- Pauses and Response Latencies: A Chronemic Analysis of Asynchronous CMC
Yoram M. Kalman, Gilad Ravid, Daphne R. Raban, & Sheizaf Rafaeli
Analysis of three diverse asynchronous datasets reveals a common normative pattern of response latencies that is also found in spoken conversation.
- Moderation, Response Rate, and Message Interactivity: Features of Online Communities and Their Effects on Intent to Participate
Kevin Wise, Brian Hamman, & Kjerstin Thorson
Two experiments indicate that both structural features of interfaces and content features of interactions affect people's intent to participate in online communities.
- Email Copies in Workplace Interaction
Karianne Skovholt & Jan Svennevig
Copying in recipients has multiple functions, including to create a common information pool, to facilitate multi-party interaction, and for reasons of social control.
- Do You Know What I Know? A Shared Understandings Perspective on Text-based Communication
Michael H. Dickey, Molly McLure Wasko, Katherine M. Chudoba, & Jason Bennett Thatcher
A hermeneutic analysis of coherence, invention, intention, and reference shows how workers create and recreate shared understandings through text.
- Cultural Differences in Collaborative Authoring of Wikipedia
Ulrike Pfeil, Panayiotis Zaphiris, & Chee Siang Ang
A content analysis of articles from the French, German, Japanese, and Dutch Wikipedia websites revealed cultural differences in the style of contributions.
- Who are "Stinkybug" and "Packerfan4"? Email Pseudonyms and Participants' Perceptions of Demography, Productivity, and Personality
Jennifer M. Heisler & Scott L. Crabill
A majority of study participants assigned biological sex, ethnicity, and age to fictional group members based on email usernames alone.
- Managing Impressions in a Virtual Environment: Is Ethnic Diversity a Self-Presentation Strategy for Colleges and Universities?
Lori Boyer, Brigitta R. Brunner, Tiffany Charles, & Patrice Coleman
Few U.S. institutions of higher education mention racial or ethnic diversity on their websites, although visual representations are more common than textual references.
- Wi-Fi Powered WLAN: When Built, Who Will Use It? Exploring Predictors of Wireless Internet Adoption in the Workplace
Ran Wei
Perceived advantages of wireless Internet, number of co-workers and family members who use it, and communication with technicians about the system all lead to a higher likelihood of using wireless Internet.
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Special Theme: War Coverage in Cyberspace
Ralph D. Berenger, Guest editor
- Introduction: War in Cyberspace
Ralph D. Berenger
This special section examines how the Internet has been utilized to cover international conflicts, primarily, the 2003 Iraq War.
- Speed, International Security, and "New War" Coverage in Cyberspace
Lucas Walsh and Julien Barbara
War coverage in cyberspace has been used to securitize international threats, such as "global terrorism," to justify state intervention, including war.
- Perceptions of News Credibility about the War in Iraq: Why War Opponents Perceived the Internet as the Most Credible Medium
Junho H. Choi, James H. Watt, & Michael Lynch
Opponents of the war perceived the Internet as less aligned with a pro-U.S. government position and as more credible than did neutrals or supporters.
- The Internet and Anti-War Activism: A Case Study of Information, Expression, and Action
Seungahn Nah, Aaron S. Veenstra, & Dhavan V. Shah
Web news use and online political discussion were found to complement traditional modes of political communication in spurring political participation.
- Online Journalism and the War in Cyberspace: A Comparison between U.S. and International Newspapers
Daniela V. Dimitrova & Matt Neznanski
A three-stage model of online journalism applied to coverage of the Iraq War suggests that online journalism has not yet reached the state of media convergence.
- Remembering Our Shared Past: Visually Framing the Iraq War on U.S. News Websites
Carol B. Schwalbe
Images on U.S. newsites during the war reinforced the patriotic, government-friendly war narrative, yet the sites featured few anniversary commemorations.
- Issue Publics on the Web: Applying Network Theory to the War Blogosphere
Mark Tremayne, Nan Zheng, Jae Kook Lee, & Jaekwan Jeong
Predictors of preferential attachment in the war blog network were examined, and the war blogosphere was mapped to reveal two distinct halves: liberal and conservative.
- The Online Public Sphere in the Arab World: The War in Iraq on the Al Arabiya Website
Yeslam Al-Saggaf
Using a public commenting feature, Arabs challenged the views presented on the Al Arabiya news site and also offered their own versions of the truth about the war.
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