Comments on: SMX West 2008: Just Behave, A Look At Searcher Behavior http://www.apogeeresults.com/Blog/index.php/smx-west-2008-just-behave-a-look-at-searcher-behavior?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smx-west-2008-just-behave-a-look-at-searcher-behavior Your professional source for all the latest Search Engine Marketing news and events. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:41:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Darby Tober http://www.apogeeresults.com/Blog/index.php/smx-west-2008-just-behave-a-look-at-searcher-behavior/comment-page-1#comment-141689 Darby Tober Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:52:38 +0000 http://www.apogee-search.com/Blog/?p=532#comment-141689 First, I wholeheartedly agree with Laura Granka that effective searching is an acquired skill. Information Studies programs actually teach techniques for building effective search queries (or UT's School of Information does, anyways). Ask any librarian if all searches are created equal! Second, I always enjoy reading Gord Hotchkiss's thoughts in his columns; he always has really interesting ideas that blend search with cognitive science, psychology, and usability. His two part post on Search Insider about "<a href="http://blogs.mediapost.com/search_insider/?p=712">Search, Transactive Memory, and the Plastic Mind</a>" talks about some of the same issues presented here (be sure to check out <a href="http://blogs.mediapost.com/search_insider/?p=707">Part 1</a> of the series too). His <a href="http://searchengineland.com/lands/just-behave.php">Just Behave</a> column on Search Engine Land touches on some of this panel's issues, too. Thanks for the SMX updates, Brian! First, I wholeheartedly agree with Laura Granka that effective searching is an acquired skill. Information Studies programs actually teach techniques for building effective search queries (or UT’s School of Information does, anyways). Ask any librarian if all searches are created equal!

Second, I always enjoy reading Gord Hotchkiss’s thoughts in his columns; he always has really interesting ideas that blend search with cognitive science, psychology, and usability. His two part post on Search Insider about “Search, Transactive Memory, and the Plastic Mind” talks about some of the same issues presented here (be sure to check out Part 1 of the series too).

His Just Behave column on Search Engine Land touches on some of this panel’s issues, too.

Thanks for the SMX updates, Brian!

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