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October 2001          Margaret McLaughlin and Sheizaf Rafaeli, Editors
Volume Seven, Issue One
[In this issue:]

Which banks are making a success of on-line banking, and why? How does time spent in virtual space affect our view of "real" space? Does the Internet meet the information needs of the blind and visually impaired? How do online newsgroups resolve the "moral panic" produced by anxiety-arousing postings? What are the barriers to civil public discourse on the Net?

[E-Push or E-Pull?]
    On-line banking adoption is due to a combination of demand ("pull") and firm ("push") factors. This paper presents an appraisal of the determinants of on-line customer penetration for a sample of the major banks in Western Europe.


[Cybernetic Space]
    The authors examine the way in which the constructs of place and space are being reshaped as individuals and groups are increasingly compelled to spend time within cyberspace

[Internet for the Blind]
    The authors present findings about the current ways in which people who are blind and visually impaired find information for their everyday lives, the role of the Internet in this process and barriers to using computers and the Internet.

[Identity in Usenet]
Although moral panics are generally played out in the public eye, engineered by high-profile politicians or social commentators in the media, everyone has the potential to ignite or contribute towards moral panics, even people who post to Usenet.    
[The Public Sphere]
    Factors limiting the expansion of the public sphere online include the increasing colonization of cyberspace by state and corporate interests, a deficit of reflexivity, a lack of respectful listening, the difficulty of verifying identity and information, and the domination of discourse by certain individuals and groups.

[Margaret McLaughlin and Sheizaf Rafaeli, Editors]

Collab-U  CMC Play  E-Commerce Symposium Net Law  InfoSpaces Usenet
NetStudy VEs VOs O-Journ HigherEd Conversation Cyberspace Web Commerce
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