Virtual gratifications of wireless Internet: Is wireless portable Internet reinforced by unrealized gratifications?

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-56

  Shin, Dong Hee ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence technologies; Uses and gratifications; Wireless broadband

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGIES; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOUR DIMENSIONS; KEY DIMENSIONS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PORTABLE INTERNET; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS; WIRELESS BROADBAND; WIRELESS INTERNET;

INTERNET;

EID: 52149113538     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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