Perspectives on Search User Interfaces: Best Practices and Future Visions

Utilizing a user's context to improve search results

  1. Peter Gremett

Article first published online: 22 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/asi.20298

Issue

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volume 57, Issue 6, pages 808–812, April 2006

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Gremett, P. (2006), Utilizing a user's context to improve search results. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 57: 808–812. doi: 10.1002/asi.20298

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  1. UI Design Department, America Online Inc., 466 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA 94086

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  1. Issue published online: 24 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 22 FEB 2006

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Abstract

Usability evaluations and observations of users shopping at Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) revealed some interesting user behaviors. The mixed behavior patterns were leveraged to create an interface for an e-commerce product. The author describes some design practices for providing a scoped search interface for an e-commerce site.

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