Comments on: The Seven Deadly Sins of Site Search - Sin #3 http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/ Enterprise Search Expertise, Brought To You By Vivísimo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:53:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Lorna Renton http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-14672 Lorna Renton Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:32:12 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-14672 I disagree with this being a sin. The site I work on has resources, events, advice, policy documents, case studies and news. Any given query might return results in all of these categories. We cannot tell from a simple query what the user is most interested in. And I think adding a range of check box options to the simple search to get the user to define what they want would be a far worse sin. Also, usability testing shows our users first preference is too look in the navigation and content links to see if they can find an obvious route to what they are looking for, and only if they dont see anything meaningful will they try the search. Therefore having an additional resource finder and case study search option is not a sin. I disagree with this being a sin.
The site I work on has resources, events, advice, policy documents, case studies and news.
Any given query might return results in all of these categories.
We cannot tell from a simple query what the user is most interested in.
And I think adding a range of check box options to the simple search to get the user to define what they want would be a far worse sin.

Also, usability testing shows our users first preference is too look in the navigation and content links to see if they can find an obvious route to what they are looking for, and only if they dont see anything meaningful will they try the search.

Therefore having an additional resource finder and case study search option is not a sin.

]]> By: Rebecca Thompson http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-12258 Rebecca Thompson Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:49:47 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-12258 Okay, okay - I got the message. #4 is now posted. Okay, okay - I got the message. #4 is now posted.

]]> By: Anne http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-12256 Anne Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:59:30 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-12256 My question also! And it's now NOVEMBER! My question also! And it’s now NOVEMBER!

]]> By: dianne roman http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-8666 dianne roman Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:36:25 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-8666 when will the fourth deadly sin be told? and the fifth, the sixth and the seventh? when will the fourth deadly sin be told? and the fifth, the sixth and the seventh?

]]> By: The Seven Deadly Sins of Site Search - Sin #3  »Technology News | Venture Capital, Startups, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0 Tech http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-4713 The Seven Deadly Sins of Site Search - Sin #3  »Technology News | Venture Capital, Startups, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0 Tech Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:37:49 +0000 http://searchdoneright.com/2007/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-site-search-sin-3/#comment-4713 [...] Source:Search Done Right Deadly Sin #3: Complexity In my previous posts on the seven deadly sins of site search, we’ve addressed the sins of omission (no site search) and apathy (poor site search). Today we tackle one that often occurs when a company is trying its best to help visitors find information by offering multiple search engines. For every […] Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] Source:Search Done Right Deadly Sin #3: Complexity In my previous posts on the seven deadly sins of site search, we’ve addressed the sins of omission (no site search) and apathy (poor site search). Today we tackle one that often occurs when a company is trying its best to help visitors find information by offering multiple search engines. For every […] Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

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