Comments on: Micro vs. Macro Information Retrieval http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karaoke: A Hotbed for Micro-IR? | The Noisy Channel http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4974 Karaoke: A Hotbed for Micro-IR? | The Noisy Channel Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:08:58 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4974 [...] a song I know well enough to sing. I’m sure I’m not the only person who encounters this micro-IR problem, and it occurred to me that there might be better technical solutions to [...] [...] a song I know well enough to sing. I’m sure I’m not the only person who encounters this micro-IR problem, and it occurred to me that there might be better technical solutions to [...]

]]> By: foodscanner–query formulation in micro-IR « IRepeat — IR http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 foodscanner–query formulation in micro-IR « IRepeat — IR Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:14:28 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4474 [...] about “micro-IR” which may or may not be something new.  The idea was picked up by theNoisyChannel and FXPAL Blog.  In efforts to triangulate on what micro-IR is, this is the first installment of a [...] [...] about “micro-IR” which may or may not be something new.  The idea was picked up by theNoisyChannel and FXPAL Blog.  In efforts to triangulate on what micro-IR is, this is the first installment of a [...]

]]> By: Bing Visual Search Beta | The Noisy Channel http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4384 Bing Visual Search Beta | The Noisy Channel Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:49:23 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4384 [...] I agree with Elisabeth Osmeloski at Search Engine Land that the galleries included with this beta launch emphasize novelty over utility. Still, it’s nice to see a visual faceted search application for exploring the periodic table. And it’s an interesting example of micro-IR. [...] [...] I agree with Elisabeth Osmeloski at Search Engine Land that the galleries included with this beta launch emphasize novelty over utility. Still, it’s nice to see a visual faceted search application for exploring the periodic table. And it’s an interesting example of micro-IR. [...]

]]> By: Bing Visual Search Beta | The Noisy Channel http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4385 Bing Visual Search Beta | The Noisy Channel Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:49:23 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4385 [...] I agree with Elisabeth Osmeloski at Search Engine Land that the galleries included with this beta launch emphasize novelty over utility. Still, it’s nice to see a visual faceted search application for exploring the periodic table. And it’s an interesting example of micro-IR. [...] [...] I agree with Elisabeth Osmeloski at Search Engine Land that the galleries included with this beta launch emphasize novelty over utility. Still, it’s nice to see a visual faceted search application for exploring the periodic table. And it’s an interesting example of micro-IR. [...]

]]> By: BotchagalupeMarks for September 12th - 14:54 | IT Management and Cloud Blog http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 BotchagalupeMarks for September 12th - 14:54 | IT Management and Cloud Blog Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:01:27 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4383 [...] Micro vs. Macro Information Retrieval | The Noisy Channel - The Probably Irrelevant blog has been quiet for a while, but I was happy to see a new post there by Miles Efron about “micro-IR“. He characterizes micro-IR, as distinct from macro or general IR, as follows: [...] [...] Micro vs. Macro Information Retrieval | The Noisy Channel – The Probably Irrelevant blog has been quiet for a while, but I was happy to see a new post there by Miles Efron about “micro-IR“. He characterizes micro-IR, as distinct from macro or general IR, as follows: [...]

]]> By: Daniel Tunkelang http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Daniel Tunkelang Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:49:29 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4382 My pleasure--I've been following your work ever since hearing you present "<a href="http://http//www.ischool.utexas.edu/%7Emiles/papers/efron-libmedia.pdf" rel="nofollow">The Liberal Media and Right-Wing Conspiracies: Using Cocitation Information to Estimate Political Orientation in Web Documents</a>" at CIKM 2004, and I'm delighted to see that you are at least an occasional blogger. My pleasure–I’ve been following your work ever since hearing you present “The Liberal Media and Right-Wing Conspiracies: Using Cocitation Information to Estimate Political Orientation in Web Documents” at CIKM 2004, and I’m delighted to see that you are at least an occasional blogger.

]]> By: Miles Efron http://thenoisychannel.com/2009/09/12/micro-vs-macro-information-retrieval/comment-page-1/#comment-4381 Miles Efron Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:34:45 +0000 http://thenoisychannel.com/?p=2537#comment-4381 Thanks for the shout-out. I think you've hit on several good points that hadn't occurred to me. You're spot on when you say that in the focused search setting that I called call micro-IR high expectations drive the interaction. Searchers expect results that _solve_ a problem. And as you point out, developers can take a degree of user preparedness for granted. I think it's also right to note that in many 'macro' IR interactions, a search system funnels users towards more focused applications. This is important to keep in mind, lest we draw too firm a line between these modes of search. Thanks for the shout-out.
I think you’ve hit on several good points that hadn’t occurred to me.

You’re spot on when you say that in the focused search setting that I called call micro-IR high expectations drive the interaction. Searchers expect results that _solve_ a problem. And as you point out, developers can take a degree of user preparedness for granted.

I think it’s also right to note that in many ‘macro’ IR interactions, a search system funnels users towards more focused applications. This is important to keep in mind, lest we draw too firm a line between these modes of search.

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