Web intelligence in information retrieval

Web Intelligence is a fascinating area in the very early stages of research and development. It combines the interaction of the human mind and artificial intelligence with networks and technology. How will the next generation Web mature? With the imminent growth of Web intelligence what expectations do users have? Users will expect more from the Web than for it to merely pass raw data between people via search engines. We attempt to define and summarise the concept of Web Intelligence, highlight the key elements of Web Intelligence, and explore the topic of Web information retrieval with particular focus on multimedia/information retrieval and intelligent agents.