scholarly journals Rethinking a Designers’ Rule of Thumb: Influence of Information Seeking and Consumption Goals on Mobile Commerce Interface Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1631-1647
Author(s):  
Sooa Hwang ◽  
Hyunah Park ◽  
Kyunghui Oh ◽  
Sangwoong Hwang ◽  
Jaewoo Joo
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Rule Of Thumb ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Consumption Goals

We investigated whether adding product information in mobile commerce improved consumers’ attitudes toward a product and whether this relationship was moderated by consumption goals. We conducted two field experiments in which we recruited parents in Korea and the USA and asked them how they evaluated two childcare hybrid products (HPs) newly developed by Samsung Electronics designers. The results revealed that participants exposed to additional information about the HPs evaluated them more favorably than those who were not exposed. However, this relationship disappeared when a consumption goal was activated. Our findings establish a dynamic relationship between information seeking and consumption goals, asking designers to rethink their rule of thumb in the mobile commerce context.

In the weeds: distinguishing organic farmers who want information about ecological weed management from those who need it

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Bessette ◽  
Sarah Zwickle ◽  
Robyn Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Weed Management ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Organic Community ◽  
Ecological Weed Management ◽  
University Scientists

AbstractThe benefits of farming organically in the USA are increasingly known; however, organic farmers also encounter considerable risks, especially from weeds. Without herbicides, organic farmers can rely only on crop rotations, mechanical cultivation, manual weeding, beneficial insects and other cultural practices, termed ecological weed management (EWM), to control weeds. Despite promising results and the many ways in which EWM can be employed, it remains poorly adopted by the organic community. Organic farmers resist research and recommendations from University scientists and Extension, instead preferring to rely on local family and friends and their own experience to guide decisions. Here we investigate factors that may lead organic farmers to recognize that they need additional information about EWM and to seek that information out. Using a national survey of organic farmers (n = 554) and a risk-information seeking and processing model, we show that farmers’ risk and benefit perceptions, worry, social norms encouraging seeking out information, and farmers’ own perceived knowledge gaps, particularly with respect to their most problematic weed, influence information-seeking behavior. Identifying characteristics that may distinguish those organic farmers who need and want additional information, we provide recommendations to Extension and University scientists about how best to communicate, build trust and provide decision support to the organic community with respect to EWM.

scholarly journals Young children’s information-seeking practices in center-based childcare

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062096216
Author(s):  
Sarah Barriage
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Information Practices ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Classroom Resources

Many children in the USA spend a significant amount of time in center-based childcare. However, research has yet to explore their information practices in this setting. This study investigates young children’s perceptions of the concept of information and their own information-seeking practices within the context of their day care classroom. The participants included 13 children between three and five years of age. Data was collected using participant observation, semi-structured interviews, child-led photo tours, and photo-elicitation interviews. The findings indicate that the children did not perceive the concept of information in a manner consistent with adult understandings of the term, and that they engaged in information-seeking related to finding out new things on their own, through interactions with others, and through classroom resources, activities, and routines. The findings have implications for both researchers and practitioners working with young children.

scholarly journals Multimodal communication in courting fiddler crabs reveals male performance capacities

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 161093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie L. Mowles ◽  
Michael Jennions ◽  
Patricia R. Y. Backwell
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Fiddler Crabs ◽  
Vibrational Signal ◽  
Sprint Speed ◽  
Additional Signal ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Waving Display ◽  
Redundant Signal ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
Multimodal Signalling

Courting males often perform different behavioural displays that demonstrate aspects of their quality. Male fiddler crabs, Uca sp., are well known for their repetitive claw-waving display during courtship. However, in some species, males produce an additional signal by rapidly stridulating their claw, creating a ‘drumming’ vibrational signal through the substrate as a female approaches, and even continue to drum once inside their burrow. Here, we show that the switch from waving to drumming might provide additional information to the female about the quality of a male, and the properties of his burrow (multiple message hypothesis). Across males there was, however, a strong positive relationship between aspects of their waving and drumming displays, suggesting that drumming adheres to some predictions of the redundant signal hypothesis for multimodal signalling. In field experiments, we show that recent courtship is associated with a significant reduction in male sprint speed, which is commensurate with an oxygen debt. Even so, males that wave and drum more vigorously than their counterparts have a higher sprint speed. Drumming appears to be an energetically costly multimodal display of quality that females should attend to when making their mate choice decisions.

