Comments on: The Future of Web Search - Beauty or Brains? http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/ The most wonderful search engines you've never seen! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: searcholg http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-18913 searcholg Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:57:44 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-18913 I agree with mike UI can make a lot of difference. The problem that search engine face is not poor algorithms but lake of user input; today typical search query consists of only 2-3 words, not enough to determine the exact user need. On the other hand a good UI can assist the user to better describe his search subject. Take a look at www.sortfix.com it has a revolutionary UI on top of Google OR yahoo search results. The user receives additionally power terms and by drag and drop he can create a better query (i.e. an improved user input) I agree with mike
UI can make a lot of difference. The problem that search engine face is not poor algorithms but lake of user input; today typical search query consists of only 2-3 words, not enough to determine the exact user need. On the other hand a good UI can assist the user to better describe his search subject. Take a look at www.sortfix.com it has a revolutionary UI on top of Google OR yahoo search results. The user receives additionally power terms and by drag and drop he can create a better query (i.e. an improved user input)

]]> By: Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Greatest Debate conclusion: Om Shanti Shanti http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-10683 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Greatest Debate conclusion: Om Shanti Shanti Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:33:34 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-10683 [...] says algorithm. Charles says interface. In this piece, I’ll take a look at how the two intersect, and give you [...] […] says algorithm. Charles says interface. In this piece, I’ll take a look at how the two intersect, and give you […]

]]> By: En vrac - Crédibilité, concurrencer Google & widgets http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-10245 En vrac - Crédibilité, concurrencer Google & widgets Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:46:20 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-10245 [...] Comment les moteurs de recherches peuvent-il détrôner Google ? En se concentrant sur l’index... (en [...] […] Comment les moteurs de recherches peuvent-il détrôner Google ? En se concentrant sur l’index… (en […]

]]> By: Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Greatest Debate: Algorithms vs. Interfaces http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9896 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » The Greatest Debate: Algorithms vs. Interfaces Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:32:58 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9896 [...] week ago, Nitin Karandikar wrote this post defending the pursuit of a new algorithm to beat Google.  It’s not too long, so I encourage [...] […] week ago, Nitin Karandikar wrote this post defending the pursuit of a new algorithm to beat Google.  It’s not too long, so I encourage […]

]]> By: Norman http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9214 Norman Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:44:12 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9214 As we all have experienced, searches on the web become more and more complex and time consuming. Explosive sites, ads, especially blogs, are flooded into the web. It is increasingly differcult to find the trusted information quickly. Over the years, i have collected many useful sites which are trusted, informative, such as consumerreports.org, cnet.com, dpreview.com, shopping sites, like amazon.com, B& H, J and R. I have collected all these sites and separated into several categories here at my weblog pages. In order to find the required information quickly, i created a search engine which includes all these sites. Please try out and see if it can help you. Commmets are very well come! Check out my search engine at Topwebsitesguide.com As we all have experienced, searches on the web become more and more complex and time consuming. Explosive sites, ads, especially blogs, are flooded into the web. It is increasingly differcult to find the trusted information quickly. Over the years, i have collected many useful sites which are trusted, informative, such as consumerreports.org, cnet.com, dpreview.com, shopping sites, like amazon.com, B& H, J and R. I have collected all these sites and separated into several categories here at my weblog pages. In order to find the required information quickly, i created a search engine which includes all these sites. Please try out and see if it can help you. Commmets are very well come!

Check out my search engine at Topwebsitesguide.com

]]> By: Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » Picture this! Visualizing Search Results http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9111 Alt Search Engines » Blog Archive » Picture this! Visualizing Search Results Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:18:37 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9111 [...] Thursday, Nitin wrote an article about the role of the Algorithm in Search.  Nitin used the title, “Beauty or Brains?” [...] […] Thursday, Nitin wrote an article about the role of the Algorithm in Search.  Nitin used the title, “Beauty or Brains?” […]

]]> By: Car News » The Future of Web Search - Beauty or Brains? http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9008 Car News » The Future of Web Search - Beauty or Brains? Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:59:23 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9008 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptToday’s Guest Author, Nitin Karandikar of The Software Abstractions Blog, kicks off a three part series on Alternative Search Engine Algorithms vs. User Interfaces. Which matters more, beauty or brains? Is it the snazzy look of the car, … [...] […] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptToday’s Guest Author, Nitin Karandikar of The Software Abstractions Blog, kicks off a three part series on Alternative Search Engine Algorithms vs. User Interfaces. Which matters more, beauty or brains? Is it the snazzy look of the car, … […]

]]> By: Weekly Wrapup, 10-14 September 2007 at aoortic! dot com http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9007 Weekly Wrapup, 10-14 September 2007 at aoortic! dot com Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:22:51 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-9007 [...] other network blog AltSearchEngines asked this week: can a search startup take on the Google juggernaut? According to the post, a trio of small, well-funded startups are taking divergent approaches to [...] […] other network blog AltSearchEngines asked this week: can a search startup take on the Google juggernaut? According to the post, a trio of small, well-funded startups are taking divergent approaches to […]

]]> By: Weekly Wrapup, 10-14 September 2007 : Forecast-Blog http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-8696 Weekly Wrapup, 10-14 September 2007 : Forecast-Blog Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:18:35 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-8696 [...] other network blog AltSearchEngines asked this week: can a search startup take on the Google juggernaut? According to the post, a trio of small, well-funded startups are taking divergent approaches to [...] […] other network blog AltSearchEngines asked this week: can a search startup take on the Google juggernaut? According to the post, a trio of small, well-funded startups are taking divergent approaches to […]

]]> By: Mike http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-8341 Mike Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:16:04 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2007/09/13/the-future-of-web-search-beauty-or-brains/#comment-8341 i am a UI believer. the reason is simple: algorithm won't make a difference in the near future. the end users won't feel a diffenence unless your search results can be, let's say 30% better than mine. so in a 3-5 years time, improving ui and find better ways of communicating with the users, offering 'value-added' service above the organic results, putting in some 'society features' are what i think will be on the right track. i am a UI believer. the reason is simple: algorithm won’t make a difference in the near future. the end users won’t feel a diffenence unless your search results can be, let’s say 30% better than mine. so in a 3-5 years time, improving ui and find better ways of communicating with the users, offering ‘value-added’ service above the organic results, putting in some ’society features’ are what i think will be on the right track.

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