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By: Information Retrieval Gupf » Time to Eat My Words: The Search Box Grows

Information Retrieval Gupf » Time to Eat My Words: The Search Box Grows — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:39:51 +0000

[...] a year ago I wrote a blogpost about an easy change that Google could make to its interface, one that would both sacrifice only [...]

By: Information Retrieval Gupf » Web Search at 15: Vibrant Content, Stagnant Interface

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:12:11 +0000

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By: Information Retrieval Gupf » Semantic Technology Search Panel

Information Retrieval Gupf » Semantic Technology Search Panel — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:54:59 +0000

[...] ranted in the past about how functionality and interactivity is often sacrificed in the name of simplicity. Perhaps [...]

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Information Retrieval Gupf » Content-Based Audio Search — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:06:51 +0000

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By: Information Retrieval Gupf » Evolutionary Thinking, Local Maxima, and IR Design

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:46:43 +0000

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By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:10:35 +0000

If there is no psychological difference to the user, if the search engine can get 5.45 words out of the user rather than 2.2 words (on average), through a simple interface change of a taller query input box, then my feeling is that is a better approach. Why? Because then the search engine has more information that it can use to interactively help the user refine his or her query. If the user says [handmade socks] rather than just [socks], then you can use three pieces of information for refinement: [socks], [handmade], and [handmade socks]. You still have all the pathways available to you that you did with the [socks] query alone, and then some.

By: Daniel Tunkelang

Daniel Tunkelang — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:55:03 +0000

I love Belkin’s work. But I’m curious–is it better to elicit long queries immediately or progressively, i.e., through iterative query elaboration? The latter seems more efficient and more likely to give users the warm fuzzy of steadily making progress towards their goals.

By: Information Retrieval Gupf » Long Term versus Evolutionary Thinking (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:30:02 +0000

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