http://www.washington.uwc.edu/about/faculty/muryn_j/ECO%20203/16th_edition/wsj101504vengeance.pdf
Most examples of game thoery discussed in class are primarily concerned with players maximizing their payoff; however, what if we were to introduce a new factor in which players had the option of attacking other players based on their actions? This articles addresses the reasons behind the drive for so many individuals to take action […]

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http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1064010&dl=ACM&coll=&CFID=15151515&CFTOKEN=6184618 (Click on full text PDF)
This article discusses ranking systems, specifically Google’s PageRank. An analogy between page ranking and social choice is examined. Page ranking is compared to agents (pages) preferring other agents (pages). This preference on the internet is found in links between pages.
The paper states that “the current practice of […]

http://news.com.com/Facebook+goes+corporate/2100-1038_3-6066533.html
This article covers Facebooks new ventures of social networking. Facebook is a website that has been used in the past for Students at both the high school and college level to stay connected. Now facebook is attemting to cover new waters as it is now allowing a select few companies to use facebook as a […]

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          Game theory is a concept that applies to not only humans but also to any biological population in the world. It has been used since the beginning of time, starting with the first species to inhabit the earth: viruses. In this article, two scientists undergo experiments to test their predictions that viruses have a […]

Modern medicine and technology has undeniably made great advances for us–those lucky enough to enjoy its benefits. We now live longer and healthier lives, no longer needing to worry about many once-deadly diseases. We are able to screen ourselves and even our potential children for genetic illnesses. We are so optimistic about medicine that […]

I came across an interesting article while searching for information related to Stanley Milgram’s “small-world” network. Those of you who have read “The Tipping Point” may remember Malcolm Gladwell’s story about Stanley Milgram, the psychologist who in 1967 gave 160 residents of Omaha, Nebraska a letter with the name of a stockbroker who lived in […]

The Trading Agent Competition is a multiple auction-type game competition held every year. A trading agent is a computer program that tries to satisfy the preferences of its client(s) by attempting to assemble a variety of travel packets through different types of auctions and competitions. The agent who fulfills his client’s preferences best wins.
This creates […]

In the February 07 edition of their magazine, View, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) addresses social networks from a business’ point of view. Three articles touch on social networks; the first concerns consumers and the following two discuss employee networks.
View calls this new type of consumer, the socially networked consumer, a powerful force in the marketplace that CEOs […]

“Attention Networks vs. Social Networks”
Article link: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2005/11/29/attention_netwo.html
This article discusses the difference between how attention networks and social networks model relationships.  The author believes that social networks are not an ideal model because they do not provide adequate information about relationships because of its undirected nature.  For examples, they don’t measure how long you’ve been friends, […]

Auctions: Theory and Practice
Auctioneer Addon for WoW
Our lectures and literatures discussed the theory of auctions. World of Warcraft (WoW) is an online game that was discussed earlier in another post. It has is own virtual economy with an auction house system that uses an ascending first price sealed bid system. Items are placed in the […]