2) Hakia
A A "meaning-based" search engine"
A) Live "beta" currently online and available for testing
B) No specific launch date set
C) This page lists what the company believes are Hakia's most important features.
D) Example of a "Hakia gallery."
On semi-related notes:
++ Clusty/Vivisimo's
A) Results pages allow the user to "see" concepts/ideas that would be impossible or very time consuming to identify if they were looking at pages one at a time. In other words, they not only can help the searcher narrow/focus their search, but also serve as an info discovery tool.
Examples here, here (ClusterMed), and here.
+++ What about kozoru (a company that hoped to offer a tool that was language based, not keyword based)? Well, earlier this year they switched gears and released, byoms that offered easy-to-use technology for creating search via IM? Well, according to this KC Star article, kozoru is no longer in business.
+++ Ask.com Disclosure: Gary serves as Director of Online Information Resources at Ask.com.
A) Ask is an algorithmic search engine (you can submit your question in question form if you like) with value-added features including:
B) Ask's "Expert Rank" dynamically breaks down pages into subject clusters. Zoom (as seen in the right column) can help the searcher identify related concepts, names, etc.
C) "Smart Answers" can provide an answer in near real time here), direct the user to useful links on a specific topic, or help disambiguate a query.
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