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How to make searchers better searchers Vivian Lin Dufour 21 Oct 2010. Not all searchers are IR experts, and even if they were… . Choosing the right search path is like…. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24638512@N07/3464444903/. Choosing the right search path is like….
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How to make searchersbetter searchersVivian Lin Dufour21 Oct 2010
Choosing the right search path is like… http://www.flickr.com/photos/24638512@N07/3464444903/
Choosing the right search path is like… http://www.flickr.com/photos/minebilder/197328450
3 innovations will address • How do we help users survey several aspects of their topic? • How do we help users discover queries that will retrieve trending topics?
#1 Query Session Suggestions http://www.flickr.com/photos/moning/87839211/
Related Searches • choice, breadth and depth • Survey the most topics and sites about my query in a short amount of time
Information Scent • Assist users in formulating tail queries that return more specialized results
#2 Inter-Session Suggestions http://www.flickr.com/photos/moning/87839211/
Informative even before user submits search… • Suggest document titles as information scent • Cohort suggestions to direct users towards more specialized or related searches Thu Oct 14
Inter-session example: chile miners (1) • Increase coverage of latest news
Inter-session example: chile miners (2) • Also easier to find relevant and recent articles for more context
Inter-session example: london (Oct 1) • Use document titles to direct users towards better searches • Use cohort suggestions to direct users towards more specialized or related searches
Recent top result clicked from ‘london underground’ leads to…
#3 Inter-Session Trending Suggestions http://www.flickr.com/photos/moning/87839211/
Crowd sourcing and My Search My Search My Search Trending Topic is a function of: • Consumers, Publishers, Common Experience • Consumers = My Interests + Twitter + Search logs • Publishers = Y! Front Page, News sources • Common Experience = holidays, events Everyone’s Searches Everyone’s Searches Trending
What’s popular now in the world? • Discover 12-24 hours before major news sources
Yahoo! a directive search engine paving the path for users… http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormdog42/4328270524/sizes/o/
…to make them better searchers • Matching content previews help disambiguation and query refinement • Empower users with deeper levels of assistance and discover new leads • Near-real time federation as you type
Thank you!Vivian Lin DufourProduct Manager, Search • And still create a relevant experience that is serendipitous! http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrian_valentin_murphy/354252383/