GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-97-05
Title:
Supporting Social Navigation on the World Wide Web
Authors:
Andreas Dieberger
Abstract:
This paper discusses a navigation behavior on Internet information
services, in particular the World Wide Web, which is characterized by
pointing out of information using various communication tools. We call this
behavior social navigation as it is based on communication and interaction
with other users, be that through email, or any other means of
communication. Social navigation phenomena are quite common although most
current tools (like Web browsers or email clients) offer very little
support for it. We describe why social navigation is useful and how it can
be better supported in future systems. We further describe two prototype
systems that, although originally not designed explicitly as tools for
social navigation, provide features that are typical for social navigation
systems. One of these systems, the Juggler system, is a combination of a
textual virtual environment and a Web client. The other system is a
prototype of a Web-hotlist organizer, called Vortex. We use both systems to
describe fundamental principles of social navigation systems.
Keywords:
Internet, WWW, collaborative navigation, social navigation, collaborative
filtering
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