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You know what would be cool? If the author went to www.facebook.com, found the rather prominent input box on top called 'Search', and tried putting something in

You know what would be cool? If the author went to www.facebook.com, found the rather prominent input box on top called 'Search', and tried putting something in it. There's a lot that can be improved, but Facebook already has a search engine. One that even produces Bing results, like the OP wants.

retube 16y ago
He means web search.
paraschopra 16y ago
I'm talking about searching the web, not my social network.
- indigoviolet 16y ago
  That box searches the web. It even uses Bing.
  - paraschopra 16y ago
    I'm sorry but I still can't spot it. Tried searching for something and it returned my friends updates. Even if it is there, I don't think there is as much emphasis/focus on this feature as there should be. I notice you work for Facebook so it will be great to hear from you what you think about focusing on web search as a central strategy.
    - indigoviolet 16y ago
      http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=foo http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=foo 'Web Results' in the left hand column. I agree with you about emphasis/focus.
      - revorad 16y ago
        In the UK, I see the web results below the Facebook results, right at the bottom of the page. Almost impossible to notice.
  - zaidf 16y ago
    The Facebook-Bing deal might be geo-targeted and not show up from India where Paras is located.
    - indigoviolet 16y ago
      This is a possibility, I'd have to ask around to see it is the case. If so, I apologize for the snarky tone in my first comment.
    - paraschopra 16y ago
      No, I spot it now. But I wonder how many people actually realize that you can search the web from within Facebook. It almost looks like a side-feature while I argue that it should be a central feature of Facebook.
      - skbohra123 16y ago
        Interestingly enough, how you made a complete post without actually verifiying the issue . And as a side note, how do you manage to get all your posts hitting to HN homepage?
        paraschopra 16y ago
        Yeah, agree I did not verify but it wasn't an obvious feature and I think my argument is still valid -- Facebook could use search as its central strategy. As far as HN homepage is concerned, I don't know ranking internals but I think it is probably timezone issue -- as of writing this comment, the submission has just 7 upvotes and is still on homepage.

retube 16y ago

He means web search.

paraschopra 16y ago

I'm talking about searching the web, not my social network.

indigoviolet 16y ago
That box searches the web. It even uses Bing.
- paraschopra 16y ago
  I'm sorry but I still can't spot it. Tried searching for something and it returned my friends updates. Even if it is there, I don't think there is as much emphasis/focus on this feature as there should be. I notice you work for Facebook so it will be great to hear from you what you think about focusing on web search as a central strategy.
  - indigoviolet 16y ago
    http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=foo http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=foo 'Web Results' in the left hand column. I agree with you about emphasis/focus.
    - revorad 16y ago
      In the UK, I see the web results below the Facebook results, right at the bottom of the page. Almost impossible to notice.
- zaidf 16y ago
  The Facebook-Bing deal might be geo-targeted and not show up from India where Paras is located.
  - indigoviolet 16y ago
    This is a possibility, I'd have to ask around to see it is the case. If so, I apologize for the snarky tone in my first comment.
  - paraschopra 16y ago
    No, I spot it now. But I wonder how many people actually realize that you can search the web from within Facebook. It almost looks like a side-feature while I argue that it should be a central feature of Facebook.
    - skbohra123 16y ago
      Interestingly enough, how you made a complete post without actually verifiying the issue . And as a side note, how do you manage to get all your posts hitting to HN homepage?
      - paraschopra 16y ago
        Yeah, agree I did not verify but it wasn't an obvious feature and I think my argument is still valid -- Facebook could use search as its central strategy. As far as HN homepage is concerned, I don't know ranking internals but I think it is probably timezone issue -- as of writing this comment, the submission has just 7 upvotes and is still on homepage.