August 27th, 2008
Designing Your Search Experience
I’ve been working on a new research concept and prototype that will illustrate some future directions of search engines. New emerging technologies like the semantic web, RDF, the mobile web, and social media may open up unprecedented opportunities for controlling the ebb and flow of information. This control will be enhanced and increased as more powerful UI platforms like Adobe Flex and MS SilverLight continue to evolve. Accessing the WWW may become more akin to operating a customized application GUI than the linear browsing behavior we see today.
Key issues:
- So what will this new search/information retrieval look like?
- How will our web browsing experience change?
- How can users design a search experience? What types of tools and UIs will they need to manipulate and customize their information?
These are questions I’ll be addressing with the team at RDVO. More coming soon, and any interesting ideas or links would be helpful!
