The chapter describes differences in the adoption of web 2.0 services in european countries. While the effect of cultural differences between countries on the adoption of internet has been under-researched in general, in the chapter the authors argue that these might be even more significant for web 2.0 services. This is based upon a secondary analysis of data concerning the various cultural influences and social behaviour that can affect adoption. The main difference between countries is in terms of online practices relating to what we might call "cultural production" (e.g. sharing material or producing user generated content) and online social networking. For example cultural production through web 2.0 services is more diffused in countries where, overall, people are engaged in fewer social activities offline.
Il capitolo descrive le differenze nell'adozione dei servizi web 2.0 in diversi paesi europei. L'effetto delle differenze culturali, all'interno dei diversi paesi europei, rispetto all'adozione delle tecnologie digitali è stato ampiamente studiato. Il capitolo vuole dimostrare come queste differenze siano ancora più rilevanti rispetto ai servizi 2.0. Il lavoro si basa su un'analisi secondaria dei dati relativi alle influenze culturali e comportamenti sociali che possono differenziare l'uso dei servizi 2.0 nei diversi paesi. I risultati dimostrano che le variabili culturali possono facilitare o limitare l'uso di tali servizi. Le principali differenze tra paesi emergono in relazione a quella che possiamo chiamare "produzione culturale" (ad esempio la condivisione di materiali, o la produzione di contenuti generati dagli utenti) e rispetto all'uso dei social network.
Vittadini, N., Pedro, G. F., Frank, T., Cultural influences on the adoption of web 2.0 services, in Leslie, H. (ed.), The Contemporary Internet. National and Cross-National European Studies, Peter Lang, Berlin 2011: <<PARTICIPATION IN BROADBAND SOCIETY>>, 55- 76 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/8424]
Cultural influences on the adoption of web 2.0 services
Vittadini, Nicoletta;Frank, Thomas
2011
Abstract
The chapter describes differences in the adoption of web 2.0 services in european countries. While the effect of cultural differences between countries on the adoption of internet has been under-researched in general, in the chapter the authors argue that these might be even more significant for web 2.0 services. This is based upon a secondary analysis of data concerning the various cultural influences and social behaviour that can affect adoption. The main difference between countries is in terms of online practices relating to what we might call "cultural production" (e.g. sharing material or producing user generated content) and online social networking. For example cultural production through web 2.0 services is more diffused in countries where, overall, people are engaged in fewer social activities offline.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.