Are Multi-Channel Technologies Adopted in Online Consumer Auction Markets in Finland?

Factors in Adopting Multi-access Technologies in Online Consumer Auction Markets in Finland

The pandemic has paved the way for a paradigm shift in most education systems, with the accelerated adoption of digital technology. Online learning has gained increased importance due to the availability and accessibility of Internet or Web technologies. This format of learning has offered students the opportunity to participate in educational courses and programs from rural and remote places. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of technologies and virtual learning in education. Internet technologies have helped to support the educational process and have allowed for more productive and interactive learning. There are different opinions in the academic environment concerning online education. As for learners' opinion on distance learning and Internet technologies, they are represented quite weakly in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to present students' perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of using web technologies in distance learning during the pandemic year (by the example of Moscow State University of Food Production, Russia). In addition, it sheds light on students' habits of using Internet technologies and their digital preferences. The present study uses qualitative and quantitative research methods where the instrument is the questionnaire. In their questionnaires the students mentioned ten leading web technologies and two social networks. The collected data allow to divide the web technologies used in distance learning into three rating groups: the most popular, popular and less popular. The findings of the research could be used to explain and forecast the applying of web technologies for improving learning outcomes in higher education.

Several studies show that retailers experience favorable outcomes if consumers use multiple channels. Thus, retailers aim to encourage consumers to do so in a convenient way by offering multi-channel technologies (MCTs). However, not much is known about what affects a positive attitude toward such technologies. Our study investigates how different risk perceptions influence the attitude toward specific MCTs in comparison (check and reserve, click and collect, availability check). Moreover, we examine whether the customer’s general purchase channel preference moderates these effects. Results show that three risk dimensions have significant impacts on the attitude toward MCTs. These effects are generally worst for click and collect, as the negative effects (product quality and data risk) are highest, while the positive effect (product availability risk) is lowest, compared to the other two MCTs. Additionally, we generally find that the more a customer prefers buying via the online channel, the weaker the effects of the risk dimensions on the attitude are. Our findings provide implications on how to improve consumers’ attitudes toward the selected MCTs by influencing their perceptions of different risk dimensions.

This paper discusses an analysis of the end-to-end delay of files traversing the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) Virtual Data Center (VDC) network. The BMDO VDC network is an intranet based on World Wide Web (WWW) Internet technology with downloadable file sizes much larger than those typically traversing the World Wide Web (WWW). The largest downloadable file in the WWW is typically less than 100 kbytes, while the downloadable file size in the BMDO VDC network is as large as 20 Mbytes. This paper discusses the effect of large files traversing an intranet using WWW Internet technology. The end-to-end delay was derived as a function of file transfer size, fixed latency of the local area and wide area network links, data rate, packet arrival rate, and the number of users. These results were compared with several simulation results. A quick-look analysis indicates that an intranet using WWW Internet technology that incorporates a large downloadable file size requires a careful handling of the network parameters (i.e., data rate, file sizes, and traffic load).

The paper reports the development of an e-monitoring and maintenance system based on web technology and mobile device, PDA. Rarity of experts led to the application of artificial intelligence and later, distributed artificial intelligence for condition monitoring and diagnosis of machine condition. Recently, web technology along with wireless communication is emerging as a potent tool in maintenance. It facilitates obtaining of the desired information by the relevant personnel at any time wherever he may be. The paper first describes the web and mobile architecture that formed the basis of the system and ICT tools used to communicate among the different layers in the architecture/system and its various client machines. It is followed by the demonstration of the use of the system with a faulty bearing simulated signal. A mobile emulator was used to perfect the system for different requirements and the same was then tested on the PDA. INTRODUCTION The basis of condition based maintenance is condition monitoring. It involves the acquisition of data, processing, analysis, interpretation and extracting useful information from it. It provides the maintenance personnel with the needed resources to identify a deviation from predetermined values. In the case of a deviation normally, diagnosis is done to determine the cause of it. Finally, a decision, regarding when and what maintenance tasks are to be performed, is taken. The prognosis is done to foresee a failure as early as possible and be able to plan the maintenance task in advance, (Jantunen, 2003). The decision support systems that have been used to help maintenance department to address this matter have changed and developed over time. In the 1980s, expert system was used and in the 1990s various techniques like the Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic were used in condition monitoring (Warwick, et al., 1997; Wang, 2003). Distributed artificial intelligence has also been used in condition monitoring after the advent of Internet during the late 1990s (Rao, et al., 1996; Rao, et al., 1998a; Rao, et al., 1998b; Reichard, et al., 2000). In this process recently, web technology and agent technology have started to appear in maintenance and condition monitoring. First review on the subject appeared in 2006 (Campos & Prakash, 2006). These technologies got wider acceptance because of the agents' capability to operate on distributed open environment like the Internet or corporate Intranet and access heterogeneous and geographically distributed databases and information sources (Sycara, 1998; Feng, et al., 2004). The developments in mobile technology, mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) in conjunction with the maturity of the wireless communication and web technologies have made it easier for the maintenance personnel to access the desired information remotely and at will. As such, the enterprises that choose to use these technologies are to gain competitive edge in the market. Arnaiz et al. 2006 provide an outline of the enabled tools and technologies available to the maintenance engineer, i.e. when e-maintenance is applied. They also provide an overview of mobile computing devices. Piggin and Brandt (2006) give an overview of the applications of wireless technology and also things to consider when implementing wireless internet for industrial application. Industrial applications of these technologies are few and even less in condition monitoring and maintenance. Yao, et al. (2005) made successful attempt to use PDA and PC-based platforms to control and monitor a PLC (programmable logic controller) controlled manufacturing system, namely, a drill machine. Wang, et al. (2007) report a remote fault diagnostic system using Internet and mobile devices. The present work reports the development of a remote monitoring system that uses Internet and mobile device, PDA. The approach to build the system was prototype approach. The system was tested with the simulated signal of a faulty rolling element bearing. …

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet and World Wide Web are changing our world, this core course provides the necessary background and methods for the design of central applications of the Internet. After an introduction into Internet technology the following topics are addressed: information retrieval in the net, structure and functioning of search engines, secure communication, and its application in the domain of electronic payment systems as well as the Internet of energy and the smart grid.

Internet technology has radically changed society, widely affecting communication and the availability of information. The digital age holds unique significance for autism spectrum disorder. In this article I explore the interface between autism and the World Wide Web by reviewing evolving virtual communities pioneered by individuals with autism, exploring the online growth of advocacy organizations, and considering the positive and negative consequences that arise from autism’s fledgling voices.

The impact of buyer shopping orientations and demographic factors on the purchasing for different product types- in the context of online shopping

In 2016, the online cause #Mission22 went viral on social media. Established to raise awareness about high suicide rates among US military veterans, the campaign involves users posting a video of themselves doing 22 push-ups for 22 days, and on some platforms, to donate and recruit others to do the same. Based on a ‘big data’ analysis of Twitter data (over 225,883 unique tweets) during the height of the campaign, this article uses #Mission22 as a site in which to analyse how people depict, self-represent and self-tell as moral subjects using social media campaigns. In addition to spotlighting how such movements are mobilised to portray moral selves in particular ways, the analysis focuses on how a specific online cause like #Mission22 becomes popularly supported from a plethora of possible causes and how this selection and support is shaped by online networks. We speculate that part of the reason why Mission22 went ‘viral’ in the highly competitive attention economies of social media environments was related to visual depictions of affective bodily, fitness and moral practices.