scholarly journals Commercial Use of the Internet: Some Pros and Cons

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Local Network ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Many ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
A Company

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">The U.S. Department of Defense originally designed the Internet to increase the productivity of government workers and it has now become an enormous opportunity for businesses to advertise, correspond with clients, order from suppliers, and conduct many other business functions at minimal cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The Internet has achieved faster acceptance by Americans than any other previous technologies and businesses are already discovering that the Web is having a profound impact on how they conduct business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Conservative estimates are for Internet retail sales to reach $7 billion by the year 2000, and some respected analysts predict it to grow to $100 billion over the next five to eight years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As with any new initiative, there are costs, benefits, and risks associated with the undertaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Anyone who wishes to maintain a Web site on the Internet can do so at a modest cost, or in some cases at no cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>One of the many benefits to be gained from placing a company on the Internet such as gaining access to the World Wide Web (WWW).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The WWW gives anyone who is connected the ability to communicate with distant computers all over the world and provides the benefit of being able to send and receive electronic mail (E-mail).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>While there are a number of different risks incurred when a company establishes a Web site and goes on the Internet the biggest concern, by far, is security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When a company installs a Web server at their site, they open a window into their local network that the entire Internet can peer through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>These substantial risks notwithstanding, the Internet provides an opportunity that business cannot afford to pass up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The number of companies that have already taken advantage of the Internet and the rapid increase in the number of Internet users has fueled a phenomenal growth in electronic commerce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The Internet provides an excellent opportunity to increase sales at a lower marginal cost than was possible before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Companies that pass up this tremendous opportunity will probably<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>not survive in the 21<sup>st</sup> century competitive climate.</span></p>

Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Challenges of Internet-Based Data Collection

2009 ◽  
pp. 240-246
Author(s):  
Jonathan K. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Multimedia Technology ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Many

The growth in multimedia technology has revolutionized the way people interact with computer systems. From personal software to business systems and pedagogic applications, multimedia technology is opening up new pathways to increase the efficiency of existing systems. However, the utilization and implementation of new technologies has been occurring at such a rapid pace that theory and research has been unable to keep up. This is particularly evident with data collection methods in the social sciences. With the growth in use of the Internet passing the 1 billion user mark in 2006 (Internet Usage Statistics, 2006), social scientists are turning to the Internet for data collection purposes in increasing numbers (few, if any, advances have revolutionized data collection more than the use of the Internet). Often referred to as Internet-based research, Web-based research, and cyberresearch, this mode of data collection refers to the administration of questionnaires and acquisition of response data in an automated manner via the World Wide Web. Collecting participant responses was a task that once required hours of direct interaction, created problems in scheduling, and limited the diversity of the population being studied. Now data collection can be automated and conducted at any time with increased efficiency (MacWhinney, 2000) and at reduced costs (Cobanoglu, Warde, & Moreo, 2001). Moreover, depending on the nature of the research, the questionnaire can be delivered to Internet users around the world; additionally, research can be targeted to specific populations that have traditionally been underrepresented in the research literature (Im & Chee, 2004; Mathy, Schillace, Coleman, & Berquist, 2002). However, the advantages of using the Internet as a medium for data collection are not without their shortcomings. Theory has not been able to keep up with the proliferation of Internet-based research projects. Further, creative methodologies to facilitate data collection are being proposed in the empirical literature with increased frequency, raising questions about the construct validity of associated studies. The creation of new research methodologies has led to the need for new ethical guidelines for the protection of Internet research subjects, and thus are posing new challenges for research review boards at many institutions (Flanagan, 1999). Academic disciplines that currently use the Internet as a vehicle for data collection are multifarious, and a discussion of the major issues relevant to each is beyond the scope of this article. Thus, for the sake of brevity, and because it is the discipline of which our knowledge is the most up to date, we will limit our discussion to the specific discipline of psychology, as its wide range of methodologies allow for examples of different challenges relevant to other areas of research. It is important for the reader to note that these issues are similar across the many fields that have implemented Internet-based data collection models for empirical research. This article will provide a summary of the conceptual, methodological, and ethical challenges for the researcher considering the Internet as a tool for data collection and will make suggestions for the ethical and effective implementation of such studies. Due to its brief length, the depth of our discussion is neither expansive nor comprehensive; rather we will focus on what we feel are the key issues for the nascent cyberresearcher. Readers interested in a comprehensive review of this topic are directed to Birnbaum (2000).

Towards Privacy Awareness in Future Internet Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 1818-1839
Author(s):  
Hosnieh Rafiee ◽  
Christoph Meinel
Keyword(s):  
Future Internet ◽  
The Internet ◽  
User Privacy ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Privacy Issue ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Practical Level

With the increased use of the Internet to share confidential information with other users around the world, the demands to protect this information are also increasing. This is why, today, privacy has found its important place in users' lives. However, Internet users have different interpretations of the meaning of privacy. This fact makes it difficult to find the best way to address the privacy issue. In addition, most of the current standard protocols in use over the Internet do not support the level of privacy that most users expect. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the best balance between users' expectation and the practical level of privacy to address user privacy needs and evaluate the most important protocols from privacy aspects.

