tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100497960036874702023-11-15T09:10:38.210-08:00Introduction to WebometricsThis is the blog of the book Introduction to Webometrics: Quantitative Web Research for the Social Sciences, by Mike Thelwall.
Please leave a comment on the whole book or if you have a comment on an individual chapter, leave that comment on the blank blog post for that chapter. Thank you!Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-51838008311463628062009-05-22T12:48:00.001-07:002013-03-05T10:04:41.853-08:00Welcome to the Book Blog!This is the blog of the book <a href="http://webometrics.wlv.ac.uk/">Introduction to Webometrics: Quantitative Web Research for the Social Sciences</a>.<br />
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Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-10203045755997062362009-05-22T12:47:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:48:10.631-07:00Chapter 1: IntroductionPlease leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chapter 1: Introduction</span> here.Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-56033723179710774762009-05-22T12:46:00.002-07:002009-05-22T12:47:16.741-07:00Chapter 2: Web Impact Assessment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; 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"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Please leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Chapter 2: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Web Impact Assessment</span> here.</div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-33501151151588906812009-05-22T12:46:00.001-07:002009-05-22T12:46:41.160-07:00Chapter 3: Link Analysis<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Please leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Chapter 3: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Link Analysis</span> here.</div></span></div></span></div></span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-31497677981845124192009-05-22T12:45:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:46:08.574-07:00Chapter 4: Blog Searching<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Please leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Chapter 5: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Automatic Search Engine Searches: LexiURL Searcher</span> here.</div></span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-89855038592471419302009-05-22T12:42:00.002-07:002009-05-22T12:44:32.843-07:00Chapter 6: Web Crawling: SocSciBotPlease leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chapter 6: Web Crawling: SocSciBot</span> here.Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-90515534417879349262009-05-22T12:42:00.001-07:002009-05-22T12:42:48.805-07:00Chapter 7: Search Engines and Data Reliability<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Please leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Chapter 7: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Search Engines and Data Reliability</span> here.</span></div></span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-41491020691452293622009-05-22T12:41:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:42:08.518-07:00Chapter 8: Tracking User Actions OnlinePlease leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chapter 8: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tracking User Actions Online</span> here.</span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-73650070081351610922009-05-22T12:40:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:41:07.064-07:00Chapter 9: Advanced Techniques<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Please leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Chapter 9:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Advanced Techniques</span> here.</span></div></span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610049796003687470.post-15429391658215502752009-05-22T12:39:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:40:22.099-07:00Chapter 10: Summary and Future DirectionsPlease leave any comments on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chapter 10: Summary and Future Directions</span> here.</span>Mike Thelwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11997243815649603823noreply@blogger.com1