To infer product fitness information, consumers often consult digital influencers who exert effort to learn and evaluate product features and then propagate information to their followers. However, influencers' recommendations are not limited to products that exactly match their expertise, which...

More and more marketplace platforms choose to use the data gathered from consumers (e.g., customer search terms, demographics) to provide a data analytics service for third-party sellers, both encouraging innovations and improving the operations of the latter. Through adopting the data analytics...

The freemium pricing model has become mainstream in the software industry. A large user base can induce positive network effects while expanding security risks associated with unpatched users. This study explores a two-stage decision problem faced by software vendors that involves a freemium...