Yahoo! Mindset – A revolutionary search interface
| Thursday, April 20th, 2006 | --Udi |
Yahoo! Mindset is revolutionary idea. This demo has been around for a while, but I don't think many people have had a chance to play with it. What this tool lets you do is filter your search results by your “mindset”.
If you’re looking to buy something, you can push the slider towards the shopping end of the spectrum and you’ll see commercial results. If you’re looking to learn something you can push the slider towards the research end of the spectrum and all that “buy this!” and “50% off” crud will go away, leaving you with Wikipedia articles and other useful information. It’s pretty sweet. For a good example search, try looking for shoes and then pushing the slider to either side.
January 2nd, 2008 at 4:31 am
Great. That sounds like intentions matter. Your purpose is now important, rather than just ‘keywords.’ A slider for intentions is a fantastic search device.