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Information foraging

Information foraging is a theory that applies the ideas from optimal foraging theory to understand how human users search for information. The theory is based on the assumption that, when searching for information, humans use "built-in" foraging mechanisms that evolved to help our animal ancestors find food. Importantly, a better understanding of human…

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Information foraging

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples27
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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related to Sources · 10
Information foraging → Alertbox, December, High-tech, Jakob Nielsen, June, Leave Your Site Faster, USA Today, Web, Why Google Makes People, Word Spy
related to Information diet · 7
Information foraging → Advanced, Leaving, On, Some, The, Web, When
related to Models · 5
Information foraging → Attempts, Recently, See, These, Web
related to Information scent · 4
Information foraging → As, Human, The, When
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Information foraging → theory that applies the ideas from optimal foraging theory to understand how human users search for information

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information foraging theory users behavior web human search scent models use find food site searching energy animals prey strategies get

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Information foragingis atheory that applies the ideas from optimal foraging theory to understand how human users search for information0.90text
Information foragingrelated to Information dietSome0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information dietOn0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information dietWeb0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information dietLeaving0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information dietAdvanced0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information dietWhen0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information dietThe0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information scentThe0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information scentAs0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information scentHuman0.60section
Information foragingrelated to Information scentWhen0.60section

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