Global Diffusion of the Internet VIII: Maximum Resolution Dichotomy for Global Diffusion of the Internet

The Global Diffusion of the Internet (GDI) framework was used to study the progress in the adoption of the Internet in close to 30 countries since 1997. A new methodology in data mining is presented to extend the use of Kiviat diagrams to visualize the framework cast in a supply-demand dichotomy. A maximum resolution topology is derived as an additional tool for exploratory data analysis of such GDI dichotomies

A Global Comparative Study of Online Auction Markets

Online auctions have demonstrated how e-commerce can transform business, and not merely transplanting conventional processes to a new medium. The resulting emergence and growth of diverse markets pose the intriguing question of what ‘shape’ a given market is in at a particular moment of development. The approach of Topological Analysis, which is based on the Star Plot method in data visualization, provides such a model using only operational data, without any expert knowledge of the specific auction market, or financial details from the transactions. Using extensive analysis of data available on eBay.com, the foremost online auction platform to date, a global comparative study of four markets in eight countries is conducted. The results shed light on the evolution of electronic markets, as well as their regional and cultural variations