Vismarkmap – A Web Search Visualization Technique through Visual Bookmarking Approach with Mind Map Method

Abstract

Abstract-Due to the massive growth of information over the Internet, Bookmarking becomes the most popular technique to keep track of the websites with the expectation of finding out the previously searched websites easily whenever are needed. However, present browser bookmark systems or different online social bookmarking websites actually do not let the users to manage their desired searches with appropriate method, so that the users could easily recognize or recall the previously searched websites and its content with the bookmark whenever they are in need. In this paper, a new approach of bookmarking technique has been proposed which will let the users to organize their bookmarks with some features using mind map, a scientifically approved mental model that will help the users to recall easily the previously searched websites' information from the bookmarks and will minimize the tendency to revisit or research the website using the search engines. Basically, the proposed system is more than a mind map as it provides more flexibility to organize the bookmarks.