People tend to form social networks within geographical areas. This can be explained by the fact that generally geographical localities correspond to common interests (e.g. studen...
We analyze a mechanism that provides strong incentives for the submission of truthful feedback in virtual communities where services are exchanged on a peer-to-peer basis. Lying pe...
As a result of the anonymity in todays Web search, it is not possible to receive a personalized search result. Neither prior search results nor search results from other users are ...
Recommendation systems are becoming increasingly popular in various large-scale web-based applications (such as infomediaries, emarketplaces, knowledge portals) since they enable u...
At any given time, the stability of a community depends on the right balance of trust and distrust. Furthermore, we face information overload, increased uncertainty and risk takin...