Use Contexts for the Mobile Internet: A Longitudinal Study Monitoring Actual Use of Mobile Internet Services Export

@article{citeulike:3379824, abstract = {The mobile Internet, which gives access to the World Wide Web through a mobile device, has been gaining in popularity. The mobile Internet differs from the traditional stationary Internet in that it can be used in a wider variety of contexts. However, no studies have identified the contexts in which mobile Internet services are used most frequently, or determined which contexts exert significant influence on a user's choice of mobile service. This article proposes a framework of use contexts that reflects the characteristics of the mobile Internet. To explore these contexts, a research method was devised and a longitudinal monitoring study was conducted. The results indicate that mobile Internet use is heavily clustered around a few key contexts, rather than dispersed widely over diverse contexts. Further, participants in the monitoring study were found to concentrate their use on a few mobile services, rather than on exploring diverse services. Perhaps most interestingly, some contextual factors were found to correlate closely with the selection of specific mobile Internet services. On the basis of these results, the article concludes with implications for developers of mobile Internet services.}, author = {Lee, Inseong and Kim, Jaesoo and Kim, Jinwoo}, citeulike-article-id = {3379824}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327590ijhc1803_2}, doi = {10.1207/s15327590ijhc1803_2}, journal = {International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction}, keywords = {context, mobile, mobile-internet}, number = {3}, pages = {269--292}, posted-at = {2008-10-06 13:00:41}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, title = {Use Contexts for the Mobile Internet: A Longitudinal Study Monitoring Actual Use of Mobile Internet Services}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327590ijhc1803_2}, volume = {18}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3379824 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3379824 N2 - The mobile Internet, which gives access to the World Wide Web through a mobile device, has been gaining in popularity. The mobile Internet differs from the traditional stationary Internet in that it can be used in a wider variety of contexts. However, no studies have identified the contexts in which mobile Internet services are used most frequently, or determined which contexts exert significant influence on a user's choice of mobile service. This article proposes a framework of use contexts that reflects the characteristics of the mobile Internet. To explore these contexts, a research method was devised and a longitudinal monitoring study was conducted. The results indicate that mobile Internet use is heavily clustered around a few key contexts, rather than dispersed widely over diverse contexts. Further, participants in the monitoring study were found to concentrate their use on a few mobile services, rather than on exploring diverse services. Perhaps most interestingly, some contextual factors were found to correlate closely with the selection of specific mobile Internet services. On the basis of these results, the article concludes with implications for developers of mobile Internet services. IS - 3 JF - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction EP - 292 TI - Use Contexts for the Mobile Internet: A Longitudinal Study Monitoring Actual Use of Mobile Internet Services PB - Taylor & Francis VL - 18 SP - 269 KW - context KW - mobile KW - mobile-internet AU - Lee, Inseong AU - Kim, Jaesoo AU - Kim, Jinwoo PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327590ijhc1803_2 ER -