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by brentr 6647 days ago
I am currently researching an idea.

PROBLEM: Search results are full of noise.

PROPOSED SOLUTION: (1) Take a raw search feed; (2) Give searchers a tool that enables them to maintain a persistent search state (i.e., it keeps track of your previous queries and all the results you have clicked on while using the tool); (3) Use results from user data to aid in constructing a better ranking of the raw search feed.

The seed for this idea came from a link given to me by one of the professors at BGSU: http://research.microsoft.com/~merrie/collaborative_search.h...