cf. "Obliteration by incorporation" in citation analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obliteration_by_incorporation …
Fascinating observation from Peter Norvig: hyperlinks today fill holes. Authors don't hyperlink something people can easily find through Google, Wikipedia etc. Authors do hyperlink when they want to point to something unusual, less easily findable through widely-used services.
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Great term to know – thanks!
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Interesting point. The ubiquity of good search engines means that "obvious" links are less often hyperlinked. Though, as a blogger/author, I will say that Wikipedia is pretty much the only site that has reached this level for me, due to the way it represents "general" knowledge.
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I would still link to Wikipedia, this is a good example:https://twitter.com/phonedude_mln/status/1071875835232174081 …
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Ahh, I should've gone there today! :) There was a worry PageRank would become less effective as people only linked to popular pages, but I think this behavior weakens that effect (can't find the paper showing this).
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Perhaps this new linking behavior gives a temporal dimension to PageRank: by this argument the majority of links are created in a short time span following the creation of new content. More like NewPageRank.
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Very true. Also: the end of linking as a public good, per David Weinberger (2012) http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2012/02/26/2b2k-linking-is-a-public-good/ …
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I'd also note the usefulness in science journalism where the authors can point the reader to the source material. We see this a lot on
#StackExchange with internal links to previous answers--the interface makes reference and link a single function.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I would add to the set of functions of the hyperlink: acting as a « robotically augmented pointing hand » for ostensive definitions (in the sense Wittgenstein intended).
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