: Virtual worlds have become very popular recently, in particular 3D virtual worlds with a built-in virtual currency that enables providers and users to monetize their creations. V...
This paper discusses the currency management mechanisms used in Deno, a replicated object storage system designed for use in mobile and weakly-connected environments. Deno primari...
Micro-payment systems have become popular in recent times as the desire to support low-value, high-volume transactions of text, music, clip-art, video and other media has increase...
Spam is a major problem facing email today, and current solutions are ineffective. This paper presents our progress towards defining and implementing a payment-based email deliver...
Economic incentives are a powerful way of shaping consumer behavior towards more commercially efficient and environmentally sustainable patterns. In this paper, we explore the id...