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| spelling | Helles, Rasmus 1396-0466 University of Illinois Libraries Computer Networks and Communications Human-Computer Interaction http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v18i10.4874 <jats:p>This paper discusses how the advent of big data challenges established theories in Internet studies to redevelop existing explanatory strategies in order to incorporate the possibilities offered by this new empirical resource. The article suggests that established analytical procedures and theoretical frameworks used in Internet studies can be fruitfully employed to explain high–level structural phenomena that are only observable through the use of big data. The present article exemplifies this by offering a detailed analysis of how genre analysis of Web sites may be used to shed light on the generative mechanism behind the long–tail distribution of Web site use. The analysis shows that the long tail should be seen as a tiered version of popular top sites, and argues that downsizing of large–scale datasets in combination with qualitative and/or small–scale quantitative procedures may provide qualitatively better understandings of macro phenomena than purely automated, quantitative approaches.</jats:p> The big head and the long tail: An illustration of explanatory strategies for big data Internet studies First Monday |
| spellingShingle | Helles, Rasmus, First Monday, The big head and the long tail: An illustration of explanatory strategies for big data Internet studies, Computer Networks and Communications, Human-Computer Interaction |
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