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A comparative study of Thai and UK older web users

  • University of Manchester

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Abstract

Numerous studies had pointed out the effect of culture on interactive system design and use. This paper reports on a study on the use and preference of web browsers by 100 respondents aged 50 years old and over from Thailand and UK, who arguably differ in their culture and online developmental curve. The questionnaire explored their online activities, browser manipulations, problems with standard browsers and features required. The study reveals differences in the types of activities these two groups of users performed online and in their preferences. The results of this study points to the need to design a culturally inclusive web browser in addition to an age-friendly web browser when dealing with older web browsers from different countries.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUsability and Internationalization
Subtitle of host publicationHCI and Culture - Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UI-HCII 2007. Held as Part of HCI International 2007, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages596-605
Number of pages10
EditionPART 1
ISBN (Print)9783540732860
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UI-HCII 2007 - Beijing, China
Duration: 22 Jul 200727 Jul 2007

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume4559 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UI-HCII 2007
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period22/07/0727/07/07

Keywords

  • Ageing
  • Culture
  • Questionnaire
  • Web browser

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