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Searching is the process where users input queries, and algorithms sift through vast datasets to deliver relevant results. With an overwhelming amount of information available online, users often find browsing impractical, highlighting the limitations of formal classification. There are various methods of searching, including multi-box and single-box formats, each posing unique challenges. Practical implementation of search strategies, alongside optimization techniques, can significantly enhance information retrieval, as evidenced by market share statistics, illustrating user preferences in prominent search engines.
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Searching is where a user types a query into a computer and an algorithm looks at a set of data to find relevant results. What is searching?
• Because the environment they are operating in has too much information to be comfortably browsed. • Because formal classification has its limits. Why do people search?
• Multi-box • Single-box Two Ways of Searching
• Search Boxes • Search Engine Optimization Practical Implementation
• Google: 53.6% • Yahoo!: 19.9% • Windows Live: 12.9% • AOL: 5.6% • Ask.com: 1.7% • Other: 6.3% —August 2007, SearchEngineWatch.com Market Shares