Difference between revisions of "What is Popular on Wikipedia and Why"
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| + | | title = What is Popular on Wikipedia and Why | ||
| + | | date = 2007 | ||
| + | | authors = [[Anselm Spoerri]] | ||
| + | | doi = 10.5210/fm.v12i4.1765 | ||
| + | | link = http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1765/1645 | ||
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'''What is Popular on Wikipedia and Why''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2007, written by [[Anselm Spoerri]]. | '''What is Popular on Wikipedia and Why''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2007, written by [[Anselm Spoerri]]. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
This paper analyzes which pages and topics are the most popular on [[Wikipedia]] and why. For the period of September 2006 to January 2007, the 100 most visited Wikipedia pages in a month are identified and categorized in terms of the major topics of interest. The observed topics are compared with search behavior on the Web. Search queries, which are identical to the titles of the most popular Wikipedia pages, are submitted to major search engines and the positions of popular Wikipedia pages in the top 10 search results are determined. The presented data helps to explain how search engines, and [[Google]] in particular, fuel the growth and shape what is popular on Wikipedia. | This paper analyzes which pages and topics are the most popular on [[Wikipedia]] and why. For the period of September 2006 to January 2007, the 100 most visited Wikipedia pages in a month are identified and categorized in terms of the major topics of interest. The observed topics are compared with search behavior on the Web. Search queries, which are identical to the titles of the most popular Wikipedia pages, are submitted to major search engines and the positions of popular Wikipedia pages in the top 10 search results are determined. The presented data helps to explain how search engines, and [[Google]] in particular, fuel the growth and shape what is popular on Wikipedia. | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 12 August 2019
Authors | Anselm Spoerri |
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Publication date | 2007 |
DOI | 10.5210/fm.v12i4.1765 |
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What is Popular on Wikipedia and Why - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2007, written by Anselm Spoerri.
Overview
This paper analyzes which pages and topics are the most popular on Wikipedia and why. For the period of September 2006 to January 2007, the 100 most visited Wikipedia pages in a month are identified and categorized in terms of the major topics of interest. The observed topics are compared with search behavior on the Web. Search queries, which are identical to the titles of the most popular Wikipedia pages, are submitted to major search engines and the positions of popular Wikipedia pages in the top 10 search results are determined. The presented data helps to explain how search engines, and Google in particular, fuel the growth and shape what is popular on Wikipedia.
