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The novel random neural networks (RNNs) were proposed to obtain query-answering services, and the practical experimental results showed that the accuracy of RNNs was 99.51%. This study also integrated the Technology Acceptance Model with Uses and Gratifications Theory to predict the gratification, usage intention, and user attitudes toward marketed attractions of the AR tour-sharing APP. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and 446 valid questionnaires were returned. The following results were obtained: (a) self-presentation and perceived usefulness (PU) directly influenced gratification; (b) perceived entertainment indirectly influenced gratification through perceived ease of use and PU, and information sharing indirectly influenced gratification through PU; and (c) gratification was significantly and positively related to usage intention and attitude toward attractions. Based on these results, suggestions that new technology marketing can be used to promote causes other than Hakka tourist attractions established in Thailand can be contrived. For example, the tour-sharing APP developed in this study could be applied to emphasize the characteristics of Thai Hakka culture; users\u2019 fondness for self-presentation and information sharing can be used for word-of-mouth marketing to attract additional visitors. In addition, this research provides a reference for enterprises and marketers regarding the use of AR tour-sharing APPs to market tourist attractions, and also for future related studies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym9070113","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,10]],"date-time":"2017-07-10T11:05:31Z","timestamp":1499684731000},"page":"113","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":47,"title":["Combining the Technology Acceptance Model and Uses and Gratifications Theory to examine the usage behavior of an Augmented Reality Tour-sharing Application"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Hui-Fei","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Mass Communication, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, R.O.C."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7668-7425","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chi-Hua","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Taoyuan 326, Taiwan, R.O.C."},{"name":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C."},{"name":"Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"810","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eswa.2014.07.050","article-title":"Design and application of augmented reality query-answering system in mobile phone information navigation","volume":"42","author":"Lin","year":"2015","journal-title":"Expert Syst. 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