Search results for "INTERNET"

Variation orthographique dans l'espace virtuel : le cas des procédés néographiques en tchèque et en roumain tchatés

2016

We live in a period which is inseparably linked to new forms of electronic communication. The Internet provides its users with newforms of communication including messaging, discussions, and chats. It appears that the written language used in email messages, forums, blogs and chat sessions differs from standard written language. The Computer becomes a tool, a sort of mediator, which indirectly modifies the CMC discourse. The aim of the contribution is to analyse specific forms of such type of written communication which appears in Romanian and Czech chats.

Communication à caractère émotionnel dans l'espace virtuel : questions quantitatives sur un corpus tchaté

2015

The enormous development of new communicative technologies, among which electronic communication plays a prominent role, is one of the main characteristics of life today. Nowadays, computer-mediated communication has become so common and easy that it is no longer possible for us to ignore it. Although the communication in chat rooms is never produced face-to-face, it could preserve some of the characteristics of real communication. This type of communication, in the absence of sense contact and para-verbal features, adds another scale of features to the "spoken" theme that are largely able to replicate spontaneous oral communication. It is advisable to make it clear that these features may …

Virtual Space and the Contention over Representations of the City

2015

The European Capital of Culture (ECOC) is one of the longest running cultural initiatives of the European Union (EU). The EU annually designates one or more cities with this much-competed-for city brand. In various cities the ECOC designation has caused tensions and disagreements over the decision-making process, funding of cultural events, and the use of urban space. These disputes have also generated urban activism that uses various platforms to contest ECOC policies: public discussions in the local media, Internet sites and blogs, as well as alternative events and activities organised by the citizens themselves. This chapter investigates the conflict related to the ECOC designation of Tu…

Virtuaaliyhteisön yhteisökulttuuri : tapaustutkimus Verkkoklinikan vauvanodotus- ja vauvanhoitokeskustelupalstoista

2001

The quality of information on websites of insurance companies and their competitive position

2016

The aim of this article is to present results of studies on the relationship between the evaluation of the quality of the information contained on a website of an insurer and its competitive position. The evaluation of the quality of the information on the websites of insurance companies was based on the scoring method using an original tool to assess the quality of the information on the Internet. Its structure is based on the model of the information quality proposed by Eppler and includes 16 statements concerning individual quality criteria. The assessment of the competitive position of insurers took into account their share in the market of personal and property insurances (measured by …

Teaching culture with the Internet : a web-based teaching material package for grades 5-6 of the comprehensive school

2000

Examining the structure of credibility evaluation when sixth graders read online texts

2023

Background Previous research indicates that students lack sufficient online credibility evaluation skills. However, the results are fragmented and difficult to compare as they are based on different types of measures and indicators. Consequently, there is no clear understanding of the structure of credibility evaluation. Objectives The present study sought to establish the structure of credibility evaluation of online texts among 265 sixth graders. Methods Students' credibility evaluation skills were measured with a task in which they read four online texts, two more credible (a popular science text and a newspaper article) and two less credible (a layperson's blog text and a commercial tex…

‘It Goes Around the World’ : Children’s Understanding of the Internet

2019

The Internet has become an important literacy environment, even for children. Therefore, building the foundations for their critical engagement with online information should start when they first enter school. One way to start is to help children build an understanding about the complexities of the Internet environment. The present study aimed at increasing our knowledge about children’s understanding of the Internet as a technical and social environment. It also explored how children perceive the trustworthiness of online information. The participants included 30 children aged 7–9 years. The children were interviewed and the data was analysed using content analysis. We share the results f…

Prywatność w nowych mediach. Pozyskiwanie danych jako narzędzie realizacji biznesowych celów cyberkorporacji

2016

W czasach nowych mediów, za sprawą rozwoju Internetu i nowych technologii, społeczeństwo stało się bardziej otwarte i zaczęło inaczej podchodzić do kwestii prywatności. Ludzie w Internecie odkrywają się znacznie bardziej jak w rzeczywistości, masowo publikują prywatne zdjęcia i informacje. Trend ten wykorzystują i popularyzują współczesne cyberkorporacje, które dopatrzyły się w nim możliwości podporządkowania go własnym biznesowym celom. W tym celu zaoferowały użytkownikom sieci możliwość korzystania z ich darmowych narzędzi i platform, stając się w ten sposób idealistami propagującymi wolność informacji i możliwość nieskrępowanej komunikacji. Usługi te okazują się być jednak tylko z pozoru…

Cyberspace from the hybrid threat perspective

2013

Hybrid threats use conventional and unconventional means to achieve their goals. This paper explores the cyber threats as one possible aspect of hybrid threats. It describes three ways of approaching cyberspace (operations) from the hybrid threats perspective: supporting conventional operations, exploiting non-military systems, and exploring the opportunities provided by this environment. In particular, it highlights the aspects that are or likely will be relevant to the military community. peerReviewed