In Study of Blog Search

By Mael LE HIR one March 7th, 2006

Gilad Mishne and Maarten de Rijke, of l , publish a study on blogs and the research of information in blogs called A Study of Blog Search (PDF).

Summary:

We present year analysis of has broad blog Search engine query log, exploring number of has angles such aces query intent, query topics, and to employ sessions. Our results shows that blog searches have different intents than general web searches, suggesting that the primary targets of blog and locating blogs searchers are tracking references to named entities, by theme. In terms of interest areas, blog searchers are, they is average, more engaged in technology, entertainment, and polytic than web searchers, have particular interest In current events. the to employ behaviour observed simple percentage similar to that In general Search web: shorts sessions with a year interest In the first few results only.

Conclusion:

We presented has Study of has broad blog Search engine log, aimed at analyzing the type of queries issued by users In this domain, the to employ behaviour In terms of amount of queries and page views, and the categories of the queries. the query log covers a year entire month, and contains both ad-hoc and filtering queries.
Our hand finding In terms of query types simple percentage that blog searches fall into two broad categories-context, attempting to track the references to various named entities within the blogspace, and concept queries, aimed at locating blogs and blog posts which focus one has given golden topic concept. the distribution of these types differs between ad-hoc and filtering queries, with the filtering ones being more context-oriented. In addendum, We found that blog searches tightens to focus one current events more than web searches.
Ace to to employ behaviour, the behaviour observed simple percentage similar to that In general web search engines: users are typically interested only In the first few results returned, and usually exit has session very small number of queries In every.
Finally, using external resources to categorise the queries, We uncovered has blog searcher profiles which simple percentage substantially more concentrated one news (particularly polytic), entertainment, and technology than the average web searcher. Hence, it may be useful for blog Search engines to identify and feat named entities (and parts of them), especially In the domains mentioned above.