Publication Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
In this paper we show that users move from page to page, in the
WWW, by following similar browsing patterns when they have similar
browsing experience. Similar browsing patterns do not absolutely imply that the
same URL’s are visited. They only mean that users react in similar ways to
similar web sites and follow almost foreseen routes. In order to prove this
conclusion we introduce the Navigation Graph technique to trace users’ web
browsing patterns. We also categorize sites according to their structure by using
a commercial tool. Having done these, we analyze the results of the navigation
graphs and present them, pointing out the problems that users may encounter.
Finally, in order to answer to these problems, we propose enhancements that
can improve the performance of web browsers and web servers.
WWW, by following similar browsing patterns when they have similar
browsing experience. Similar browsing patterns do not absolutely imply that the
same URL’s are visited. They only mean that users react in similar ways to
similar web sites and follow almost foreseen routes. In order to prove this
conclusion we introduce the Navigation Graph technique to trace users’ web
browsing patterns. We also categorize sites according to their structure by using
a commercial tool. Having done these, we analyze the results of the navigation
graphs and present them, pointing out the problems that users may encounter.
Finally, in order to answer to these problems, we propose enhancements that
can improve the performance of web browsers and web servers.
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Year of Publication
2001
