A study and comparison of multimedia Web searching: 1997–2006

  • Authors:

  • Dian Tjondronegoro;Amanda Spink;Bernard J. Jansen

  • Affiliations:

  • Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia;Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia;College of Information Science and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802

  • Venue:
  • Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Searching for multimedia is an important activity for users of Web search engines. Studying user's interactions with Web search engine multimedia buttons, including image, audio, and video, is important for the development of multimedia Web search systems. This article provides results from a Weblog analysis study of multimedia Web searching by Dogpile users in 2006. The study analyzes the (a) duration, size, and structure of Web search queries and sessions; (b) user demographics; (c) most popular multimedia Web searching terms; and (d) use of advanced Web search techniques including Boolean and natural language. The current study findings are compared with results from previous multimedia Web searching studies. The key findings are: (a) Since 1997, image search consistently is the dominant media type searched followed by audio and video; (b) multimedia search duration is still short (50% of searching episodes are