[ecrea] Focus on CHINA in Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013

Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013



Thomas Holtgraves, Korey Paul, Texting versus talking: An exploration in 
telecommunication language, Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 
4, November 2013, Pages 289-295, ISSN 0736-5853, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2013.01.002.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585313000038)

Abstract: Prior research on text messaging has focused on its elliptical 
nature (e.g., acronyms, etc.). In contrast, the purpose of this research 
was to conduct an investigation of the type of words that tend to occur 
in text messages. Participants (N = 224) retrieved their most 
recent text messages which were then analyzed with the Linguistic 
Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) program (Pennebaker et al., 2007a,b) and 
compared with parallel analyses of randomly selected telephone 
conversations (N = 214). The results indicated numerous 
linguistic differences between text messages and telephone 
conversations. The former were linguistically simpler, more personal and 
more affective than the latter. Overall, the results further our 
understanding of the linguistic dimensions of this relatively new form 
of communication.



Jiyoung Cha, Predictors of television and online video platform use: A 
coexistence model of old and new video platforms, Telematics and 
Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 296-310, ISSN 
0736-5853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2013.01.001.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585313000026)

Abstract: Recognizing that new and old media coexist in media markets, 
the overarching aim of this study is to investigate how the perceived 
characteristics of online video platforms and consumer-related factors 
affect consumer intention to use the Internet and television to watch 
video content. The primary theoretical foundations are the theory of 
planned behavior (TPB) and the technology acceptance model (TAM). By 
extending TAM and TPB into other constructs, the present study aims to 
provide richer explanations for consumers’ choice of a video platform in 
the competitive video marketplace. This study used a survey method to 
collect data. A total of 1500 adults throughout the US who use the 
Internet were employed for the sample of the main survey. For the 
analysis to test hypotheses, 388 responses were used. This study found 
that the more consumers perceive online video platforms differ from 
television in satisfying their needs, the more likely they are to use 
online video platforms. The relative advantage and compatibility of 
online video platforms decrease the likelihood of using television.

Keywords: Online video; Television; Technology acceptance model; Theory 
of planned behavior; Video platforms; Internet



Chiao-Chen Chang, Examining users' intention to continue using social 
network games: A flow experience perspective, Telematics and 
Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 311-321, ISSN 
0736-5853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2012.10.006.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585312000792)

Abstract: Social network sites games (SNGs) are growing in acceptance 
for users, but the intention to continue using such games requires 
further exploration because of the acceptance–discontinuance anomaly 
phenomenon (i.e., users discontinuing use of SNGs after initially 
accepting them). The study integrates interaction and value as the 
antecedents of user satisfaction and flow experience; furthermore 
affects the SNG continuance. The results reveal the importance of flow 
experience, which plays a mediation role and produces indirect effects 
in predicting the SNGs continuance in the model. Based on the results, 
practical implications for SNG marketing strategies and theoretical 
implications will be provided.

Keywords: Social network game; Continuance; Flow experience; 
Satisfaction; Interaction; Value



Special FOCUS ON CHINA



Jan Servaes, The many faces of (soft) power, democracy and the Internet, 
Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 
322-330, ISSN 0736-5853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2013.04.001.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585313000257)

Abstract: Abstract

Starting from a brief roundup of the correlation between ICTs and 
politics in Asia, and especially China, this introduction to a special 
issue on China explores a number of the more political and technological 
issues related to power and the Internet. It highlights some 
opportunities and dangers from a democratic technology perspective.



Chengyu Xiong, Coexist, complement, converge and innovate: Public 
diplomacy of US–China Internet Industry Forum, Telematics and 
Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 331-334, ISSN 
0736-5853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2011.11.002.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585311000736)

Abstract: Culture and value are new dimensions for international 
relations after the term “soft power” was coined, and public diplomacy 
became an important initiative to gain soft power. As a successful case 
in US–China public diplomacy, the US–China Internet Industry Forum 
(UCIIF) proves that, in noopolitik there exists a rule from coexistence, 
complementation to convergence and innovation, which has a close 
relationship with its diplomatic operations. This case also provides 
important inspiration for the future US–China relations.

Keywords: Public diplomacy; UCIIF; Coexist; Complement; Converge; Innovate



Guangchao Charles Feng, Steve Zhongshi Guo, Tracing the route of China’s 
Internet censorship: An empirical study, Telematics and Informatics, 
Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 335-345, ISSN 0736-5853, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2012.09.002.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073658531200072X)

Abstract: Faced with the world’s largest Internet population, the 
Chinese government is torn between its massive drive for marketization 
and the need to curb cyber dissent. This paper investigates how the 
Chinese state censors the Internet by tracing the trajectory of 
mechanisms to block websites non grata. Results show that Chinese 
government’s Internet control methods are diverse with systematic 
collaborations from local authorities at various administrative levels. 
We also found evidence that the government has customized blocking 
strategies for what it considers to be important websites. The efficacy 
and implications of China’s Internet censorship system were also discussed.

