Android Market Search

1,292 views · Published 4 January 2012 · 33:39 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: InfoQ · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Don Cowan, Director of Software Engineering at MarketImpacts.com, began researching how significant changes to the Android Market in mid-2011 impacted the visibility of many apps. In this talk, Cowan shares key insights learned from a deep analysis of the Market, specifically the search function and how search results are rank ordered.

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