TY - JOUR
T1 - Searching the Web
T2 - The Public and Their Queries
AU - Spink, Amanda
AU - Wolfram, Dietmar
AU - Jansen, Major B.J.
AU - Saracevic, Tefko
PY - 2001/2/1
Y1 - 2001/2/1
N2 - In studying actual Web searching by the public at large, we analyzed over one million Web queries by users of the Excite search engine. We found that most people use few search terms, few modified queries, view few Web pages, and rarely use advanced search features. A small number of search terms are used with high frequency, and a great many terms are unique; the language of Web queries is distinctive. Queries about recreation and entertainment rank highest. Findings are compared to data from two other large studies of Web queries. This study provides an insight into the public practices and choices in Web searching.
AB - In studying actual Web searching by the public at large, we analyzed over one million Web queries by users of the Excite search engine. We found that most people use few search terms, few modified queries, view few Web pages, and rarely use advanced search features. A small number of search terms are used with high frequency, and a great many terms are unique; the language of Web queries is distinctive. Queries about recreation and entertainment rank highest. Findings are compared to data from two other large studies of Web queries. This study provides an insight into the public practices and choices in Web searching.
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U2 - 10.1002/1097-4571(2000)9999:9999<::AID-ASI1591>3.0.CO;2-R
DO - 10.1002/1097-4571(2000)9999:9999<::AID-ASI1591>3.0.CO;2-R
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034818651
SN - 1532-2882
VL - 52
SP - 226
EP - 234
JO - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
IS - 3
ER -