Title :
The reduction of the digital divide by improving the appropriateness of the web content
Author :
Yfantis, Vasileios ; Kalagiakos, Panagiotis ; Kouloumperi, Chrysanthi ; Karampelas, Panagiotis
Author_Institution :
Hellenic American Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
Increasing the appropriateness of the web content reduces digital divide. This paper considers the impact of culture on content understanding. Our research contributes to the study of this complex and challenging issue by analyzing some of the needs, wants, preferences, and expectations of different cultures based on the cross-cultural theory developed by Hofstede.
Keywords :
Digital Divide; Internet; cultural aspects; Web content understanding; appropriateness; cross-cultural theory; digital divide; Cultural differences; Music; Semantic Web; Streaming media; Uncertainty; Web pages; Digital divide; cross-cultural content; cultural dimensions;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2332-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITHET.2012.6246002
