Chris Rodriguez — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:53:29 GMT

I’m no expert on searching, but I am somewhat of a developer (web site). I don’t think the problem is entirely on the search engine and the users. It certainly doesn’t help when web developers throw a bunch of random, non-related keywords into the site as to pop up on searches more frequently. To a search engine there’s really no way to differentiate between these sites because they’re based mainly on the descriptors and keywords given to them by the code on the site. So I think a lot, if not more of the responsibility falls on the developers not just the individual users and the search engines.

I do feel that refining searching is very important. We live in a world based on time and the more we can get done in the least amount of time the better we are. So, of course, when it comes to searching I’d love to see new techniques to filter out the obvious unrelated sites and become better at showing me “best matches”.

Good read, thank you.

Chris Rodriguez — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:22:59 GMT

Which begs the question: are SEO enhancements screwing up internet searching. I don’t think it matters what kind of search people perform anymore, be it basic or advanced, because this SEO craze has developers throwing keywords into the website like Emiril throws in his special seasoning. On top of that you’ve got these domain squatters, meaningless keyword hogs that are showing up more and more in search results.

Searching, whether it’s advanced or not, just isn’t as effective anymore. Perhaps the very savvy web users can easily find things, but the vast majority of people out there can’t.

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