Open AccessWeb resource selection behavior patterns of social media users in health: A comparison of Yahoo! Answers and delicious
Author(s) -
Syn Sue Yeon,
Oh Sanghee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.2011.14504801263
Subject(s) - bookmarking , social media , world wide web , selection (genetic algorithm) , computer science , resource (disambiguation) , social media optimization , web resource , microblogging , web 2.0 , web page , internet privacy , computer network , artificial intelligence
This study aims to evaluate the shared web resources from two social media: social Q&A and social bookmarking services. Health was chosen as a topic of interest. The URLs in answers of Yahoo! Answers and bookmarks of Delicious related to health were collected. The preliminary analysis focused on the URL host distributions and patterns. Findings could be used to develop a research framework of the use of web resources and to educate users to use various sources for information seeking and sharing in social media.