Sunday, June 26, 2005

How Effective Are "New" Search Commands?

Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Watch, http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050622-082709 points to a blog that digs into MSN's desire to offer a neural network based search, but beyond this, enhanced search commands that allow one to specifically drill into anchor text, url keywords, file types and titles of webpages-- pointing up the importance of well-written/designed title tags-- among a few other search commands. I don't have time at this moment to go into them, but be assured I will.

Really my question is, besides those web users who really are intrigued with accessing information and those whose business it is to optimize for search results, is the average Joe really going to seek new search commands? I think most people don't know how to set themselves to a really effective search right now with the commands available.