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> full-text search of 20MM PDFs at our traffic levels is expensive to operate Why not do a free full-text search on the abstract or first couple of pages (or f
by hayd 9y ago
> full-text search of 20MM PDFs at our traffic levels is expensive to operate
Why not do a free full-text search on the abstract or first couple of pages (or few hundred words)?
This might make the premium search upgrade more subtle but I wonder if it could help the majority (?) of legitimate searches get the hit they expected/hoped for.
... Perhaps this would appease the haters?
- benl 9y agoThat's really good idea. As Richard mentions in another thread, search is not actually the primary discovery mechanism on Academia. The social features (the news feed, bookmarks, sharing, recommendations) are the primary discovery mechanism. These are all free and we want to keep them that way.