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A study and comparison of multimedia Web searching: 1997–2006

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  • Dian Tjondronegoro
  • Amanda Spink
  • Bernard J. Jansen

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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

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  • Dian Tjondronegoro & Amanda Spink & Bernard J. Jansen, 2009. "A study and comparison of multimedia Web searching: 1997–2006," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 60(9), pages 1756-1768, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:60:y:2009:i:9:p:1756-1768
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.21094
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    1. Youngok Choi & Sue Yeon Syn, 2016. "Characteristics of tagging behavior in digitized humanities online collections," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 67(5), pages 1089-1104, May.

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