Unique identifier tracking analysis: a methodology to capture wireless Internet user behaviors

The rapid penetration of Internet-enabled cellular phones is witnessed worldwide. The cellular phone-based Internet has a significantly different behavior. Wireless Internet users have rather short and transient behaviors. This paper discusses the distinguished characteristics of cellular phone-base...

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Published inProceedings 15th International Conference on Information Networking pp. 743 - 748
Main Author Yamakami, T.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2001
Subjects
Access protocols
Cellular phones
Central Processing Unit
Communication system security
Home appliances
Internet
Microcomputers
Telephone sets
Wireless application protocol
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Summary:The rapid penetration of Internet-enabled cellular phones is witnessed worldwide. The cellular phone-based Internet has a significantly different behavior. Wireless Internet users have rather short and transient behaviors. This paper discusses the distinguished characteristics of cellular phone-based Internet users. Issues necessary to understand the user behavior are presented. A new methodology, unique user analysis, is proposed to cope with the issues of personal user behavior. A case study is presented using unique user analysis. The methodology is effective to capture the characteristics of the growing wireless Internet users.
ISBN:0769509517
9780769509518
DOI:10.1109/ICOIN.2001.905560