New Media and Social Networks: Considerations from Clients in Addictions Treatment

Web-based (2.0) media will play an increasing role in substance abuse treatment. Two focus groups identified initial barriers and potential uses within a population living below the median income. Client suggestions included using different approaches to service delivery based on a person's access to web 2.0 media. Preliminary results indicated that contrary to the staff members' opinions, the majority of clients appeared to have sufficient Internet access and the requisite social networking skills in order to participate in online interventions. Future research should focus on using games as a potential mode of online service delivery, on the potential of the various forms of social networking, and whether classism exists between client and staff perceptions.     

Researching Chinese Cultural Understandings of Marriage via Similes and Metaphors on the World Wide Web

In an attempt to understand how changes in the societal context of Chinese marriage are reflected in Chinese cultural understandings of marriage, we explore Chinese similes and metaphors for marriage posted on the World Wide Web. Seven themes were found: You will have to decide whether a marriage will work for you, marriage is not about romantic love, marriage is bitter and sweet at the same time, marriage is strong and real, you must work at a marriage, marriage is risky, and marriage is not always taken seriously. The themes give a picture of cultural meanings for marriage in China that reflect more traditional ideas and such recent changes as the move to greater freedom of choice of spouse and greater ease of divorce. The themes provide cultural understandings both by characterizing contemporary marriage and by capturing advice about how to find a partner and make a marriage work.     

Reduction of Face‐to‐Face Contact Hours in Foundation Research Courses: Impact on Students' Knowledge Gained and Course Satisfaction

This study investigated the impact of reducing the number of face‐to‐face contact hours in a Masters of Science in Social Work (MSSW) foundation research course in an urban school of social work on students' knowledge gained and course satisfaction. A quasi‐experimental pretest/posttest comparison group design was used to test the following hypothesis: reducing the number of face‐to‐face contact hours will not negatively impact knowledge gain and course satisfaction in a foundation research course. The findings of this study suggest that reducing the number of face‐to‐face contact hours does not negatively affect student learning as both the comparison and the experimental group demonstrated an increase in foundation research knowledge. The level of course satisfaction was influenced by the number of hours completed in the program, age, and the number of hours worked in paid employment. Students who are especially vulnerable are younger students who have completed less course hours. They tend to struggle at the beginning to get used to new technology as part of their educational experience. This paper demonstrates that it is no longer ‘if’ web‐based and distance learning technologies are appropriate for social work education but rather ‘when’ and the degree to which their integration yields greatest educational value.     

A Study of Online Auction Sellers’ Intention to Switch Platform: The Case of Yahoo!Kimo Versus Ruten_eBay*

The study of consumers’ switching from one service provider to another has a long tradition in economics, information systems, and marketing. The emergence of electronic commerce presents new challenges in understanding consumers’ switching intentions in the context of e‐commerce in general and online auctions in particular. With the abundance of literature on online auctions, there is a surprising lack of research on auction sellers’ intentions to switch from one online auction platform to another. Using the competition between Yahoo!Kimo and Ruten_eBay, two leading auction platforms in Taiwan, as the backdrop, we developed a research model and collected empirical data based on this real case to study what factors influence auction sellers to switch to a competing service provider. We find that the higher the procedural switching costs, financial switching costs, relational switching costs, site design quality, or interaction quality, the lower the intention of an auction seller to switch to a competing auction service provider. A higher perceived transaction fee, however, leads to a higher switching intention.     

人肉搜索现象探析

近年来,人肉搜索已成为网络上的一个热门话题.它的兴起首先是由于Web2.0技术的发展为网民的交流互动提供了技术支持,从而实现了网络信息的海量化发展;其次是由沉默的螺旋所形成的舆论氛围吸引了大量网民的参加.人肉搜索的特点在于它体现了一种庶民"狂欢",在道德面纱的遮掩下广大网民通过人肉搜索不仅满足了多种心理诉求,同时也找到了一种群体宣泄的路径.由于人肉搜索在发展过程中出现了一系列的问题,这就需要我们不断提高网民的媒介素养.     

地市级政府网站的信息计量指标研究

针对地市级政府网站评价存在的不足,应用网络内容分析法、链接分析法和网络影响因子理论,提出一套评价地市级政府网站的信息计量指标,包括地市级政府网站内容分析指标、地市级政府网站链接分析指标、地市级政府网站网络影响因子三个方面。地市级政府网站内容分析指标由6个子指标构成;地市级政府网站链接分析指标由9个子指标构成;地市级政府网站网络影响因子由6个子因子构成。     

浅谈Web2．0对图书馆信息服务的影响

本文介绍了Web2．0的涵义,从技术、内容和用户三个方面分析了Web2．0对图书馆信息服务的影响,并对Web2．0在图书馆信息服务中的应用提出了展望。     

Web3.0时代的数字图书馆服务探析

Web3．0的核心理念是“人性化”加“智能化”,高效、迅速、准确地满足读者的知识需求,将是一种新的数字图书馆服务模式。本文阐述了Web3．0的内涵、特征,论述了Web3．0对数字图书馆服务工作的影响,提出了Web3．0下数字图书馆发展的新要求。     

基于Web的高校辅导员学生管理系统设计

文章从高校辅导员事务管理现状出发,设计并介绍了一个适用于现代高校学生管理现状的基于Web辅导员事务管理系统。     

How climate change organizations utilize websites for public relations

This study is designed to examine climate change organizations (CCO)’s online public relations. It analyzes CCOs’ communicative efforts to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including media, donors, volunteers, and communities by using their websites and social networks. To accomplish this, a content analysis of 60 CCO websites was conducted. The result indicates that CCOs utilize websites primarily for media relations and fund raising purposes. The function of building and maintaining relationships with communities, current donors/volunteers was not actively utilized on CCOs’ websites. The interactivity of communication with stakeholders was somewhat limited in CCO's online communication activities.