scholarly journals Three months of informational trends in COVID-19 across New York City

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-450
Author(s):  
Wil Lieberman-Cribbin ◽  
Naomi Alpert ◽  
Adam Gonzalez ◽  
Rebecca M Schwartz ◽  
Emanuela Taioli
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
New York State ◽  
Search Term ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Trend Data ◽  
Over Time

Abstract In the midst of widespread community transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York, residents have sought information about COVID-19. We analyzed trends in New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) data to quantify the extent of COVID-19-related queries. Data on the number of 311 calls in NYC, Google Trend data on the search term ‘Coronavirus’ and information about trends in COVID-19 cases in NYS and the USA were compiled from multiple sources. There were 1228 994 total calls to 311 between 22 January 2020 and 22 April 2020, with 50 845 calls specific to COVID-19 in the study period. The proportion of 311 calls related to COVID-19 increased over time, while the ‘interest over time’ of the search term ‘Coronavirus’ has exponentially increased since the end of February 2020. It is vital that public health officials provide clear and up-to-date information about protective measures and crucial communications to respond to information-seeking behavior across NYC.

Interface Design Issues for Mobile Commerce

2009 ◽  
pp. 526-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susy S. Chan ◽  
Xiaowen Fang
Keyword(s):  
Interface Design ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
International Study ◽  
Mobile Commerce ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Wireless Technology ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
User Adoption

Effective interface design for mobile handheld devices facilitates user adoption of mobile commerce (m-commerce). Current wireless technology poses many constraints for effective interface design. These constraints include limited connectivity and bandwidth, diverse yet simplistic devices, the dominance of proprietary tools and languages, and the absence of common standards for application development. The convergence of mobile Internet and wireless communications has not yet resulted in major growth in mobile commerce. Consumer adoption of m-commerce has been slow even in countries such as Finland, which have broadly adopted wireless technology (Anckar & D’Incau, 2002). An international study of mobile handheld devices and services suggests that mobile commerce is at a crossroads (Jarvenpaa, Lang, Takeda & Tuunainen, 2003). The enterprise and business use of wireless technology holds greater promise, but it demands the transformation of business processes and infrastructure. Poor usability of mobile Internet sites and wireless applications for commerce activities stands out as a major obstacle for the adoption of mobile solutions. For example, even with the latest 3G phones in Japan, consumers still find the small screen display and small buttons on these devices difficult to use (Belson, 2002).

scholarly journals Improving Search Quality in Crowdsourced Bib Number Tagging Systems Using Data Fusion

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
Andrew Ponomarev
Keyword(s):  
Data Fusion ◽  
Graphical Models ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Fusion Model ◽  
Human Errors ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Gps Tracks ◽  
Reasonable Choice ◽  
Using Data

Today, crowd computing is successfully applied for many information processing problems in a variety of domains. One of the most acute issues with crowd-powered systems is the quality of results (as humans can make errors). Therefore, a number of methods have been proposed to process the results obtained from the crowd in order to compensate human errors. Most of the existing methods of processing contributions are constructed based on a (natural) assumption that the only information available is unreliable data obtained from the crowd. However, in some cases, additional information is available, and it can be utilized in order to improve the overall quality of the result. The paper describes a crowd computing application for community tagging of running race photos. It presents a utility analysis to identify situations in which community photo tagging is a reasonable choice. It also proposes a data fusion model making use of runners’ location information recorded in their Global Positioning System (GPS) tracks. Field experiments with the applications show that community-based tagging can collect enough contributors to process photosets from medium-sized running events. Simulation results confirm, that the use of data fusion in processing the results of crowd computing is a promising technique, and the use of probabilistic graphical models (e.g., Bayesian networks) for data fusion allows one to smoothly increase the quality of the results with an increase of the available information.

