Comments on: More on the New Search Betas from Microsoft and Google http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/more-on-new-search-betas-from.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Thomas Hawk http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/more-on-new-search-betas-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-15493 Thomas Hawk Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2180#comment-15493 Scott and anonymous. I'm not suggesting that Flickr *replace* Yahoo! Image Search but that rather it complements it. Flickr is not near as exhaustive enough to cover the breadth of Google, Yahoo or Microsoft. The point is though that by giving Flickr ranked images priority over other Yahoo! ranked images where possible, you will create a better user experience. <br /><br />Chances are that when people are searching for "San Francisco" they are not searching for low res cheesy photos of the Ramada Inn. If they searched for Ramada Inn, San Francisco, then maybe yes, that shot should come up.<br /><br />Yahoo will dominate image search once they integrate the top ranked flickr results into the overall Yahoo image search algorithm. No one else comes close to image search relevancy. Scott and anonymous. I’m not suggesting that Flickr *replace* Yahoo! Image Search but that rather it complements it. Flickr is not near as exhaustive enough to cover the breadth of Google, Yahoo or Microsoft. The point is though that by giving Flickr ranked images priority over other Yahoo! ranked images where possible, you will create a better user experience.

Chances are that when people are searching for “San Francisco” they are not searching for low res cheesy photos of the Ramada Inn. If they searched for Ramada Inn, San Francisco, then maybe yes, that shot should come up.

Yahoo will dominate image search once they integrate the top ranked flickr results into the overall Yahoo image search algorithm. No one else comes close to image search relevancy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/more-on-new-search-betas-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-15494 Anonymous Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2180#comment-15494 I can appreciate your suggestion of what makes me want to visit san fran more - however, it really is a question of intent. Flickr is more about photos, while msn and google are about the more encompasing "images". a good image search should yeild a nice cross-section of results that can be drilled down. ie: photo type stuff, illustrations, landmarks, signs, etc. while i agree that if I am looking for photography of san fran that would encourage me to visit, then yeah - flickr wins. I can appreciate your suggestion of what makes me want to visit san fran more – however, it really is a question of intent. Flickr is more about photos, while msn and google are about the more encompasing “images”. a good image search should yeild a nice cross-section of results that can be drilled down. ie: photo type stuff, illustrations, landmarks, signs, etc. while i agree that if I am looking for photography of san fran that would encourage me to visit, then yeah – flickr wins.

]]> By: Scott Williams http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/more-on-new-search-betas-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-15495 Scott Williams Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2180#comment-15495 I think you missed it a little bit. It's an <i>image</i> search, not a <i>photo</i> search.<br /><br />I search for "flower icon" on google, live.com, and flickr. Google had the best results, live.com was ok, but Flickr had nothing.<br /><br />If I want to search for photos, I'll use flickr, but if I want something else, I'll use google. I think you missed it a little bit. It’s an image search, not a photo search.

I search for “flower icon” on google, live.com, and flickr. Google had the best results, live.com was ok, but Flickr had nothing.

If I want to search for photos, I’ll use flickr, but if I want something else, I’ll use google.

]]> By: miss rogue http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/more-on-new-search-betas-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-15496 miss rogue Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2180#comment-15496 This is brilliant, Thomas. Okay...so I'm biased 'cause my favourite photo of yours is here...but seriously. You hit the nail on the head with:<br /><br />"...but answer me this, which set of images make you want to come visit San Francisco more?"<br /><br />Totally. I return to Flickr time and time again to 'borrow' photos to illustrate my points on my blog. Gee, sometimes I just go there to be amazed by the images. ;) This is brilliant, Thomas. Okay…so I’m biased ’cause my favourite photo of yours is here…but seriously. You hit the nail on the head with:

“…but answer me this, which set of images make you want to come visit San Francisco more?”

Totally. I return to Flickr time and time again to ‘borrow’ photos to illustrate my points on my blog. Gee, sometimes I just go there to be amazed by the images. ;)

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