Table 5 Items used to evaluate types of Internet usage activities
From: Lost in mobile? Exploring the mobile internet digital divide among Chinese college students
General Internet Usage | Common usage |
 Do instant messaging using QQ or WeChat | |
 Send attachments with your email, QQ or WeChat | |
 Make or receive phone calls over the Internet like Skype, QQ or WeChat | |
 Check or update your profile on a social network site such as the Moments of WeChat or Qzone | |
Self-actualization | |
 Read a blog | |
 Write a blog | |
 Maintain a personal website | |
 Post messages on discussion or message boards | |
Leisure | |
 Watch live video streaming | |
 Play a game on the computer | |
 Play a game on the smart phone | |
Information activity | Generic Information Seeking |
 Browse news national, international | |
 Get information about local events | |
 Browse sports information | |
 Browse the latest Tech news | |
 Browse the latest financial news | |
Specific Information Seeking | |
 Look something up to help settle an argument or disagreement | |
 Look for information about other people | |
 Look for the latest celebrity news | |
 Look for comedies, cartoons or other humorous video content | |
Capital-Enhancing Information Seeking | |
 Make travel plans | |
 Look for jobs, work | |
 Find information about health or medical care | |
Economic activity | Education |
 Find or check a fact | |
 Look up a definition of a word | |
 Get information for school, college or university related purposes or homework | |
 Read topics of personal interest | |
 Online distance learning for academic degree or job training | |
 Search and download academic or professional books | |
 Learn online or download open classes video | |
Property | |
 Buy a product online | |
 Make travel reservations/bookings | |
 Pay bills | |
 Use your bank's online service | |
 Compare products and prices | |
 Order groceries or food online | |
 Sell things online | |
 Find the location of a house, office, store, or restaurant | |
 Offline shopping consumption using a mobile phone | |
Social activity | Following feeds |
 Click through links on social network | |
 Read news or other information on social network | |
 Follow Official Accounts on WeChat | |
 "Like" the content in the Moments of other people | |
Engaging with others | |
 Update personal information on social networks | |
 Check or change privacy settings of the Moments of WeChat | |
 Participate in discussing political issues | |
 Un-follow or drop someone from your network | |
Creating content | |
 Update your status on social networks such as the Moments of WeChat | |
 Post pictures on social networks | |
 Post your writing, stories or any other creative content on social networks | |
 Add comments on others' posts on social networks | |
 Re-post and share links, news, videos, or any creative content originally posted by others |