The scarce internet access in Ethiopia puts heavy weight on traditional media and people to spread news and information. By testing if the marketing strategy Word of Mouth is applicable on informative content, rather than just brands and products, this thesis explore the motivation to spread news as well as how it is received by a non-internet using group. As with brands, a common trigger for WOM was the subject being brought up in a discussion, both offline and online. Conditions that increased WOM in marketing such as being sociable and feeling a responsibility also increased WOM for more political content. The study also found that there is a low trust for internet as a source, but a high trust for the word of many. If the message was heard multiple times it was more believable, even though a primary source was lacking. In general both internet users and non-internet users were actively spreading information with the reason that it needed to be spread, something that was concluded as a collectivist action where information is spread quickly through social ties. Non-internet users were considered to be extra fragile and exposed to fake news due to the unequal distribution of information and technology. Since trust was based on the message of many, echo chambers and confirmation bias is discussed, as well as how Ethiopia might tackle the segregation of technology in the country in order to decrease inequality in the future. / Den svaga tillgången till internetuppkoppling i Etiopien lägger ett stort ansvar på traditionell media, och människor, för att sprida nyheter och information till landets stora befolkning. Genom att testa om marknadsföringsstrategin Word of Mouth också är applicerbar på informativa budskap undersöker denna uppsats motivationen bakom att sprida nyheter, samt hur denna mottas av en grupp som inte använder internet. Liksom med varumärken var en vanlig trigger för WOM med informativ kontext att ämnet nämndes i en pågående diskussion, både online och offline. Förutsättningar som stärkte WOM vid marknadsföring, såsom att vara social och känna ett samhällsansvar ökade också WOM för nyheter. Studien fann också att det var låg tillit för internet som källa, men att det fanns stor tilltro till information som upprepades av olika personer. Ett budskap som hördes från flera olika var mer trovärdigt, oavsett vilken den primära källan var eller om den saknades helt. Generellt spred både internetanvändare och icke-användarna information av anledningen att det behövdes spridas och höras av alla invånare, vilket tolkades som en kollektivistisk handling där nyheter snabbt spreds i sociala nätverk. De som inte använder internet ansågs vara extra exponerade för fake news på grund av den ojämställda distributionen av information och tillgången till teknologi. Då tillit var baserat på upprepning från många diskuterar uppsatsen även echo chambers och confirmation bias, samt hur Etiopien i framtiden kan tackla den tekniska segregationen.

This study examines the impact of the Internet on rural community satisfaction, attachment and overall experience. With the geographic dispersion of social networks, the majority of the population has a greater need for long-distance social networking. The Internet has the potential to mitigate distance and connect social networks much faster than letter writing or face-to-face visits. While the Internet is available, to at least some extent, in rural communities in Utah, does it positively affect overall perceptions of community life? This study finds that this is not the case. There is a negative relationship between Internet use and community satisfaction and overall community experience. However, this study also finds that the type of Internet access available within the home has a positive effect on community attachment and overall community experience. The Internet is thus an important element of rural community life and should not be overlooked.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:23:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Karina Joelma Bacciotti.pdf: 1230543 bytes, checksum: 68aa10bff481d69398a01856347bce05 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-09-10 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Considering the many technological innovations of the Twentieth Century that act directly on information and communication, the Internet in particular has directly influenced man and society, so that the access to the Net has become a necessity of our time and was declared by the UN as a human right. Thus, this research aims to examine the legal nature of Internet access and investigate whether is possible consider it as a new human right related to information technologies. While developing this study result of bibliographic, normative and jurisprudential analysis essential aspects were addressed human rights, Internet s relevance for Human Rights, followed by concluding remarks on access. As a result, it is concluded that the Internet is not just the technical definition of a data transmission network, nor it is only a communication means, it has become a true locus where all men should have the possibility to live and participate in community life. Therefore, the right to Internet access goes beyond the mere access to the necessary infrastructure to get connected, has incorporated access to all content and training or digital literacy. We are dealing with a Human Right, an ideal requirement that every individual and all mankind can be recognized as a person in this new social space / Diante das inúmeras inovações tecnológicas do século XX que atuam diretamente sobre a informação e comunicação, a Internet, em especial, tem influído diretamente sobre o homem e a sociedade, de modo que o acesso à Rede se tornou uma necessidade de nossa época e vem declarado pela ONU como direito humano. Assim, a presente pesquisa objetiva examinar a natureza jurídica do acesso à Internet e investigar se é possível considerá-lo um novo direito humano relacionado às tecnologias informativas. Na construção do trabalho resultado de análise bibliográfica, normativa e jurisprudencial foram abordados aspectos essenciais aos Direitos humanos, à Internet, à relevância da Rede para os Direitos Humanos, seguidos de considerações finais sobre o acesso. Como resultado, conclui-se que a Internet não se resume na definição técnica de rede de transmissão de dados, nem pode ser vista apenas como meio de comunicação, pois se tornou um verdadeiro locus onde todos os homens devem ter a possibilidade de ingressar e participar da vida comunitária. Portanto, o direito de acesso à Internet vai além do mero acesso à infraestrutura necessária para a conexão, traz incorporado o acesso a todo conteúdo e à capacitação ou alfabetização digital. Trata-se, enfim, de um direito humano, exigência ideal de que cada homem e todos os homens possam ser reconhecidos como pessoa neste novo espaço social

