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The objective of this study is to measure the relationship between the digital information sources (Google, Yahoo and Encyclopaedia Britannica) and the turnover of the international art auction houses. The effect of the art turnover (estimated during the period 1997-2006) on the information sources (estimated on January 2007) was analyzed. The results showed a major influence of turnovers on the Net (mainly Google than Yahoo) than on the Encyclopaedia sources. Also, the information sources on the Net only affect the future art auction house’s turnovers (Google is more useful than Yahoo)

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The electronic newspaper concept undergoes a permanent metamorphosis caused by the continuing transformation of the information structure in the digital environment. The new public audience for cyberjournalism demands updated and hypersegmented content based on collective participation. Economic information is an example that shows both processes, which can be seen with the success and popularity of the platforms for news distribution. This article aims to help understand the change produced since 2007 and tries to describe the scene in which cybermedia will have to compete, assuming new coordinates in the media universe of the internet

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The web is central to the work and social lives of a substantial fraction of the world’s population, but the role of popular websites may not always be subject to academic scrutiny. This is a concern if social scientists are unable to understand an aspect of users’ daily lives because one or more major websites have been ignored. To test whether popular websites may be ignored in academia, this article assesses the volume and citation impact of research mentioning any of twenty major websites. The results are consistent with the user geographic base affecting research interest and citation impact. In addition, site affordances that are useful for research also influence academic interest. Because of the latter factor, however, it is not possible to estimate the extent of academic knowledge about a site from the number of publications that mention it. Nevertheless, the virtual absence of international research about some globally important Chinese and Russian websites is a serious limitation for those seeking to understand reasons for their web success, the markets they serve or the users that spend time on them. The sites investigated were Google, YouTube, Facebook, Baidu, Wikipedia, QQ, Tmall, Taobao, Yahoo, Amazon, Twitter, Sohu, Live, VK, JD, Instagram, Sina, Weibo, Yandex, and 360.