Visualization of Web Spaces: State of the Art and Future Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozgur Turetken ◽  
Ramesh Sharda
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Information Need ◽  
Information Exploration

The World Wide Web is a dominant global communication medium and knowledge repository. It is used by a great number of people with a variety of computer skills hence its usability is critical. As with many large information collections, the challenge with web usability is understanding the structure of a collection of information objects (web pages) to find relevant ones for satisfying a specific information need. Web sites are organized in a hyperlinked structure that somewhat addresses this challenge. However, this “connectedness” also causes the now well-known “lost in cyberspace” phenomenon where one may get confused within the complex organization of a web site. Meanwhile, information exploration on the web is not limited to browsing a web site. The problem of finding relevant information applies to a collection of pages that come from various web sites as in the case of the results of a “less than perfectly constructed” search query.<div><br>Information visualization has been proposed as a way to cope with these problems by taking advantage of people’s innate perceptual skills to support their cognitive skills. Many paradigms have been proposed for the visual presentation of web spaces (i.e. structured or unstructured collection of web pages). This study surveys these paradigms to provide a map of where the research in this field is, and what directions future research and practice can take. For this, we introduce a classification scheme to help in the systematic understanding of web visualization and for providing a framework for the development of<br>future visualizations.</div>

scholarly journals Visualization of Web Spaces: State of the Art and Future Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozgur Turetken ◽  
Ramesh Sharda
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Information Need ◽  
Information Exploration

The World Wide Web is a dominant global communication medium and knowledge repository. It is used by a great number of people with a variety of computer skills hence its usability is critical. As with many large information collections, the challenge with web usability is understanding the structure of a collection of information objects (web pages) to find relevant ones for satisfying a specific information need. Web sites are organized in a hyperlinked structure that somewhat addresses this challenge. However, this “connectedness” also causes the now well-known “lost in cyberspace” phenomenon where one may get confused within the complex organization of a web site. Meanwhile, information exploration on the web is not limited to browsing a web site. The problem of finding relevant information applies to a collection of pages that come from various web sites as in the case of the results of a “less than perfectly constructed” search query.<div><br>Information visualization has been proposed as a way to cope with these problems by taking advantage of people’s innate perceptual skills to support their cognitive skills. Many paradigms have been proposed for the visual presentation of web spaces (i.e. structured or unstructured collection of web pages). This study surveys these paradigms to provide a map of where the research in this field is, and what directions future research and practice can take. For this, we introduce a classification scheme to help in the systematic understanding of web visualization and for providing a framework for the development of<br>future visualizations.</div>

Does Credibility Count?

2013 ◽  
pp. 230-245
Author(s):  
Malkeet Singh ◽  
Marie K. Iding
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Multiple Regression Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Written Comments ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
Junior College Students ◽  
Study Participants

Two studies investigated Singaporean junior college students’ determinations of the credibility of social studies Web sites. In the first study, participants selected Web sites that they determined to provide objective and accurate representations of their topics, provided reasons for their selection, and described Web site authors’ vested interests. They also selected Web sites that illustrated misrepresentations, explained why, and described authors’ vested interests. Finally, they rated their own competence and confidence about different aspects of Web site information accuracy. Qualitative analyses of participants’ written comments revealed a strong awareness of political vested interests of Web site authors, a topic that had not emerged in previous research. In the second study, analyses of students’ responses to questionnaires about a more credible and a less credible Web site provided by their instructor indicated that students rated the more credible Web site higher. Students’ ratings of their general confidence in evaluating Web sites on accuracy/truthfulness as well as their confidence in detecting misrepresentations in Web sites were used as criteria in a reduced multiple regression model. Results showed that students generally differed in their perception of the two Web sites. Implications for future research are discussed.

Does Credibility Count?

