The lack of uniformity in Web documents, and the sheer volume of Web
data make conventional information retrieval techniques inadequate for
management of Web data. Now comes Web Community, essentially a set of
Web-based documents with consistent logical structure. The authors
explain how to construct and analyze Web communities, introduce and
explain the necessary algorithms, and examine successful existing
applications. This book provides researchers and students in information
retrieval and Web search with all the necessary basics and methods to
create and understand Web communities, and adapt the samples provided
for to new designs and implementations.