Tag: search

A Question of User Expectations

Ideally, a search engine would read the user’s mind. Shy of that,…

Daniel Tunkelang Daniel Tunkelang 5 Min Read

Impact of Google Instant on paid search

When Google introduced Google Instant (where search results are displayed as you…

DavidMSmith DavidMSmith 2 Min Read

Wolfram/Alpha and the future of search

The New York Times article on the arm of my chair is…

StephenBaker2 StephenBaker2 5 Min Read

Search with Slashtags: Taking Blekko Out for a Spin

If you’re a search engine junkie like me, you’ve probably heard about…

Daniel Tunkelang Daniel Tunkelang 4 Min Read

13 Tips for a Better Web Site

1 - Choose an effective color that matches your brand. Have less…

SundeepKapur1 SundeepKapur1 4 Min Read

Capturing Knowledge, and Making it ‘Findable’ (2 of 4)

Dr. Livingstone, I Presume? Previously, I talked about the critical importance of…

Jim MacLennan Jim MacLennan 11 Min Read

Guest Post: Information Retrieval using a Bayesian Model of Learning and Generalization

  People are very good at learning new concepts after observing just…

Daniel Tunkelang Daniel Tunkelang 12 Min Read

Why Google needed a Superbowl ad

We were watching the Superbowl on TiVo, about a half hour behind,…

StephenBaker1 StephenBaker1 3 Min Read

How Google’s new “answer” machine could rock Web business

Google's new search technology, Google Squared, attempts to answer factual questions right…

StephenBaker1 StephenBaker1 2 Min Read