A search engine log analysis of music-related web searching

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A search engine log analysis of music-related web searching

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University of Waikato

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We explore music search behavior by identifying music-related queries in a large (over 20 million queries) search engine log, gathered over three months in 2006. Music searching is a significant information behavior: approximately 15% of users conduct at least one music search in the time period studied, and approximately 1.35% of search activities are connected to music. We describe the structural characteristics of music searches—query length and frequency for result selection—and also summ...

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Research Paper

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Date created

2010

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Cunningham, Sally Jo / Bainbridge, David

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5204

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query analysis / music searching / search engine logs

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