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		nashequilibrium on Aug 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Site Search Should Be Sexy: How Swiftype Raised $1... "improving search relevance continuously based on usage takes a lot of data." Is this usage based on where a user clicks after searching or based on actually studying usage of the site independent of your search results?

qhoxie on Aug 16, 2013 [–]

Both – interaction with the search results and general site usage data are important factors.

nashequilibrium on Aug 16, 2013 | [–]

ok, so you guys track the clickstream & optimize for clicks that don't help the user. At a per site level i can see where the bottlenecks come in, but business must be good if those are your problems. Congrats!

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