scholarly journals Experts Online: An Analysis of Trading Activity in a Public Internet Chat Room

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Mizrach ◽  
Susan Weerts
Keyword(s):  
Chat Room ◽  
Trading Activity ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
Internet Chat Room

scholarly journals Language Awareness in an Internet Chat Room

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (29) ◽  
pp. 203-212
Author(s):  
Leszek Szymański
Keyword(s):  
Research Problem ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Specific Kind ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Internet Chat Room ◽  
Language Corpus

When communicating on the Internet, the participants, so to say, mingle two traditional modes of communication: writing and speech. The phenomenon appears to be most noticeable in chat room interactions. This suggestion is based on the fact that users try to behave as though they are engaged in a spoken act of communication, though the actual medium of communication employs written language forms. Therefore, Internet users need to know what conventions to employ and how to perform such actions in order to express the desired meanings, all with the aim of driving the interaction as close as possible to speech. Such implementations of certain language-related customs require a specific kind of language awareness from the users. This concept, plus the applied conventions, constitute the essence of this article. The discussion begins with an introduction to the research problem, in this case the intentional utilization by Internet chat participants of the graphic mode of communication in order to express their desired meanings. Second, the reader becomes acquainted with the terminology used in the paper, which includes: language awareness, (Internet) chat, and (language) corpus. Moreover, the source of the studied language material—a corpus of Internet chats—is presented. The said description additionally includes the informants’ characteristics, as well as the topicality of their conversations. The further sections of the paper discus the application of selected non-normative spelling conventions and word-formation processes, with the support of examples taken from the corpus. Based on the discussion, an attempt is made to indicate which features comprise certain values to the participants of Internet chats.

The Internet Chat Room: A New Resource for Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Robin Susser ◽  
Adrienne Blanchard
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
Internet Chat Room

scholarly journals Fathers Online: Learning About Fatherhood Through the Internet

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. StGeorge ◽  
Richard J. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Opportunities To Learn ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internet Chat Room ◽  
Transition To Fatherhood ◽  
Responsible Fathering ◽  
Antenatal Classes

In the transition to fatherhood, men face numerous challenges. Opportunities to learn new practices and gain support are limited, although the provisions of father-specific spaces such as fathers’ antenatal classes or “responsible fathering” programs are important advances. This article explores how men use the social space of a father-specific Internet chat room to learn about fathering. Messages to an Australian-hosted, father-specific chat room (for fathers of infants or young children) were examined, and three overlapping themes illustrated men’s perceptions of their transition to fatherhood. The themes concerned recognition of and response to a lack of social space, services, and support for new fathers. The implications for fathers’ perinatal education are discussed.

scholarly journals A CBPR Partnership Increases HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): Outcome Findings From a Pilot Test of the CyBER/testing Internet Intervention

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott D. Rhodes ◽  
Aaron T. Vissman ◽  
Jason Stowers ◽  
Cindy Miller ◽  
Thomas P. McCoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
Culturally Congruent ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Physical Spaces

The Internet has emerged as an important tool for the delivery of health promotion and disease prevention interventions. Our community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnership developed and piloted CyBER/testing, a culturally congruent intervention designed to promote HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) within existing Internet chat rooms. Using a quasi-experimental, single-group study design, cross-sectional data were collected from chat room participants, known as “chatters,” at pretest ( n = 346) and posttest ( n = 315). Extant profile data also were collected to describe the demographics of the online population. The intervention significantly increased self-reported HIV testing among chatters overall, increasing rates from 44.5% at pretest to nearly 60% at posttest ( p < .001). Furthermore, chatters who reported having both male and female sexual partners had nearly 6 times the odds of reporting HIV testing at posttest. Findings suggest that chat room—based HIV testing intervention may increase testing among MSM who may be difficult to reach in traditional physical spaces.

Internet sex-seeking leads to acute HIV infection: a report of two cases

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
K T Tashima ◽  
E N Alt ◽  
J I Harwell ◽  
D K Fiebich-Perez ◽  
T P Flanigan
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Acute Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
Acute Hiv ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Internet Sex ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Internet Chat Room

The use of the internet provides a rapid medium for identifying potential sexual partners and arranging in-person meetings that often result in sex. There is growing concern that the internet facilitates the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. We report the first two cases of acute HIV infection after internet chat room encounters. Physicians should address the potential risks to sex seekers who use the internet. HIV prevention efforts that target internet sex seekers are needed.

Changing Communities, Changing Spaces: The Challenges of Health Promotion Outreach in cyberspace

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Hallett ◽  
Graham Brown ◽  
Bruce Maycock ◽  
Patricia Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Internet Chat ◽  
Training And Supervision ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Internet Chat Room

This article is a case study of an Internet chat room outreach project in Perth, Western Australia. The CyberReach project sought to adapt current peer based health promotion outreach, training and supervision frameworks to an online outreach setting in a way that was effective and supported by the online community. It targeted marginalised groups to trial the provision of online mental and sexual health promotion incorporating a participatory action research model into its development and implementation. Three 6-week trial periods were conducted and significant changes were made in response to changes in the online environment and to improve sustainability and effectiveness of the protocols. Four themes arose from CyberReach's experience: online group processes are unique due to the creation of extensive personal networks and occurrence of disclosure without face-to-face contact across potentially large geographic barriers; flexibility is required to adapt to technological changes and online community flux; enforcing boundaries and delineating peer education from therapeutic support can be challenging when only using text-based communication; and Internet outreach can be time intensive with small returns in actual community engagement and constant technological up-skilling of staff may be required. Based on the project's experiences we offer the following recommendations when planning similar Internet outreach strategies: Funding and planning groups need to be aware that the Internet environment is constantly changing and planning and funding arrangements need to reflect a capacity to remain flexible; Programs need to be firmly connected to the communities they are outreaching therefore a peer-based education component is strongly encouraged; Careful consideration should be taken regarding data collection so that the environment and the individuals within are respected; Further research needs to be conducted to understand the styles and approaches of different online interactions, and the relative influence of technical platforms, gender and age.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document