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A Study on Job Cognition of Internet Pushing Hands
Mei Wu1; Zhiqun Chen2
2014
Source PublicationInternational Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST)
Volume4Issue:2Pages:14-31
Abstract

The so-called “Internet pushing hands” (wangluo tuishou) are participants of promotional information propagation specific to Chinese cyberspace, which is based on a pay-per-post business model and viral marketing. Internet pushing hands operatives utilize paid commentators who under multiple identities post coordinated messages to social media sites according to a prearranged strategy of commentary production and distribution. If the campaign grows through the electronic word of mouth and goes viral, it draws attention of print and broadcast media and creates national news centered on the promoted product, service, or person. This study examines the phenomenon of Internet pushing hands through cognitions of its workforce, i.e., how wangluo tuishou feel about their jobs. Using Q methodology, the authors identify four types of workers employed by Internet pushing hand operations, namely: peripheral, hype-oriented, career-minded, and task-oriented workers. The analysis explicates the ambiguous status of the unregulated Internet pushing hand industry in China and its uncertain future.

DOI10.4018/IJICST.2014070102
Language英語English
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CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
Affiliation1.Department of Communication, University of Macau, Macau, China
2.School of Journalism and Information Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Mei Wu,Zhiqun Chen. A Study on Job Cognition of Internet Pushing Hands[J]. International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST), 2014, 4(2), 14-31.
APA Mei Wu., & Zhiqun Chen (2014). A Study on Job Cognition of Internet Pushing Hands. International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST), 4(2), 14-31.
MLA Mei Wu,et al."A Study on Job Cognition of Internet Pushing Hands".International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST) 4.2(2014):14-31.
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