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Showing 1 to 20 of 143 for “"Internet users"”.
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ICANN or ICANN't Represent Internet Users
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the organization that provides the technical support for the Internet. ICANN is a nonprofit organization based in California and is under contract to the United States Department of Commerce. It has come under attack from many sides …
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Virtual communities : uniting Internet users with similar interests
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000.
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Usage profiles : allocation of network capacity to Internet users
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2001.
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Internet users' responses to ai through the prism of politeness /
The topic of the thesis is Internet Users’ Reactions to AI Through the Prism of Politeness. The subject are evaluative stances adopted toward AI by Lithuanian-speaking and English-speaking Internet users as a reaction to AI approached in the thesis through the prism of politeness. The aim of this …
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Internet Slang and China's Social Culture: A Case Study of Internet Users in Guiyang
The number of Chinese Internet users has surpassed 300,000 people over the past decade, and the Internet boom has brought with it an upsurge in the number of words and fixed expressions coined and disseminated in chat rooms, micro-blogs, and other online venues. The Internet provides a unique …
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Stepping stones between two conflicting worlds: the experience of interpersonal communication amongst self-identified problematic internet users
In the 21st century, we use the Internet to communicate at a level unprecedented in human history. As a result, parallel to worldwide growth in Internet use, there are emerging concerns of its impact on our lives, with much research highlighting social implications. There is controversy within the …
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Perceptions of Other Internet Users in Delusional Beliefs: Development and Validation of a New Measure of Online Social Cognition
Since the inception of the internet, research has attempted to describe its effects on a wide variety of psychological constructs, such as personality and psychopathology. Although studies have found associations between internet usage and different psychological disorders, few studies have …
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Traditional travel agencies vs. online bookings : examining the preference of internet users amongst the Maltese outbound sector for long-haul destinations
When looking at the advancements that have been made in the tourism, aviation and technology industries, it is noticeable that all sectors have grown simultaneously. These advancements have led to rapid changes in the way people travel, not only from a transportation perspective, but also from the …
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Analysis of the impact of demographic and economic factors on internet services satisfaction levels in Windhoek, Namibia
The study focused on analysing geospatial internet customer satisfaction levels, using the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The aim of the study was to investigate how demographic and economic factors influence satisfaction levels. The study followed a quantitative design and …
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Enforcing copyright online in an age of internet user fundamental rights: reconciling competing paradigms at the user level
… copyright can be achieved either by regulating internet companies (also known as intermediaries) or internet users themselves. In the European Union, recent reforms suggest that policymakers wish to focus on regulating internet companies rather than internet users. The reason for this lies in …
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An assessment on the usage of internet services at Omaheke regional library
… libraries have become primary sources of free Internet services delivery, and this qualitative case study set to assess the usage of free Internet services provided at the Omaheke Regional Library (ORL). The study was guided by the following research questions: What is the main reason for using …
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The digital divide in South Africa : identifying emerging inequalities in Internet access and online public spheres
… for the first time an analysis of South African Internet access and Internet users, in the context of existing digital divide theory. Four possible models of digital divides will be tested by assessing Internet access, Internet users and Internet user behaviour. The first part of this thesis …
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Intrusion detection and management over the world wide web
As the Internet and society become ever more integrated so the number of Internet users continues to grow. Today there are 1.6 billion Internet users. They use its services to work from home, shop for gifts, socialise with friends, research the family holiday and manage their finances. Through …
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Comparative Analysis of Mature Travelers on the Basis of Internet Use
… and understand the mature travelers who use the Internet.The main purpose of this study is to profile mature travelers on the basis of Internet use. More specifically, the intention is to examine the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of mature travelers who use the Internet compared …
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A methodology for the characterization of business-to-consumer E-commerce.
… electronic commerce. Research on Internet consumer behaviour is still in its infancy, and a quantitative framework to characterize user profiles for e-commerce is not yet established. This study proposes a quantitative framework that uses latent variable analysis to identify the …
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Image Forgery Detection with Machine Learning
… via social networks. Image forgery has weakened Internet users’ confidence in digital images. In recent years, extensive research has been devoted to the development of new techniques to combat various image forgery attacks. Detecting fake images prevents counterfeit photos from being used to …
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Creating an Immersive and Entertaining Game for Raising Internet Privacy Awareness
… all united through a single global network—the Internet. This growth has resulted in social networks and other data-collecting applications becoming a major part of life for many people. To address emerging threats and growing concerns, our goal is to present internet users with a simulation …
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What's Mine is Yours: An Exploratory Study of Attitudes and Conceptions About Online Personal Privacy In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
… of the world's population now connected to the Internet, online personal privacy has become a top concern among citizens of many nations and regions, and it has become clear that attitudes about and conceptions of online privacy represent a nexus of significant change in the construction of …
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Space and aerial architectures to expand global connectivity
… world's population does not have access to the Internet. Bringing the more than 3.5 billion individuals still unconnected online is the primary goal for multiple international organizations, including the ITU and the UN Broadband Commission. In the last ten years, there has been steady growth in …
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Information acquiring-and-sharing in Internet-based environments: an exploratory study of individual user behaviors
Adoption of Internet-based information resources and dissemination tools is rapidly increasing. Given the far-reaching implications of this trend, researchers in library and information science (LIS) are seeking to better understand individual users’ behaviors in these contexts. A user information …
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