DocumentCode
2027021
Title
The value of the unpopular: Counteracting the popularity echo-chamber on the Web
Author
Treviranus, Jutta ; Hockema, Stephen
Author_Institution
Adaptive Technol. Resource Centre, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
fYear
2009
fDate
26-27 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
603
Lastpage
608
Abstract
Theoretical proofs and empirical evidence show that diverse perspectives benefit groups, society and individuals. Current Web applications, by artificially emphasizing popularity, discourage this diversity. This paper examines the effect of the popularity ¿echo-chamber¿ on diversity, minority views and innovation. Applications and practices to counter this cascading trend and promote divergent thinking and minority perspectives are explored in a new project ¿unpopular.ca¿.
Keywords
Internet; social aspects of automation; Web applications; divergent thinking; diversity; innovation; minority views; popularity echo chamber; unpopular.ca; Bidirectional control; Counting circuits; Cultural differences; Decision making; Polarization; Problem-solving; Social network services; Tagging; Technological innovation; Voting; Web 2.0; diversity; minority views; normal: ‘echo-chamber’; popularity; social networking; values;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference
Conference_Location
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3877-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3878-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TIC-STH.2009.5444430
Filename
5444430
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