[Sigia-l] ROI/Value of Search Engine Design - Resources?

[Boniface Lau]

> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On
> Behalf Of Christopher Fahey [askrom]
>  
> Jared wrote:
> > > (1) A user, looking for "a low-cost, yet reliable laptop
> > > computer that will last 4 years for his son who is going away to
> > > school" typed "laptops" into Amazon's search and receives 210
> > > results,
> 
> Boniface Lau wrote:
> > I went to amazon.com, selected "computers", then entered "laptops"
> > into the search box, I got three notebook recommendations, not 210
> > results.
> 
[...]
> You must have realized that Jared was describing the same phenomenon
> you saw.

When I read that someone did a search and received 210 results, I
expected something like the following:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/boniface_lau/images/all210.jpg


But when I went to Amazon, I got the following:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/boniface_lau/images/laptops.jpg

Your suggestion that Jared and I were describing the same phenomenon
flies in the face of information architecture. Mind you, you are
posting to sigIA.


> You are not contradicting Jared's finding, only adding detail to it.

I am contradicting Jared's finding.


Boniface