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The Race to Improve Search Engines (3/24/2006) Panelists at the 2006 Wharton Technology Conference predict that bigger and better search capabilities will soon be available on every conceivable electronic device, from handhelds to TVs. However, speakers disagreed on how they will be improved. Saleel Sathe from MSN Search says users need to provide more information in their search: "The average query today is only 2.5 words. If you went to the library and asked a librarian for help, you wouldn't give only 2.5 words." Perry Solomon of Fast Search & Transfer disagreed: "Search will begin to distinguish between expressed needs and implicit needs. Implicit needs are things like recommendations based on your purchase history." |
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