Mobile search behaviors : an in-depth analysis based on contexts, APPs, and devices

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
ZA4230 .W846 2018
Status
Available

Summary

With the rapid development of mobile Internet and smart personal devices in recent years, mobile search has gradually emerged as a key method with which users seek online information. In addition, cross-device search also has been regarded recently as an important research topic. As more mobile applications (APPs) integrate search functions, a user's mobile search behavior on different APPs becomes more significant. This book provides a systematic review of current mobile search analysis and studies user mobile search behavior from several perspectives, including mobile search context, APP usage, and different devices. Two different user experiments to collect user behavior data were conducted. Then, through the data from user mobile phone usage logs in natural settings, we analyze the mobile search strategies employed and offer a context-based mobile search task collection, which then can be used to evaluate the mobile search engine. In addition, we combine mobile search with APP usage to give more in-depth analysis, such as APP transition in mobile search and follow-up actions triggered by mobile search. The study, combining the mobile search with APP usage, can contribute to the interaction design of APPs, such as the search recommendation and APP recommendation. Addressing the phenomenon of users owning more smart devices today than ever before, we focus on user cross device search behavior. We model the information preparation behavior and information resumption behavior in cross-device search and evaluate the search performance in cross-device search. Research on mobile search behaviors across different devices can help to understand online user information behavior comprehensively and help users resume their search tasks on different devices.

Contents

1. Information search in mobile context -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Key terms -- 1.3. Literature review -- 1.4. Research design.

2. Context-based mobile search behaviors -- 2.1. Mobile search strategies -- 2.2. Modeling context-based mobile search -- 2.3. Designing context-based mobile search task collection -- 2.4. Summary.

3. Mobile search behaviors and APP usage -- 3.1. App topics and mobile search -- 3.2. APP transition in mobile search -- 3.3. Follow-up actions triggered by mobile search -- 3.4. Summary.

4. Mobile search behavior across different devices -- 4.1. Information preparation behavior in cross-device search -- 4.2. Information resumption behavior in cross-device search -- 4.3. Exploring the On-the-spot search performance in cross-device search -- 4.4. Predicting search performance in cross-device search -- 4.5. Summary.

5. Discussion and conclusions -- 5.1. Discussion -- 5.2. Implications -- 5.3. Limitations -- 5.4. Conclusions.

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