[Web4lib] CUIL doesn't seem very COOL

[Day, James]

Google's search results are still very primitive compared to other
search sites.  Where are the visual previews, faceted results,
clustering, and customizable themes and page layouts, etc.?  

Check out some sites like hakia (http://hakia.com), LyGo
(http://www.lygo.com), Searchme (http://www.searchme.com), Viewzi
(http://viewzi.com), and Zuula (http://zuula.com) to see how rich the
results pages can be.

I do like how Cuil generates pages of results in a portal-looking format
rather than simple text lists.

James Day, MSLIS
Web Developer, Enterprise Software Division Information Technology
Services Seminole County Government
1101 East First Street
Sanford, Florida 32771
Phone: (407) 665-1076
Fax: (407) 665-7412
E-Mail: jday at seminolecountyfl.gov
Website: www.seminolecountyfl.gov

"All of the time...every time."


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Dowling
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 2:11 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] CUIL doesn't seem very COOL

I must have missed the welling dissatisfaction with Google's search 
results that would make anyone think a new search engine is their path 
to fame and fortune.

You can't be the next Google until Google becomes the next Alta Vista.


-- 
Thomas Dowling
tdowling at ohiolink.edu



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