In this overview paper we motivate the need for and research issues arising from a new model of data processing. In this model, data does not take the form of persistent relations...
Brian Babcock, Shivnath Babu, Mayur Datar, Rajeev ...
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There are many on-line settings in which users publicly express opinions. A number of these offer mechanisms for other users to evaluate these opinions; a canonical example is Ama...
In this paper we report an extensive analysis of the different business models for auctions found on the Web. Three hundred websites randomly selected from the main search engines...
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