The collected data sets are used to develop characterization models and to provide characterization data to the third group, the reduced data consumers. The reduced data consumers use the profiles and data sets provided by the WCG and provide feedback and new questions to be asked. Primary data consumers are expected to be content providers, service providers, user groups, researchers and technology designers. The format for this Activity is to let the interaction between the reduced data consumers and bulk data providers take place through an Interest Group, with the Web Characterization Working Group in charge of producing analysis tools and disseminating the characterization information. These two groups can, if they need to, use the Interest Group as a vehicle for communicating with the Working Group to make various requests and suggestions.
All work is discussed within the Web Characterization Activity Forum .
Participation in the Interest Group is open to everybody. See the Interest Group Charter for details. The Web Characterization Working Group solicits and reponds to requests from the Web Charcterization Interest Group , as well as from other W3C Activities. The group is reponsible for producing the Web Characterization tools and for constructing and maintaining the active knowledge base of information about the Web. All work is discussed on the Web Characterization Activity Forum .