Vertical Search Vertical search, part of a larger subgrouping known as "specialized" search, is a relatively new tier in the Internet search industry consisting of search engines that focus on specific slices of content. The type of content in special focus may be based on topicality or information type. Vertical search may focus on all manner of differentiating criteria, such as particular locations, multimedia object types and so on. E.g. a. A medical search engine would clearly be specialized in terms of its topical focus b. A video search engine would seek out results within content that is in a video format. Type of Vertical search design In terms of design and implementation, several models are emerging in vertical search: The vertical search engine as a destination or portal. Often media companies that own these destination sites optimize them and buy keywords on Google to drive their audience to visit. Vertical search as a complementary Web site applicatio
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