Using search engines and data bases

Summary of search results

I have listed the searches below in the order of least useful to most useful for an academic research project.

• Google general (141,00 hits), Google Scholar (1380 hits - very specialized), Copernic (60 hits - specialized)


• Google general search produced a Wikipedia entry first in both cases. Copernic listed it second and Google scholar did not reference this site


• Google general and Copernic listed similar academic references later


• Both Copernic and Google Scholar produced the best references. Copernic gave a percentage value for the link relevance.


• Google Scholar listed the number of citations - a useful measure of how relevant peers found it

Google Search Engine - with "attention + economy" and also with "attention economy"

1. Attention economy - Wikipedia
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy



2. The Attention Economy: An Overview - ReadWriteWeb
   www.readwriteweb.com/archives/attention_economy_overview.php



3. Attention Economy: All You Need To Know - ReadWriteWeb
   www.readwriteweb.com/archives/attention_economy_primer.php



4. The Attention Economy: Understanding the New ...
   books.google.com.au


5. Amazon.com: The Attention Economy : Understanding the New Currency ...
   www.amazon.com/Attention-Economy-Understanding-Currency-Business/dp/157851441X

Copernic Agent Basic (with 6 search engines activated)

1. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/attention_economy_overview.php


2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy
   
3. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/attention_economy_primer.php


4. http://p2pfoundation.net/Attention_Economy


5. http://www.amazon.com/Attention-Economy-Understanding-Currency-Business/dp/157851441X

Google Scholar with "attention economy"

1. The attention economy and the net


2. The attention economy TH Davenport, JC Beck - Ubiquity, 2001 - portal.acm.org


3. [BOOK] The attention economy: Understanding the new currency of business books.google.com


4. [BOOK] Adolescents and literacies in a digital world
   tcrecord.org