Internet communication research has been playing the important role in communication studies recent years. Many scholars thought that there have certain connections between Internet studies and theory of uses & gratifications. Therefore, this study is based on the theory of uses & gratifications to explain Internet users’ behaviors and gratifications.
Electronic survey was adopted in this study as research method. Of the 308 samples were selected form Internet users of Cheng-Chi University and Chau-Tong University from May 29 to June 12, 1997. The study found that Internet has become the major medium in University Campus. In addition, users ’ selections of Internet functions were affected by users’ motivations and needs. As for Internet users ’ uses & gratifications, study factors such as information immediacy, interaction, hypertext and communication convenience were found as major Internet ’s gratifications thought by interviewees. Finally, this report found that having different motive users have different needs for Internet gratifications.