The Next Big Thing in Search
When Bill Gross makes an announcement, people listen. The next big thing to come out of IdeaLabs is a search engine with quite a few unique twists. The name is familiar to online search veterans, but Snap appears to be anything but familiar in what it offers.
Here's what Bill says about Snap:
We built Snap to save you time. We think we can cut the time it takes to find what you’re REALLY looking for in half! Today we’re unveiling Snap, with three bold innovations to improve the way you find things on the web.
The first is USER CONTROL, where you get to change the order of search results, refine search results instantly, and hone in on exactly what you’re looking for. We think you’ll love it. Give it a try. It works on any search, just refine by entering filter words in the field above any column, or click on any column to sort. Try it right now, say for digital cameras or laptops.
The second new feature is USER FEEDBACK. We take into account what happens AFTER people click on search listings at our site AND others, to use as feedback on the relevance, and get you better results up at the top. This helps you avoid dead end searches, and saves you time. We also can figure out, based on millions of users, what people are really looking for so we can put custom formats on search pages where previous users signaled their “intent” by their follow-on searches. Try it right now, say for cars, Walmart, or mp3.
The third innovation is complete and total TRANSPARENCY. We want to reveal every action and transaction at the site, so you know what we are doing and what other users are doing. We even are revealing OUR REVENUES. Our conviction is that you get better results because transparency prevents advertisers or others from gaming the system.
We hope you like all of these things. Please keep in mind this is just the tip of the iceberg. We’ll keep improving technology while keeping you up to date along the way. We really want to hear what you think about Snap – how it saves you time, and what we could do better.
I haven't had much time to mes with it yet, but the concept is somewhat intriguing. Go check out the beta version of Snap and see what you think.
Here's what Bill says about Snap:
We built Snap to save you time. We think we can cut the time it takes to find what you’re REALLY looking for in half! Today we’re unveiling Snap, with three bold innovations to improve the way you find things on the web.
The first is USER CONTROL, where you get to change the order of search results, refine search results instantly, and hone in on exactly what you’re looking for. We think you’ll love it. Give it a try. It works on any search, just refine by entering filter words in the field above any column, or click on any column to sort. Try it right now, say for digital cameras or laptops.
The second new feature is USER FEEDBACK. We take into account what happens AFTER people click on search listings at our site AND others, to use as feedback on the relevance, and get you better results up at the top. This helps you avoid dead end searches, and saves you time. We also can figure out, based on millions of users, what people are really looking for so we can put custom formats on search pages where previous users signaled their “intent” by their follow-on searches. Try it right now, say for cars, Walmart, or mp3.
The third innovation is complete and total TRANSPARENCY. We want to reveal every action and transaction at the site, so you know what we are doing and what other users are doing. We even are revealing OUR REVENUES. Our conviction is that you get better results because transparency prevents advertisers or others from gaming the system.
We hope you like all of these things. Please keep in mind this is just the tip of the iceberg. We’ll keep improving technology while keeping you up to date along the way. We really want to hear what you think about Snap – how it saves you time, and what we could do better.
I haven't had much time to mes with it yet, but the concept is somewhat intriguing. Go check out the beta version of Snap and see what you think.
posted by Dave @ 6:28 PM
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