User Ratings of Google Sites in Nigerian Languages on Selected Gratifications

dc.creatorOmojola, Oladokun
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T11:12:19Z
dc.descriptionThis paper undertakes a composite evaluation of the local varieties of www.google.com in Nigeria – Google Hausa, Google Igbo and Google Yoruba – to determine their usefulness to those who visit them. It assesses the level of awareness, in terms of actual visits to the sites. A survey of the satisfaction from five expectation variables – contextual, personal, fundamental, conventional and training - was carried out, across literate, Web-experienced members of five age categories. The findings on the three sites, which correlate, showed that awareness and satisfaction of expectations were unimpressive. These findings came as a result of limited service offerings at the sites and an audience challenge which owes much to colonial legacy interference. Google should strive hard to ensure that its local varieties do not fritter away. Keywords: Audience, Expectation, Google Hausa, Google Igbo, Google Yoruba.
dc.formatapplication/msword
dc.identifierhttp://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/2515/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/30864
dc.languageen
dc.publisherDelmas Communications Ltd.
dc.subjectH Social Sciences (General)
dc.titleUser Ratings of Google Sites in Nigerian Languages on Selected Gratifications
dc.typeArticle

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