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Title: | Web searching for sexual information: An exploratory study |
Authors: | Spink, Amanda Lorence, Daniel P. Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Endüstri Mühendisliği Bölümü. Özmutlu, H.Cenk ABH-5209-2020 6603061328 |
Keywords: | Computer science Information science & library science Seeking Life Internet Behavioral research Online searching Portals Search engines Human information behavior (HIB) Sexual information Information management |
Issue Date: | Jan-2004 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Sci |
Citation: | Spink, A. vd. (2004). “Web searching for sexual information: an exploratory study”. Information Processing and Management, 40(1), 113-123. |
Abstract: | Sexuality on the Internet takes many forms and channels, including chat rooms discussions, accessing Websites or searching Web search engines for sexual materials. The study of Web sexual queries provides insight into sexual-related information-seeking behavior, of value to Web users and providers alike. We qualitatively analyzed 58,027 queries from a log of 1,025,910 Excite Web user queries from 1999. We found that sexual and non-sexual-related queries exhibited differences in session duration, query outcomes, and search term choices. Implications for sexual information seeking and Web systems are discussed. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4573(02)00082-1 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306457302000821 http://hdl.handle.net/11452/21725 |
ISSN: | 0306-4573 |
Appears in Collections: | Scopus Web of Science |
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