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Lee, Young Jin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Tremendous growth in online consumer participation has facilitated new business models by firms trying to leverage User-Generated Content (UGC). As a type of the outcomes of UGC, social media is one of the fastest-growing media forms and may significantly affect firm's economic actions or performances. My dissertation investigates several…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Essays, Internet, Social Networks
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Spaeth, Sebastian; Haefliger, Stefan; von Krogh, Georg; Renzl, Birgit – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2008
Introduction: Virtual communities play an important role in innovation. The paper focuses on the particular form of collective action in virtual communities underlying as Open Source software development projects. Method: Building on resource mobilization theory and private-collective innovation, we propose a theory of collective action in…
Descriptors: Innovation, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Computer System Design
Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
This fact sheet about the INTERNET Gopher, an information distribution system combining features of electronic bulletin board services and databases, describes information availability, gateways with other servers, how the system works, and how to access Gopher. Addresses and telephone numbers for additional information or news about Gopher are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Electronic Mail
Moressi, William J.; McFadden, C. Brown – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1989
The Academic Computing Center at Winthrop College has gone beyond simple connectivity in linking its three local area networks to each other and the campus minicomputer. The environmental impact of the installation of bridges and gateways on systems, personnel, and end users is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Higher Education
Lukanuski, Mary – American Libraries, 1992
Describes the development of the WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers) protocol, a system that allows users access to personal, corporate, and commercial electronic information from one interface. The availability of WAIS on the Internet and the reactions of users are addressed. Several problems are considered, including funding, hardware…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases
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Palmquist, Mike; Rodrigues, Dawn; Kiefer, Kate; Zimmerman, Donald E. – Computers and Composition, 1995
Draws on results of a four-year effort to establish a campus-wide, computer-supported writing environment to suggest that computer networks and specifically designed instructional software can provide the basis for network-supported, writing-center-based writing-across-the-curriculum programs. Discusses development of network communication tools…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Higher Education
Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes new products that relate to document delivery, including a wireless electronic mail connection; multivendor office integration software to exchange electronic mail; analog film recorders; an electronic messaging system for personal computer local area networks; software for transferring data files; voice message delivery systems; and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Mail
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Hearty, John A.; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1988
The impact of emerging information technologies on the information industry is discussed in four papers. Topics covered include electronic delivery of full text primary literature; a brief evaluation of new information processing technologies and software; networking technologies; and the use of gateway technologies to create new products and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Expert Systems, Full Text Databases, Gateway Systems
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Feustle, Joseph A., Jr. – Hispania, 1992
Advantages of using online systems are described, and specific techniques for successfully transmitting computer text files are described. Topics covered include Microsoft's Rich TextFile, WordPerfect encoding, text compression, and especially encoding and decoding with UNIX programs. (LB)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Online Systems, Word Processing
Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1994
Describes levels of Internet connectivity, physical connections, and connection speeds. Compares options for connecting to the Internet, including terminal accounts, dial-up terminal accounts, direct connections through a local area network, and direct connections using SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) or PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol). (eight…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cable Television, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
CAUSE, Boulder, CO. – 1991
Seven papers from the 1990 CAUSE Conference Track VII: Managing Applications and Technology are presented. Authors describe how colleges and universities are incorporating emerging technologies into their campus environments: hardware; software; and procedural techniques. Papers and their authors are as follows: "The Iowa Student Information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Administration, College Planning, Communication Audits
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1993
Discussion of electronic information access in libraries focuses on five areas that impact quality and cost: (1) hardware, including networking, graphics, and full-text capabilities; (2) software; (3) access and utilization, including Internet and instruction and training; (4) licensing, including suggestions for publishers as well as librarians;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software
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Denenberg, Ray – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Vendors implementing Standard Network Interconnection (SNI) protocols for computer to computer communications can now test their implementation against the Linked Systems Project/SNI Test Facility developed by Library of Congress. The facility is intended to verify correct functioning of SNI protocols for Open System Interconnection (OSI) layers.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation Methods, Information Networks, Information Systems
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Ellsworth, Nancy J.; Hedley, Carolyn N. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1992
Reviews computer networks and online services designed especially for teachers, as well as networks broadly targeted for business, home, and education. Presents a resources directory of networks to assist persons with disabilities. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
California Univ., Davis. – 1990
The California Agriculture Education Computer Network was developed to provide agricultural educators and support staff in agricultural education with the most up-to-date and comprehensive agricultural information possible. The network allows secondary instructors to access databases that contain information about the most recent agricultural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Communications, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
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