Kiora Media proposes a creative search engine that allows users to search for multimedia content, collate relevant results, and use those results to quickly and easily create digital compositions that can be shared. Users could search for a topic, drag and drop related images, videos, and other media into a workspace to build customized "paglets" combining different content. This would provide a more engaging search experience that helps users explore topics and express their ideas and interests in new ways.

1. Kiora Media
Case for a creative search engine

2. Problem
Search engines currently provide bits and pieces of results -
not the full picture the user was after. Particulalrly if the user is
in "research/browse mode".
The net generation like to find - and create - search is not
seamless in this regards.
Search should help people create the digital picture they
envisage - in other words search should assist the user to
create.

3. Problem
Creating digital content is a painstaking process - with a variety
of desktop and online tools required.
Creation - needs to be faster and more immediate. For a
significant number of people the net is - "hey this is what I am
doing now"...
It is also has been reported that the status messages of social
sites such as twitter and facebook - are on average boring. To
some proof that we do indeed live dull existences.
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4. The Solution
The solution - Creative Search allows the user to find any multi-
media or other media on the web. They are then able to collate
the information they find and then use information creatively. At
its simplest they are able to mash and drag the results - and
create rich pagelets which can then be shared via the web or
simply stored within the search engine.
USE CASE 1
Example a user is interested in Jimmy Hendrix.
The engine returns a set of Jimmy Hendrix video, images,
pictures, audio and websites (website's are returned as screen
shots).
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5. The Solution
The user likes some of the pics some of the audio etc and
devices to drag the items into a work space
With a few clicks they have created a paglet with a jimmy
Hendrix background - with several video clips ready to play ...
and a background music of one of their favorite Hendrix tracks
playing - plus a screenshot of their favorite Hendrix sites in a
tabbed section.
They share the paglet instantly with their friends - the "I am
thinking" phrase in their network leads to a thoughful yet quickly
created media experience.
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6. The Solution
The advanced user can use gesture control to create.
Using a PC's webcam the user can drag and drop media on a
time line using hand gestures alone.
The can take snnipets of existing videos - add different audio -
drop their own images into video. add audio to pics etc... etc.....
all with gesture control.
The become the conductor of the search results using them to
create. Therefore a creative search experience - could be 3D
audio/video.
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7. Search as a Journey
Use Case 2
The user types in/or says Jimi Hendrix.
They see on the screen a bank of video and pics which they can
explore.
They can also see blog/chatter re Jimi Hendrix. When they look at the
blogs (webcam detects where the viewer is focusing on the screen or
gesture - or touch) - the blog information comes into focus.
By focusing on more distant objects - it might be they can see the
fashion of the time, news articles - major events.
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8. Search as Creation
Use Case 3
The user is able to drag and drop the interesting pieces of their
journey - and then can arrange them spatially.
The user can also arrange the "exhibits" within the spatial world
- and then sequence them.
This would be similar to a "second life" environment - however
the user would create their own unbounded environment by
placement of media objects.

9. Credits...
As users will be able to mash just about any piece of content a
system of credits would be created.
I.e. the owners of found content will be credited and linked to.
Similar to film credits.
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10. Why Now
People are looking for new ways to search - and new ways to
explore - however start-up search engines and even the larger
engines (such as Bing) - provide the same or worse experience
than Google.
There has been no paradigm shift in search.
There is however keen interest in new search experiences.
Take for instance Cuil - an enormous amount of interest - but
similar results and display as Google with some UI
adjustments. Not paradigm shift.
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11. Kiora Media - Search Engine
Find multi-media using search engine
Drag and drop media (would include own uploads)
Create an amazing multi-media postcard
Share with friends
Simple to make - mashups based on search.

12. Kiora Media - Search Engine