Explaining the search results
January 12, 2015
For a while, DocSpot has been trying to do a better job of interpreting user queries. For example, if the user types in "nyc" in the location field, our search service interprets that as "New York City, NY." Some of this translation (especially with regards to the concept search term) had been done automatically without any explanation to the user. To help users better understand the search results, we released changes a few days ago. The search results page now displays the original query, and describes how the terms were interpreted. In some cases, where the search service was unable to find enough results, it explains how it broadened the search.
There are a number of other improvements that we're deliberating for the search results page. If you have any ideas, please let us know.