Human search engine

A human search engine is a search engine that utilizes human participation to filter the search results and assist users in clarifying their search request. The goal is to provide users with a limited number of relevant results, as opposed to traditional search engines that often return a large number of results that may or may not be relevant.

Examples of human search engines include NiteCo,ChaCha Search, Stumpedia, Mahalo.com, and the now defunct NowNow from Amazon.com.

See also

• Human-based computation
• Social search

References

• ""Human-Powered" Search Engine ChaCha Gets $10 Million". www.dmwmedia.com. Retrieved 2008-01-01. {{cite web}}: Text "Digital Media Wire" ignored (help)

• "Wikipedia to launch human search engine - Editors Weblog". www.editorsweblog.org. Retrieved 2008-01-01.