{"id":2076,"date":"2013-03-01T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvr.dishasingh.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/facebook-graph-search-relevant-results-that-matter-to-you\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T05:49:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T05:49:15","slug":"facebook-graph-search-relevant-results-that-matter-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kvrwebtech.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/facebook-graph-search-relevant-results-that-matter-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Graph Search \u2013 Relevant Results that Matter to You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again Facebook is ready to change the way we search for people and things. Their latest offering comes in the form of \u2018Graph Search,\u2019 which aspires to make user search more comprehensive. Not like it\u2019s planning to replace Google, or even replicate it, but from the already existing graphs, it will help users to find connections with people, places and things more easily.<\/p>\n

The things you can search on Graph Search are personalized items, the answers of which cannot be found on search engine.\u00a0 For example, you might want to see all the pictures you\u2019ve ever liked at a particular place, or say you\u2019re visiting a city next week and want to catch up with all your friends in that city, all you have to do is search for these questions on Facebook.\u00a0 Write simple queries in the Graph Search like \u2018all pictures I liked,\u2019 \u2018my friends who\u2019re in city XYZ this week\u2019 or \u2018caf\u00e9s my family has visited,\u2019 and your screen will generate personalized answers for you.<\/p>\n

The program is not yet out in full flesh, and is available in a limited beta program. It\u2019s a teaser for the kind of plans Facebook has for the future.<\/p>\n

The Facebook team is working on the concept of what is called semantic search. In simple terminology, it means improving the accuracy of a search by understanding the user\u2019s intent and the contextual meaning.<\/p>\n

For example, you have to search Facebook for black coffee. A normal search on Facebook will display results with black coffee, used as a keyword. It will give a list of pages, persons, profiles with black coffee. But, what if you\u2019d like to know which friends like black coffee? Or which of your friends has updated a status about black Coffee? Which cafes have been liked by your friends that serve black coffee? The list of questions can just go on.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Facebook was a dumb searcher; it would have answered none of these questions. But, with the help of Graph Search Facebook generates personalized options for everything you search. So, if you type Black Coffee, the research will give you several options like:<\/p>\n