Should You Believe Wikipedia?

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy S. Bruckman
Keyword(s):  
Online Collaboration ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Way

As we interact online we are creating new kinds of knowledge and community. How are these communities formed? How do we know whether to trust them as sources of information? In other words, Should we believe Wikipedia? This book explores what community is, what knowledge is, how the internet facilitates new kinds of community, and how knowledge is shaped through online collaboration and conversation. Along the way the author tackles issues such as how we represent ourselves online and how this shapes how we interact, why there is so much bad behavior online and what we can do about it. And the most important question of all: What can we as internet users and designers do to help the internet to bring out the best in us all?

CAPTCHAs

2011 ◽  
pp. 220-246
Author(s):  
Deapesh Misra
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Human Contact ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Malicious Intent ◽  
Established Firm ◽  
The Way

The Internet has established firm deep roots in our day to day life. It has brought many revolutionary changes in the way we do things. One important consequence has been the way it has replaced human to human contact. This has also presented us with a new issue which is the requirement for differentiating between real humans and automated programs on the Internet. Such automated programs are usually written with a malicious intent. CAPTCHAs play an important role in solving this problem by presenting users with tests which only humans can solve. This chapter looks into the need, the history, and the different kinds of CAPTCHAs that researchers have come up with to deal with the security implications of automated bots pretending to be humans. Various schemes are compared and contrasted with each other, the impact of CAPTCHAs on Internet users is discussed, and to conclude, the various possible attacks are discussed. The author hopes that the chapter will not only introduce this interesting field to the reader in its entirety, but also simulate thought on new schemes.

Business to Consumer (B2C) E-Commerce Decade Evolution

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Drigas ◽  
Panagiotis Leliopoulos
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Business To Consumer ◽  
B2c Electronic Commerce ◽  
The Way

This paper is a review on Business to Consumer (B2C) electronic commerce (e-commerce) and it studies its evolution over the last decade. The Internet characteristics that affect B2C are the Internet growth, which at first includes the number of Internet users and secondly, the infrastructure, which is basically the quality and speed of the lines. Moreover, the way the Internet growth has affected the B2C e-commerce growth over the last ten years is studied in three major countries-areas. The USA because it is an Internet developed country with vast e-commerce sales, China because it is a rapidly developing Internet country with a large number of users and fast e-commerce activity growth in the last decade and finally, the European Union, because of its diversity in Internet and e-commerce growth. This paper focuses on the aforementioned three geographic areas and extracts its conclusions from the observations of B2C behavior growth in these areas.

WEB 2.0, Social Marketing Strategies and Distribution Channels for City Destinations

2010 ◽  
pp. 221-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Sigala
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
People Search ◽  
The Way

During the last decades, the use of Web 2.0 applications for the generation, dissemination, and sharing of user-generated content (UGC) and the creation of new value added services are enormous. Web 2.0 tools have tremendously changed the way people search, find, read, gather, share, develop, and consume information, as well as on the way people communicate with each other and collaboratively create new knowledge. UGC and Web 2.0 are also having a tremendous impact not only on the behaviour and decision- making of Internet users, but also on the e-business model that organizations need to develop and/or adapt in order to conduct business on the Internet. Organizations responsible to market and promote cities on the Internet are not an exception from these developments. This chapter aims to inform city tourism organizations responsible for the development of city portals about (a) the use of the major Web 2.0 tools in tourism and their impact on the tourism demand and supply; and (b) the ways and practices for integrating the use of Web 2.0 into their e-business model and e-marketing practices.

scholarly journals Life Satisfaction Of The Internet And Non-Internet Users In Thailand

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
Orose Leelakulthanit
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
The Way

Life satisfaction is conceptualized in this study according to the psychological and spiritual characteristics, satisfaction with various domains of life, and the demographic characteristics of individuals living in Thailand. Adult Internet users and non-Internet users in Thailand were interviewed. The Internet users were found to be more satisfied with their lives than the non-Internet users. Multiple regression analyses were conducted and the results showed that the Internet users value optimism, personal health, and self positively, whereas consumption of goods was valued negatively. The non-Internet users value optimism, internal locus of control, and family positively, whereas being moderate and social life were valued negatively. Furthermore, it was found that the Internet users felt they could live their lives in the way they valued, except for the aspect of the consumption of goods. Non-Internet users, on the other hand, felt that they were not able to live their lives in the way they valued, except for the aspect of family and social life.

WEB 2.0, Social Marketing Strategies and Distribution Channels for City Destinations

2010 ◽  
pp. 1280-1304
Author(s):  
Marianna Sigala
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
People Search ◽  
The Way

During the last decades, the use of Web 2.0 applications for the generation, dissemination, and sharing of user-generated content (UGC) and the creation of new value added services are enormous. Web 2.0 tools have tremendously changed the way people search, find, read, gather, share, develop, and consume information, as well as on the way people communicate with each other and collaboratively create new knowledge. UGC and Web 2.0 are also having a tremendous impact not only on the behaviour and decision-making of Internet users, but also on the e-business model that organizations need to develop and/or adapt in order to conduct business on the Internet. Organizations responsible to market and promote cities on the Internet are not an exception from these developments. This chapter aims to inform city tourism organizations responsible for the development of city portals about (a) the use of the major Web 2.0 tools in tourism and their impact on the tourism demand and supply; and (b) the ways and practices for integrating the use of Web 2.0 into their e-business model and e-marketing practices.

