Untangling International Sport Social Media Use: Contrasting U.S. and Chinese Uses and Gratifications Across Four Platforms.

The article presents a survey related to the sport-based social media use in the U.S. and China. Topics discussed include information on the use of a social media platform for sports-based purposes and equated with a gratification obtained; discussions on the personal and social needs gratified on social networking services; and the information on the social and psychological factors of the communication used.