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Next-generation search engines compared
Over at Read/WriteWeb Ebrahim Ezzy has written an interesting article called Search 2.0 vs Traditional Search, which inspects some of the next-generation search technologies that are showing up. Ezzy calls Search 2.0 the third generation of search engines (go figure)--whereas first-generation search (e.g. AltaVista) ranked by content and second-generation search (e.g. Google) ranked by link analysis, Search 2.0 technologies "are designed to combine the scalability of existing internet search engines with new and improved relevancy models; they bring into the equation user preferences, collaboration, collective intelligence, a rich user experience, and many other specialized capabilities that make information more productive." He compares Swicki, Rollyo, Clusty, Wink, and Lexxe to traditional search engines and describes how their models can offer a better experience. This article is just Part 1--in Part 2 Ezzy will look at Jookster, Gravee, PreFound and Ezzy's own company, Qube.[Via Slashdot]
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
