Comments on: Search Infancy http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/ The usability blog of John S. Rhodes Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: WebWord » Blog Archive » Improve the usability of search-results pages http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-11642 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:52:12 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-11642 [...] Search is still crude and stupid [...] […] Search is still crude and stupid […]

]]> by: WebWord » Blog Archive » Search Results Page Usability http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-11106 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:48:12 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-11106 [...] Here’s what I think. It probably makes sense to show, say, 25-30 results on one page and one page only. Then provide users with all sorts of tools to help them refine or re-try their search. Almost everyone knows that users rarely move past the first search results page. I’ve said it before: Search is still crude and stupid. [...] […] Here’s what I think. It probably makes sense to show, say, 25-30 results on one page and one page only. Then provide users with all sorts of tools to help them refine or re-try their search. Almost everyone knows that users rarely move past the first search results page. I’ve said it before: Search is still crude and stupid. […]

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-10734 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-10734 Searching the internet is not exactly a replacement for thought itself. <br /> Though already I have seen some humans DEVOlve to that point.<br /> <br /> Cheers, Max Searching the internet is not exactly a replacement for thought itself.
Though already I have seen some humans DEVOlve to that point.

Cheers, Max

]]> by: John http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-10736 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.webword.com/wp/2005/05/05/search-infancy/#comment-10736 The Answers.com logo needs to be clickable. I don't like hunting for the Home link! ;-) The Answers.com logo needs to be clickable. I don’t like hunting for the Home link! ;-)

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