Tangentially related.For long tail queries, Why is there no "research mode" on search engines?
Often times, I find myself searching for some term like "Commute Home Traffic app" on app store (For market research purposes). Google, Apple, Bing, all give a huge list of results but I cannot go through them in a single sitting. So, I should keep the window open and keep clicking next occasionally (Spread over multiple days).
If I do the same search again, these search engines return same order of results I am unhappy with. Is there no solution to this problem? Can't they remember which results I am not interested in and stop showing them? Can't they let me continue my "research" where I left off from?
I find in this situation, sifting through more pages doesn't help, you'll need to continually refine your query. There's never been a point where I've gotten to page 2 on Google and thought "This information is good, but I'd like to keep going further to find more."
Take the "Commute Home Traffic app" term you provide as an example. Searching for that within the Play store, the results are pretty terrible once you even go as little as scrolling below the fold. The first 10 apps displayed seem somewhat useful, then the next 30 or so are just variations of the same apps but specific to a city. Then beyond that, bus map apps specific to a city, a ride-sharing app, apps specific to news stations, some alarm clocks, etc...
It'd be much more beneficial to search with a new term now that we've learned what results we get, instead of looking through 100 more apps. Something like "Commute Traffic San Francisco" or a different query altogether.
I often do market research queries. For example, I would like to see if there is an app that focuses on "real estate or home buying simulation"...If you search for this in google, first few pages of results are for training agents. I frequently go beyond first page in the hope of finding a long tail result that fits my needs.
Often times, I find myself searching for some term like "Commute Home Traffic app" on app store (For market research purposes). Google, Apple, Bing, all give a huge list of results but I cannot go through them in a single sitting. So, I should keep the window open and keep clicking next occasionally (Spread over multiple days).
If I do the same search again, these search engines return same order of results I am unhappy with. Is there no solution to this problem? Can't they remember which results I am not interested in and stop showing them? Can't they let me continue my "research" where I left off from?