Online social networks (OSN) are a permanent presence in today's personal and
professional lives of a huge segment of the population, with direct consequences to offline …

Web-based social systems enable new community-based opportunities for participants to
engage, share, and interact. This community value and related services like search and …

Blogging becomes a popular way for a Web user to publish information on the Web.
Bloggers write blog posts, share their likes and dislikes, voice their opinions, provide …

Weblogs, or Blogs, have facilitated people to express their thoughts, voice their opinions,
and share their experiences and ideas. Individuals experience a sense of community, a …

Search engines became a de facto place to start information acquisition on the Web. Though
due to web spam phenomenon, search results are not always as good as desired …

The explosive use of social media also makes it a popular platform for malicious users,
known as social spammers, to overwhelm normal users with unwanted content. One …

Stress plays a critical role in our lives, impacting our productivity and our long-term
physiological and psychological well-being. This has motivated the development of stress …

Web search engines have become indispensable tools for finding content. As the popularity
of the Web has increased, the efforts to exploit the Web for commercial, social, or political …

Blogging has become a popular and convenient way to communicate, publish information,
share preferences, voice opinions, provide suggestions, report news, and form virtual …

We explore several different document representation models and two query expansion
models for the task of recommending blogs to a user in response to a query. Blog relevance …