One of the major problems with participatory design is that it is extremely difficult to apply it to current developments. Software development for the mass market is one aspect o...
The Wizard of Oz (WOz) technique is an experimental evaluation mechanism. It allows the observation of a user operating an apparently fully functioning system whose missing servic...
Web service development and usage has shifted from simple information processing services to high-value business services that are crucial to productivity and success. In order to...
A potential downside of prediction markets is that they may incentivize agents to take undesirable actions in the real world. For example, a prediction market for whether a terrori...
This paper provides insights about when versioning is an optimal strategy for information goods. Our characterization of this class of goods is that variable costs are invariant w...