1. Individual privacy and security in virtual worlds / Malu Roldan, Alan Rea -- 2. 3D3C identity / Yesha Sivan -- 3. Society in a virtual world / Vaclav Jirovsky -- 4. Understanding risk and risk-taking behavior in virtual worlds / Fariborz Farahmand, Eugene Spafford -- 5. The social design of...

Based on repeated expressions and the peer influence literatures, we tested the impact of elite politicians' online social networking behaviors on their partisanship behavior. We constructed a panel data for 414 Members of The 113th U.S. House of Representatives across a period of 9 months. To...

Brands are facing heightened consumer pressure to address social issues via social media channels. However, the social media strategy that brands should employ during social activism is still unclear. We clarify the conditions under which brands’ social media strategies (i.e., specific...

When managing major disasters, authorities may ask residents to comply with certain guidelines that change community members’ daily routines. In these situations, authorities often appeal to resilience, which refers to the ability to recover from challenges.In this study, we examine whether...