User intent tends to be oversimplified. The intent graph was proposed by a researcher from Gartner. In this talk, I will adopt models from cognitive science and graph neural networks to propose an extensive analysis of search intent. The goal is to help us adopt a deeper understanding of user intent when executing keyword research, plotting content strategy and comprehending SERP.
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Intent should start with the WHY
Occasionally Fantasize of the ‘HOW’
e.g
TRANSACTIONAL
QUERIES
Often Romanticise about the ‘WHAT’
Frequently minimise the ‘WHY’
e.g
BERT
RANKBRAIN
e.g
MOTIVATIONS
REASONING
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My wife usually utters: “Honey the bin”
What’s her intent I ask myself?
Take the bin down? wet + dry waste?
The bin stinks?
Put some bin liner?
Bin area is untidy?
Brush up the area?
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Progression to relational reasoning
Percepts
Relational
Thinking
(Lower Order)
Relational
Reasoning
(Higher Order)
Fleeting Locus - World
Sensations
In the moment
Sensed
Effortless
Locus - Mind
Overtime
Examined
Effortful
Extrinsic Intrinsic
https://www.nature.com/article
s/npjscilearn20164/tables/1
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Source: Vered Schwartz - Commonsense Reasoning for NLP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InIffoMnV7k
KNOWLEDGE
OF
‘WHAT’
KNOWLEDGE
OF
‘WHY’ & ‘HOW’
Taxonomic Knowledge (A is A B)
Hierarchical Relationships
Reasoning - Causes and Effects
Semantic Relationships
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Motivations or Reasons for Joining a Gym
Good for one’s health Reduces Anxiety
Meet like-minded people Enhances mood
Access to knowledge Good stress buster
Lose weight
Improve sleep
Access to equipment
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The Gym Client/Employer Scenario
Lose weight
Enhance mood
ASSUMED USER INTENT Example Query BIGRAM HEAD TERM
I want to join a fitness
[MASK] to lose weight
and be happy
NGRAM 1: Fitness
NGRAM 2: [Mask]
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“There is actually no end in sight in terms of
when this will actually be solved."
Ben Gomes - SVP, Google
"Search is far from a solved Problem"
Pandu Nayak - Head of Search Ranking, Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFq6Q_muwG0