According to the analysis of Chen Pai-lin, associate professor at National Chengchi University's department of journalism, the application of new telecommunications technology can only be partly determined by its designers. The other half of the decision-making process lies in the hands of the users. Electronic bulletin boards being used as match-making centers is one good example.
政治大學新聞系副教授陳百齡分析，傳播新科技的應用，設計者只能決定一半，另一半是使用者決定，BBS 被拿來當成電腦交友中心就是一個很好的例子。