We present in this paper, the application of a novel approach to computational modeling, understanding and detection of social phenomena in online multi-party discourse. A two-tiered approach was developed to detect a collection of social phenomena deployed by participants, such as topic control, task control, disagreement and involvement. We discuss how the mid-level social phenomena can be re...

Nowadays Information and Communication Technology effects on all aspects of human activities, such as teleworking, electronic commerce, electronic banking, electronic learning, etc. the most of these services can prevent unnecessary travels in cities especially in rush hour. The aim of this study is to explore the frequency of electronic shopping and in-store shopping in Tehran, according to ge...

the article discusses a trial undertaken in a lis education program to help prepare students from different cultural backgrounds to work in virtual, multicultural work places.  the focus of the trial was developing teamwork, which may now involve global, multicultural and virtual components, for which students need to be prepared, given work place changes of recent years. the trial took place i...

Objective. To analyze the effect of privacy violation experience on privacy-protective behaviorsBackground. In era rapid development Internet technologies, issues call for scientific reflection. Understanding factors that regulate online user behavior might assist in elaborating adequate policy.Study design. Regression analysis provides a parametric evaluation usage settings. Various matching t...

BACKGROUND The internet is a phenomena that changes human, specially the younger generation's, life in the 21(st) century. Online communication is a common way of interacting among adolescents who experience feelings of social anxiety. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social anxiety and online communication in adolescents. METHODS Three hundred and thirty stud...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using synchronous and asynchronous communication tools in online group activities to develop collaborative learning skills. An experimental study was implemented on a sample of faculty of education students in Mansoura University. The sample was divided into two groups, a group studied using synchronous communication tools, and the othe...

Online communication media are being used increasingly for attempts to persuade message receivers. This paper presents a theoretical model that predicts outcomes of online persuasion based on the structure of primary and secondary goals message receivers hold toward the communication.

The most emerging communication medium for the last decade of years is Online Social Networks (OSNs). Online Social Network makes the communication quicker and cheaper. Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, MySpace, Orkut, etc are the various existing online social networks. Among all the online social networks very few could turn the attention of the people towards them. However, all these social ne...

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a multidimensional instrument for college students’ readiness for online learning. Through a confirmatory factor analysis, the Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) was validated in five dimensions: self-directed learning, motivation for learning, computer/Internet self-efficacy, learner control, and online communication self-efficacy. Rese...

nowadays, internet technology provides an opportunity for banks and financial institutions to take advantages in dynamic and competitive turbulent environment in their favor. in addition, considering the importance and status of internet banking and growing trend of it in the country in recent years, now banks and financial institutions have found that maintaining status and effective developme...