‘Internet’ Archives
Consumers Search Online
Consumers Search Online How consumers search is likely to vary over time and by what they are looking for, as well as how they prefer to look for it. In essence, however, they either directly access retailers’ websites (perhaps having used a search engine to locate it); or they use a search intermediary to look for and compare product [...]
Search Engines and Price Comparison Sites
Search Engines and Price Comparison Sites Search engines and price comparison sites are both types of search intermediary unique to the internet that can empower consumers by enabling them to make more informed decisions. Provided they are comprehensive and reliable, and consumers use them well, they provide significant benefits by increasing [...]
Internet Shopping
Internet Shopping The importance of providing clear information Just as on the high street, online retailers need to advertise to grab attention, and this process can help match consumers to products. However, businesses should not mislead consumers for example by applying false or misleading descriptions, or by advertising prices that do not [...]
Bandwidth
Bandwidth Computers store all information as binary numbers. The binary number system uses two binary digits, 0 and 1, which are called bits. The amount of data that a computer network can transfer in a certain amount of time is called the bandwidth of the network and is measured in kilobits per second (kbps) or megabits per second (mbps). A [...]
USES OF THE INTERNET
USES OF THE INTERNET Before the Internet was created, the U.S. military had developed and deployed communications networks, including a network known as ARPANET. Uses of the networks were restricted to military personnel and the researchers who developed the technology. Many people regard the ARPANET as the precursor of the Internet. From the [...]
E-Government
E-Government Term which derives from the contraction of the two terms electronic and government; this term generally indicates the use of ICT (information and communication technologies). Despite the fact that this term was coined only recently, the meaning of e-government has precise limits and refers to the computerization of public [...]
E-Democracy
E-Democracy Term which derives from the contraction of the two terms Electronic and Democracy; this term generally indicates the use of ICT (information and communication technologies) in the development of democratic processes. Due to the relatively brief history of the term (it was coined in the mid-1990s) and due to the environment to which [...]
Cybergeography
Cybergeography Cybergeography is the study of the nature of the Internet through the spatial perspectives of geography and cartography; it is an emerging field of analysis that seeks to reveal the various ways that place and space matter in Internet development and usage. Cybergeography, then, is broadly conceived, focusing on the geographies [...]
Internet Safety
Internet Safety Internet safety entails the guidelines and procedures implemented in public and private settings to protect the well-being of Internet users. Specific Internet safety measures include laws prohibiting illicit activity online and protecting children’s privacy; acceptable use policies that stipulate rules for children to access [...]
America Online (AOL)
America Online (AOL) For millions of PC users in the 1990s, “going online” meant connecting to America Online. However, this once dominant service provider has had difficulty adapting to the changing world of the Internet. By the mid-1980s a growing number of PC users were starting to go online, mainly dialing up small bulletin board [...]
