Round numbers have been defined as multiples of the powers of the base (e.g., multiples of 10 in the commonly used base 10 number system, see Dehaene and Mehler 1992) or as numbers whose factorial Read More »
Consumers rely on online word of mouth to make consumption decisions partly because they believe the information provided helps them make better-informed decisions. However, participants in online Read More »
Nowadays it’s becoming more difficult to detect if a product review or referral is made by another customer (without self-interest in advertising a product), or by someone with a commercial Read More »
As argued by Joshua Meyrowitz, in his acclaimed book entitled No sense of place, media change the situational geographies of social life (Meyrowitz 1985). Meyrowitz claims that social roles and Read More »
I want to show how an unpleasant element – the torture scene in the Hollywood war film – may be read as a site of Utopia. Viewed in a larger perspective, I claim that Hollywood can envision a Read More »