American households. This relationship is explored within two purchase environments, namely online and offline. The authors … online environment. Design/methodology/approach – The survey was delivered to 156 households in a small town in the Midwest …, system security concerns, general security concerns for those purchasing in online environments.  …

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the notion of investigative research on the internet (IRI) and conceptualise its …/methodology/approach – Investigative internet‐based research uses the techniques of ethnography and netnography, including variations of participant … conceptualise some internet‐based studies that do not conform to netnographic or ethnographic ideals. Research limitations …

internet fraud complaints that are gathered by the Federal Trade Commission in the USA. The implications that are contained in … the behavior of the complaints and trends identified are critical for addressing all types of online criminal activities … are indigenous to the occurrences of online fraud complaints in the USA. However, as the leading nation with the best …

identify an important link between termination fees, the online advertising market and Internet fragmentation. We extend the …We investigate the relation between Net Neutrality regulation and Internet fragmentation. We model a two-sided market …, where Content Providers (CPs) and consumers interact through Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and CPs sell consumers …

We study the relation between ad networks, consumer privacy and the online advertising market. We consider two …). We show that tracking may increase or decrease the provision of ads, depending on its effect on expected advertising …