A study and comparison of multimedia Web searching: 1997-2006

نویسندگان

  • Dian Tjondronegoro
  • Amanda Spink
  • Bernard J. Jansen
چکیده

2 ABSTRACT Searching for multimedia is an important activity for users of Web search engines. Studying user's interactions with Web search engine multimedia buttons, including image, audio, and video, is important for the development of multimedia Web search systems. This paper provides results from a Weblog analysis study of multimedia Web searching by Dogpile users in 2006. The study analyzes the: (1) duration, size, and structure of Web search queries and sessions, (2) user demographics, (3) most popular multimedia Web searching terms, and (4) use of advanced Web search techniques including Boolean and natural language. The current study findings are compared with results from previous multimedia Web searching studies. The key findings are: (1) since 1997, image search consistently is the dominant media type searched followed by audio and video; (2) multimedia search duration is still short (>50% less than 1 minute) with few search terms; (3) many multimedia searches are for information about people, especially in audio search; and (4) multimedia search has begun to shift from entertainment to other categories such as medical, sports, and technology (based on the most repeated terms).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JASIST

دوره 60  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009