New Media Studies

Cyber Squatting Laws In India

What is Cybersquatting? Cybersquatting is the practice of registering an Internet domain name that is likely to be wanted by

Virtual support groups might make some conditions worse rather than better. These observers worry that the lack of nonverbal cues

A norm is an accepted social behavior. Using a fork to eat a salad is a norm, and people who

Research on Internet usage suggests that greater use of the Internet has a detrimental effect on one’s well-being According to

Steven Spielberg’s AI (Curtis, Harlan, Kennedy, Parkes, & Spielberg, 2001) offered a tantalizing view of an imminent future in which

Another identity that is being further compromised by Internet technologies is the public identity of people, organizations, and their creations.

we look at two identity-related threats of growing concern in the Information Age: identity fraud and shadow identities Identity Fraud

ANONYMITY Although most Americans would consider being “up-front” with people to be a common value, the fact is that in

Gender-swapping occurs when an individual of one gender self-presents as a member of another gender. As you probably know, gender

In the presentation of self in text-only media, one is not recognized by one’s physical appearance, but through one’s verbal