Multi-source search

A computer readable hardware-medium comprising instructions which when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform a method for ranking multi-source search results, comprising:

• receiving a search query input into a multi-source search interface by a user;
• identifying a first content source providing a first type of content associated with the search query;
• identifying a second content source providing a second type of content associated with the search query;
• evaluating user signals associated with the user to identify a content type preference of the user;
• assigning a first relevancy rank to the first content source based upon the content type preference;
• assigning a second relevancy rank to the second content source based upon the content type preference;
• responsive to the first relevancy rank exceeding a relevancy threshold, providing first content, corresponding to the search query, from the first content source through the multi-source search interface as a first search result;
• and
• responsive to the second relevancy rank exceeding the relevancy threshold, providing second content, corresponding to the search query, from the second content source through the multi-source search interface as a second search result.

A system for exposing contextual launch functionality through multi-source search results of a multi-source search interface, comprising:

• a multi-source search interface component configured to:
• receive a search query input into a multi-source search interface by a user;
• evaluating user signals associated with the user to identify a content type preference of the user;
• identify a first content source providing a first type of content associated with the search query;
• identify a first application associated with the first type of content;
• identify a second content source providing a second type of content associated with the search query;
• identify a second application associated with the second type of content;
• assigning a first relevancy rank to the first content source based upon the content type preference;
• assigning a second relevancy rank to the second content source based upon the content type preference;
• embed a first link, to the first application, within a first search result corresponding to the search query;
• embed a second link, to the second application, within a second search result corresponding to the search query;
• and
• responsive to the first relevancy rank exceeding a relevancy threshold and the second relevancy rank exceeding the relevancy threshold, provide the first search result and the second search result through the multi-source search interface.