Towards Privacy Awareness in Future Internet Technologies

2015 ◽  
pp. 47-66
Author(s):  
Hosnieh Rafiee ◽  
Christoph Meinel
Keyword(s):  
Future Internet ◽  
The Internet ◽  
User Privacy ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Privacy Issue ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Practical Level

With the increased use of the Internet to share confidential information with other users around the world, the demands to protect this information are also increasing. This is why, today, privacy has found its important place in users' lives. However, Internet users have different interpretations of the meaning of privacy. This fact makes it difficult to find the best way to address the privacy issue. In addition, most of the current standard protocols in use over the Internet do not support the level of privacy that most users expect. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the best balance between users' expectation and the practical level of privacy to address user privacy needs and evaluate the most important protocols from privacy aspects.

scholarly journals Educational Data Mining (EDM)on the use of the Internet in the World of Indonesian Education

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1134-1140
Author(s):  
Robbi Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Educational Data Mining ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
High Cluster

The purpose of this research is to analyze internet users in the world who are educated in Indonesia by utilizing computer science techniques. The use of the internet in question is the percentage in accessing the internet for ages 5-12 years old, 13-15 years old and 16-18 years old. The data source used is from https://www.bps.go.id/. The method used is kmedoids, while mapping in the form of clusters in this study uses 2 labels namely C1: high cluster for internet use and C2: low cluster for internet use. The results mention that the islands of Sumatra and Java dominate in the use of the internet in all ages. The results state that k-medoids can be applied to the case of mapping internet usage with an accuracy of mentioning above 90% and an error rate below 5%.

scholarly journals Alexa Rank Sebagai Alat Ukur Popularitas Website Crowdfunding

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
Untung Rahardja ◽  
Qurotul Aini ◽  
Yustin Novita Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
World Today ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Present Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Web

Pengguna internet yang drastis di seluruh penjuru dunia saat ini membuat semua hal berubah sangat cepat. Dalam penggunaan internet yang berkembang saat ini salah satunya adalah website. Untuk menentukan nilai sebuah website dibutuhkan popularitas untuk menunjangnya. Dapat dilihat dari pemeringkatan web terutama pada website crowdfunding, website yang bergerak di bidang penggalangan dana yang menyajikan informasi dan interaksi didalamnya. Untuk dapat mengetahui peringkat dalam sebuah website, dapat menggunakan Alexa Rank sebagai alat ukur pemeringkatannya. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengumpulan data dengan dilakukan 7 (tujuh) literature survey tentang pemeringkatan website diantaranya terkait dengan penggunaan Alexa Rank. Sebuah popularitas dapat di buktikan dengan menggunakan Alexa Rank melalui 3 (tiga) fasilitas Alexa Rank yang dapat digunakan dengan mudah. Hasil akhir penelitian ini dilakukan dengan penggunaan fasilitas yang di sediakan Alexa Rank untuk mengetahui, memantau maupun memonitoring popularitas website crowdfunding. Kata kunci: Website, Website Crowdfunding, Alexa Rank Internet users who drastically throughout the world today makes all things change very quickly. In the growing use of the internet at this time one of them is the website. To determine the value of a website's popularity is required for menunjangnya. It can be seen from the web ratings mainly on the website of crowdfunding, website in the fundraising that present information and interactions within. To be able to know the ranking in a website, it can use the Alexa Rank as a measuring instrument pemeringkatannya. In this study using the method of data collection was done with 7 (seven) literature survey about the ranking of websites which were associated with the use of the Alexa Rank. A popularity can be proved by using the Alexa Rank through three (3) Alexa Rank facilities that can be used easily. The end result of this research was conducted with the use of facilities that provide Alexa Rank to discover, monitor or monitor crowdfunding website popularity. Keywords: Website, Website Crowdfunding, Alexa Rank  

E-Retailing Laws and Regulations in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 8-20
Author(s):  
Yogendra Nath Mann ◽  
Kavindra Nath Mann
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet

E-commerce in today's world has become one of the most essential parts of everyday life. Particularly for urban areas, the accessibility to platforms of e-commerce is not just an opportunity but rather a necessity for most people. In 2014, nearly 75% (2.1 billion) of all internet users in the world (2.8 billion) lived in top 20 countries. The remaining 25% (0.7 billion) were distributed among the other 178 countries, each representing less than 1% of total users. China, the country with the most users (642 million in 2014), represents nearly 22% of the total and has more users than the next three countries—United States, India, and Japan—combined. The growth of the e-commerce industry is not only indicative of the increasing openness of the public but has also brought to the front the issues that the legal system of the country has been faced with. The legal system has constantly tried to be updated especially with the enactment of IT Act to deal with lots of issues emerging from the use of the internet.

