false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177463049m/706406.jpg 706406 1 Despite its haphazard growth, the Web hides powerful underlying regularities--from the organization of its links to the patterns found in its use by millions of users. Many of these regularities have been predicted on the basis of theoretical models based on a field of physics--statistical mechanics--that few would have thought applicable to the social domain.<br /> <br /> In this book Bernardo Huberman explains in accessible language the laws of the Web. One of the foremost researchers in the field, Huberman has established, for example, that the surfing patterns of individuals are describable by a precise law. Such findings can lead to more efficient Web design and use. They also shed light on social mechanisms whose significance goes beyond the Web. In this sense, the Web is a gigantic informational ecosystem that can be used to quantify and test explanations of human behavior and social interaction. 692686 2003 The Laws of the Web: Patterns in the Ecology of Information total:9|5:1|3:2|2:3|1:3| 9 20 15 0 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 18:09:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:09:27 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Aug 12 11:15:09 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 11:15:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 24 19:12:39 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:16:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 24 03:28:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 03:28:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jan 04 12:04:17 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:04:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 22 13:13:34 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 13:13:34 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sat Nov 15 05:36:29 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 17:31:47 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Wed Sep 17 12:46:51 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 12:46:51 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 01 09:00:30 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 09:00:30 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Nov 10 16:27:29 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 10 16:27:29 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Sun Oct 28 20:21:22 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 20:21:22 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Sep 16 06:16:35 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 06:16:35 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jul 30 19:21:11 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 19:21:11 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Tue Jul 10 19:58:36 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 19:58:36 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Tue Apr 24 18:04:17 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 24 18:04:17 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=706406