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WebWord Weblog Posting Posting Date: July 11, 2002 Searching for solutions to an on-site problem -- "A recent CSIRO survey showed that about 84 per cent of university sites, 61 per cent of Federal Government agency sites, 36 per cent of IT company sites and only 20 per cent of sites for public companies provided a direct search engine link or form on their homepage." (Comments: Thanks Gabe.)
Reader Comments...
Umm, ok, I'll be the first to ask. So what? On-site search engines often perform poorly. Users frequently are more successful at locating their target information if forced to browse their way to it. Too many users run straight to a search box without trying other means, then complain when they can't find their target page. Some designers who have no control over the quality of their company's search engine will intentionally bury access to it. Posted by: Jack on July 11, 2002 04:43 PM
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