After in-depth interviews with 18 net work users, Chao Ya-li, professor in the Department of Mass Communications at Tamkang University, came to the conclusion that people look for friends on-line "to satisfy the need for human contact."
淡江大學大傳系教授趙雅麗深度訪談十八位網友得到結論是，結交網友還是為了「滿足與人接觸的需求」。