Mental Models For Search Are Getting Firmer

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for May 9 is now online at:
   http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20050509.html

Summary:
Users now have precise expectations for the behavior of search. Designs
that invoke this mental model but work differently are confusing.

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