Social Cloud: Cloud Computing in Social Networks

Abstract

With the increasingly ubiquitous nature of Social networks and Cloud computing, users are starting to explore new ways to interact with, and exploit these developing paradigms. Social networks are used to reflect real world relationships that allow users to share information and form connections between one another, essentially creating dynamic Virtual Organizations. We propose leveraging the pre-established trust formed through friend relationships within a Social network to form a dynamic "Social Cloud", enabling friends to share resources within the context of a Social network. We believe that combining trust relationships with suitable incentive mechanisms (through financial payments or bartering) could provide much more sustainable resource sharing mechanisms. This paper outlines our vision of, and experiences with, creating a Social Storage Cloud, looking specifically at possible market mechanisms that could be used to create a dynamic Cloud infrastructure in a Social network environment.

Social Cloud Computing Using Social Network

“…Due to the unique nature of the Social Cloud, a social market place is proposed as a means of regulating sharing. [5] …”

“…Social communication sites have become more than sharing and communicating with other people, for instance a multitude applications use Facebook credentials for authenticating. [5][6]…”

A New Conceptual Framework Modelling for Cloud Computing Risk Management in Banking Organizations

“…The banking service registers every member of the cloud and stores their credit balance and all agreements they are participating [8]. Further, they proposed artifact model of the software risk management for mitigating risks.…”

Social Networks for Importing and Exporting Security

“…In [8] the authors presented a concrete implementation of Cloud Computing Service (for storage) on Facebook. However, there is no description as to actually utilise the Cloud after creation.…”