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Malkeet Singh ◽  
Marie K. Iding
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Junior College ◽  
Multiple Regression Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Written Comments ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
Junior College Students ◽  
Study Participants

Two studies investigated Singaporean junior college students’ determinations of the credibility of social studies Web sites. In the first study, participants selected Web sites that they determined to provide objective and accurate representations of their topics, provided reasons for their selection, and described Web site authors’ vested interests. They also selected Web sites that illustrated misrepresentations, explained why, and described authors’ vested interests. Finally, they rated their own competence and confidence about different aspects of Web site information accuracy. Qualitative analyses of participants’ written comments revealed a strong awareness of political vested interests of Web site authors, a topic that had not emerged in previous research. In the second study, analyses of students’ responses to questionnaires about a more credible and a less credible Web site provided by their instructor indicated that students rated the more credible Web site higher. Students’ ratings of their general confidence in evaluating Web sites on accuracy/truthfulness as well as their confidence in detecting misrepresentations in Web sites were used as criteria in a reduced multiple regression model. Results showed that students generally differed in their perception of the two Web sites. Implications for future research are discussed.

The Role of Divisional Affiliation in Athletic Department Web Site Coverage

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coyte G. Cooper ◽  
David Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Broad Perspective ◽  
Men's Basketball ◽  
School Year ◽  
Sport Teams ◽  
Academic School

With the growing popularity of the Internet as a communication medium, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletic departments have turned to their Web sites to build interest in their product among consumers. As sites continue to develop traffic, it is important to examine the coverage being provided on the home Web pages to determine whether equitable coverage is being allocated to men’s and women’s nonrevenue sport teams. The current research featured a content analysis of NCAA divisional Web-site coverage during an academic school year. From a broad perspective, the results indicated that only Division III provided equitable gender and individual team coverage allocations on its home Web pages. In contrast, the data also supported the notion that Division I athletic programs (Football Bowl Subdivision [FBS] and Football Championship Subdivision [FCS]) provided significantly more coverage to men’s baseball, men’s basketball, and men’s football than nonrevenue-sport teams. The FBS and FCS coverage inequalities are discussed in depth in the article.

Testing, Measuring, and Diagnosing Web Sites from the User's Perspective

2009 ◽  
pp. 1416-1429
Author(s):  
Leszek Borzemski
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Web Browser ◽  
Free Service ◽  
Network Usage ◽  
Business Web ◽  
Internet Performance ◽  
Application Developers

Users perceive good Internet performance as characterized by low latency, high throughput and high availability. When browsing the Web, users are concerned with the performance of entire pages. Understanding and identifying the sources of the performance problems are very important issues, especially for e-business. Therefore, there is the need to have a service for testing and measuring e-business Web site performance from the perspective of the end-users. We present our contribution in this area, that is, the Wing free service that has been developed for the purpose of Web transaction visualization. Our Web client that probes a target Web site is a real Web browser (MS IE), so the user can observe how a particular browser uses the network. Such known tools use their own Web browsing methods. Therefore, the solutions can be different from that used by real browsers, and the results can be inadequate. Wing helps identify inefficient network usage by the browser and helps to tune Web pages to use the network efficiently. Therefore, Wing can be a good analysis tool for Web page and network application developers.

The Challenge of Web Site Design for Global Organizations

2011 ◽  
pp. 103-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne Cyr ◽  
Carole Bonanni ◽  
John Bowes ◽  
Joe Ilsever
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Site Design ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Site Design ◽  
Online Business ◽  
Design Preferences ◽  
The U.S

The growth of Internet shopping motivates a better understanding of how e-loyalty is built online between businesses and consumers. In this study, Web site design and culture are advanced as important to Web site trust, Web site satisfaction, and e-loyalty in online business relationships. Based on data collected in Canada, the U.S., Germany, and Japan, the research considers (1) examining, within culture, preferences for design elements of a local vs. a foreign Web site, and subsequent participant perceptions of trust, satisfaction, and e-loyalty, and (2) comparisons between cultures for design preferences of local and foreign Web sites, and subsequent participant perceptions of trust, satisfaction, and e-loyalty. As predicted, similarities were greatest among Americans, Canadians, and Germans, with the Japanese representing a different and unique case. The results are discussed against hypothesized expectations. Implications for future research are outlined.

