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Rising sun: iMode and the wireless Internet
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Volume 46 ,  Issue 11  (November 2003) table of contents
Blueprint for the future of high-performance networking
Pages: 78 - 84  
Year of Publication: 2003
ISSN:0001-0782
Authors
Stuart J. Barnes  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Sid L. Huff  Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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ACM  New York, NY, USA
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ABSTRACT

Applying technology acceptance theory to understand why iMode has become so popular in Japan, and whether its popularity will extend to the rest of the world.


REFERENCES

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2
Asai, T. Transparent language; www.transparent.com/newsletter/japanese/2000/feb_00.htm.
 
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Eurotechnology Japan. The unofficial independent iMode FAQ; www.eurotechnology.com/imode/faq.html.
 
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Frost & Sullivan. M-commerce transactions to hit USD25 billion; www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357769&rel=true.
 
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Funk, J. The Internet Market: Lessons from Japan's I-Mode System. Kobe University, Japan, 2000.
 
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David J. MacDonald, NTT DoCoMo's i-mode: developing win-win relationships for mobile commerce, Mobile commerce: technology, theory, and applications, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2003
 
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Mobile Media Japan. Japanese mobile Internet users; www.mobilemediajapan.com/.
 
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TCAJ (Telecommunications Carrier Association of Japan). Market Report. TCAJ, Tokyo, 2003.
 
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Shintaro Okazaki, What do we know about mobile internet adopters? A cluster analysis, Information and Management, v.43 n.2, p.127-141, March 2006
Shintaro Okazaki, Lessons learned from i-mode: What makes consumers click wireless banner ads?, Computers in Human Behavior, v.23 n.3, p.1692-1719, May, 2007
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Shuo Wang , Stuart J. Barnes, An analysis of the potential for mobile auctions in China, International Journal of Mobile Communications, v.7 n.1, p.36-49, November 2009
Yoshiro Imai , Yukio Hori , Yuichi Suigiue, A web-based surveillance system for mobile phones, Proceedings of the 1st international conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Applications, February 13-15, 2008, Innsbruck, Austria
Judy van Biljon , Paula Kotzé, Modelling the factors that influence mobile phone adoption, Proceedings of the 2007 annual research conference of the South African institute of computer scientists and information technologists on IT research in developing countries, p.152-161, October 02-03, 2007, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Hoyoung Kim , Inseong Lee , Jinwoo Kim, Maintaining continuers vs. converting discontinuers: relative importance of post-adoption factors for mobile data services, International Journal of Mobile Communications, v.6 n.1, p.108-132, December 2008
Eusebio Scornavacca , Hartmut Hoehle, Mobile banking in Germany: a strategic perspective, International Journal of Electronic Finance, v.1 n.3, p.304-320, December 2007
Lars A. Knutsen , Kalle Lyytinen, Messaging specifications, properties and gratifications as institutions: How messaging institutions shaped wireless service diffusion in Norway and Japan, Information and Organization, v.18 n.2, p.101-131, January, 2008
Ofir Turel , Yufei Yuan, Investigating the dynamics of the m-commerce value system: a comparative viewpoint, International Journal of Mobile Communications, v.4 n.5, p.532-557, March 2006
Stuart J. Barnes, Enterprise mobility: concept and examples, International Journal of Mobile Communications, v.1 n.4, p.341-359, May 2003
Eusebio Scornavacca Jr. , Stuart J. Barnes, Barcode enabled m-commerce: strategic implications and business models, International Journal of Mobile Communications, v.4 n.2, p.163-177, January 2006
Maria Bina , George M. Giaglis, Perceived Value and Usage Patterns of Mobile Data Services: A Cross-Cultural Study, Electronic Markets, v.17 n.4, p.241-252, November 2007
Eusebio Scornavacca , Stuart J. Barnes, The strategic value of enterprise mobility: Case study insights, Information-Knowledge-Systems Management, v.7 n.1,2, p.227-241, April 2008
Roman Beck , Daniel Beimborn , Tim Weitzel , Wolfgang König, Network effects as drivers of individual technology adoption: Analyzing adoption and diffusion of mobile communication services, Information Systems Frontiers, v.10 n.4, p.415-429, September 2008
Ping Gao , Adnan Rafiq, The transformation of the mobile telecommunications industry in Pakistan: A developing country perspective, Telecommunications Policy, v.33 n.5-6, p.309-323, June, 2009

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.3 Communications Applications

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.2 Social Issues


REVIEW

"Tom Stafford : Reviewer"

Barnes and Huff provide a detailed, if not unique, perspective on the fascinating i-mode mobile phone and Internet service of Japan. Although information about the -mode service is widely available in a number of venues, including one very good Ha  more...

Collaborative Colleagues:
Stuart J. Barnes: colleagues
Sid L. Huff: colleagues

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