Wikia Search - First Impressions

WIKIA SEARCH First Impressions

To be fair ... ... this is ALPHA

alpha.search.wikia.com

Alpha => Not Feature Complete
No Advanced Options
Broken Links
Contact Us
Terms of Use
Incomplete or missing help information

Some Surprises

Surprise - People The search results include people.

Surprise – Mini Articles Each search result (potentially) has a mini article that you can collaboratively edit.

Surprise - Discussions Every search has a discussion page

Surprise – Log In You can log in to the search engine.

Registered users have profiles.

And can set their privacy options.

Upload Photos

Invite Friends

Your profile gets you found

Gets you friends ... business ... etc.

User Content – Mini Articles You can create or edit the mini articles.

Editing is encouraged. Spam isn't.

Mouse Over to Rate (doesn't work yet)

Interesting Mix
Wikia Search = Search Engine + Social Network
Will users participate?
Community vs Spam
Privacy vs Findabililty
People Results
Domain Experts?
Enthusiasts?
Spammers?

Conclusion Wikia is innovative, with potential for business and personal networking. Its success will depend on the strengths of the communities it engages.

Credits Presentation - Phil Rees http://www.loosingsite.com Slide Background - Mary R. Vogt http://www.morguefile.com/archive/?display=175911

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Wikia Search - First Impressions

by phrees on Jan 07, 2008

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