Search is considered an individual’s activity on Internet. But that may change sometime soon in near future.
A NYT article describes a project at Microsoft that may change this. This project is lead by Dr. Meredith Rigel Morris.
“Web search is usually considered a solitary activity,†Dr. Morris said. “But many tasks can benefit from joint searching.â€
She notes that people have always collaborated informally in searches, watching over a friend’s shoulder and suggesting alternative search words, for instance, or dividing tasks and then e-mailing the most promising Web sites to one another, along with comments. “But these joint search behaviors aren’t directly supported by standard tools,†she said.