Web search engine multimedia functionality |
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| Authors: | Dian Tjondronegoro Amanda Spink |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George St., GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Web search engines are beginning to offer access to multimedia searching, including audio, video and image searching. In this paper we report findings from a study examining the state of multimedia search functionality on major general and specialized Web search engines. We investigated 102 Web search engines to examine: (1) how many Web search engines offer multimedia searching, (2) the type of multimedia search functionality and methods offered, such as “query by example”, and (3) the supports for personalization or customization which are accessible as advanced search. Findings include: (1) few major Web search engines offer multimedia searching and (2) multimedia Web search functionality is generally limited. Our findings show that despite the increasing level of interest in multimedia Web search, those few Web search engines offering multimedia Web search, provide limited multimedia search functionality. Keywords are still the only means of multimedia retrieval, while other methods such as “query by example” are offered by less than 1% of Web search engines examined. |
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| Keywords: | Web search Multimedia Image Audio Video |
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