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There are many factors that make high quality search difficult, but as an example, take relevance that evolves over time. Static text-based rankings are a fine
by qhoxie 13y ago
There are many factors that make high quality search difficult, but as an example, take relevance that evolves over time. Static text-based rankings are a fine start, but improving search relevance continuously based on usage takes a lot of data. Even when you have the data, leveraging it requires careful tuning to prevent issues like over-training. This is just one of the things we do for people out of the box.
- nashequilibrium 13y ago"improving search relevance continuously based on usage takes a lot of data." Is this usage based on where a user clicks after searching or based on actually studying usage of the site independent of your search results?
- qhoxie 13y agoBoth – interaction with the search results and general site usage data are important factors.
- nashequilibrium 13y agook, so you guys track the clickstream & optimize for clicks that don't help the user. At a per site level i can see where the bottlenecks come in, but business must be good if those are your problems. Congrats!