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Tom Anthony - New Paradigms: Five Fundamental Changes in Search II

Distilled
November 19, 2015

Tom Anthony - New Paradigms: Five Fundamental Changes in Search II

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November 19, 2015
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  1. 4. DATA DRIVEN SEARCH 1. IMPLICIT QUERIES 3. KEYWORDS vs

    INTENT 2. COMPOUND QUERIES 5. CONVERGENCE OF INTERFACES
  2. explicit aspect of query implicit aspect of query iPhone user,

    on street in London “london tube stations”
  3. My vision when we started Google 15 years ago was

    that eventually you wouldn't have to have a search query at all. SERGEY BRIN GOOGLE
  4. FACT Explosion of implicit signals is leading to more complex

    queries and more granular results. QUESTION Which implicit signals could impact searchers trying to find your clients?
  5. 4. DATA DRIVEN SEARCH 1. IMPLICIT QUERIES 3. KEYWORDS vs

    INTENT 2. COMPOUND QUERIES 5. CONVERGENCE OF INTERFACES
  6. FACT Queries are no longer single expressions of intent followed

    by static responses. QUESTION What compound queries might your visitors be trying?
  7. 4. DATA DRIVEN SEARCH 1. IMPLICIT QUERIES 3. KEYWORDS vs

    INTENT 2. COMPOUND QUERIES 5. CONVERGENCE OF INTERFACES
  8. FACT Intent is not just ‘better keywords’; it is determined

    from implicit signals and across multiple queries. QUESTION Do you know which landing pages serve which intents on your site?
  9. 4. DATA DRIVEN SEARCH 1. IMPLICIT QUERIES 3. KEYWORDS vs

    INTENT 2. COMPOUND QUERIES 5. CONVERGENCE OF INTERFACES
  10. FACT Multiple interfaces, the rise of ‘answers’ is driving search

    towards a ‘data driven’ model. QUESTION Why should Google choose you as a data source?
  11. 4. DATA DRIVEN SEARCH 1. IMPLICIT QUERIES 3. KEYWORDS vs

    INTENT 2. COMPOUND QUERIES 5. CONVERGENCE OF INTERFACES
  12. FACT ‘Ultimate assistants’ will mean we increasingly do inward and

    outward searches in one interface. QUESTION What could a connection to your data provide this interface that Google can’t do without you?
  13. Intent is more than just ‘keywords done better’; consider the

    implicit signals and compound queries. Data Driven Search is coming; prepare your foundations (listen to Will). Decline of Web Search is an opportunity; optimize on another axis (that isn’t PageRank based). TAKEAWAYS