Associative sources and agents for zero-input publishing

This paper presents an associative agent that allows seamless navigation from one's own personal space to third-party associative sources, as well as the personal spaces of other users. The agent provides users with access to a dynamically growing list of information sources, all of which follow a common associative sources API that we have defined. The agent also allows users act as sources themselves and take part in peer-topeer knowledge sharing. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.4.3. [Information Systems]: Communication Applications General Terms Algorithms, Design, Human Factors, Standardization, Keywords Web services, Polymorphism, Aggregation, Reconnaissance, Agents, Context, Associativity

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: WWW
• Authors: David Wolber, Christopher H. Brooks
• Keywords: Associative Agent, Common Associative Sources, Internet Technology, Third-party Associative Sources, WWW 2004