As mobile devices have overtaken fixed Internet access, mobile applications and distribution
platforms have gained in importance. App stores enable users to search for, purchase and …

Online feedback mechanisms harness the bidirectional communication capabilities of the
Internet to engineer large-scale, word-of-mouth networks. Best known so far as a technology …

Background The reputation system has been designed as an effective mechanism to reduce
risks associated with online shopping for customers. However, it is vulnerable to rating fraud …

This paper aims to detect users generating spam reviews or review spammers. We identify
several characteristic behaviors of review spammers and model these behaviors so as to …

Trust and reputation systems represent a significant trend in decision support for Internet
mediated service provision. The basic idea is to let parties rate each other, for example after …

One of the earliest and best known Internet reputation systems is run by eBay, which gathers
comments from buyers and sellers about each other after each transaction. Examination of a …

Peer-to-peer (P2P) online communities are commonly perceived as an environment offering
both opportunities and threats. One way to minimize threats in such communities is to use …

With the increasing influence of online consumer reviews (OCRs) on a consumer's decision
making, online sellers have begun to embed the OCRs in their advertisements (OEAs). This …

Sensor network technology promises a vast increase in automatic data collection
capabilities through efficient deployment of tiny sensing devices. The technology will allow …

Online vendors employ collaborative filtering algorithms to provide recommendations to their
customers so that they can increase their sales and profits. Although recommendation …