August 13, 2004
8 Quick Ways to Fix Your Search Engine
The latest from Jeff Veen over at Adapative Path is 8 quick ways to fix your search engine. And it's great. It might be one the better articles I've seen come out of there.
Search results do tend to suck, and there is always room for improvement. And his 8 methods seem spot-on ways to help improve it. I feel that the most important one of the whole bunch is #6. “Offer help for zero results”. It's like building an intelligent 404 page for your search.
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eliot
Hey Tony! Been awhile since I've hit your site... what a surprise! I love all the cool new features and design. Awesome!!
Posted by: eliot | August 15, 2004 06:28 PM
eliot
(Woah, except the "thank you for commenting" page is a bit messed up atm.)
Posted by: eliot | August 15, 2004 06:29 PM
Tony
Is it? I'll have to double check that page.
Nice to see you again Eliot. Thanks for the feedback.
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August 15, 2004 09:15 PM
Tony
Okay. That was awful.
You see, I use the TypeKey identity to log in, so I never see that pending page. It was awful. Thanks for pointing that out.
I forgot that the pending page was served through the cgi, rather than as a PHP page. That is what broke it.
All fixed now. Thanks again.
Posted by: Tony | August 16, 2004 07:48 AM
eliot
Blog-Fu link at the top is b0rked.
What is the URL to subscribe to your main blog's RSS? The RSS link in the HTML goes to your Link-Fu (which is interesting, but not what I was hoping for).
Posted by: eliot | August 16, 2004 10:21 AM
Tony
The about page has a whole listing of the feeds.
What link are you talking about? The link in the navbar?
I'll double-check the feed link in the HTML.
I so need a full-time proofer, double-checker and editor.
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August 16, 2004 11:16 AM