MetaScroll is the attempt to build a modern version of the classic meta-search engines. These engines, though quite popular in the late 90s, early 2000s, lost their market share to Google, like all the other of the popular search engines at that time.
Although Google delivers great results and a good searching experiences, there still are issues with their web search:
- Ease of use. At the end of a result page, one has to manually find and click the “next”-button to get to the next page of web results. This process interrupts the visual scanning of the results.
- Search performance. While Google’s search result pages are undoubtingly fast, having to find the “next”-button and click it to get to the next page is a repetitive and slow task.
- Direct and relevant answers. Google does an incredible job finding the best websites regarding your search. But you still have to open the page with the information you’re looking for. And the info on this page could be days, weeks, or even years old when you are searching for something thats happening right now!
- Privacy. This is the most important issue. Google does not only store every search you make and when you make it, it also stores which results you click on and if or how much later you come bck to their site. The collected information, together with the data from other Google services like Mail, Calendar, Reader, etc lead to a very distinct profile of you and your interests.
Of course you’re free to use other search engines like Microsoft’s Bing or Yahoo!, but the issues named above are valid those as well, to a greater or smaller extend.
So, how does MetaScroll fit into the picture? What can it offer regarding the issues named above?
- Ease of use. There is now “Next page”-button on MetaScroll you’d have to find and point your mouse at. The result just keep coming while you scroll down the page.
- Search performance. The process of scrolling down the page doesn’t get interrupted with new pages. MetaScroll delivers the results in one large list that grows while you scroll.
- Direct and relevant answers. Classic search engine results are integrated with relevant Wikipedia articles and other people’s messages from Twitter. This way you get a 360° view on the topic you’re searching for.
- Privacy. MetaScroll does all it can to ensure that no search engine has the possibility to identify you while you’re searching. And of course no personal information is stored by MetaScroll itself
.So you see, MetaScroll gives a great deal about improving your searching experience. And if there is anything you see that could fit MetaScroll and it’s philosophy, or that you would need to definitly do the switch from yourcurrent favorit search engine, you’re more than welcome to get in touch!
Let me know your thoughts!
Hendrik, Developer of MetaScroll.com
