We consider a setting where agents select among competing products of unknown quality by costly sequential search. The agents are active on an online social network, and late movers benefit from possibly being able to see early movers’ purchase decisions. In this setting we consider the impact of advertising by firms, and the incentives of the underlying social network platform. We consider dis...

Biological interactions such as those between genes and proteins are complex and require intricate OWL models. However, direct links between biological entities can support search and data integration. In this paper we introduce linksets of convenience that capture these direct links. We show the provenance statements required to track the derivation of such linksets; linking them back to the f...

Mobile commerce is rapidly growing, providing financial institutions increasing opportunities to attract customers and build relationships. Although Millennials have the largest buying power and are constantly using their mobile devices to shop, certain financial institutions have not been successful in taking advantage of m-commerce in building relationships with these consumers. Thus, this st...