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Agency Based Discussion => Dreamstime.com => Topic started by: eyeCatchLight on September 18, 2009, 18:30

Title: order of keywords?
Post by: eyeCatchLight on September 18, 2009, 18:30
Hello,

I am new to Dreamstime. I wonder if there is a way to order the keywords according to importance? For me they always remain in alphabetic order. Probably that is normal, but I wasn't sure, I wanted to ask. :-)

And what does that keyword cloud represent? what does it mean if some words are bigger? I have pictures with 0 views with big and small keywords, obviously it can't be the words they used to search for finding my pictures?

Thank you!
S.
Title: Re: order of keywords?
Post by: elvinstar on September 18, 2009, 18:40
Those are good questions. I've been doing this for 5 years and still don't know the answers!
Title: Re: order of keywords?
Post by: madelaide on September 18, 2009, 21:09
As far as I know, in the micros - at least the main ones - only FT takes original keyword order into consideration.
Title: Re: order of keywords?
Post by: kaarsten on September 19, 2009, 00:42
The keyword cloud at dreamstime shows how often the single keyword has been used in a search by buyers. The bigger the word is shown in the keyword cloud the more often it has been used in the past.

As far a as i know, theres no way to order your keywords according to importance. All keywords are arranged in alphabetical order automatically after we submit them. This can be quit confusing, when someone is using coherent terms.

so long, Kaarsten
Title: Re: order of keywords?
Post by: lisafx on September 19, 2009, 08:36
At Dreamstime keywords are not weighted by importance.  They all get equal weight.  At the moment there is no way or need to order them.

They have been making great strides in eliminating spammed words lately.  Who knows, maybe weighted keywords are something they would consider in the future...?
Title: Re: order of keywords?
Post by: gostwyck on September 19, 2009, 12:49
At Dreamstime keywords are not weighted by importance.  They all get equal weight.  At the moment there is no way or need to order them.

They have been making great strides in eliminating spammed words lately.  Who knows, maybe weighted keywords are something they would consider in the future...?

They seriously need to do something more technically sophisticated than just weighting the title words. The default search order at DT keeps bringing up tons of similar images (by the same contributor) on the first few pages of searches. Try a search on 'Pasta' for example and check out pages 2 & 3. Virtual 'image spamming' like that is annoying enough without it being rewarded with a prominent sort-order placement to the detriment of others. Now try the same search anywhere else and you'll find much more variety in the results.

I think IS and SS have by far the best system in which the actual words used to find/buy images are the primary factor governing where the image appears in the default sort order. Rather handily it should effectively eliminate keyword spamming over time by virtue of shoving all the irrelevant images way down the sort order on a given search.