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More Powerful Search for ScientificAmerican.com

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Scientific American Search


We have launched a new and improved search page for ScientificAmerican.com. We started by researching how other sites handle search. The majority of the web sites we reviewed use Google for their site search but we found some good examples on U.K. news sites and at NYTimes.com. Keeping in mind best practices, common implementations and Scientific American's specific content set, we designed a page that we hope will help frequent readers and new visitors find the content they're looking for. (more...)