Comments on: Faceted Filtering…in the Real World http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Whitney Hess http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4542 Whitney Hess Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:42 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4542 That is an *awesome* example, and a commercial I'd never seen before. Thanks so much for posting it here. That is an *awesome* example, and a commercial I'd never seen before. Thanks so much for posting it here.

]]> By: Jesse Haynes http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4540 Jesse Haynes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:41:03 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4540 Here's another example. Multiple filters being applied. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET2MloYm6YU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET2MloYm6YU</a> Here's another example. Multiple filters being applied. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET2MloYm6YU

]]> By: Jared M. Spool http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4536 Jared M. Spool Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:39:24 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4536 And by "real world", we mean a CGI-enhanced video.<br><br>(But I see your point.) And by “real world”, we mean a CGI-enhanced video.

(But I see your point.)

]]> By: Rachel http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4535 Rachel Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:58:45 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4535 This is so funny. Just last night after I saw this exact commercial, I was telling my husband that I wished something like this could be possible in the real world. It seems like the grocery store is one of the last places that's actually more convenient than online shopping (particularly for produce and frozen foods).<br><br>He said there used to be a service where you could order groceries online and they'd be delivered within 24 hours. I'm sure there are still similar services out there. But can you imagine something like this at the actual store? Just type in a few filters and, like a vending machine, your food shoots out and lands in your buggy. If only! This is so funny. Just last night after I saw this exact commercial, I was telling my husband that I wished something like this could be possible in the real world. It seems like the grocery store is one of the last places that's actually more convenient than online shopping (particularly for produce and frozen foods).

He said there used to be a service where you could order groceries online and they'd be delivered within 24 hours. I'm sure there are still similar services out there. But can you imagine something like this at the actual store? Just type in a few filters and, like a vending machine, your food shoots out and lands in your buggy. If only!

]]> By: Peter Morville http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4529 Peter Morville Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:48:13 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4529 For most Endeca implementations I'm aware of, users can combine facets, one step at a time. For instance, at <a href="http://Newssift.com" rel="nofollow">Newssift.com</a>...<br><br><a href="http://bit.ly/TBM4a" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/TBM4a</a><br><br>...I can search for "iphone" and then filter by sentiment, then organization.<br><br>Alternatively, there are rich examples that avoid page reload:<br><br><a href="http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/" rel="nofollow">http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/</a><br><br>But, I don't think that's the distinction you're getting at. I think you're referring to a simple browse by facet capability, which would only be useful for small data sets. Either way, I think we agree that faceted filtering in the real world is cool :-) For most Endeca implementations I'm aware of, users can combine facets, one step at a time. For instance, at Newssift.com…

http://bit.ly/TBM4a

…I can search for “iphone” and then filter by sentiment, then organization.

Alternatively, there are rich examples that avoid page reload:

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/

But, I don't think that's the distinction you're getting at. I think you're referring to a simple browse by facet capability, which would only be useful for small data sets. Either way, I think we agree that faceted filtering in the real world is cool :-)

]]> By: Fitzgerald Steele http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4528 Fitzgerald Steele Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:29:19 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4528 Now, if we could only make faceted search do Natural Language Processing and Semantic lookup like this. :) Now, if we could only make faceted search do Natural Language Processing and Semantic lookup like this. :)

]]> By: Whitney Hess http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4527 Whitney Hess Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:07:54 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4527 Thanks for the comment, Peter, and for the great link. <br><br>I have actually seen several faceted navigation systems that are *not* additive -- meaning that each facet provides another entry point into viewing the information, but the facets cannot be combined. An example of this would be Endeca's guided navigation functionality for search results, which allows the user to filter by only one facet at a time. <br><br>How would you more clearly make this distinction? Thanks for the comment, Peter, and for the great link.

I have actually seen several faceted navigation systems that are *not* additive — meaning that each facet provides another entry point into viewing the information, but the facets cannot be combined. An example of this would be Endeca's guided navigation functionality for search results, which allows the user to filter by only one facet at a time.

How would you more clearly make this distinction?

]]> By: Peter Morville http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4526 Peter Morville Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:01:53 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4526 Great example! There's a faceted navigation collection in my search patterns library:<br><br><a href="http://bit.ly/A5iJ" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/A5iJ</a><br><br>I'm not sure I understand your distinction between faceted navigation and faceted filtering. Faceted navigation systems are designed to support filtering. They let people pair down a list of results. Can you explain the distinction you're making? Thanks! Great example! There's a faceted navigation collection in my search patterns library:

http://bit.ly/A5iJ

I'm not sure I understand your distinction between faceted navigation and faceted filtering. Faceted navigation systems are designed to support filtering. They let people pair down a list of results. Can you explain the distinction you're making? Thanks!

]]> By: Amihay http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4523 Amihay Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:52:24 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4523 Great post.<br>Another example I recently saw is this one from the NYT:<br><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/06/business/economy/unemployment-lines.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/06/b...</a><br><br>I really like the way the graph reacts to the filtering options on the top. Great post.
Another example I recently saw is this one from the NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/06/b...

I really like the way the graph reacts to the filtering options on the top.

]]> By: Tony http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/11/16/faceted-filtering-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4521 Tony Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:08:26 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2706#comment-4521 I see car commercials like this all the time.. I think perhaps Car Soup had a similar commercial. I see car commercials like this all the time.. I think perhaps Car Soup had a similar commercial.

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