Towards Privacy Awareness in Future Internet Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 2153-2174
Author(s):  
Hosnieh Rafiee ◽  
Christoph Meinel
Keyword(s):  
Future Internet ◽  
The Internet ◽  
User Privacy ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Privacy Issue ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Practical Level

With the increased use of the Internet to share confidential information with other users around the world, the demands to protect this information are also increasing. This is why, today, privacy has found its important place in users' lives. However, Internet users have different interpretations of the meaning of privacy. This fact makes it difficult to find the best way to address the privacy issue. In addition, most of the current standard protocols in use over the Internet do not support the level of privacy that most users expect. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the best balance between users' expectation and the practical level of privacy to address user privacy needs and evaluate the most important protocols from privacy aspects.

scholarly journals Etika Kristen Dan Teknologi Informasi: Sebuah Tinjauan Menurut Perspektif Alkitab

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-105
Author(s):  
David Alinurdin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Internet Ethics ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Value Relations

Indonesia adalah negara dengan pengguna internet yang tidak bisa dianggap remeh. Menurut sebuah survei, pada tahun 2018 Indonesia menduduki peringkat keempat di dunia dalam lamanya penggunaan waktu untuk berinternet dalam sehari, yaitu 8 jam 51 menit. Maraknya penggunaan internet di Indonesia ini masih belum dibarengi dengan kualitas yang baik dalam memanfaatkan teknologi informasi ini. Pemanfaatan internet di Indonesia yang mayoritas digunakan untuk media sosial dan gaya hidup ini juga dibayangi-bayangi dengan tingkat kejahatan dan penyalahgunaan yang mengkhawatirkan. Dengan latar belakang kondisi tersebut, tulisan ini akan menyoroti aspek-aspek nilai yang memengaruhi pola pikir, sikap dan perilaku pengguna internet dari sudut pandang etika Kristen, yaitu dalam hal kesejatian relasi, pengolahan informasi, otoritas kebenaran, serta identitas dan integritas pengguna. Kata-kata kunci: Teknologi Informasi, Internet, Etika, Konsep Nilai, Relasi, Kebenaran, Identitas, Integritas   The number of regular internet users in the country of Indonesia should not be underestimated. At the year of 2018 it was noted that Indonesia was ranked fourth in the world in the length of time spent on the internet in a day; a total of 8 hours 51 minutes. The rise of internet use in Indonesia is not undergirded by a good quality connection in utilizing this form of information technology. The use of the Internet in Indonesia, the majority of which is used for social media and lifestyle, is also overshadowed by alarming crime and abuse rates. Keeping these observations in mind, this paper will highlight the values that influence the mindset, attitudes and behavior of internet users from the standpoint of Christian ethics, namely in terms of authenticity of relations, information processing, truth authority, and user identity and integrity. Keywords: Information Technology, Internet, Ethics, Concepts of Value, Relations, Truth, Identity, Integrity

ASPECTS IN BUILDING A COMPANY WEB-SITE AND ITS ROLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS

2018 ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
Petar Halachev ◽  
Victoria Radeva ◽  
Albena Nikiforova ◽  
Miglena Veneva
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Web Site ◽  
The Internet ◽  
A Company ◽  
The Web ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Made In ◽  
Site Types

This report is dedicated to the role of the web site as an important tool for presenting business on the Internet. Classification of site types has been made in terms of their application in the business and the types of structures in their construction. The Models of the Life Cycle for designing business websites are analyzed and are outlined their strengths and weaknesses. The stages in the design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance of a business website are distinguished and the activities and requirements of each stage are specified.

scholarly journals Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akademik Universitas Mahendradata Berbasis Web Dengan Metode Waterfall

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
I Komang Pasek Sudiarsa
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Academic System ◽  
The World ◽  
New Students ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
The University

Management of academic activities at Mahendradata University is still using manually ways, which means that it has not used an integrated information system yet, for the example the process of registering new students, arranging lecture schedules, filling in student KRS, managing lecture attendance, and managing student grades. Nowadays cultural changes have been marked by the increasingly rapid use of the internet. The internet as an information resources for its existence has now become a necessity. The benefits of the internet are quite large, especially in the world of business, entertainment and education. This system is designed to assist academic processes at the University of Mahendradata. The academic processes that have been analyzed and applied in this developed system are the process of preparing schedules, plotting teaching lecturers, printing KRS, printing lecture attendance, presenting inputs, filling in grades, and printing KHS. And the University can immediately develop a new system in order to work optimally. System design that has been used in developing this system uses the SDLC method, the waterfall method. The implementation of the system uses the PHP programming language Codegniter and MySQL database. The results of this study are in the form of an academic system design at the University of Mahendradata. This developed system is aim to assist the academic processes at the University of Mahendradata

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