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In the original WSJ article (yc: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4741394 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4741394), it's confirmed that this effect has a
by jmillikin 14y ago
In the original WSJ article (yc: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4741394 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4741394), it's confirmed that this effect has a limited duration.
> A Google spokesman said: "We aim to get users the best
> answers as fast as possible" using techniques such as
> examining "related searches." He said the goal for the
> feature is to provide better results in a situation
> where, for instance, a person who searches for "Harry
> Potter," and then for "Amazon," actually wants "Harry
> Potter" results from Amazon.com Inc. He said that the
> technique saves Google users time and provides better
> answers, but affects only about 0.3% of the searches the
> company conducts.
- oddjob 14y agoThat's not confirmation, that's a public relations response. Confirmation of limited duration would be actually running the experiment until the effect actually disappears.
- nsns 14y agofor instance, a person who searches for "Harry Potter," and then for "Amazon," actually wants "Harry Potter" results from Amazon.com Inc. I wonder, is this really the case? It seems strange. Is there any research available about the frequency of such strange searches?