SharePoint 2013 has a number of outstanding features that allow you to really use and customize search results like never before. [...] However I will give you a starting set of search results, give a brief overview of each of these features, and then walk through the process of using them to create a very cool and customized search result that demonstrates how all of these pieces work together.
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Build a Search Driven Solution with SharePoint 2013 – Part I
Build a Search Driven Solution with SharePoint 2013 – Part I
Why would you use Search Driven? Good question. Let’s ask “why not”? The answer is the index latency. Search Driven Solutions are based on the search index and that means that the data freshness depends on the index freshness.
SP 2013: Searching in SharePoint 2013 using the REST new API’s
SP 2013: Searching in SharePoint 2013 using the REST new API’s
A simple example of how you can utilize the REST Search API’s in SharePoint 2013 to perform a search.
SharePoint 2013 Search UI Introduction – YouTube
Prefetching SharePoint search results
Prefetching SharePoint search results
Prefetching content allows users to access it more quickly what improves the user experience. Find out how to prefetch SharePoint search results and cut down your users’ waiting time.
What Does A Best-in-Class SharePoint Social Site Look Like? Ask Colliers International
What Does A Best-in-Class SharePoint Social Site Look Like? Ask Colliers International
Can SharePoint be Social? Yes of course it can. Pause for a moment and study how Sita and his team at Collier’s are creating one of the most prolific SharePoint Social sites in the Global 1000.
Configure Custom Search Scope in SharePoint 2010 to Rollup Tasks, Documents, or Sites From Anywhere
Configure Custom Search Scope in SharePoint 2010 to Rollup Tasks, Documents, or Sites From Anywhere
This is the third part of an article series describing how to configure search scopes and custom web parts to build a search-based rollup solution.
Modify the Search Refinement Panel in SharePoint
Modify the Search Refinement Panel in SharePoint Without Code
How to set up custom site columns to work as metadata refiners for search.
SharePoint Tip: Searching SharePoint From Windows 7
SharePoint Tip: Searching SharePoint From Windows 7
Using a search connector to search SharePoint directly from Windows 7.
SharePoint Search Techniques-Property based Search
SharePoint Search Techniques-Property based Search
Property based search allows the use of managed properties to help refine searches.