BlueWall Web Aggregation beta- What is this?
- This is an aggregator. Our custom algorithm crawls around the internet looking for whatever topic you ask it about and returns the results for you to browse. (Also: it is awesome. And groundbreaking.)
- Doesn't Google already do that?
- No. Google prioritizes established links, whereas this prioritizes recent activity. A Google search for "Coke" will always give you http://www.coca-cola.com as the first result, but this is more likely to give you a tweet from five minutes ago or a parody video which was just posted to YouTube.
- Can I search for anything?
- We're certainly not going to stop you. However, like any internet search, things work better when your search term is unique. "Radiohead" and "Kanye West" are both strong search terms, but if you're a fan of "The Police," you will probably find that your search results include both Sting's band and the fine men and women who preserve order in our society. (Come to think of it, the latter may also be present in the search results for "Coke.")
- What does the "view" menu do?
- It allows you to visualize the results in different ways.
- My question was not answered here and/or I'd like to get involved and/or I have a suggestion and/or I absolutely must tell you how much I love this.
- Holler at Peter and/or Vijith.