• DocumentCode
    1804806
  • Title

    Grasping Society´s Treasure Trove of Information

  • Author

    Witten, Ian H.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Waikato, New Zealand
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    24-28 Sept. 2007
  • Abstract
    Search engines -- "web dragons" -- are the portals through which we access society\´s treasure trove of information. This talk takes a critical look at how they work and the role they play in today\´s society, touching on social issues such as web spam, privacy, and the difference between the dragons\´ motivation and ours.
  • Keywords
    Portals; Privacy; Search engines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Current Trends in Computer Science, 2007. ENC 2007. Eighth Mexican International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-2899-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ENC.2007.35
  • Filename
    4351416