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Searchii.com - An Attractive, Web 2.0 Styled Search Engine

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http://www.searchii.com

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Searchii.com is a New Zealand based search engine that seems to have taken the web 2.0 design playbook and followed it to a “T”.    The site combines a rather appealing search interface with some decent results to create a very unique and pleasant search engine experience.

Searchii got it’s start as a (relatively) local search engine that provided accurate results for New Zealand web sites.  Once they honed in their algorythms to work with just New Zealand based sites, they expanded the search to other countries and eventually the web as a whole.

We’re currently only providing the international search engine as a browser search plugin, however… if you’re a Kiwi or from Ireland, Australia, or the United Kingdom, Searchii.com does provide local results for you as well. More »

Yoozila.com - A Clean Alternative Search Engine

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http://www.yoozila.com

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Yoozila.com is an alternative search engine with a clean and easy to use interface.  The actual search results are nothing new and pretty straight forward, but what does separate this site from others is it’s interface.  As Yoozila puts states it; “Why shouldn’t search results look nice?”.  And of course, why shouldn’t they?

As I mentioned above, the real strength of this web site is in it’s interface.  The results page includes many unique features and makes extensive use of AJAX and in-page features that allow you to better view your results.  Since this is pretty much all about the interface… the following paragraphs will pick it apart in detail and highlight some of the unique features. More »

Loud3r.com - A Series on the Semantic Vertical Search Engines

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be doing a series of posts on the Loud3r group of semantic search engines.  Loud3r is a network of topic driven web sites, connected by a common semantic search engine and each ending in “3r”.  For example; Decant3r.com for wine, Woof3r.com for dogs, Buzz3r.com for internet business and technology. More »

Me.dium Social Search - Search With Crowd Power!

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http://me.dium.com/search

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Me.dium.com/search is a new project by the social browsing application Me.dium.com and filters content based on what other people are currently browsing.

Before I can talk about the actual search application itself, it’s important to understand where the data supplying the search is coming from.  Me.dium’s first wave in the 2.0 pond came from their social browsing toolbar.  This is an application you can install into your browser that allows you to browse with your friends online; They can see what you are viewing, you can see what they are viewing, and you can chat between each other across web pages. Me.dium then collects the data from your browsing usage (with the appropriate amount of anonymity) to determine what are the most popular pages.

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PressFlip.com - A Search Engine That Learns What You Like

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http://www.pressflip.com

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PressFlip.com is a search engine that learns from your past search preferences to tailor your search results the next time.  There’s two ways that PressFlip can modify it’s algorithms to provide more accurate results.  First, they have a login system so you can save searches for future use.  The next time you search, it takes those saved items to mold your current results.  Second, there’s a little “flip” button next to your search results.  By pressing this button, it tells the system that you’re not interested in this result (hence the name “PressFlip”). At first, it feels a little counter intuitive to tell it that you don’t like results… but, I suppose to provides a way to remove results from the search field.

This is an interesting approach to search and one that’s a little out of left field.  There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding privacy and how much data search engines store.  PressFlip essentially reverses this and deliberately stores the information.  But, by signing up and using this service, you’re essential consenting to it.  So, if this is something that you’re interested in, go for it.

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