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Engaging and maintaining a sense of being informed: Understanding the tasks motivating twitter search

Elsweiler, David ; Harvey, Morgan



Abstract

Micro-blogging services such as Twitter represent constantly evolving, user-generated sources of information. Previous studies show that users search such content regularly but are often dissatisfied with current search facilities. We argue that an enhanced understanding of the motivations for search would aid the design of improved search systems, better reflecting what people need. Building on ...

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