SOCWEB

Searching the Social Web

Coordinatore	NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS    more  Organization address address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 city: ATHENS postcode: 10561 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Efi Cognome: Kafentzi Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 3689194 Fax: +30 210 3689008
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Greece [EL]
Totale costo	100˙000 €
EC contributo	100˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG
Funding Scheme	MC-IRG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-05-01   -   2015-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS  Organization address address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 city: ATHENS postcode: 10561 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Efi Cognome: Kafentzi Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 3689194 Fax: +30 210 3689008	EL (ATHENS)	coordinator	100˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'From its beginnings as a means to share scientific data, the Web is evolving to capture parts of daily life for millions of users. A large amount of user-generated content on a number of topics, people and their connections to other people and content are placed on-line daily. Within this new ecosystem there are two important new trends that bring a paradigm shift to how information is searched and accessed on the Web. First, users are increasingly using the Web to accomplish complex information searching tasks that may involve other users: e.g. the purchase of a house, or planning a vacation. When working towards such tasks, users oftentimes have the (currently unmet) need to coordinate, collaborate, and consult with other users. The second trend is the growing use and availability of social media data. Such data, is often structured and contains information such as reviews, rankings, trust scores, etc. which can be linked together into some form of Social Network (SN), based on friendship-links and user interactions. Such data can be particularly useful for tailoring the search results to the interests of a given user and for identifying users that are knowledgeable and potentially helpful around a given topic. We propose to investigate how Social Networks can improve the daily life of users while searching and accessing information on the Web. We will organize our research around the following thrusts. a) SN Data Management: How can we efficiently manage the constantly evolving social Web data? b) Social Searches: How can we enable users to save and share their Web searches with other users? c) Socially-Aware Results: How should we take into account a user's Social Network during Web searches? d) Social Trust: How can we tell which user is trustworthy and knowledgeable on a given topic? As part of our proposal we will build a Web application showcasing our findings.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Online social networks (OSNs) such as Facebook and Twitter have become indispensable tools for people seeking information on the Web. EU-funded researchers are examining how OSNs can enhance the lives of users who look for and access information online.