This is a very interesting question... the real heart of the matter is
that users have a huge amount of experience with the list model. Any
innovation attempts have the deck stacked against them due to the
largely utilitarian nature of web search and this experience.
I wrote a very hypertextual review of SearchMe that altsearchengines
republished:
http://altsearchengines.com/2008/06/15/a-reader-looks-at-engine-of-the-month-searchme/
SearchMe is a nice stone throw across the pond of search UI stasis, but
it will take more than that to break the paradigm in a way that has
large scale commercial success.
For more constrained, site search interfaces, innovation is perhaps more
accessible. Focusing on the user task, their familiarity with the
content, and primary tasks (navigate vs research) can help find ways of
going beyond the list. Faceted browsing is the #1 rising candidate
augmentation of the search list UI but not tractable for full on web search.
-A
http://del.icio.us/andyed/search+hci
Also, in your opinion how usable and/or effective is the list model in
communicating search results?
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