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Author(s): Wenyong Zhao , Brian Massey , Jamie Murphy , Liu Fang

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Keywords: Websites, Website Design, Website Content, China, United States, Internet

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[1] Ess C. and Sudweeks F.. 1998. . 'Computer-mediated communication or culturally-mediated computing? Challenging assumptions of the electronic global village'. . Electronic Journal of Communication/Revue Electronique de Communication . , Vol. 8:

[3] Yoon D. and Cropp F.. 1999. . 'Cultural differences in Internet advertising: a content analysis of Internet advertising between the United States and Korea'. In: . Proceedings of the 1999 Conference of the American Academy of Advertising; . . 1999 ; . Edited by: Roberts M. S.. pp.p. 89––96. .

[4] Oh K.-W., Cho C.-H. and Leckenby J. D.. 1999. . 'A comparative analysis of Korean and U.S. Web advertising'. In: . Proceedings of the 1999 Conference of Ute American Academy of Advertising; . . 1999 ; . Edited by: Roberts M. S.. pp.p. 73––86. .

[6] Ju-Pak K.-H.. 1999. . 'Content dimensions of Web advertising: a cross-national comparison'. . International Journal of Advertising . , Vol. 18:: 207––31. .

[7] Sackmary B. and Scalia L. M.. 1999. . 'Cultural patterns of World Wide Web business sites: a comparison of Mexican and U.S. companies'. In: . paper presented to the Seventh Cross-Cultural Consumer and Business Studies Research Conference; . . 1999 ; , Cancun , Mexico.

[9] Halavais A.. 2000. . 'National borders on the World Wide Web'. . New Media & Society . , Vol. 2:: 22

[10] Fink D. and Laupase R.. 2000. . 'Perceptions of Web site design characteristics: a Malaysian/ Australian comparison'. . Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications and Policy . , Vol. 10:: 44––55. .

[11] Hall E. T.. 1959. . The Silent Language . , p. 20 New York : : Doubleday. .

[12] Hofstede G.. 1980. . Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-related Values . , Beverley Hills , CA : : Sage. .

[13] Hao X., Kewen Z. and Huang Y.. 1996. . 'The Internet and information control: the case of China'. . Electronic Journal of Communication/Revue Electronique de Communication . , Vol. 6:

[14] Hanson W.. 2000. . Internet Marketing . , Cincinnati , OH : : South Western College Publishing. .

[15] Hafner K.. 2002. . The Internet's invisible hand'. . New York Times . , 10 January;

[16] Tong J., Schmitt E. and Manning H.. 2000. . 'China's Internet economy: ready, set, wait'. . Forrester Research . ,

[17] Du X.. 1999. . 'Internet diffusion and usage in China'. . Prometheus . , Vol. 17:: 405––20. .

[18] July. 2002 . “'Semiannual Survey Report on the Development of China's Internet'. ”. July. , China Internet Network Information Center. .

[19] Hafner K. and Lyon M.. 1996. . Where Wizards Stay up Late. The Origins of the Internet . , New York : : Simon and Schuster. .

[22] Hofstede G.. 1991. . Culture and Organizations: Software of the Mind . , London : : McGraw-Hill. .

[23] Hofstede G. and Bond M. H.. 1988. . 'The Confucius connection: from cultural roots to economic growth'. . Organizational Dynamics . , Vol. 16:: 5––21. .

[24] Triandis H. C.. 1995. . Individualism and Collectivism . , Boulder , CO : : Westview. .

[25] BeIk R. W. and Bryce W. J.. 1986. . 'Materialism and individualism in US and Japanese print and television advertising'. . Advances in Consumer Research . , Vol. 13:: 568––72. .

[26] Mueller B.. 1987. . 'Reflections of culture: an analysis of Japanese and American advertising appeals'. . Journal of Advertising Research . , Vol. 27:: 51––9. .

[27] Cho B., Kwon U., Gentry J. W., Jun S. and Kropp F.. 1999. . 'Cultural values reflected in theme and execution: a comparative study of US and Korean TV commercials'. . Journal of Advertising . , Vol. 28:: 59––73. .

[29] Hall E. T.. 1976. . Beyond Culture . , New York : : Doubleday. .

[30] Hall E. T.. 1991. . “'Context and meaning'. ”. In Intercultural Communication: A Reader . , Edited by: Samovar L. A. and Porter R. E.. p. 46––55. . Belmont , CA : : Wadsworth. .

[31] Littlejohn S. W.. 1996. . Theories of Human Communication, . , 5th edition. , p. 52 Belmont , CA : : Wadsworth. .

[32] Hall E. T. and Hall M. R.. 1990. . Understanding Cultural Differences . , Yarmouth , Maine : : Intercultural Press. .

[33] Fock H.. 'Cultural influences on marketing communication on the World Wide Web'. In: . paper presented to the Multicultural Marketing Conference; . Hong Kong: : Academy of Marketing Science. .

[34] Krippendorff K.. 1980. . Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology . , Beverley Hills , CA : : Sage. .

[35] Riffe D., Lacy S. and Fico F. G.. 1998. . Analyzing Media Messages: Using Quantitative Content Analysis in Research . , p. 127––33. . Mahway , NJ : : Lawrence Erlbaum. .

[36] Rourke L., Anderson T., Garrison D. R. and Archer W.. 2001. . 'Methodological issues in the content analysis of computer conference transcripts'. . International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education . , Vol. 12:: 8––22. .

[38] Danesi M. and Perron P.. 1999. . Analyzing Cultures: An Introduction & Handbook . , Bloomington and Indianapolis : : Indiana University Press. .

[39] Kroeber A. L. and Kluckholn C.. 1963. . Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions . , New York : : Vintage. .

[40] Kraidy M. M.. 2002. . 'Hybridity in cultural globalization'. . Communication Theory . , Vol. 12:: 316––39. .

[41] Kraidy M. M.. 1999. . 'The global, the local, and the hybrid: a native ethnography of g localization'. . Critical Studies in Mass Communication . , Vol. 16:: 456––76. .

[42] Robertson R.. 1994. . “'Mapping the global condition: globalization as the central concept'. ”. In Global Culture: Nationalism, Globalization and Modernity . , Edited by: Featherstone M.. p. 36 Newbury Park , CA : : Sage. .

[43] Anderson S. J.. 2000. . 'China's widening web'. . China Business Review . , Vol. 27: March-April;

[44] Rogers E. M.. 1995. . Diffusion of Innovations, . , 4th edition. , NY : : Free Press. .

[45] Feenberg A.. 1995. . Alternative Modernity: The Technical Turn in Philosophy and Social Theory . , Berkeley : : University of California Press. .

[46] Feenberg A.. “'Subversive rationalization: technology, power, and democracy'. ”. In Technology and the Politics of Knowledge . , Edited by: Feenberg A. and Hannay A.. p. 3––22. . Bloomington : : Indiana University Press. .

[47] Flanagin A. J., Farinola W. J. M. and Metzger M. J.. 2000. . The technical code of the Internet/World Wide Web'. . Critical Studies in Media Communication . , Vol. 17:: 409––28. .

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