drawing on a stratified random sample (Ghent, Belgium), we found that over a third of the population are ONN members and that membership was mainly predicted by socio-demographic characteristics. Also, in contrast to prior research, our results show that ONNs are the local online territory of residents of lower SES, to whom these ONNs are a means of connecting with and capitalizing on neighborhood connections.

Date: 2023
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