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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 220872, member: 55"]Absolutely right. For example, I don't know how many times I've seen people who couldn't identify a basket because they searched for "Native American basket." Had they searched for "Indonesian basket" they would have found it instantly; but searching just basket would lead to thousands of irrelevant results.</p><p>It is a real art to come up with search terms that are general enough, but still specific enough, to yield meaningful results; and to be free enough from preconceptions to do that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 220872, member: 55"]Absolutely right. For example, I don't know how many times I've seen people who couldn't identify a basket because they searched for "Native American basket." Had they searched for "Indonesian basket" they would have found it instantly; but searching just basket would lead to thousands of irrelevant results. It is a real art to come up with search terms that are general enough, but still specific enough, to yield meaningful results; and to be free enough from preconceptions to do that.[/QUOTE]
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