The challenge of having to create and remember a secure password for each user account has become a problem for many computer users and can lead to bad password management practices. Simpler and less secure passwords are often selected and are regularly reused across multiple user accounts. Computer users within corporations and institutions are subject to password policies, policies which require users to create passwords of a specified length and composition and change passwords regularly. These policies often prevent users from reusing previous selected passwords. Security vendors and professionals have sought to improve or even replace password authentication. Technologies such as multi-factor authentication and single sign-on have been developed to complement or even replace password authentication. The objective of the study was to investigate the password habits of South African computer and internet users. The aim was to assess their attitudes toward password security, to determine whether password policies affect the manner in which they manage their passwords and to investigate their exposure to alternate authentication technologies. The results from the online survey demonstrated that password practices of the participants across their professional and personal contexts were generally insecure. Participants often used shorter, simpler and ultimately less secure passwords. Participants would try to memorise all of their passwords or reuse the same password on most of their accounts. Many participants had not received any security awareness training, and additional security technologies (such as multi-factor authentication or password managers) were seldom used or provided to them. The password policies encountered by the participants in their organisations did little towards encouraging the users to apply more secure password practices. Users lack the knowledge and understanding about password security as they had received little or no training pertaining to it.

Orientadores: David Dequech Filho, Giovanni Dosi / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T05:29:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pereira_MarcelodeCarvalho_D.pdf: 4654262 bytes, checksum: 8204d730d49b8cddd8b3c051d16a607f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: O objetivo da tese é o estudo do efeito da organização dos consumidores em redes sociais sobre a dinâmica da competição entre produtores em setores com rápida mudança tecnológica. O foco específico de pesquisa é o mercado brasileiro de serviço de acesso à internet, no período 1996-2014. Para tanto é aplicada a metodologia de simulação computacional agent-based history-friendly, com base na teoria dos sistemas complexos. A hipótese central é que a forma com que os consumidores de produtos e serviços em constante atualização tecnológica se inter-relacionam pode ser determinante sobre a dinâmica da competição entre fornecedores. O modelo de simulação é construído com base na teoria evolucionária neoschumpeteriana, em conjunto com a teoria institucional contemporânea, em particular a vertente sobre a dinâmica das redes sociais. Como será justificado, os resultados empíricos verificados não são adequadamente explicados por cada uma dessas teorias, individualmente, tampouco por outras abordagens usuais. A hipótese de trabalho é que a integração de uma dupla perspectiva teórica, coevolucionária, permitirá o tratamento adequado dos fatos estilizados provenientes da análise empírica sobre o setor. A partir dessa análise original, que forneceu uma visão abrangente da situação do mercado de acesso no Brasil e no mundo, foi proposta uma solução de modelagem inovadora para responder algumas das questões relevantes sobre a inter-relação da dinâmica competitiva e do comportamento dos consumidores em mercados com essas características particulares. O modelo desenvolvido é capaz de reproduzir os principais fatos estilizados setoriais e coloca luz sobre o papel das redes de consumidores na organização do mercado. Em particular, demonstra que a configuração vigente nos mercados reais é menos provável sem a concorrência desse fenômeno / Abstract: The objective of the thesis is the study of the effect of consumers organized in social networks on the dynamics of competition among producers in sectors undergoing fast technological change. The focus of research is on the Brazilian