Domain Name Based Visualization of Web Histories in a Zoomable User Interface

Users of hypertext systems like the World Wide Web (WWW) often find themselves following hypertext links deeper and deeper, only to find themselves “lost” and unable to find their way back to the previously visited pages. We have implemented a web browser companion called Domain Tree Browser (DTB) that builds a tree structured visual navigation history while browsing the web. The Domain Tree Browser organizes the URLs visited based on the domain name of each URL and shows thumbnails of each page in a zoomable window. A usability test was conducted with four subjects.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: DEXAW
• Authors: R. Gandhi, Benjamin B. Bederson, G. Kumar, Ben Shneiderman
• Keywords: Database, DEXAW 2000, Domain Tree Browser, Web Browser Companion, World Wide Web