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Show HN: The real time community search engine

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Post by kyrai »

I decided to cut all the other features and just release the startup I have been working on for the last few months.

http://seekier.com

I hate to put it like this, but look at it as a twitter for sharing what you search. Seekier lets you see what others are searching, allows you to share your own searches, and discover more through discussion.

Please let me know what you think of the idea and concept. There may be bugs because I decided to just release it. Thanks!

If you decide to register, be great if you posted your profile.

Re: Show HN: The real time community search engine

#8

Post by bdickason »

I don't really get it? Is there any worth in seeing what others are searching unless it's something embarassing?

I think it looks like a cool idea, but I'm not really sure how to start using it :) The motivation to create a new account is pretty low so perhaps a nice example of how the service helped someone else with their search might sway me?

Re: Show HN: The real time community search engine

#9

Post by rooshdi »

bdickason wrote: post #8

I don't really get it? Is there any worth in seeing what others are searching unless it's something embarassing? I think it looks like a cool idea, but I'm not really sure how to start using it :) The motivation to create a new account is pretty low so perhaps a nice example of how the service helped someone else with their search might sway me?

Sharing my searches with the few followers currently on Seekier has allowed me create conversations around these searches and discover previously unknown interests of friends. Example of a comments page: http://seekier.com/roosh/seek/249

Furthermore, sharing searches provides dual functionality by searching engines and communicating what we're looking for to our friends and followers in one process. The amount and rate of helpful feedback provided for each shared search will only grow as users attract more followers.

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