market for internet access services in the period 1996-2014. The agent-based, history-friendly computer simulation methodology is applied for this purpose, supported by the theory of complex systems. The central hypothesis is that the ways that consumers of goods and services in constant technological updating interact can be determinants of the dynamics of competition among suppliers. The simulation model is based on neo-Schumpeterian evolutionary theory, together with contemporary institutional theory, particularly on the dynamics of social networks. As will be shown, the empirical results are not adequately explained by any of these theories individually, nor by other usual approaches. Our working hypothesis is that the integration of a dual, co-evolutionary theoretical perspective will allow the proper treatment of the stylized facts coming from the empirical analysis. From this original analysis, which provided a comprehensive overview of the access market situation in Brazil and the world, it was proposed an innovative modeling solution to answer some of the relevant issues on the interrelationship of the competitive dynamics and the consumer behavior in markets with these particular characteristics. The developed model is able to reproduce the main sectoral stylized facts and brings light on the role of consumer networks in the organization of the market. In particular, it demonstrates that the current configuration of real markets is less likely without the contribution of this phenomenon / Doutorado / Teoria Economica / Doutor em Ciências Econômicas

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of customer satisfaction with services of providing internet access of Infos Art s.r.o. in Prostějov. The thesis is divided into three main parts. The first part of the thesis is focused on a theoretical basis. The second part of the thesis includes analysis of the company and then customer satisfaction survey. The last part of this thesis includes proposals to improve customer satisfaction.

The present work examines the attitude of pensioners in relation to today's digitizing. A variety of digital devices have been added and have become part of many people's everyday lives. The main purpose of the present work is to investigate how a number of pensioners relate to today's digitization. A qualitative method was considered to be best suited for the job and six semi-structured interviews were conducted with pensioners. The gathered empirical evidence showed that pensioners relate to today's digitizing in different ways, both positive and negative approaches. There was also a need for further research in the field of digitizing, as it is being developed at a regular basis. / Föreliggande arbete berör pensionärers förhållningsätt till dagens digitalisering. En rad olika digitala enheter har tillkommit och blivit en del i mångas vardag. Det huvudsakliga syftet med föreliggande arbete är att undersöka huruvida ett antal pensionärer förhåller sig till dagens digitalisering. En kvalitativ metod ansågs vara bäst lämpad för arbetet och sex semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med pensionärer. Den insamlade empirin visade att pensionärer förhåller sig till dagens digitalisering på olika sätt, både positiva och negativa förhållningssätt. Det visade sig också finnas ett behov av vidare forskning inom området digitalisering, då det utvecklas med jämna mellanrum.

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M. Tech. Business Information Systems / Having tools and resources that would enhance the performance of the learners would be of huge assistance to learners and their institutions. The increasing use of internet and technology has enhanced and transformed the conventional library resources into electronic resources. Utilizing electronic library resources helps learners to acquire information anytime and anywhere. Institutions that support the use of e-resources save significant amounts of money because the printing of materials are reduced. As a result, the use of e-resources by learners enhances their learning and their performance gets improved. The major objective of this study was to conceptualize a framework that will assist in successful electronic resources utilization. This was encouraged by the fact that the determinants of effective utilization of electronic resources are still not clearly expressed.