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Towards a Framework for Weaving Social Networks Into Mobile Commerce
International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering
  • Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University
  • Noura Faci, Université Lyon 1
  • Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui, The Open University
  • Fahim Akhter
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract

This paper discusses a framework that supports weaving social elements into mobile commerce applications. This weaving takes place through different types of social networks that identify the stakeholders taking part in completing these applications. These stakeholders are consumers, providers, and brokers and are connected to each other through relationships such as competition, referral, loyalty, and collaboration. Each relationship is mapped onto a social network upon which a stakeholder relies before engaging in any of these applications and afterwards, making any decision. The value of social networks added to mobile commerce is illustrated with a set of experiments implementing a smart mobile restaurant guide.

Publisher
IGI Global
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Indexed in Scopus
No
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.4018/jssoe.2011070103
Citation Information
Zakaria Maamar, Noura Faci, Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui and Fahim Akhter. "Towards a Framework for Weaving Social Networks Into Mobile Commerce" International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering Vol. 2 (2011) p. 32 - 46 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1947-3052" target="_blank">1947-3052</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zakaria-maamar/118/