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09 Sep 09

Umibozu

How it works

In today's modern Internet, search engines have full control over the web, they can make sites be the center of attention or make them disappear altogether in a flash. A web site that is not referenced by Google, Yahoo or MSN is virtually nonexistent to the average user; it is also largely accepted that search engines cover only 20% of the World Wide Web today.

In other words, search engine algorithms dictate which web sites are 'visible' and which web sites don't exist. There is nothing democratic about it, the search engines decide. Either you fit in the system, or you're out of the game. No matter how good your web site is, no matter how good users think your web site is, machines decide if it is a good match for you or not. It could be full of junk for all you know, as long as it follows the rules of page ranking and other criterias set by the algorithms. Like it or not, there is a dictatorship of information, no matter how good the intentions of these companies are, they have control over what you see.

Who can better judge if a web site is a good match for your key words, if it's not you ? Aren't you the one who should judge if a web site is right for you?

User driven
Umibozu attempts to address this problem by providing users the means to vote for web sites that they find interesting or useful, bringing more democracy to the web 2.0. In order to start off the process though, Umibozu brings together all the results of the major search engines in one place, then lets the user refine the results. After all, machines also have the right to vote.

Meta search engine
Say you're looking for the best pizza place in town, you should not take for granted whatever your good friend tells you, it's always best to have several recommendations, no matter how much you trust this friend. Also, your taste and preferences are an important factor in your choice for a good pizza, and should be taken into account when looking for a good place to eat. This is why Umibozu combines the results of several search eng

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smub.it: Post, Share and Bookmark instantly from your mobile...

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ShareTabs - Share your links as tabs

ShareTabs - Share your links as tabs
Add a list of links to the form below and submit it to get a single link to them all, conveniently displayed in tabs. Great for sharing in Email, IM, Twitter, or SMS.
Examples: http://sharetabs.com/jq or http://sharetabs.com/?searchengines

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iBreadCrumbs for Firefox

iBreadCrumbs.com is a recording toolbar for your web browser. Similar to what a DVR does for tv, iBreadCrumbs.com records all the web pages you visit while you research. Save, review, and share your research with friends or colleagues.
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Bookmarks Unifier

  • Found it at last! Got my FF mac bookmarks to from my usb flash drive! Bookmarks Unifier is a bookmarks converter/manager/cleaner.
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    collections. Various formats from different browsers, which
    include Internet Explorer, Mozilla/Firefox, and Opera, are
    supported.     - ycc2106 on 2008-05-15

muCommander: a cross-platform file manager

  • muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager featuring a Norton Commander style interface and running on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...). - ycc2106 on 2008-05-15
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  • Firefox extension that let's you bookmark and tag localy with sychonization between multiple computers. - ycc2106 on 2006-05-16
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Business Planet: published news

  • what is business-planet.net? It\'s a place where you can publish interesting business news, vote and discuse them - ycc2106 on 2006-03-26
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