Infloox.com is a web 2.0 online resource which allows users to research the literary influences of authors and other famous/prominent members of society as well as connections between authors. Users can also use the site's artificial intelligence tool to research the most influential books within a user-specified group by location, activity, time period etc. Useful for librarians, high-school and university students, English teachers, writers/authors and also general book-lovers.

Infloox for first-time users:

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Multi-lingual users: Infloox has an automated language translation tool built-in for its international users. Check the panel on the left side and click on the appropriate language that you would like to view the site in. Languages offered are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Webmasters and blog-owners: You can add a little Infloox search widget directly into your site with the pre-existing code that they've developed. Have a look at the webmasters page.