A Study and Comparison of Multimedia Web Searching: 1997-2006

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Tjondronegoro, Dian
Spink, Amanda
Jansen, Bernard J
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2009
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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 article provides results from a Weblog analysis study of multimedia Web searching by Dogpile users in 2006. The study analyzes the (a) duration, size, and structure of Web search queries and sessions; (b) user demographics; (c) most popular multimedia Web searching terms; and (d) 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: (a) Since 1997, image search consistently is the dominant media type searched followed by audio and video; (b) multimedia search duration is still short (>50% of searching episodes are <1 min), using few search terms; (c) many multimedia searches are for information about people, especially in audio search; and (d) multimedia search has begun to shift from entertainment to other categories such as medical, sports, and technology (based on the most repeated terms). Implications for design of Web multimedia search engines are discussed.

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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

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60

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9

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© 2009 ASIS&T. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: A study and comparison of multimedia Web searching: 1997–2006, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology,Volume 60, Issue 9,Pages 1756-1768, 2009 which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21094. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)

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Data management and data science

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Computer Science, Information Systems

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Tjondronegoro, D; Spink, A; Jansen, BJ, A Study and Comparison of Multimedia Web Searching: 1997-2006, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2009, 60 (9), pp. 1756-1768

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