ScentTrails: Integrating browsing and searching on the Web

摘要: The two predominant paradigms for finding information on the Web are browsing and keyword searching. While they exhibit complementary advantages, neither paradigm alone is adequate complex goals that lend themselves partially to To integrate searching smoothly into a single interface, we introduce novel approach called ScentTrails. Based concept of scent developed in context foraging theory, ScentTrails highlights hyperlinks indicate paths search results. This interface enables users interpolate between locate content matching effectively. In preliminary user study, enabled subjects find more quickly than by either or alone.