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New Clustering Search Engine to battle Google

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the coulda-used-a-better-name dept.

Sophrosyne writes "The New York Times is reporting a new search engine [free if DNA on file with Homeland Security] named "Clusty" is going to try and take Google head-on. The new search engine was developed by three former CMU computer scientists who formed the company Vivisimo. The search engine uses Overture for it's results but offers new features such as an encyclopedia search, clustered results, and a gossip search."

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  1. Re:Klutsy? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Informative

    The original engine was actually called Vivisimo,
    and the exact point you make was mentioned back then.

    heres the article (january)

    http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/05/1839233.sh tm l?tid=126&tid=185&tid=95

    I think clusty.com is better, but now makes me think of unclean prostitutes.

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  2. Mozilla search plugin from the actual company by palfrey · · Score: 3, Informative

    Now there's a first. Not even Google has ever directly supported Mozilla - the Google toolbar from Google is IE only. And this one now has a Mozilla search plugin link on the front page. Kudos.

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