Investigating behavioral variability in web search Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:1286333, abstract = {Understanding the extent to which people's search behaviors differ in terms of the interaction flow and information targeted is important in designing interfaces to help World Wide Web users search more effectively. In this paper we describe a longitudinal log-based study that investigated variability in people.s interaction behavior when engaged in search-related activities on the Web.allWe analyze the search interactions of more than two thousand volunteer users over a five-month period, with the aim of characterizing differences in their interaction styles.allThe findings of our study suggest that there are dramatic differences in variability in key aspects of the interaction within and between users, and within and between the search queries they submit.allOur findings also suggest two classes of extreme user. navigators and explorers. whose search interaction is highly consistent or highly variable. Lessons learned from these users can inform the design of tools to support effective Web-search interactions for everyone.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {White, Ryen W. and Drucker, Steven M.}, booktitle = {WWW '07: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on World Wide Web}, citeulike-article-id = {1286333}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1242572.1242576}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1242572.1242576}, doi = {10.1145/1242572.1242576}, isbn = {978-1-59593-654-7}, keywords = {interactive, personalization, study, unfinished, web, web\_search}, location = {Banff, Alberta, Canada}, pages = {21--30}, posted-at = {2009-10-15 12:02:57}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Investigating behavioral variability in web search}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1242572.1242576}, year = {2007} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:1286333 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1286333 N2 - Understanding the extent to which people's search behaviors differ in terms of the interaction flow and information targeted is important in designing interfaces to help World Wide Web users search more effectively. In this paper we describe a longitudinal log-based study that investigated variability in people.s interaction behavior when engaged in search-related activities on the Web.allWe analyze the search interactions of more than two thousand volunteer users over a five-month period, with the aim of characterizing differences in their interaction styles.allThe findings of our study suggest that there are dramatic differences in variability in key aspects of the interaction within and between users, and within and between the search queries they submit.allOur findings also suggest two classes of extreme user. navigators and explorers. whose search interaction is highly consistent or highly variable. Lessons learned from these users can inform the design of tools to support effective Web-search interactions for everyone. CY - Banff, Alberta, Canada SN - 978-1-59593-654-7 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 30 TI - Investigating behavioral variability in web search PB - ACM T2 - WWW '07: Proceedings of the 16th international conference on World Wide Web SP - 21 KW - interactive KW - personalization KW - study KW - unfinished KW - web KW - web_search AU - White, Ryen AU - Drucker, Steven PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1242572.1242576 ER -