Page 1. Running head: MEDIATED COMMUNICATION & COMMUNICATION PERSONAL MEDIATED COMMUNICAT... more Page 1. Running head: MEDIATED COMMUNICATION & COMMUNICATION PERSONAL MEDIATED COMMUNICATION AND THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Ronald E. Rice, James E. Katz, Sophia Acord, Kiku Dasgupta, and Kalpana David ...
In 1999, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration report Falling through th... more In 1999, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration report Falling through the Net noted that "NTIA has found that there is still a significant "digital divide" separating American information "haves" and "have nots." Indeed, in many instances, the digital divide has widened in the last year." From the Internet's earliest days, there has been concern about its possible pernicious social
ABSTRACT An opinion survey of 878 college students examined attitudes about the suitability of ro... more ABSTRACT An opinion survey of 878 college students examined attitudes about the suitability of robots for various occupations in society and how these attitudes varied by the robots’ appearance. Factor analyses revealed three primary attitudes: Robot-Liking, Robotphobia and Cyber-Dystopianism, and three occupational niches: social-companionship, surveillance and personal assistants. Attitudes varied depending on subjects’ gender, religion, perceived competence with technologies and engagement with virtual reality environments and avatars. The analysis of relationships between subjects’ attitudes and perception of suitable occupations indicated that Robot-Liking is positively related with social companionship and surveillance occupations, whereas Robotphobia is negatively correlated with the three occupational niches.
... (1998) combined media substitution, and uses and gratifications, with diffusion ... of other ... more ... (1998) combined media substitution, and uses and gratifications, with diffusion ... of other adopted communication technologies were influences, indicating that online media services could be ... rather than substitutes for traditional media and other previously adopted new media. ...
This article examines the extent to which ownership of mobile communications is related to demogr... more This article examines the extent to which ownership of mobile communications is related to demographic variables and/or functionality needs. The study draws on data from seven national mail or telephone random surveys carried out during the period 1993–1995 and totaling more than 10000 respondents. We found that the key determinants of mobile communications ownership were household income, race/ethnic background, need to be in touch, and social/work mobility. Further, we found that the pager-only group, the cell phone-only group, and the cell phone plus pager group had quite different ownership characteristics. While no longer a “rich man's toy,” ownership of the cellular telephone is, nevertheless, still associated with the more affluent, although we found evidence that this income effect was declining. Two important variables, gender and feelings of overload, did not appear to have any explanatory power. We speculate that ownership of mobile communications is determined more strongly by social location effects—for example, need to be in touch or being highly mobile—than by gender. Regarding feelings of overload, we found no evidence that ownership of mobile communications generates feelings of overload, controlling for other variables.
... Knight Foundation found that citizen journalism sites were not more open to new sources than ... more ... Knight Foundation found that citizen journalism sites were not more open to new sources than ... there is much excitement and interest generated by citizen journalism in general and blogging in ... can certainly serve as an important alternative to the heavily regulated official media. ...
The types of communicating vessel systems that form public and private "spheres" consti... more The types of communicating vessel systems that form public and private "spheres" constitute a multifaceted, complex system that is connected to an almost intractable range of issues. The fact is that the facets of mobile technology – ubiquity, multimediality, multidirectionality – form a new context in which trends to renegotiate, defend, adapt or challenge notions of public and private are developed by individuals in their everyday lives and by social institutions through their rules and goals. This book, which brings together presentations from the conference "Public and Private in Mobile Communications", held in March 2015 at Beira Interior University, Portugal, particularly favors discussions on the uses that individuals make of mobile devices in their everyday practices. However, as a background issue, it also includes the sometimes implicit approach about the transformations that connect new technologies to certain cultural practices, forms of interaction a...
Page 1. Running head: MEDIATED COMMUNICATION & COMMUNICATION PERSONAL MEDIATED COMMUNICAT... more Page 1. Running head: MEDIATED COMMUNICATION & COMMUNICATION PERSONAL MEDIATED COMMUNICATION AND THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Ronald E. Rice, James E. Katz, Sophia Acord, Kiku Dasgupta, and Kalpana David ...
