New Directions in Web Data Management 1

• Innovations and Trends in Web Data Management.- Massive Graph Management for the Web and Web 2.0.-Web Engineering and Metrics.- Modern Web Technologies.- Federated Data Management and Query Optimization for Linked Open Data.- Queries overWeb Services.- Towards Adaptively Approximated Search in Distributed Architectures.- Online Social Networks: Status and Trends .- Enhancing Computer Vision using the Collective Intelligence of Social Media.-From Extensional Data to Intensional Data: AXML for XML.- Migrating Legacy Assets through SOA to Realize Network Enabled Capability.

From the reviews: "This work is a collection of papers by academic subject experts that address current issues related to online data management. The book's chapters are organized around three major themes: Web structures and metrics, search and query management, and social media. ... it contains many valuable contributions to the field of Web data management, particularly the interesting discussions on potential future research questions and problems. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (C. Tappert, Choice, Vol. 49 (2), October, 2011)