Wiki means more: hyperreading in Wikipedia

  • Authors:
  • Yuejiao Zhang

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the seventeenth conference on Hypertext and hypermedia
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Based on the open-sourcing technology of wiki, Wikipedia has initiated a new fashion of hyperreading. Reading Wikipedia creates an experience distinct from reading a traditional encyclopedia. In an attempt to disclose one of the site's major appeals to the Web users, this paper approaches the characteristics of hyperreading activities in Wikipedia from three perspectives. Discussions are made regarding reading path, user participation, and navigational apparatus in Wikipedia.