____/ BearItAll on Wednesday 20 June 2007 10:27 : \____
> John Bailo wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.ask.com/?o=333&l=dir
>>
>> Check out all the widgets and ajax-y stuff
>
> It's a bit too much flashing in your face for my taste, I think previews
> might be better in a side panel.
>
> I like the idea of question helpers but this one and google don't really
> take it further than something typed with the same word/s as your search.
> Maybe they are worried of delays as you type.
>
> So for example if you do 'linux in the media' by the time you get to 'the'
> the helper has gone. I would have thought that the helper would help more
> if they missed the connecting words.
Less is more. Start simple, allow to extend/grow bigger. The BetterSearch
Firefox extension, for instance, achieves some nice stuff, provided that you
want it. Making it the default is a case of shovelware.
The only thing Google must change is their habit of delivering an ugly mess
that they call HTML, in order to boost speed. They are a terrible model in
that regard. It's like feeding someone fries, which is basic and substanceless
food, but also serving it off the floor.
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