Distributed Wikis and Social Networks: A Good Fit

Babak Esfandiari, Alan Davoust

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Abstract / Description of output

Social networks can play an important role in the process of decentralizing authority in distributed systems. We will focus on distributed wiki systems, and we show how, in the special case of a peer-to-peer wiki, there is a rational incentive for users to self-organize and form a meaningful social network. We discuss to that effect the basic metrics that can be derived from the topology of the social network to help assess the subjective quality of wiki entries. Demos and experimental results will illustrate and support our discussion. We finally speculate as to how these results may also translate to discussion forums or recommender systems.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 25th International Conference Companion on World Wide Web
Place of PublicationRepublic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
PublisherInternational World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee
Pages937-938
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-4144-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2016
Event25th International Conference Companion on World Wide Web - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 11 Apr 201615 Apr 2016
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Publication series

NameWWW '16 Companion
PublisherInternational World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee

Conference

Conference25th International Conference Companion on World Wide Web
Abbreviated titleWWW 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period11/04/1615/04/16
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