Keywords: Internet; Censorship; China; Control



Song Shi, The use of Web2.0 style technologies among Chinese civil 
society organizations, Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, 
November 2013, Pages 346-358, ISSN 0736-5853, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2012.04.003.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585312000391)

Abstract: Based on a nationwide survey of more than 500 CSOs in China 
conducted in 2009, the research presented herein provides the first set 
of data and the first quantitative analysis regarding the use of Web2.0 
technologies among Chinese CSOs. First, it attempts to answer the basic 
but crucial questions: Whether, on the whole, China’s CSOs use Web2.0 
style technologies, and how widely different Web2.0 style technologies 
have been adopted among China’s CSOs. Second, it attempts to answer 
whether there is a regional difference (East China/Central China/West 
China) in the adoption of Web2.0 technologies; whether there is a 
difference in Web2.0 technologies adoption by financial resource (of 
CSOs); if yes, which group of CSOs are disadvantaged. This research 
found that most of the chosen Web2.0 style technologies have been widely 
adopted by CSOs. The use of Web2.0 style technologies and social media 
is likely to become a widespread phenomenon among CSOs in China. We 
found CSOs with medium financial support are more likely to use Web2.0, 
whereas CSOs with high financial support are left behind in the use of 
some Web2.0 technologies. More importantly, we found there is a regional 
inequality in the adoption of Web2.0 style technologies. CSOs in western 
China are left behind in the adoption of Web2.0. And CSOs in eastern 
China are more likely to use blog and Forum/BBS; CSOs in central China 
are more likely to upload video materials.

Keywords: Web2.0; Internet; China; Civil society organization; 
Non-governmental organization; Social media; ICT



Yi Mou, David Atkin, Hanlong Fu, Carolyn A. Lin, T.Y. Lau, The influence 
of online forum and SNS use on online political discussion in China: 
Assessing “Spirals of Trust”, Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, 
Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 359-369, ISSN 0736-5853, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2013.04.002.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585313000269)

Abstract: Abstract

Echoing the significance of mobile online networks in fueling the Arab 
Spring, the present study seeks to better understand social media 
influences in China by studying political activity among Chinese 
netizens. A survey of Chinese college students examines the influence of 
online social networks in the context of political attitudes and 
political participation. Study results reveal a moderate but positive 
impact of online forum and social networking site use on online 
political discussion. Implications for political change in the social 
networking era, particularly in regimes that practice Internet 
censorship like China’s, are discussed.



Minghua Xu, Television reform in the era of globalization: New trends 
and patterns in post-WTO China, Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, 
Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 370-380, ISSN 0736-5853, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2012.01.002.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585312000032)

Abstract: Taking China’s accession into WTO as a key point, this article 
attempts to investigate the manner in which two important 
market-oriented television policies have been made in China, namely 
‘Separation of TV program Production and Broadcasting (STVPB)’ and 
‘Broadcasting Consolidation and Reorganization (BCR)’. In addition, it 
also tries to examine how these market-oriented policies have been 
implemented with Chinese characteristics and how they have influenced 
the operation of Chinese broadcasting market. In this article, it argues 
that television reform with Chinese characteristics is very likely to 
provide favorable conditions for the co-existence or co-operation of 
politics and market. In particular, it suggests that the effectiveness 
of Chinese state’s control power has not been weakened but strengthened 
with its adoption of market-oriented reform in post-WTO period. Under 
such circumstances, the future of Chinese television is less likely to 
evolve into a free competition mechanism, but more likely into a pattern 
in which the state-owned media capitals achieve rapid growth and 
dominance through the process of market-oriented reform, and private and 
foreign ones have to choose for collaboration or even dependence upon 
the former.

Keywords: Globalization; Media commercialization; Television reform; 
WTO; China



Hanlong Fu, David Atkin, DTV standards and transition: A comparative 
policy analysis, Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, 
November 2013, Pages 381-392, ISSN 0736-5853, 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2011.10.001.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585311000670)

Abstract: China recently has emerged as a serious player in setting ICT 
standards, as evidenced by its presence in major conferences on 
standardization with the International Telecommunications Union. While 
the ATSC standard contributed to the successful completion of the DTV 
transition in the US, China’s home-grown DTV standard bears little, to 
date, on its relative success in converting one third of its cable 
households to digital service. In light of these differing outcomes, 
this paper identifies and compares the strategies behind the quest for 
national DTV standards by retracing the key policy initiatives in China 
and the US. Our analysis suggests that protectionist impulses shaping 
distinct standards for the US (Grand Alliance), China, and other regions 
dampen prospects for a global standard in DTV. However, the US has been 
more successful at maintaining the kind of balance between industry and 
governmental policy that is critical to maintaining technological 
innovation and a competitive marketplace.

Keywords: Digital TV; Standards; Policymaking; China; The US



Jia Lu, Ian Weber, Technology adoption and content consumption in 
Chinese television: Local city, national city, and global city, 
Telematics and Informatics, Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 
393-401, ISSN 0736-5853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2011.02.003.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736585311000050)

Abstract: Advances in media technologies allow people to restructure 
their relations across a broad range of time and space. As a result, 
modern communities are organized on local, national, and global bases. 
These communities are sustained and developed by media technologies 
their members adopt and characteristic media contents they consume. This 
article explores the relations between technology adoption, content 
consumption, and modern communities in Chinese television. The results 
indicate that the space-biased feature of television is enhanced by a 
combination of space-biased technologies and ritualized contents (i.e., 
drama and popular entertainment). Meanwhile, the over-emphasized 
space-biased feature is counterbalanced by a combination of time-biased 
technologies and instrumental contents (i.e., knowledge/information 
programs). Of more importance, the study supports three development 
trajectories of modern communities and media: (1) the larger scale the 
community has, the more the community relies on media to organize and 
coordinate; (2) the larger scale the community has, the less the 
community is tied to the traditional sources; and (3) the larger scale 
the community has, the less the community has shared cultural practices.

Keywords: China; Television; New media technology; Programming; 
Community; Time; Space

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communication - city university of hong kong | tel: (852) 3442 8622 | 
fax: (852) 3442 0228 | (jservaes /at/ cityu.edu.hk)

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