Comments on: Query logs and information retrieval research http://probablyirrelevant.org/2010/06/query-logs-and-information-retrieval-research/ Information Retrieval Research and Development Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:19:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lee S Jensen http://probablyirrelevant.org/2010/06/query-logs-and-information-retrieval-research/comment-page-1/#comment-9424 Lee S Jensen Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:21:52 +0000 http://probablyirrelevant.org/?p=76#comment-9424 AOL got in big trouble when it released its search log. This was because it violated privacy issues. However, with a vertical search system the logs don't generally have that concern. Being able to track the search path of person when they are only looking at genealogy (www.ancestry.com) or cameras (www.dpreview.com) doesn't really tell you anything valuable about a particular person. Focusing on getting search logs from these types of companies should be our focus. AOL got in big trouble when it released its search log. This was because it violated privacy issues. However, with a vertical search system the logs don’t generally have that concern. Being able to track the search path of person when they are only looking at genealogy (www.ancestry.com) or cameras (www.dpreview.com) doesn’t really tell you anything valuable about a particular person. Focusing on getting search logs from these types of companies should be our focus.

]]> By: neelannair http://probablyirrelevant.org/2010/06/query-logs-and-information-retrieval-research/comment-page-1/#comment-9217 neelannair Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:57:38 +0000 http://probablyirrelevant.org/?p=76#comment-9217 Valid points. But I guess query logs are a huge investment for most search engines. It forms part of their competitive advantage over other search engines. I'd like to propose a time-out clause for search engine query logs. They could release query logs more than 'n' years old for a license and fee. So Universities can give open access to researchers to work with them. As far as the Lemur Project was concerned, I came to know about it in the news that it had been discontinued. There is such a thing as publicity, I guess. Wonder if they tied up with existing search engines or something to promote the cause. Valid points.

But I guess query logs are a huge investment for most search engines. It forms part of their competitive advantage over other search engines.

I’d like to propose a time-out clause for search engine query logs. They could release query logs more than ‘n’ years old for a license and fee. So Universities can give open access to researchers to work with them.

As far as the Lemur Project was concerned, I came to know about it in the news that it had been discontinued. There is such a thing as publicity, I guess. Wonder if they tied up with existing search engines or something to promote the cause.

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