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Refining Search on eBay Desktop

November 5th, 2007 · Comments Off · Auction Markets, Usability

One of the things the new eBay desktop application does well is its integration of browse and search, and refining those search results. For example, as in this case, a user can browse to the category: Cameras & Photos > Film Cameras > 35mm SLR, and then view all items in that category. Upon viewing [...]

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Buh-Bye Browse, Hello Search

November 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Information Design, Usability

In case you didn’t notice it (and how could you not, seriously), Amazon finally got rid of its infamous tab dense header and replaced it with a simple search bar. You might think Amazon is at the front of the pack (and there are certainly some good reasons for thinking so), but many sites have [...]

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Search, Not Just For Giants Anymore

June 15th, 2007 · Comments Off · Information Design, Usability

In the not-so-distant past search engines were limited in their distribution to the monolithic, internet-wide search engines (Google, Yahoo, Ask.com), or to others who needed them and could support them (large online retailers). But my, how times have changed. Now search engines are small, portable, and very specific. A look around the internet block gives [...]

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