Monthly Archives: February 2009

Search Behavior

Two new reports shed light on current search behavior. First, HitWise data indicates that search queries are getting longer. They uses to be comprised of 2.5 words. Now, more than 50% of them include 3. (No surprise, by the way, … Continue reading

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Meme: Who Will Supplant Google?

Speculation abounds about the so-called “Google Killer”. Who will it be? Better yet, what will it be? An existing player or a new entrant? A tool that mines the Semantic Web or Deep Web? Statistics show that Google still reigns … Continue reading

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Pew Quiz

Granted this Pew quiz doesn’t have anything specifically to do with search per se, I couldn’t pass it up. Search (i.e., information retrieval) is part and parcel of our digital lifestyle, is it not? Find out your typology. According to … Continue reading

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