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Wikipedia + Youtube + Flickr = Navify

27 points by aston 17y ago

zitterbewegung 17y ago
Seems like navify is overloaded at the moment.
Mongoose 17y ago
They couldn't more blatantly copy Google's template and color scheme. http://navify.com/ http://navify.com/ http://news.google.com/ http://news.google.com/
- aminuit 17y ago
  And the search box on the right bears more than a passing resemblance to the login box for GMail. http://gmail.google.com http://gmail.google.com
old-gregg 17y ago
Someone else's content + someone else's design + embedded video and pictures from someone else's service = profit! I think the money, if they ever make any, should also go to someone else, like to help save pandas or something.
- sundeep 17y ago
  someone else's content ..." I seem to be missing something here ... How is what they're doing any different from what any other search engine does? Do you disapprove of the search engines making money too?
  - buugs 17y ago
    Search engines do indeed link you to the real content.
    - davemc500hats 17y ago
      the "real" content is being made available via Wikipedia platform api... so your point is?
      - buugs 17y ago
        He asked how it was different from a search engine, it doesn't take you to the site with the information it is making a business out of others information on its own site.
blogimus 17y ago
Searching for something not in their database seems to break their search. http://navify.com/search?q=djangopony http://navify.com/search?q=djangopony Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'Query failed: unknown local index 'article' in search request' request' as the start of a long PHP error message.
- blogimus 17y ago
  It appears to be fixed. Now shows Results 1 - 10 for "djangopony" "no article results." 1-10 of no results? Hmm.
jmatt 17y ago
The idea is good, I often want that information at the same time. I was hoping for an innovative design. With the current design, I might as well have three tabs open rather than use their site.
allenmlee 17y ago
just a matter of time till Navify replaces everyone's use of wikipedia

27 points by aston 17y ago

Seems like navify is overloaded at the moment.

They couldn't more blatantly copy Google's template and color scheme. http://navify.com/ http://navify.com/ http://news.google.com/ http://news.google.com/

aminuit 17y ago
And the search box on the right bears more than a passing resemblance to the login box for GMail. http://gmail.google.com http://gmail.google.com

old-gregg 17y ago

Someone else's content + someone else's design + embedded video and pictures from someone else's service = profit! I think the money, if they ever make any, should also go to someone else, like to help save pandas or something.

sundeep 17y ago
someone else's content ..." I seem to be missing something here ... How is what they're doing any different from what any other search engine does? Do you disapprove of the search engines making money too?
- buugs 17y ago
  Search engines do indeed link you to the real content.
  - davemc500hats 17y ago
    the "real" content is being made available via Wikipedia platform api... so your point is?
    - buugs 17y ago
      He asked how it was different from a search engine, it doesn't take you to the site with the information it is making a business out of others information on its own site.

blogimus 17y ago

Searching for something not in their database seems to break their search. http://navify.com/search?q=djangopony http://navify.com/search?q=djangopony Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'Query failed: unknown local index 'article' in search request' request' as the start of a long PHP error message.

blogimus 17y ago
It appears to be fixed. Now shows Results 1 - 10 for "djangopony" "no article results." 1-10 of no results? Hmm.

jmatt 17y ago

The idea is good, I often want that information at the same time. I was hoping for an innovative design. With the current design, I might as well have three tabs open rather than use their site.

allenmlee 17y ago

just a matter of time till Navify replaces everyone's use of wikipedia