Valuation and analysis of drug addiction web sites / Criterios de valoración y análisis de sitios web sobre drogodependencias

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Carabantes Alarcón ◽  
Carmen García Carrión ◽  
Juan Vicente Beneit Montesinos
Keyword(s):  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Web Page ◽  
Specific System ◽  
The Web

La calidad en Internet tiene un gran valor, y más aún cuando se trata de una página web sobre salud como es un recurso sobre drogodependencias. El presente artículo recoge los estimadores y sistemas más destacados sobre calidad web para el desarrollo de un sistema específico de valoración de la calidad de recursos web sobre drogodependencias. Se ha realizado una prueba de viabilidad mediante el análisis de las principales páginas web sobre este tema (n=60), recogiendo la valoración, desde el punto de vista del usuario, de la calidad de los recursos. Se han detectado aspectos de mejora en cuanto a la exactitud y fiabilidad de la información, autoría, y desarrollo de descripciones y valoraciones de los enlaces externos. AbstractThe quality in Internet has a great value, and still more when is a web page on health like a resource of drug dependence. This paper contains the estimators and systems on quality in the web for the development of a specific system to value the quality of a web site about drug dependence. A test of viability by means of the analysis of the main web pages has been made on this subject, gathering the valuation from the point of view of the user of the quality of the resources. Aspects of improvement as the exactitude and reliability of the information, responsibility, and development of descriptions and valuations of the external links have been detected.

Toward a purposeful design strategy for visually impaired Web users

First Monday ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Barpanda ◽  
Jared Reyes ◽  
Rakesh Babu
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perceived Complexity ◽  
The Web

The central premise of this research is the belief that using the Web non-visually is cognitively burdensome and tedious due to its complex, sight-centered design. There exists a literature gap on visually impaired (VI) users’ perceptions and experiences regarding Web site complexity. This paper reports the findings from a survey of 50 visually impaired individuals regarding perceived complexity and usability of a popular shopping Web site and its less complex version. Results show that significant gains in usability could be achieved by reducing complexity in Web design. A theoretical model of perceived complexity and associated propositions are presented to guide future research on improving the VI user experience of Web sites and Web applications.

Web 2.0

2010 ◽  
pp. 1176-1182
Author(s):  
Jos van Iwaarden ◽  
Ton van der Wiele ◽  
Roger Williams ◽  
Steve Eldridge
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Social Bookmarking ◽  
Video Sharing ◽  
Internet Search Engine ◽  
A Company

The Internet has come of age as a global source of information about every topic imaginable. A company like Google has become a household name in Western countries and making use of its internet search engine is so popular that “Googling” has even become a verb in many Western languages. Whether it is for business or private purposes, people worldwide rely on Google to present them relevant information. Even the scientific community is increasingly employing Google’s search engine to find academic articles and other sources of information about the topics they are studying. Yet, the vast amount of information that is available on the internet is gradually changing in nature. Initially, information would be uploaded by the administrators of the web site and would then be visible to all visitors of the site. This approach meant that web sites tended to be limited in the amount of content they provided, and that such content was strictly controlled by the administrators. Over time, web sites have granted their users the authority to add information to web pages, and sometimes even to alter existing information. Current examples of such web sites are eBay (auction), Wikipedia (encyclopedia), YouTube (video sharing), LinkedIn (social networking), Blogger (weblogs) and Delicious (social bookmarking).

Emerging Practices and Standards for Designing Business Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 85-110
Author(s):  
Carmine Swllitto ◽  
Andrew Wenn
Keyword(s):  
Information Visualization ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Site Development ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Business Web ◽  
Accessibility Issues

A well-designed and implemented Web site can give a business the edge in the online environment. In part this can be achieved by utilizing the appropriate encoding language, incorporating metadata into Web pages and addressing accessibility issues for the disabled. These aspects of Web site implementation tend to be technically tangible and thus relatively easily definable. However, some of the subjective aspects of Web site development associated with information design, such as information quality, effective information visualization and presentation also contribute to a successful Web site strategy. In this chapter we report on some of the emerging technical and information design practices that a developer should consider in the implementation of business Web sites.

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