I was working on one of my assignments for my UCLA class. (Say hi to anyone else who might be reading this.) We were supposed to find new search engines that we can use for researching colleges and helping students. Well, I found one I love called Searchme. Go ahead and take a look at it. Go ahead I'll wait.
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When you type in your key search phrase you get the icons for different categories, it allows you to refine your search without having to enter it in the search box. That is helpful. But you know what I really liked, the pictures.
Being able to see previews of the pages or images or news stories I am looking for was great. I don't know why I didn't look for something like this before. Google is good, but plain text leaves something out. It is like I want more, but I don't know what. Until now. What I wanted was the previews Searchme provided.
There is a toolbar for Firefox that you can install. This is my default search tool until I find something that looks even better. You should also take a look at the stack function, which lets you group pages together based on how you need them and will use them. Very helpful.
Look at the stacks feature. I think the tutorial is very good. Being able to drag your favorite results into stacks and avoid bookmarks is very nice.
Post your comments and tell me what you think or if you have found something else like it.
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Ive used Searchme.com since it was first launched and I found it through a BBC documentary.
Its really good and helped me a lot for my IA researches.
Good stuff
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