scholarly journals Activity Based Metadata for Semantic Desktop Search

2005 ◽  
pp. 439-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Alexandru Chirita ◽  
Rita Gavriloaie ◽  
Stefania Ghita ◽  
Wolfgang Nejdl ◽  
Raluca Paiu
Keyword(s):  
Desktop Search

Tech Corner: Desktop Search

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Watson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Desktop Search

The influence of snippet length on user behavior in mobile web search

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Sachse
Keyword(s):  
Web Search ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Search Performance ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobile Web ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Search Engine Result ◽  
Desktop Search ◽  
Query Type

Purpose Web search is more and more moving into mobile contexts. However, screen size of mobile devices is limited and search engine result pages face a trade-off between offering informative snippets and optimal use of space. One factor clearly influencing this trade-off is snippet length. The purpose of this paper is to find out what snippet size to use in mobile web search. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, an eye-tracking experiment was conducted showing participants search interfaces with snippets of one, three or five lines on a mobile device to analyze 17 dependent variables. In total, 31 participants took part in the study. Each of the participants solved informational and navigational tasks. Findings Results indicate a strong influence of page fold on scrolling behavior and attention distribution across search results. Regardless of query type, short snippets seem to provide too little information about the result, so that search performance and subjective measures are negatively affected. Long snippets of five lines lead to better performance than medium snippets for navigational queries, but to worse performance for informational queries. Originality/value Although space in mobile search is limited, this study shows that longer snippets improve usability and user experience. It further emphasizes that page fold plays a stronger role in mobile than in desktop search for attention distribution.

Applying Desktop Search Power to Your Desktop

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-119
Author(s):  
Barry P. Chaiken
Keyword(s):  
Desktop Search
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