Understanding the Users’ Tag Selection Behavior in Social Tagging Systems

Yuan Zhang (), Huiying Lv (), Yang Yu () and Mengkun Li ()
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Yuan Zhang: Capital Normal University
Huiying Lv: Capital Normal University
Yang Yu: Capital Normal University
Mengkun Li: Capital Normal University

A chapter in LISS 2013, 2015, pp 1151-1155 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract One of the biggest challenges in information navigation is finding out the information which users most need. In social tagging systems, users’ tag selection behavior is one type of users’ information navigation behavior. This paper integrates the Information Foraging Theory and Spreading Activation Theory to construct a model for investigation the relationship between people’s priori knowledge and their behavior when they are in tag selection. The study holds that the priori knowledge of the individuals and the priori knowledge of the collective are both influence users tag selection behavior. Data collected from 190 users provide support for the proposed model. The results can help UI designers of the professional websites push the most useful information for users.

Keywords: Tag; Tag cloud; Tag selection; Social tagging systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40660-7_172

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