Visual vs Auditory Displays for Different Tasks of a Car Driver

1979 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bouis ◽  
M. Voss ◽  
G. Geiser ◽  
R. Haller
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Auditory Signal ◽  
Visual Displays ◽  
Textual Information ◽  
Auditory Displays ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Practical Design ◽  
Dynamic Signal

The development of new visual displays and speach synthesizers leads to the on board presentation of additional information to the car driver. A series of laboratory and field experiments was carried out to compare visual, auditory, and partly combined presentation of binary and textual information. From the results recommendations for practical design can be given. Binary alarms which occur seldomly and with high priority have to be a dynamic signal, e. g. a blinking lamp optionally supported by an intermittent auditory signal. For textual information a voice warning system is recommended.

Entrepreneur assistance & economic development in Florida libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Elaine Franks ◽  
Carol Johns
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Business Service ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Usa

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to identify essential resources that entrepreneurs need; to determine which resources and services are available at public libraries in two Florida counties; and to suggest additional ways for public libraries to increase their value and visibility among the business community. Design/methodology/approach – Information was gathered using structured and open-ended questions, using the Qualtrics survey technology provider, to obtain both quantitative and qualitative responses. Library administrators were contacted to identify relevant library staff to participate in the survey. Pasco County Library System administrators agreed to distribute the survey to their staff. Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative administrators provided email addresses of staff selected to participate. Web sites of the libraries, their counties, and their partners were also examined for additional information. Findings – The results suggest that the libraries are able to satisfy most of the requests of entrepreneurs. One exception was consulting, which was not consistently available, according to respondents, but could be offered at the library by business service organizations. Suggestions for promoting library business resources were proposed, based on survey responses and the websites of the libraries, their counties, and their business service organization partners. Research limitations/implications – This research studied key public librarians and staff employed at Pasco and Hillsborough counties in Florida. Some of the resources identified as useful for entrepreneurs in these counties may not be generalizable to communities outside the state of Florida, or outside the USA. Additionally, the survey did not explore what is not being done or what could be done if the libraries had more resources. Practical implications – This study provides information on the resources and services that public libraries provide entrepreneurs. It also offers suggestions for libraries to become more valuable and visible to their local business community. Social implications – As entrepreneurs and small businesses contribute substantially to economic development, public libraries that provide assistance to them help their communities prosper. Originality/value – This study is a collaboration between an academic reference librarian with a recent MBA degree, and an Entrepreneur Services Manager and Florida SBDC Center Director, who together provide a unique perspective and interpretive value toward promoting economic development.

Intention of college students to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Richards
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
The Usa ◽  
To Receive

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to better understand what influences the intentions of college students to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the USA and cancers related to HPV are on the rise. Design/methodology/approach – A 2×2 experimental design was used to predict the intentions. Messages were created that manipulated the level of severity and vulnerability to determine which would increase intentions to receive the HPV vaccine. Each of the 278 participants viewed a message that contained one severity message (high or low) and one vulnerability message (high or low). Findings – Regression was used to determine that elements of the protection motivation theory such as vulnerability and fear, along with norms, and information seeking explained a significant portion of the variance in intent to be vaccinated (R2=0.40, F(4, 268)=44.47, p < 0.001). Norms had the most influence on intention (β=0.42, p < 0.001), next was vulnerability (β=0.21, p < 0.001) then fear (β=0.16, p=0.002), and finally information seeking (β=0.10, p=0.01). Originality/value – The current college age population did not have the opportunity to be vaccinated early and the recent (2011) recommendation that males get vaccinated makes this research valuable to those designing vaccination messages. The current study shows that norms were the most influential variable in regards to increasing intent to get vaccinated. This means that if the participant believed their friends would support or endorse their intent to get vaccinated they were more likely to say they would follow through and get vaccinated. This finding should be highlighted in any future campaign.

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