K�a NOP wrote: >On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:34:00 -0500 >Duke Hillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > >>I see no command in the documentation that will help you. >>But, I am curious about your intentions. It would seem to >>me that precise words would be important. They can, for >>example, help you to select the best words for keywords. >>If users consistently search for "apple", then using "fruit" >>as a keyword isn't helpful because most search engines >>could not make a connection between the two. >> > >I think that a "search word alias" function would be useful for at leat 2 >reasons : >1- the raw search word report generates too much noise. Take for instance >the French word "�v�nement". People type it many ways : �v�nement, >�v�nement, Ev�nement, Ev�nement, evenement, evenements [etc.] >Do we really need that level of sharpness in the report ? > >2- most of the time, beyond the *words*, I'd like to know what *topics* are >most requested. > >Actually, you're right about the fact that precise words are important. I >personally use the report to check to what extent my pages are "search >engine relevant". But it could be also convenient to have less granularity >for faster and easier human reading. Don't you think so ? > > >K�a NOP > You make good points. In the first case, I can relate because I often see various spellings for Athletics and Mathematics by end users. In the second case, I can see that large sites that cover many topics might have more interest in topics than in particular words.
I can imagine a Search Word report that incorporates aliases (assuming that aliases are specified in the config or on the command line). I can also imagine the Search Word report grouping aliases in a manner similar to the way the Domain report groups domains under TLDs. Of course, it's easy for me to imagine because I don't write the code. :-) There may not be enough interest in these features for the author to include them in Analog. +------------------------------------------------------------------------ | This is the analog-help mailing list. To unsubscribe from this | mailing list, go to | http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help/unsubscribe.html | | List archives are available at | http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ | http://lists.isite.net/listgate/analog-help/archives/ | http://www.tallylist.com/archives/index.cfm/mlist.7 +------------------------------------------------------------------------
