Hello, I came across Eurekster/Google community/collaborative search engines, and I thought maybe this would be a good idea for the FRIAM group.
The Eurekster FAQ says in a nutshell what it's about: "Sometimes, looking for specific information has that needle in a haystack feeling. Not only can you get 6,000+ results from a simple query, the most relevant data for you can be buried way down the list. Swickis let you slice and dice and customize your search engine query so that you can specify the most relevant sources, then get further refinement of the results once like-minded users start engaging with the results. Every click refines the swicki's search strings, creating a responsive, dynamic result that's both customized and highly relevant." Eurekster (uses Yahoo Search): http://swickihome.eurekster.com/faqs.htm Google also offers something like this: http://google.com/coop/cse/overview What do you think? The group could create a search agent customized to ABM, ALife etc. Regards, Günther ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
