Comments on: Wikiwix - Search Engine for Wikipedia Articles http://www.altsearchengines.com/2008/04/16/wikiwix-the-search-engine-for-wikipedia-articles/ The most wonderful search engines you've never seen! Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:44:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Yousef Ourabi http://www.altsearchengines.com/2008/04/16/wikiwix-the-search-engine-for-wikipedia-articles/#comment-50512 Yousef Ourabi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:55:53 +0000 http://altsearchengines.com/2008/04/16/wikiwix-the-search-engine-for-wikipedia-articles/#comment-50512 The idea is interesting, and clearly points out a severe weakness in the Wikipedia search. If I remember correctly there was a Chinese startup doing exactly the same thing. Understanding this is a first release, there are still some weak spots: 1) The image detection algorithm is sometimes bit off (search for "FreeBSD") -- The first tag in the dom is usually the right hand side navigation / info box. It seems to get this sometimes, but not all of the time. It's cool that is lists how recently the article was modified, it's probably spidering the wikipedia "Recently Edited" pages vs spidering every page they are aware of. This is cool, but basic. It will be interesting to see how they take it to the next level. The idea is interesting, and clearly points out a severe weakness in the Wikipedia search. If I remember correctly there was a Chinese startup doing exactly the same thing.

Understanding this is a first release, there are still some weak spots:
1) The image detection algorithm is sometimes bit off (search for “FreeBSD”) — The first tag in the dom is usually the right hand side navigation / info box. It seems to get this sometimes, but not all of the time.

It’s cool that is lists how recently the article was modified, it’s probably spidering the wikipedia “Recently Edited” pages vs spidering every page they are aware of.

This is cool, but basic. It will be interesting to see how they take it to the next level.

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