Viewzi: Visual Results with Display Options
April 14, 2009
There’s a new way to see search results, as presented by search engine Viewzi at http://www.viewzi.com. Instead of getting long white pages of links ala Google, you can choose from a variety of graphic displays for your search results. I searched Karl Urban, an actor in the new Star Trek movie. In Viewzi, I chose the web screenshot display. The links returned as actual screenshots from imdb.com and Wikipedia as well as media and fan sites. I don’t have to actually click to that page to see what it looks like – I saw it right there.
Frankly, it’s cool to look at and not as hard on the eyes as the links list. Now, it took me more time to look through the links, but I sure enjoyed it as I went. There are other result sets (eighteen total), for example, there’s an Amazon books view. For my actor, it returned Karl Imhoff’s Handbook of Urban Drainage and Wastewater Disposal. Useful and relevant? Not at all. Pretty darn cool? Yes. It can also set up results grouped into music, video and photos as well as topics including news, weather, shopping, and gadgets.
If you’re in a hurry for quick links to exact information, Viewzi may not be for you (although it does have a links list view). But if you’re just browsing or doing research, you may want to give the site a shot.
Jessica Bratcher, April 14, 2009
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Yes Viewzi is one of the bunch of new visual based search engines. Cooliris is the other one that also has interesting results layout.
http://www.search1x.com/2008/11/29/the-new-visual-search-experience/
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