What You See Is What You Click
Looking for something online? Your 10-second search probably goes a lot like this: Type something into Google, scan the list of results and click one. A multibillion-dollar search engine marketing industry has sprung up to help companies figure how to make sure you click their link. But to click something, you first have to look at it. And how people look at search results might not happen the way advertisers think it does, according to new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.