Comments on: Yahoo Mindset: Intent-Driven Search http://www.upstartblogger.com/yahoo-mindset-intent-driven-search Successful Blogging Made Simple Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:50:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: anonymous http://www.upstartblogger.com/yahoo-mindset-intent-driven-search#comment-27 anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/yahoo-mindset-intent-driven-search#comment-27 Interestingly, I’ve noticed that if you put the slider<br /> only SOME of the way toward the “researching” end,<br /> your page stays very high in the rankings (like<br /> rank 6th when halfway between center and right side). <br /> <br /> This seems to suggest that the best results are often<br /> not at the very extremes. You want to preserve <br /> SOME of the original organic rank scoring, so that authoritativeness and other factors are still part of<br /> the new rank. That’s why “slider” probably useful.<br /> I notice that LOTS of results matching your query<br /> have very long orange bars (very non-commercial), so<br /> the key to realizing your site should be an especially<br /> informative AND useful site seems due in large part to its<br /> authoritativeness (e.g. others pointing to it), not<br /> just that fact that it, too, isn’t very commercial. Interestingly, I’ve noticed that if you put the slider
only SOME of the way toward the “researching” end,
your page stays very high in the rankings (like
rank 6th when halfway between center and right side).

This seems to suggest that the best results are often
not at the very extremes. You want to preserve
SOME of the original organic rank scoring, so that authoritativeness and other factors are still part of
the new rank. That’s why “slider” probably useful.
I notice that LOTS of results matching your query
have very long orange bars (very non-commercial), so
the key to realizing your site should be an especially
informative AND useful site seems due in large part to its
authoritativeness (e.g. others pointing to it), not
just that fact that it, too, isn’t very commercial.

]]> By: Robert Ellis http://www.upstartblogger.com/yahoo-mindset-intent-driven-search#comment-28 Robert Ellis Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/yahoo-mindset-intent-driven-search#comment-28 You’re right. If you move the slider slightly to the right, your domain stays pretty high on the list. I’ve noticed that if I move it all the way to the right, my domain drops off, but the listings are more non-commercial mentions of Futurosity (such as posts I’ve made to other forums). If I move it to the left, it does pick up the more commercial content (such as mentions of my book). So, actually it does seem to work pretty well. You’re right. If you move the slider slightly to the right, your domain stays pretty high on the list. I’ve noticed that if I move it all the way to the right, my domain drops off, but the listings are more non-commercial mentions of Futurosity (such as posts I’ve made to other forums). If I move it to the left, it does pick up the more commercial content (such as mentions of my book). So, actually it does seem to work pretty well.

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