The social cost of cheap pseudonyms Export

@misc{citeulike:148884, abstract = {We consider the problems of societal norms for cooperation and reputation when it is possible to obtain \"cheap pseudonyms\", something which is becoming quite common in a wide variety of interactions on the Internet. This introduces opportunities to misbehave without paying reputational consequences. A large degree of cooperation can still emerge, through a convention in which newcomers \"pay their dues\" by accepting poor treatment from players who have established positive reputations. One might ...}, author = {Friedman, E. and Resnick, P.}, citeulike-article-id = {148884}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.31.7456}, keywords = {agents, reputation, sociology}, posted-at = {2006-03-24 05:57:09}, priority = {0}, title = {The social cost of cheap pseudonyms}, url = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.31.7456}, year = {1998} }

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