[Watchknow-l] Major WatchKnow search engine improvement

[Larry Sanger]

Also, we've made the top 25 list from the ALA's "Top 25 Websites for
Teaching and Learning":
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestw
ebsitestop25.cfm

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Larry Sanger [mailto:sanger at citizendium.org]

> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 5:20 PM

> To: 'watchknow-l at mail.citizendium.org'; 'List for the WatchKnow Media

> Review Panel'

> Subject: Major WatchKnow search engine improvement

> 

> All,

> 

> I thought I'd let you know that the WatchKnow search engine is now

> greatly improved, which translates to a vast improvement in the overall

> usability of the site.  Check out how a few sample searches work:

> 

> shark octopus:

> http://www.watchknow.org/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=shark+octopus

> gives most relevant match first

> 

> silent e:

> http://www.watchknow.org/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=silent+e

> gives partial matches, but puts most relevant first

> 

> pig mud: http://www.watchknow.org/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=pig+mud

> delivers the "Pigs Wallowing" category, because >1 video in the

> category has both search terms

> 

> United States:

> http://www.watchknow.org/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=United+States

> very general searches are handled intelligently

> 

> The combination of our fast and very accurate search engine and our

> completely unique, collaboratively-built, drag-and-drop, dynamic

> directory, makes WatchKnow the best site online for finding K-12

> educational videos.  We have almost 20,000 videos indexed now, with age

> data for most of them.  So while our age filter still misses a few

> videos (those with no age data), it catches most of them, which allows

> you both to filter the directory and search the database from within a

> certain age range.

> 

> We have, in short, possibly the world's most powerful platform for

> making educational videos findable.  WatchKnow (especially with the new

> search engine) is very useful for my own son, which to me means a lot

> of other people will find it useful as well.

> 

> Next stop: if you can help us get more videos onto this platform, and

> help spread the word about it, we can ignite "tipping point" effects.

> 

> There are many big changes just around the corner for us as well.  I'll

> let you know about them as they appear.

> 

> --Larry

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