Blekko and Firefox Get Engaged
June 13, 2012
Hampered by the lack of a dedicated search engine team, Mozilla is getting some help from Blekko according to CNet’s “Firefox Flirts with Bleko for ‘Instant’ Search.” A new partnership between the two has produced a Blekko add-on for Mozilla’s Firefox. Writer Seth Rosenblatt explains:
“The Blekko add-on (download), developed by Mozilla Labs’ Prospector team, aims to cut down on the repetitive search behaviors of many Firefox users. Mozilla says that its research indicates that people often search for the same term, not because they’re looking to find it again but because they’re attempting to navigate elsewhere. This add-on, like Google’s Instant search feature, cuts down on the extra steps by pre-caching sites, showing preview pages, and recognizing commonly searched-for terms from only a few typed letters.”
Yes, just like Google’s feature. This one, though, was built to work with Firefox, so perhaps that is an advantage for dedicated Firefox users like me. Besides, according to Mozilla developer Edward Lee, future updates could have the add-on sporting site previews, spreading search results across multiple tabs, and (optionally) including results from other engines.
Sounds good. Throw in a do-not-track policy a la Duck Duck Go, and I’m there.
Google may just buy some Firefox love. Stay tuned because money talks in some countries. Maybe Russia?
Cynthia Murrell, June 13, 2012
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blekko actually has the strongest privacy policy of any search engine. W/r/t to Do Not Track, If you configure your browser for Do Not Track we automatically (i) opt you out of all data collection and (ii) won’t send your query to any third parties. No other search engine can make that claim. Even if you don’t configure for DNT, our privacy policy is heads and shoulders stronger than every other engine.