Comments on: SearchMe: Search with a Visual Twist http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:51:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Leigh http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-53129 Leigh Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:27:11 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-53129 The thing with search is, the goal is generally to find stuff. Tried the beta. Total waste of time. The thing with search is, the goal is generally to find stuff.

Tried the beta. Total waste of time.

]]> By: John Chen http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52905 John Chen Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:06:30 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52905 I hate it. Mark why do you cover sites like SearchMe. Just because Arrington covered them doesn't mean you have to do the same. I hate it.

Mark why do you cover sites like SearchMe. Just because Arrington covered them doesn’t mean you have to do the same.

]]> By: Yakov http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52902 Yakov Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:12:57 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52902 Unfortunately for them, the best way to "beat" Google is not by building a better search destination site. Unfortunately for them, the best way to “beat” Google is not by building a better search destination site.

]]> By: Thusenth http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52895 Thusenth Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:11:35 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52895 I don't think SearchMe is in the same field as Idee and Riya. From the looks of it, SearchMe seems to be more about displaying an actually screenshot of the website, and offering a more graphical and simple user interface to search - like the predefined categories with their own icons etc. Idee and Riya are visual search engines relating to image similarities not the way the results are presented. Riya's application of their image identification algorithms in Like.com is a great example of its usefulness. Throw in a search term regarding a pair of shoes you want to find.. then hit the like button and you've got a lot of similar looking shoes, the materials its made of, and the shades that exist in them. It's great. I don’t think SearchMe is in the same field as Idee and Riya. From the looks of it, SearchMe seems to be more about displaying an actually screenshot of the website, and offering a more graphical and simple user interface to search - like the predefined categories with their own icons etc.

Idee and Riya are visual search engines relating to image similarities not the way the results are presented. Riya’s application of their image identification algorithms in Like.com is a great example of its usefulness. Throw in a search term regarding a pair of shoes you want to find.. then hit the like button and you’ve got a lot of similar looking shoes, the materials its made of, and the shades that exist in them. It’s great.

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52665 Mark Evans Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:12:32 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52665 I'm willing to give SearchMe the benefit of the doubt given it's still in private beta. I'm not suggesting it's ready for prime time but it has potential. I'll check as Splunk as well! I’m willing to give SearchMe the benefit of the doubt given it’s still in private beta. I’m not suggesting it’s ready for prime time but it has potential. I’ll check as Splunk as well!

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52657 Tris Hussey Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:51:49 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52657 I signed up for the beta ... I think it looks cool, but for day to day searching, yeah I agree with Daniel ... not useful enough. When I want something I want to see all the results and quickly. I signed up for the beta … I think it looks cool, but for day to day searching, yeah I agree with Daniel … not useful enough.

When I want something I want to see all the results and quickly.

]]> By: Barry Johnson http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52656 Barry Johnson Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:37:05 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52656 Daniel probably works for Google (or Splunk) Daniel probably works for Google (or Splunk)

]]> By: Daniel Gibbons http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52653 Daniel Gibbons Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:44:40 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/29/searchme-search-with-a-visual-twist/#comment-52653 I have a beta account for SearchMe and have found it spectacularly annoying to use. Google's success is all about better search, which means better results. In short, it's a utility from which the gimmick of SearchMe's interface simply distracts. There is infinitely more innovation in the niche and vertical search players (Splunk, for instance). I have a beta account for SearchMe and have found it spectacularly annoying to use. Google’s success is all about better search, which means better results. In short, it’s a utility from which the gimmick of SearchMe’s interface simply distracts.

There is infinitely more innovation in the niche and vertical search players (Splunk, for instance).

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