Abstract
In this paper, we conduct a web usage analysis of user activity in two online collaborative projects, Open Street Map (OSM) and The Pirate Bay (TPB). User logs are downloaded and analysed to provide a picture of user productivity and user activity over time. We find that users of Open Street Map are both more productive and are active for longer than their counterparts in The Pirate Bay. We discuss the methods and heuristics used as an example of how to carry out webometric web usage analysis of online collaboration sites.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ISSI 2011 conference, 13th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics & Informetrics, Durban, South Africa, 04-07 July 2011 |
| Editors | Ed Noyons, Patrick Ngulube, Jacqueline Leta |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Place of Publication | Leiden |
| Publisher | Leiden University, CWTS |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Pages | 446-551 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |