CFA/Search-Research/AddressBar

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Current capabilities

• Drag and drop search
• Ability to browse by name from address bar (keyword.URL)

Capabilities in other browsers

• Customized keyword web searches - opera
• URL alias - maxthon
• Search bookmarks and history from Address Bar - IE

Additional features

• Unified search - results include bookmarks, URL history, search history and the web
• Autocomplete keywords

Screenshots

iCab:

OmniWeb:

Opera - customized keyword web searches

Safari:

Maxthon URL Alias:

Internet Explorer - search bookmarks and history

SeaMonkey:

Conclusions

• When adding a search engine to Opera, we are able to create a keyword for using it. It notifies if a keyword is already being used. Very convenient! Also, when typing a keyword in Opera, there are visual cues to let the user know beforehand which page would be displayed.
• Some browsers such as Maxthon and Safari w/ Sogudi allow users to add keywords for specific sites that are not search engines.
• IE suggests bookmarks and history when users type in the address bar while all other sites only suggest history.
• There are no unified searches because the address bar and search bar are separate in every browser.