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Guest blogger Beth Sanchez: Search Me
Guest blogger Beth Sanchez introduced me to a fresh search engine with this novel post on I See.
Search me. Well, not really. I don’t have any money on me and the most dangerous thing on me is probably my keys.
Search Me is actually a search engine. What makes it singular: Search Me shows screenshots of the results. It also uses the same format as Apple cover flow. Naturally, that app will soon be available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
1) Michael Barnes , a printmaker from Northern Illinois University
2) Michael Barnes, U.S. Representative for Maryland
3) Michael Barnes, a hairdresser in London
4) Michael Barnes, Entertainment Editor for the Austin American Statesman
Though you probably won’t get as many results as Google, it certainly is a little easier on the eyes. You can “search all” or search through the standard, “web,” “video,” or pictures” options. Search Me also comes with some odd options, such as “colleges & universities,” “board games.” and “work & career.” (These options didn’t bring up anything relevant, as expected, but Search Me is still in Beta mode).
The whole endeavor brings to mind the saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. Instead we are judging results through web screenshot to see what is more appealing to us.
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