I did some research on this a number of years ago - this began before Google became dominant in search which gives you an idea! Towards the end though, Google was a clear winner.
I found, quite reliably, that many search engines satisficed and satisfied most user's needs within the first 10 links so there wasn't so much need to present many more. This depends upon a) how good a search engine is at extracting relevant information while leaving non-relevant information, and b) the information requirements of the user (is it a single, simple answer to a question like, "what is the height of mount Everest"; or is it more complex such as, "what is the history of the Beano comic" for which multiple sources may be needed for an answer that at least satisfices). This doesn't really answer your question as more information about the specific tasks is needed before any kind of practical answer can be provided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41915 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
