Title :
A Study of the Human Flesh Search Engine: Crowd-Powered Expansion of Online Knowledge
Author :
Wang, Fei-Yue ; Zeng, Daniel ; Hendler, James A. ; Zhang, Qingpeng ; Feng, Zhuo ; Gao, Yanqing ; Wang, Hui ; Lai, Guanpi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This first comprehensive empirical study of a search function that originated in China examines its tremendous growth in recent years and its uniquely rich online/offline interactions.
Keywords :
Internet; search engines; crowd-powered expansion; human flesh search engine; offline interactions; online interactions; online knowledge; Information services; Internet; Media; Search engines; Social network services; Web and internet services; Blogsphere; Human flesh search; Social computing; Social network analysis;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2010.216
