Avi Rappoport is a consultant and analyst who specializes in web site
and Intranet search engines. Her areas of expertise include search
indexing, web robot spiders, information retrieval, relevance
ranking, metadata, information architecture and user interface. She
has a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies from UC
Berkeley, and spent ten years working in software development,
principally on technical programs for the Mac OS.
Avi is the Principal Consultant for Search Tools Consulting,
specializing in advising corporate, commerce and information sites
about their search engines. She is also the editor for the
SearchTools.com web site, providing information and news about search
engines, speaks at web design and usability conferences, and writes
for Builder.com, WebMonkey, Searcher, Online Magazine, and Network
Computing Magazine.
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