Comments on: Designing a better search

By: Daniel Szuc

Daniel Szuc — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:37:55 +0000

Thanks and suggest part of the fun is understanding what elements of a product or service people review to help them make a buy decision. Often see search results presenting irrelevant content that hinders the buy process.

By: Giles Colborne

Giles Colborne — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:51:28 +0000

Two great examples of actionable search results are on VW’s .com site and Apple’s site. Both have ‘featured’ results appearing in drop-down lists. Very slick and in VW’s case it virtually replaces standard site navigation. Is this the future…?

By: Daniel Szuc

Daniel Szuc — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:31:23 +0000

Don’t even think of building search unless you know how you can optimize your search results page and ensure that what you display on the results page enables people to make actionable decisions.

By: Bonny

Bonny — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:35:29 +0000

So much attention is paid to search engine optimisation and relatively little to on-site search. It would be great to see better and more thoughtful approaches to searching within a site.