Transcoding is a technique that transforms multimedia, e.g. text, images, audio and/or video, from the original format in which the multimedia was encoded into a second alternative format. Within the emerging world of wireless connectivity to the Web, transcoding of Internet multimedia enables Internet content providers, e.g. Web sites, and Internet service providers (ISP) to transform Web cont...

An increasing number of people are using the Internet, in many instances unaware of the information being collected about them. In contrast, other people concerned about the privacy and security issues are limiting their use of the Internet, abstaining from purchasing products online. Businesses should be aware that consumers are looking for privacy protection and a privacy statement can help t...

The objective of this study was to examine the quality of dengue-related health information on the Internet. Three raters used the keyword dengue to search the Google, Yahoo!, and Bing search engines during August 2011. The first 20 websites from each search engine were examined for a total of 60 sites. Duplicate, nonfunctional, non-English, and nonoperational websites were excluded from the st...

The Internet contains a very high number of tourism sites. Who are the users of these sites and do they find the information useful? This paper address these questions based on national surveys in Norway among users of travel and tourism web sites. Key findings are; a majority of the Internet-population (60 percent) is using the web for travel search or planning purposes, online booking is not ...

The demand for data-intensive Web sites is driving the merger between Web sites and database technologies. Many E-commerce sites and other Internet applications provide Web interface to access information stored in database systems. It is common to use two-tier and three-tier client server architecture for Internet applications. In some cases, other variations of client server models are used. ...

Excessive internet use has been linked to psychopathology. Therefore, understanding the genetic and environmental risks underpinning internet use and their relation to psychopathology is important. This study aims to explore the genetic and environmental etiology of internet use measures and their associations with internalizing disorders and substance use disorders. The sample included 2,059 m...

In this paper, we empirically explore the relationship between native language and use of the Internet. The ultimate economic and social questions we explore are: (1) how native language affects use of the Internet, both in total and by type of Web site; (2) whether English is likely to retain its “first-mover advantage” on the Web in terms of the language employed by Web sites; and (3) whether...

Despite the substantial amount of asthma-related information available on the internet, little is known about the quality of such information. We assessed asthma-related information on the Korean internet intended as an educational material for asthma patients. By entering the key word, 'asthma', into 4 popular search engines, 32 web sites were identified and categorized with respect to authors...