WEB 2.0, Social Marketing Strategies and Distribution Channels for City Destinations

2011 ◽  
pp. 1249-1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Sigala
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
People Search ◽  
The Way

During the last decades, the use of Web 2.0 applications for the generation, dissemination, and sharing of user-generated content (UGC) and the creation of new value added services are enormous. Web 2.0 tools have tremendously changed the way people search, find, read, gather, share, develop, and consume information, as well as on the way people communicate with each other and collaboratively create new knowledge. UGC and Web 2.0 are also having a tremendous impact not only on the behaviour and decision-making of Internet users, but also on the e-business model that organizations need to develop and/or adapt in order to conduct business on the Internet. Organizations responsible to market and promote cities on the Internet are not an exception from these developments. This chapter aims to inform city tourism organizations responsible for the development of city portals about (a) the use of the major Web 2.0 tools in tourism and their impact on the tourism demand and supply; and (b) the ways and practices for integrating the use of Web 2.0 into their e-business model and e-marketing practices.

The Internet as a Source of Health Information � the Results of a Polish Survey Study (Preprint)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Raciborski ◽  
Anna Kłak ◽  
Bolesław Samoliński
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Health Information ◽  
Internet Users

BACKGROUND The popularisation of Internet access has made it one of the basic sources of information (in this article, the term “Internet” is understood as different kinds of: websites, blogs, social networking sites, such as: Facebook, Twitter, etc.; text messages, including: email, skype, other instant messengers; discussion forums). This relates also to health and its correlates. OBJECTIVE The main objective of the study was to evaluate the scale of the phenomenon of using the Internet to look for health information in Poland. The aim of the study was also to evaluate the influence of information about health published in the network on the behaviour of internet users. METHODS A questionnaire-based survey (face-to-face interview) was carried out among a representative group of 1000 inhabitants of Poland aged 15 years and older. RESULTS Among the 1000 respondents surveyed in this study, 670 (67%) declared using the Internet, more than half of which (53.7%) reported seeking, among others, health information. The most commonly sought information included: diet and healthy eating (33.3%), a particular medication or dietary supplement (its effect, dosage, side effects) (28.9%), reviews of doctors (26.7%), and how other people coped with similar health problems (25.3%). More than 53% of Internet health information seekers were driven by curiosity, 46.4% by the ease and speed of finding information, 32.5% by the opportunity of finding a lot of independent reviews in one place, and 29.7% by no extra costs. CONCLUSIONS The importance of the Internet as a source of information about health is constantly increasing. Our study presents that in Poland, women, younger, well-educated, living in big cities, especially often look for health information on the web. However most people have limited trust in the data derived from that source. The influence of information about health published in the network on people's behaviour could be less than is commonly believed.

scholarly journals Frazeologizmy gwarowe w komunikacji internetowej

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Kucharzyk
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Communication ◽  
Material Basis ◽  
Colloquial Language ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Important Objective ◽  
The Way

The article discusses the way in which phrasemes of dialectal origin are transferred to the colloquial Polish language. The material basis includes the utterances of the Internet users posted on various kinds of forums and blogs. According to the analysis of the material, folk phraseology is quite expansive and it enriches the colloquial language phraseology to a great extent. Dialectal phrasemes have a specific stylistic value, they carry out assessments, they express the author’s emotions, and sometimes they make a text a bit humorous. Due to such values, they attract the readers’ attention, which is the most important objective in the Internet communication.

Smartphones, Caste, and Intersectionalities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirpa Tenhunen
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Educational Impact ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Textual Content ◽  
College Educated ◽  
Capacity To Aspire ◽  
The Way

This chapter 7 examines differences in phone use, especially in the way people use smartphones and access the internet. The availability of internet-ready phones in Janta has not turned all people into direct internet users. College-educated men and women are able to browse the textual content of the internet with the help of their smartphones, whereas the majority of people find smartphones useful for listening to music and watching films. They buy downloaded content on phone memory chips instead of browsing the internet independently. When the benefits of phones are assessed on the basis of their educational impact, they do not appear particularly transforming. However, accessing entertainment using phones can also be transformative because sharing of entertainment content contributes to social interaction and the capacity to aspire.

The Effect of Suicide-Related Internet Use on Users’ Mental Health

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 348-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajime Sueki
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Suicide Methods ◽  
Internet Users

Background: Previous studies have shown that suicide-related Internet use can have both negative and positive psychological effects. Aims: This study examined the effect of suicide-related Internet use on users’ suicidal ideation, depression/anxiety tendency, and loneliness. Method: A two-wave panel study of 850 Internet users was conducted via the Internet. Results: Suicide-related Internet use (e.g., browsing websites about suicide methods) had negative effects on suicidal ideation and depression/anxiety tendency. No forms of suicide-related Internet use, even those that would generally be considered positive, were found to decrease users’ suicidal ideation. In addition, our results suggest that the greater the suicidal ideation and feelings of depression and loneliness of Internet users, the more they used the Internet. Conclusion: Since suicide-related Internet use can adversely influence the mental health of young adults, it is necessary to take measures to reduce their exposure to such information.

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