Search Engine Idea: “By Me, For Me”
My ideal search engine entitled, “By Me, For Me”, would be a hub of a user’s personalized interests as the main page, as well as a separate bar for general searches. After making an account, a user would be able to choose topics they are most interested in such as fashion, academic, sports, lifestyle, etc. Topics can be added to the list provided by the search engine if the user doesn’t feel what they want to search falls under any of the ones provided. The topics will be in the forms of bubbles which you can click on to further organize your searches. When these things are searched, the data will be saved to offer more personalized searches and more accurate results. Related content will also be recommended. Preferences can be changed/reset at any time, cookies cleared, and private and general browsing without data storage would be offered. For example, if I type in my fashion search bubble, “cute clothing stores near me”, the search engine paired with my location will list the stores that I would most likely shop at because the data stored would be personalized to my specific fashions style. If a result comes up from a website you strongly dislike, you are able to press a “don’t show this again” button.
It would be important because it would emphasize your very own search engine and be private and specific to you alone. No two profiles would be alike. If a user chooses to withdraw from their search engine or close their account, all their data will be erased. Unlike Facebook, no one else can see your personal information or your personal search engine. What’s yours is yours.
(Click on the title below to see search engine drawing):
Reading Reflection:
It is my opinion that the tools of digital media are both impeding and expanding our knowledge. While the tools of media allow users to find any and as much information as we want in a matter of seconds, the way in which we retain this knowledge has changed. Just like Carr’s article from last week discussed how he found it hard to get through more than a few pages of writing pieces in one sitting, I feel as though many people can relate including myself. I could sit as long as I wanted to continue attempting to read the same three pages over and over again and then realize that the information is going in one eye and out the other without even being processed. Could it be that our attention spans are getting shorter and shorter with the development of speedy technologies and media tools? The readings this week, and funny short clip, also got me thinking about how much information is too much. I do use social media to look at other content, while not really posting myself since I was a kid. Could my eighth-grade pictures play a role in hindering my career options? My parents had always said that the internet is forever and I didn’t understand until I got older. I’m also interested in how programs, such as ReputationDefender and TigerText, go about completely deleting your data. Seems unlikely. The knowledge and power of the internet comes with a price; lack of privacy and “linked data” (Amazon wishlist personal info).
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Great idea for a search engine! Please talk more about it during class. What if you had a personal search engine for your own life where you could look up everything you needed…. hmm a bit like an enhanced persona brain?