...Jarim Kim; Yesolran Kim Purpose This study aimed to examine the relationships between different uses of Internet modes and political participation, focusing on political information behaviors, including political information seeking and forwarding. Design/methodology/approach This study used...

... elaborates on the implications of the findings for the importance of presence and media selection in public engagement events. Originality/value Public engagement events are becoming widespread, with the Internet being a major tool in their administration. This study demonstrates that using the Internet...

...Himmet Karadal; A. Mohammed Abubakar Purpose The authors’ understanding of the Internet of things (IoT) skills and needs satisfaction for IoT devices and generational cohorts' variations remains limited as commentaries are often oversimplified and generalized. This research fills a gap...

... to provide a platform for further integration in campus life (Schroeder et al., 2010). Social media also allows students to express their ideas freely, leading to increased communication between them and the faculty (Ballera et al., 2013). Internet Facebook Social media Stakeholders...

...Ivan-Damir Anic; Jelena Budak; Edo Rajh; Vedran Recher; Vatroslav Skare; Bruno Skrinjaric Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between individual and societal determinants of online privacy concern (OPC) and behavioral intention of internet users. The study also...

... internet users, data were collected in the field rather than through a telephone survey or online. The list of media and uses was compiled based on a review of existing literature regarding functions of media in emergencies. Findings Television and news websites are dominant suppliers of national...

... set, new comparisons were made possible between internet users of both countries. The study combines many earlier findings with new variables and theoretical frameworks to add new perspectives to the understanding of how well-being is affected online among young people. The determinants and basic...

...Raman Singh; Harish Kumar; Ravinder Kumar Singla; Ramachandran Ramkumar Ketti Purpose The paper addresses various cyber threats and their effects on the internet. A review of the literature on intrusion detection systems (IDSs) as a means of mitigating internet attacks is presented, and gaps...

... in the paper. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Internet Reading eBook Printed book The idea of digital books dates back at least to the early 1970s, with the University of Illinois’ Project Gutenberg. The central intention of the project was to make electronic versions of books...

... 2014 Internet NGO Colombia Disclosure Transparency Web pages The population in developing countries, such as in Colombia, have benefited greatly from the activities of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) (Cameron and Curtis-Evans, 2000) and particularly, from...

.... Originality/value – There are currently no studies analysing the quality of online information about STDs. Reliability Internet Integrity Accessibility Online patient information Sexually transmitted diseases Use of the internet to obtain health information is increasing throughout...

... that investigated the presence of IR sections within general websites, and the potential of the internet for corporate reporting and for providing financial and other information (Bollen et al., 2006). Hedlin (1999) divided the development process of WIR into three stages: establishing a web presence...

...Encarna Guillamón‐Saorín; Francisco J. Martínez‐López Purpose The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of how the internet interacts with businesses and markets. The authors aims to focus on the internet press releases of annual results to illustrate how corporate communication...

... Internet Web accessibility Corporate social responsibility Internet World Wide Web Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of increasing the number of visitors to a website by achieving a high rank in the search results returned by a search engine. The higher a website ranks...

... Publishing Limited 2013 Internet Web sites Advertisements Online newspapers Ad banners Congruity Eye tracking Newspapers Advertising effectiveness Online newspapers are increasingly becoming one of the major sources of news for many people. As the number of readers increases – also...

...., 2006 ; Grewal et al., 2004). They provide a virtual space in which users can conduct transactions. Sellers actively provide the product description on the web, and buyers can make bids according to their own price expectations after browsing on the internet (Chang, 2010 ; Chen and Barnes...

... Longitudinal evaluation Technology acceptance Visualization Interaction Web search interface Information searches Internet Although many researchers study interfaces and user interaction issues associated with searching the web and representing search results (Treharne and Powers, 2009...

... of hotel websites. Several theoretical models have been proposed in the scientific literature to gain a better understanding of internet user behaviour with regard to information searches and electronic transactions (e‐commerce). The most important of these models are the theory of reasoned...

... integration Information searches Internet The study of semantic similarity between terms is an important part of many computer‐related fields (Zhu et al., 2010). Semantic similarity between terms changes over time and across domains. The traditional approach to solve this problem has...

... of virtual community and critical mass. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Online group buying Technology acceptance model Perceived critical mass Perceived risk Purchasing intention Internet Social networks Group buying is used for items that must be bought in a minimum...