The laws of the Web : patterns in the ecology of information / Bernardo A. Huberman.

By:

Huberman, B. A. (Bernardo A.), 1943-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780262275835
026227583X
058544840X
9780585448404

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Laws of the Web.DDC classification:

025.04 21

LOC classification:

ZA4226 .H83 2001eb

Other classification:

05.20

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Contents:

E-cology -- The Phenomenon of the Web -- Evolution and Structure -- Small Worlds -- As We Surf -- Social Dilemmas and Internet Congestion -- Downloading Information -- Markets and the Web.

Summary: An accessible explanation of the hidden patterns found within the seemingly chaotic World Wide Web.Despite its haphazard growth, the Web hides powerful underlying regularities--from the organization of its links to the patterns found in its use by millions of users. Many of these regularities have been predicted on the basis of theoretical models based on a field of physics--statistical mechanics--that few would have thought applicable to the social domain.In this book, Bernardo Huberman explains in accessible language the laws of the Web. One of the foremost researchers in the field, Huberman has established, for example, that the surfing patterns of individuals are describable by a precise law. Such findings can lead to more efficient Web design and use. They also shed light on social mechanisms whose significance goes beyond the Web. In this sense, the Web is a gigantic informational ecosystem that can be used to quantify and test explanations of human behavior and social interaction.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-102) and index.

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E-cology -- The Phenomenon of the Web -- Evolution and Structure -- Small Worlds -- As We Surf -- Social Dilemmas and Internet Congestion -- Downloading Information -- Markets and the Web.

An accessible explanation of the hidden patterns found within the seemingly chaotic World Wide Web.Despite its haphazard growth, the Web hides powerful underlying regularities--from the organization of its links to the patterns found in its use by millions of users. Many of these regularities have been predicted on the basis of theoretical models based on a field of physics--statistical mechanics--that few would have thought applicable to the social domain.In this book, Bernardo Huberman explains in accessible language the laws of the Web. One of the foremost researchers in the field, Huberman has established, for example, that the surfing patterns of individuals are describable by a precise law. Such findings can lead to more efficient Web design and use. They also shed light on social mechanisms whose significance goes beyond the Web. In this sense, the Web is a gigantic informational ecosystem that can be used to quantify and test explanations of human behavior and social interaction.

English.

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