This study examines the relationship between online interaction and fear of cyberbullying. A mixed method approach is adopted to explore not only the statistical correlation between them, but also the qualitative meaning behind this correlation. The quantitative analysis reveals a positive...

The last decade has seen an increasing number of Online Social Network (OSN) users. As they grew more and more popular over the years, OSNs become also more and more profitable. Indeed, users share a considerable amount of personal information on these sites, both intentionally and...

Trust is an essential requirement to transact in the digital environment. Digital identity proves a user's presence, whereas the trust proves the standing and worthiness. Trust management can establish and verify the trust to give rise to new outcomes for online transactions such as increased...

The paper explores the explanatory value of digital traces, especially for gaining insight to ‘cultural' settings in the absence of cultural participants. We consider digital traces as the ‘matter' of online social phenomena which can be revealed through transformation, re-alignment or...

In recent years, Smartphone users are increasing rapidly. Moreover, Smartphone users' age occupies from young to old. In the past, studies focus on Smartphone users generally targets the office workers rather than younger users. Yet, previous studies do not talk about the income and life-value...

The increasing popularity of Online Social Networks (OSNs), its complex and rapidly growing structure, its potential impact on business, politics, healthcare and society has led to a great deal of interest in the development of efficient influential nodes identification algorithms. Different...