Would anyone mind testing this Search Engine? I think it is meant to be Librarian and I don't think it works but would like other opions - I am working on an idea for my Dissertation.
Anyway, Here is the link http://www.msdewey.com/
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Hi Gemma,
the search engine works on my Mac at home. Not a hope with the PC at work (it cannot display the animation).
You need to tell us what exactly you'd like our opinion on. eg I found the 'librarian' amusing at first but rather distracting in the long run. The accuracy of the results is satisfactory on a couple of searches I did on IL, however, I was not given the full details of these results, ie how many retrieved in each search etc and I had to find this out by scrolling down the list of links.
So as a quick evaluation: flashy but not entirely user friendly especially for users who have antiquated machines (like my PC at work) or those who need more info than a rather enticing female librarian throwing the fishing line to hook you. Entertainment seems to have replaced effective searching
Hope this helps
Susie
Hi Gemmma,
I had the impression that this was a microsoft viral marketing campaign rather than a serious search engine, it certainly turned up in all the places I'd expect to see viral marketing anyway.
A couple of new search engines I've come across recently are http://www.hakia.com/
http://www.yoople.net/
Maybe these will help?
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