[Search-l] Really Great Article on Search Quality

[Dennis Kubes]

It probably would.  I think it is definitely worth a try.

Dennis

Jimmy Wales wrote:
> Dennis Kubes wrote:
>> Here is a really great article on search quality and some of the 
>> observations google has seen.  One thing I would like to do after a bit 
>> more work on the current search and after we have the ability to host 
>> multiple indexes is to get a public testing system setup so everyone can 
>> help determine when search results are getting better:
>>
>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9954972-7.html
> 
> The direct question I wonder about is whether we should be returning 10 
> results by default or *fewer*.  Because we have the magical ajax 
> scrolling thingy, probably we only need to serve up 5-6 to fill the 
> first screen in the browser.  Would the page load faster for people on 
> slow connections that way?
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