Comments on: Local widgets: because your neighbor is probably a Netvibes user too http://dev.netvibes.com/blog/2007/12/06/local-widgets-because-your-neighbor-is-probably-a-netvibes-user-too/ News and articles about the Netvibes API Fri, 16 May 2008 21:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: netviber http://dev.netvibes.com/blog/2007/12/06/local-widgets-because-your-neighbor-is-probably-a-netvibes-user-too/#comment-2949 netviber Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:20:58 +0000 http://dev.netvibes.com/blog/2007/12/06/local-widgets-because-your-neighbor-is-probably-a-netvibes-user-too/#comment-2949 Hi, I agree on the need for local content but we need a better search engine for the Directory: Number of downloads or Date of publishing is not enough! Tags and content should be used better. "If I want to find my own tab: LONDON (UK) in the Netvibes Ecosystem 1) I can search the Ecosystem with its own search : http://eco.netvibes.com/search?q=LONDON+UK , and I will found it in the second page because of the small number of downloads (but in results with a better download rate there is BEEF BAGEL ??!!). If I prefer I can choose the "most recent" but then again as it is not a new widget, mine will not show up. So, it will be difficult for a new widget to show up in the first page if only downloads is requested. 2) I can search the Ecosystem with a selective search by GOOGLE: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aeco.netvibes.com+LONDON+UK&btnG=Search and bang! It is the first result! Impressive. That is for searching a specific item but the problem remains with a generic search." Hi,
I agree on the need for local content but we need a better search engine for the Directory: Number of downloads or Date of publishing is not enough! Tags and content should be used better.

“If I want to find my own tab: LONDON (UK) in the Netvibes Ecosystem

1) I can search the Ecosystem with its own search : http://eco.netvibes.com/search?q=LONDON+UK , and I will found it in the second page because of the small number of downloads (but in results with a better download rate there is BEEF BAGEL ??!!). If I prefer I can choose the “most recent” but then again as it is not a new widget, mine will not show up. So, it will be difficult for a new widget to show up in the first page if only downloads is requested.

2) I can search the Ecosystem with a selective search by GOOGLE:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aeco.netvibes.com+LONDON+UK&btnG=Search
and bang! It is the first result! Impressive.

That is for searching a specific item but the problem remains with a generic search.”

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