IRISS '98: Presentations Abstracts and full-text of papers presented at the 1998 IRISS (Internet Research and Information for Social Scientists) International Conference: 25-27 March 1998, Bristol, UK.
Abstracts and full-text of papers presented at the 1998 IRISS (Internet Research and Information for Social Scientists) International Conference: 25-27 March 1998, Bristol, UK.
Virtual Urban Legends: Investigating the Ecology of the World Wide Web
Description:
A paper by Edmund Chattoe, University of Surrey, that discusses the evolution and spread of replicating messages ("chain mail") on the World Wide Web. The analysis draws a comparison to features shared by typical urban legends.