This paper analyzes the behavior of releasing messages in the MicroBlog community and presents a human dynamic model co-driven by interest and social identity. According to the empirical analysis and simulation results, the messaging interval distribution follows a power law, which is mainly...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the potential as well as the limitations of user behavioral and technical approaches in potable water savings in typical high‐density urban housing estates in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used was a review of the...

In order to overcome the problem of free-riding in current P2P system, we suggest applying social network theory. Based on our exploration of the overlapping research fields of social networks and peer-to-peer networks, we propose a new P2P framework within this paper. It specifies social...

The huge volume of exchanges of financial - accounting information using new technologies and involves a degree of protection to be ensured. Depending on the type of information it is searched to determine “the level of security”, but also potential risks that concern, and technical...