Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by darienbc » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 7:52 PM UTC

Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo
meml.io

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by darienbc » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 7:53 PM UTC

Hello HN!

I designed meml.io to make web research simple and more organized. The basic idea is that meml.io tracks your search efforts over time, and stores separate sequences of queries in "streams." This is especially useful when searching iteratively or refining web queries. Streams can also be shared across users, allowing collaborative research.

Right now this is just a side project, but if anyone out there sees potential for something more, email me.

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by amirhirsch » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 8:24 PM UTC

This is convenient for saving searches and going back to flagged results. You should add a call-out box to show users that they need to disable pop-up blocking!

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by darienbc » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 8:25 PM UTC

amirhirsch wrote: post #3

This is convenient for saving searches and going back to flagged results. You should add a call-out box to show users that they need to disable pop-up blocking!

Good point, yes you should disable your pop-up blocker.

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by tacone » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 9:20 PM UTC

You should explain the service on the website itself, not just here. I clicked the link without looking at the comments and was a little confused :)

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by regosen » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 9:42 PM UTC

whoa, this is really cool- I especially like the images results.

It took me a minute to realize the image results even existed though- maybe there's a way to make it more obvious what you can do (like a walkthrough or interactive tutorial?)

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by uberneo » Wed, Jun 03, 2015, 10:29 PM UTC

Search something and then just keep on pressing back button and it will keep on showing you the stuff which you had never searched.. may be angularjs routing issue?

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by brador » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 5:23 AM UTC

darienbc wrote: post #2

Hello HN! I designed meml.io to make web research simple and more organized. The basic idea is that meml.io tracks your search efforts over time, and stores separate sequences of queries in "streams." This is especially useful when searching iteratively or refining web queries. Streams can also be shared across users, allowing collaborative research. Right now this is just a side project, but if anyone out there sees…

Great concept! Just a tip: people search for weird things, like their credit card number...but I see no way to delete an accidental search...

What stack did you use?

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

#9

Post by breakingcups » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 12:56 PM UTC

I'm getting:

  Heroku | No such app

  There is no app configured at that hostname.

  Perhaps the app owner has renamed it, or you mistyped the URL.

Re: Show HN: The Opposite of DuckDuckGo

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Post by darienbc » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 5:41 PM UTC

brador wrote: post #8

darienbc wrote: post #2

Hello HN! I designed meml.io to make web research simple and more organized. The basic idea is that meml.io tracks your search efforts over time, and stores separate sequences of queries in "streams." This is especially useful when searching iteratively or refining web queries. Streams can also be shared across users, allowing collaborative research. Right now this is just a side project, but if anyone out there sees…

Great concept! Just a tip: people search for weird things, like their credit card number...but I see no way to delete an accidental search... What stack did you use?

Yeah, there is no deleting strictly due to laziness. Planning to add that tonight.

I used MEAN.js.