search.netscape.com

Written June 25. 1999, at 01:00 GMT.

Nescape launced today a reved-up version of their search engine. In it they combine the content from the Open Directory Project at DMoz.org with the Goggle search technology.

I tried making a few searches, and my first impression is pretty cool. The results come in a nicely structured form (similar to what only Yahoo has offered until now) and seemed to be of a reasonable quality. Of course what I tried was just some Popular terms, like "Austin Powers", so I don't really know how well it works in finding some really obscure, low profile documents.

The biggest problem with Google is that it's such a sucker for popularity. This often makes Google much less useful for finding obscure/low-profile content than traditional string-grinders like Hotbot.

It's my hope that Netscape's combination of Google's pop engine and DMoz.org's Human intelligence will produce a new and interesting perspective on the web-jungle...

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