In 1999, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration report Falling through th... more In 1999, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration report Falling through the Net noted that "NTIA has found that there is still a significant "digital divide" separating American information "haves" and "have nots." Indeed, in many instances, the digital divide has widened in the last year." From the Internet's earliest days, there has been concern about its possible pernicious social
ABSTRACT An opinion survey of 878 college students examined attitudes about the suitability of ro... more ABSTRACT An opinion survey of 878 college students examined attitudes about the suitability of robots for various occupations in society and how these attitudes varied by the robots’ appearance. Factor analyses revealed three primary attitudes: Robot-Liking, Robotphobia and Cyber-Dystopianism, and three occupational niches: social-companionship, surveillance and personal assistants. Attitudes varied depending on subjects’ gender, religion, perceived competence with technologies and engagement with virtual reality environments and avatars. The analysis of relationships between subjects’ attitudes and perception of suitable occupations indicated that Robot-Liking is positively related with social companionship and surveillance occupations, whereas Robotphobia is negatively correlated with the three occupational niches.
... (1998) combined media substitution, and uses and gratifications, with diffusion ... of other ... more ... (1998) combined media substitution, and uses and gratifications, with diffusion ... of other adopted communication technologies were influences, indicating that online media services could be ... rather than substitutes for traditional media and other previously adopted new media. ...
This article examines the extent to which ownership of mobile communications is related to demogr... more This article examines the extent to which ownership of mobile communications is related to demographic variables and/or functionality needs. The study draws on data from seven national mail or telephone random surveys carried out during the period 1993–1995 and totaling more than 10000 respondents. We found that the key determinants of mobile communications ownership were household income, race/ethnic background, need to be in touch, and social/work mobility. Further, we found that the pager-only group, the cell phone-only group, and the cell phone plus pager group had quite different ownership characteristics. While no longer a “rich man's toy,” ownership of the cellular telephone is, nevertheless, still associated with the more affluent, although we found evidence that this income effect was declining. Two important variables, gender and feelings of overload, did not appear to have any explanatory power. We speculate that ownership of mobile communications is determined more strongly by social location effects—for example, need to be in touch or being highly mobile—than by gender. Regarding feelings of overload, we found no evidence that ownership of mobile communications generates feelings of overload, controlling for other variables.
... Knight Foundation found that citizen journalism sites were not more open to new sources than ... more ... Knight Foundation found that citizen journalism sites were not more open to new sources than ... there is much excitement and interest generated by citizen journalism in general and blogging in ... can certainly serve as an important alternative to the heavily regulated official media. ...
The types of communicating vessel systems that form public and private "spheres" consti... more The types of communicating vessel systems that form public and private "spheres" constitute a multifaceted, complex system that is connected to an almost intractable range of issues. The fact is that the facets of mobile technology – ubiquity, multimediality, multidirectionality – form a new context in which trends to renegotiate, defend, adapt or challenge notions of public and private are developed by individuals in their everyday lives and by social institutions through their rules and goals. This book, which brings together presentations from the conference "Public and Private in Mobile Communications", held in March 2015 at Beira Interior University, Portugal, particularly favors discussions on the uses that individuals make of mobile devices in their everyday practices. However, as a background issue, it also includes the sometimes implicit approach about the transformations that connect new technologies to certain cultural practices, forms of interaction a...
The proliferation of social media has altered the way that people interact with each other - leve... more The proliferation of social media has altered the way that people interact with each other - leveling the channels of communication to allow an individual to be "friends" with a sitting president. In a world where a citizen can message Barack Obama directly, this book addresses the new channels of communication in politics, and what they offer.
The spread of mobile communication, most obtrusively as cell phones but increasingly in other wir... more The spread of mobile communication, most obtrusively as cell phones but increasingly in other wireless devices, is affecting people's lives and relationships to a previously unthought-of extent. Mobile phones, which are fast becoming ubiquitous, affect either directly or indirectly every aspect of our personal and professional lives. They have transformed social practices and changed the way we do business, yet surprisingly little serious academic work has been done on them. This book, with contributions from the foremost researchers in the field, will be the first study of the impact of the mobile phone on contemporary society from a social scientific perspective. Providing a comprehensive overview of mobile phones and social interaction, it comprises an introduction covering the key issues, a series of unique national studies and a final section examining specific issues.
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