A content and structure website mining model

ABSTRACT

We present a novel model for validating and improving the content and structure organization of a website. This model studies the website as a graph and evaluates its interconnectivity in relation to the similarity of its documents. The aim of this model is to provide a simple way for improving the overall structure, contents and interconnectivity of a website. This model has been implemented as a prototype and applied to several websites, showing very interesting results. Our model is complementary to other methods of website personalization and improvement.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.8 Database applications
          Subjects: Data mining

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
          Subjects: Clustering
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.m Miscellaneous

Keywords:
web mining, website improvement