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The evolution of technology and the digital empowerment of society have led to the proliferation of Audiovisual Content Webs (ACWs) where users can share information and experiences, along with other commercial resources. ACWs have led to significant changes in the way users can select and access audiovisual content. The design of these websites combines various features, including a user community, streamed content, ticket sales, and recommendations, among others. Each ACW has a specific profile with respect to the mentioned variables. The aim of this study is to identify the critical success factors for a ACW, i.e., which features and the form they should take to attract followers, thus increasing the capacity to prescribe and broadcast content. Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), a formal analysis technique that allows the identification of combinations that produce a certain result, a sample of the 12 most representative cinema websites in Spain is analyzed. The results indicate that the incorporation of content recommendation systems and the connection with streaming platforms through which the content can be accessed are key factors in the success of these ACWs. This work contributes academically to the knowledge and explanation of audience behavior in the new audiovisual scenario. From a professional point of view, relevant design suggestions are offered to platform creators. Finally, the limitations of this work are described, and future lines of research are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals, scientists and organizations have questioned on more than one occasion the degree of rationality underlying human being decisions. It has been observed that, in situations of uncertainty, the aversion to loss imprints an important fragility on the way of deciding. This leads to the question of what will happen when a choice is made in an emergency - will the choice made outside the emergency context coincide with that made in an emergency?. This research addresses both situations and analyses differences and similarities between how a decision is made in an emergency and how it is thought to be made in an emergency. In an attempt to answer these questions, a double experiment has been carried out, a staged quasi-analytical simulation (hot state) and a virtual simulation (cold state), the results of which corroborate the existence of discrepancies between the decisions people take and those people think they would take. The results provide new perspectives on the meaning of value, the endowment effect, and the importance that society attaches to the everyday objects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Internet has shaken up the tourism sector from the point of view of the consumer and of the company. Information is currently abundant and accessible; the traveler is more technological and has become an influencer. Thereby, ratings and reviews made by anonymous users on hospitality websites represent a form of influence with great impact on decision making that has transformed companies´ traditional communication models. This paper studies the mechanisms of social influence, specifically the role played by ratings and reviews in the choice of a tourist accommodation, taking into account the susceptibility of the user to the information that comes from others. An experiment was carried out. Conclusions reveal that ratings do constitute a critical factor in the decision, but are contingent upon the volume of reviews and that individual susceptibility to social influence moderated this process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A defining feature of society today is that we find the segment of the population becomes more relevant every day, resulting of behaviors and habits. We also found that among the various daily activities of this segment, people spend much of their time to the media. Older people use media in their daily lives just like the rest of the population and therefore, it is interesting to investigate, first, knowing which media access, what are the fundamental reasons why they use it, how they use them and the benefits that such use gives them among which we find aspects of information, entertainment or socialization. Despite the importance of this issue however, there is little research that exists about it. This article reviews the role of media in the lives of the elderly in order to ascertain what are the functions of media that they use day to day, what the functions used give them and what are the main reasons that lead them to want to set a daily contact with the media. The study is approached from three different perspectives: the media as a means of socialization, as a means of information and finally, the media as a means of entertainment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Binge-watching refers to the consecutive viewing of episodes of a fictional series, usually of the drama genre, in a single session. The approaches to its background, practice, and effects are diverse and controversial. Using a qualitativeexploratory approach analysed with Grounded Theory, this paper studies the experience of binge-watching users from data collected from a sample of 20 individuals combined with techniques such as group meetings, in-depth interviews and projective techniques. Results lead to the identification of two underlying patterns of behaviour associated with the consumption of dramatic content: planned binge-watching and unplanned binge-watching. Planned binge-watching is the intentional consumption of more than two consecutive episodes of a fictional series whose psychological effects are mainly gratification based on evasion. Planned series consumption has a socializing effect, especially among young people. Unplanned binge-watching is the unintentional and spontaneous chained viewing of more than two episodes of a fiction series. The viewing unit is each individual episode, linked to the next by the curiosity aroused by the plot. The psychological effects are gratification derived from evasion, followed by a feeling of guilt derived from the loss of control. The study concludes with the formulation of seven hypotheses for empirical verification, academic and professional implications, and future lines of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]