June 21st, 2009
The Big G comes up whenever online search is discuessed and every other release is compared to it. What works for the masses might not work for all. Google has always been trying to innovate the ’search’ with new betas coming out from GoogleLab just too often. But, recently there are a few search engines which are trying to push the search dimensions further than where Google has already reached. While Microsoft’s Bing is adding decision making to your search, the newly launched Collecta gives you ‘real time search’.
The data on the web is enormous and just keeps updating every millisecond. The Internet users are also developing a need to have these updates in their search as and when it is added. Google can provide you the search results from various websites very efficiently, but Collecta tracks the latest information about your search query through blogs and social networking websites.
Collecta’s real time search results are fetched from wordpress blogs, news results come from Fox, CNN and Reuters, social network buzz via Flickr, Mixx and Twitter. “There’s a lot more velocity in the creation of news and content today, ” says Collecta CEO Gerry Campbell who believes that real time search would allow users to track their latest news, sports events and latest comments on political, social, cultural and all such issues including the product reviews and news. “The world needs a real-time search engine.” He adds.
While the services like Twitter already has an inbuilt search, its not believed to be much real-time. With realtime search results from various sources, Collecta may just click for the new age internet users. Collecta already has a few competitors, some of whom are from big names that can intimidate Collecta. Many real-time search engines focused on Twitter have already hit the Internet market. Facebook is already testing a new search for its service. Lately, it speculations have also hit the online market that Google is working on a microblog search service with its expressed interest in a search deal with Twitter. Then there is FriendFeed, which updates comments from various feeds as and when they are posted.
While using the Collecta looks quite user friendly. Collecta gives real time search results and keeps updating them as they are posted. A preview screen on the right ensures that you don’t have to go to the result page to get the information. There is a pause button to stop the search if you feel bombarded with too many search results. The search options let you include and exclude stories, comments, updates and photos.
While the real-time search may appeal to a many in the beginning, few added features of the conventional search may give it a Go! Would you try Collecta for up-to-second search results? Or would you just prefer Google for your searches and Twitter’s search for the social updates? Let us know in the comments.
via [BusinessWeek]
Categories: First look, Tech Industry News |
Tags: collecta, search, search engine, social networking | 1 Comment
June 18th, 2007
With blogging becoming an increasingly powerful medium both in India and around the world, this weekend Rediff.com launched its latest offering, “Rediff blogshowcase” at an event held in Pune.
The company said ‘Rediff blogshowcase’ (www.blogshowcase.rediff.com) is a new platform for India’s fast growing blogging community to showcase their blogs simply by sharing RSS feeds, even as they continue to blog on sites of their choice.
This is Rediff’s second offering for bloggers in the country, their first being “Rediff Hand” a blogging and social networking platform.
Manish Agarwal Vice President Marketing said, “Blogging has emerged as a very powerful medium worldwide and bloggers are now acknowledged as the voice of the people. Even in India most of the readers are always looking for avenues to participate and access the good quality blogs. Rediff Blogshowcase is our endeavor to offer a unique platform to both bloggers and readers to enjoy the best of blogging action across the country and form a well informed and vibrant community.”
Rediff stated that with the current base of over 5.6 million bloggers, the blogging community is expected to grow at the 83%(source COM Score).
Initially the access to bloggers for Rediff Blogshowcase will be through invitation only and would be made open to all shortly.
Categories: First look |
Tags: bloggers, blogging community, Blogshowcase, Rediff, Rediff blogshowcase, Rediff.com, social networking, www.blogshowcase.rediff.com | No Comments
June 8th, 2007
Orkut has been nominated against ‘Abhishek Bacchan, Multimedia Cell Phone, Rang De Basanti and You’ in the MTV and Pepsi Youth Icon 2007. Orkut has 6.6 Million (66 lakh) Indian subscribers. This consists huge amount of youngsters.
There are more than a million communities on Orkut on absolutely everything from pizza to pasta from Film star to superstar, from your pet to your teacher. People freely express their opinions and views here. Internet has always been a medium carrying free information and that’s exactly where the trouble starts for Orkut.
This time the king of Social networking has ran into trouble with the student wing of the Shiv Sena party. The group opposes to what they see as increasing mimicry of the West. It often stops Valentine’s Day celebrations, attacks clubs and pubs, and prevents screening of sexually bold films.
The student wing of the Shiv Sena party said many Indians use Orkut to bad-mouth religious groups and disturb communal harmony, and also to spread misinformation about India. Back in March it was announced that Orkut has agreed to provide Mumbai Police details of the IP address from which an objectionable message or blog has been posted on the site and the Internet service provider involved.
Internet no doubt is a great tool and a innovation like we have never seen before. But with great power comes great responsibility. Its upto us to use the internet wisely and make productive use of it. Yes we are free to express our opinions but at the same time we need to see and understand the bigger picture.
Young minds are known to be rebels. And the more you suppress them the more they will come up. With caution and care we need to explain to them whats right and whats wrong. We just cant tell them not to surf Orkut because a few handful communities have a anti-India stand. We should stand strong and show faith in our youngsters such that we are unaffected and undivided against all attempts to disrupt our harmony.
UPDATE: Orkut is the “MTV Youth Icon 2007″
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Tags: mtv, mtv youth icon 2007, orkut, social networking, youth icon | 1 Comment
May 13th, 2007
After the gaming portal ZAPAK, Reliance ADA group have launched a social networking website, bigadda.com, in the alpha stage. Currently accessible to Internet users only via invitation wherein the company is looking for user feedback for creating and modifying features.
The website is expected to be out in the beta stage by the end of May 2007. With features such as blogs, forums, video support and communities, tailored for the Indian youth. The website doubles up as a video sharing site, with a dedicated section for users’ videos.
Site Tour:
Photos: Add unlimited photos to your gallery! Create your own albums, write captions, and add comments! With BigAdda photo sharing is user friendly and very convenient!
Videos: Choose from our gallery of Hollywood, Bollywood and even Tollywood and other regional videos. Choose from various categories including comedy, commercials, travel, etc and upload them now!
ADDAs: Birds of a feather flock together, said a wise man and it’s true! No matter what your fancy, you’re not the only one! Browse by category and / or popularity. Create an Adda or join one now!
Blogs: Your views on current affairs or just the match last night…
Let it all out here… vent, scream, accuse, apologize, say what you want.
It’s your space, it’s your blog.
Categories: Entertainment, Launch Pad |
Tags: bigadda, bollywood, reliance, social networking | No Comments
