Using three years of daily Web traffic data, and new models adapted from financial mathematics, this talk examines large-scale variation in Web traffic.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Online Audiences and the Paradox of Web Traffic
Using new models adapted from financial mathematics, Dr Hindman examines large-scale variation in Web traffic and finds that web audience distribution is actually extremely stable. He discusses the implications for the openness of the online public sphere.
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Lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. The OII is a leading world centre for multidisciplinary research and teaching on the social factors that are shaping the Internet, and their implications for society. Areas covered by our podcasts include: social networking, Internet regulation, safety and security online, e-government and democracy, civil society, open access, identity, e-learning, citizen journalism and new media, and the future of the...