this is an amazing resource. Thank you! Jonathan
> On Jun 10, 2021, at 2:52 PM, Isaac J <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > I'd like to announce a new dataset of Wikipedia pageviews that shows trends > in search engine usage across countries, language editions, internet > browsers, and device operating systems ( > https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/06/07/searching-for-wikipedia/). We are > releasing this dataset within the context of the Foundational program [1] > and in particular research focused on Wikimedia's relationship with > external platforms [2]. This dataset fills a large gap in both public > information about global search engine usage and our understanding of the > external platforms that mediate how readers reach Wikipedia. > > For context, approximately 50% of Wikipedia pageviews come directly from > clicking on links on search engines (with another 30% coming from clicking > on internal links within Wikipedia and the rest from external sites or > direct navigation) [3]. For those 50% of pageviews coming from search > engines, this dataset (and corresponding dashboard) allows you to examine > which search engines were used and how those patterns vary by country, > Wikipedia language, internet browser, and device operating system. > > If you have any questions about these datasets or related projects please > feel free to contact me. More details here: > https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2021/06/07/searching-for-wikipedia/ > > Best, > Isaac > > [1] https://research.wikimedia.org/foundational.html > [2] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:External_Reuse_of_Wikimedia_Content > [3] https://discovery.wmflabs.org/external/ > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
