Information Technology & People: Volume 28 Issue 2

With best intentions: A Foucauldian examination on children’s genuine participation in ICT design

Netta Iivari, Marianne Kinnula, Leena Kuure

Children have been recognized as an important user group for information and communication technology (ICT) and methods for involving them in ICT design have already been devised…

Why do people use microblogs? An empirical study of Plurk

Li-Chun Huang, Wen-Lung Shiau

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that affect how people maintain their friendships by using information on Plurk.

Brand loyalty in enterprise microblogs: Influence of community commitment, IT habit, and participation

Hong Zhang, Kem Z.K. Zhang, Matthew K.O. Lee, Feng Feng

With the prevailing microblogging phenomenon, many marketers have created their microblog accounts to promote products, advertise brands, and attract consumers. The purpose of…

How to replicate the cognitive process in computer game-based learning units

Chen-Shu Wang, Yu-Chieh Li, Yeu-Ruey Tzeng

The purpose of this paper is to propose a game-based learning (GBL) content design model that replicates the two-dimensional Bloom cognitive process in GBL units. The proposed…

The digital divide and social inclusion among refugee migrants: A case in regional Australia

Khorshed Alam, Sophia Imran

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors which influence refugee migrants’ adoption of digital technology and its relevance to their social inclusion in Australia.

How important is the “social” in social networking? A perceived value empirical investigation

Mihail Cocosila, Andy Igonor

The purpose of this paper is to report on a value-based empirical investigation of the adoption of Twitter social networking application. The unprecedented popularity of social…

What can people risk attitude tell us about people preference for multimedia quality?

Andreea Molnar, Cristina Hava Muntean

Multimedia content that is accessible through mobile devices has a larger size than other types of content (e.g. text, images). This may lead to higher prices for accessing the…

The health information seeking and usage behavior intention of Chinese consumers through mobile phones

Zhaohua Deng, Shan Liu, Oliver Hinz

Although the health information seeking behavior of consumers through the internet has received great attention, limited attempt has been made to integrate both the health…