[Web4lib] Searchmash, the other Google serach engine

[Patricia F Anderson]

The idea I'm seeing is that it is not so much a different algorithm or 
different results as that this is their playground for how they might 
provide the results in a different way. What I noticed in particular is 
the checkbox for highlighting Wikipedia results. I am wondering if they 
are considering the approach previously used by A9 as a net-wise federated 
search tool. I absolutely *loved* A9, but then it went totally splat with 
their recent changes. I don't use it anymore, and would be thrilled to 
bits if someone else started offering the functionality that used to be 
at A9. If Google is thinking about it, more power to them.

Wishfully thinking,

Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, Gandhi, Adity wrote:

> Google definitely comes up with interesting stuff every now and then.
> However, I am just wondering why does need to come up with yet another
> search engine, when it already has one (which is out there and well
> recognized).
>
> I don't understand by the term, "Different algorithm" cause I don't see
> any difference in the search results at all. They appear exactly the
> same.
>
> Shall we consider it as a strategy of marketing it differently?
>
> @dity Gandhi
> gandhi.adity at ocls.info
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Junus, Ranti
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:26 PM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] Searchmash, the other Google serach engine
>
> Google apparently just released another search engine with different
> search algorithm, SearchMash, at http://www.searchmash.com/
>
> Interesting.
>
> ranti.
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