Diffusion, use, and effect of the Internet in China

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 49-53

  Zhu, Jonathan J H ^a   Wang, Enhai ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b China Internet Netwk Info Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA INTERNET INFORMATION CENTER (CNNIC); INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ONLINE GAMES; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS);

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EDUCATION; MARKETING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

INTERNET;

EID: 16444376517     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1053291.1053317     Document Type: Review

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