The Portal Effect

The Portal Effect
Author: Adair Hart
Publisher: Quantum Edge Publishing
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8835343291

The past can be the future. Dr. Albert Snowden enjoys traveling through time, but not when Ziekah, a timeline-traveling foe, sends him into the past against his will. Emily and V encounter Ziekah as well, leaving Evaran alone to determine where they were sent. Ziekah’s crafty and she knows temporal mechanics well. She’s also ruthless, leaving altered timelines in her wake. With the gang scattered through time, Evaran calls on old friends Jake Melkins and Jelton Stallryn, a Rift Guardian. Together, they will need to find the others while dealing with Ziekah and her timeline alterations.

The Portal Effect

The Portal Effect
Author: Michael A. Beam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2008
Genre: Internet users
ISBN:

Abstract: Internet customization technologies shift gatekeeping power from the mainstream media directly to media consumers. Public opinion scholars have debated whether customization technology will increase or decrease the scope of individual information exposure. This study is designed to empirically investigate the impact of customization technology on information exposure. This study also builds on previous digital divide scholarship concerning user-level variation in technology use. Survey instruments examine differences in news category exposure diversity between users of customized and non-customized web portals. Data from a national sample of 399 Hispanic Internet users, over 40 years old, a traditionally digitally underserved population, were gathered through an online survey. Regression analysis indicates sex (male) is the only significant hypothesized demographic predictor of portal customization. As hypothesized, regression analysis indicates a significant positive relationship between Internet connectedness (Jung, 2003) and use of customized web portals. This indicates a new digital inequality may be emerging between users and non-users of customized technologies. A separate regression analysis indicates customized web portal users report a significantly higher level of individual news category exposure diversity. This result suggests a positive relationship between customization technology and the public sphere. Additional implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.

Portal Effect

Portal Effect
Author: Hart Adair (author)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1901
Genre:
ISBN: 9780463721643