Internet technological innovations, particularly the development of Peer-to-Peer ("P2P") networks and the proliferation of user-generated content sites, have introduced considerable challenges for the application of copyright law and infringement liability. The response from the courts and Congress has been mixed, with severe legal curtails being applied to P2P technology while user-generated c…
The development of information and communication technologies has led to a considerable change in the competition map in the field of journalism, in particular that of electronics. This has enabled the electronic press to benefit from technological developments following the improvement of the offer in terms of content, form, printing and distribution. This study aims to identify the uses o…
Tourism has become a source of financial resources and a factor of economic development, so it must have its specialized media to clarify the tourism product of the state. The research aims to clarify the role of the electronic press and the methods used to activate and evaluate its role in activating local tourism in Egypt, and to submit proposals for its development. The research also relied …
This study investigated the use of digital video in the classroom and its impact on teachers' practices and professional development. Over a two-year period, perceptions and practices of fifteen teachers using this technology were analyzed. As a result of their experience, participating teachers developed successful classroom management practices to accommodate DV technology with most teachers …
A new course dealing with the effects of the emergence of new communications technologies on business is presented. The course, which is intended for students at the junior-senior level, aims to study strategies for choosing appropriate channels for specific communication situations and for choosing technologies suited to an organization's business needs. The course attempts to shed light on th…
This article provides an analysis of how military history museums in Germany, Britain, Belgium, Poland, and the United States exhibit and contextualize weapon technologies that were developed in the two world wars. The article focuses on technologies (gas warfare, the atomic bomb, tanks, and the V2 long-range rocket) that are directly connected to military success and innovation but also relate…
Mobile technologies are all-pervasive in the current digital generation, and college students rely on their mobile phones to communicate on a daily basis. In the midst of the myriad of applications available to download on the mobile, some tools have become more well-known and more often adopted than others. An example of such a tool is WhatsApp, which gains an increasing, widespread number of …
Exploring the students' information, communication technology (ICT) profile and how it may affect their attitudes towards the Egyptian university digital library (EUDL) and the role of the digital library in the educational and research activities in faculties of nursing and education in Egypt is the main concern of this study. A questionnaire was distributed to students in the faculties of Nur…
This study aimed to demonstrate/identify the extent/degree to which faculty members at Kuwait University possess information and communication technology (ICT) competencies from their point of view, in addition to revealing the impact of some independent variables (i.e., gender, specialization, and years of professional experience) on the acquisition level. The study adopted the analytical, exp…
Older adults have been found to conceive digital technologies as both helpful and problematic in their everyday lives. Based on a qualitative analysis of diaries and interviews with 40 older Finnish adults, this study identifies efforts they engage in to balance this ambivalence. I approach such balancing practices through the theoretical lens of domestication: the process of integrating techno…