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Automated Discovery of Emerging Online Communities Among Blog Readers: A Case Study of a Canadian Real Estate Blog
(2009)
More than 184 million people worldwide have started a web blog, that collectively attracted at least 346 million blog readers. Due to their popularities, web blogs have been the focus of many recent Internet studies. Aside ...
Web APIs: A Step towards Greater Mobility of User-Created Data across Social Networking Websites and Their Implications for Research in Information Behavior
(2007)
As Internet users are joining more online communities
such as Facebook and MySpace, they are also becoming
more prolific content creators. But unfortunately, the task
of managing and exchanging content between their ...
Analyzing Networked Learning Texts
(2008)
Social interactions are essential in understanding the collaborative processes in networked learning
environments. Although individuals may learn by retrieving information from online archives,
dictionaries and ...
The structure and form of folksonomy tags: The road to the public library catalog
(2007-09)
This article examines the linguistic structure of folksonomy tags collected over a thirty-day period from the daily tag logs of Delicious, Furl, and Technorati. The tags were evaluated against the National Information ...
Using GIS for Spatial and Temporal Analysis in Print Culture Studies: Some Opportunities and Challenges
(Duke University Press, 2000)
Examines the issues involved in employing a viewpoint that geography impacts research. Idea in the history of print culture; Interest in the study of print culture; Use of quantitative data by historians of print culture; ...
Write While You Search: Ambient Searching of a Digital Library in the Context of Writing
(2006)
We consider ideas for a tighter integration of searching a digital
library while writing a paper. A prototype system based on web
services is described which allows us to explore the design space
of ambient search tools ...
Automated Discovery and Analysis of Social Networks from Threaded Discussions
(2008)
To gain greater insight into the operation of online social networks, we applied Natural Language
Processing (NLP) techniques to text-based communication to identify and describe underlying social
structures in online ...
Grey Literature in the Life of GESAMP, an International Marine Scientific Advisory Body
(Springer, 2004)
GESAMP (Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection), an international marine scientific advisory group sponsored by several UN bodies, has published significant
reports on marine ...
When Numbers Alone Are Not Enough: Applications of Qualitative Methodologies
(Canadian Library Association, 2007)
The Analysis of Online Communities using Interactive Content-based Social Networks
(2008)
Today the Internet has become a convenient and ubiquitous platform for anyone with access to publish their thoughts and ideas, express their opinions, argue with their peers on various issues and, most importantly, organize ...