Wow! I just tried out a new search engine called Goby and I’m very impressed about its search results. It uses something that called “deep Web” technology which you can’t count out Goby when you want to search something for fun, be it the perfect bed & breakfast for a romantic getaway, a new hiking trail to tackle, a cool museum to visit with the kids, or a live show to check out this weekend, and etc.
In fact, Goby was first created in the MIT research labs, but now they are confident enough with its functionality and that’s why you find this version is released for the public consumption. While you see there are three (3) W on the search bar, i.e. “What,” “Where,” “When,” it was specifically designed for the sake of your search preferences. In this manner, it allows users to search through different categories that act as filters, in contrast of a long string of keywords, therefore cluttered results can be eliminated.
Enter the query, results are organized and mixed together from different Web pages as well as sorted as you might expect in other search engines. Thumbnail images, map, locations, from which Web page it aggregated from and appropriate categories are automatically shown on the results. You also can further filter the results with the help of keyword relevance, distance, date and name.
Along with the aforesaid features, you can drill-down into the result you want to know more by clicking the “more info” button and get the details of the result such as address, average ratings, and business URL.
Overall, the search results rendered is not by any means new, but useful.
To know more about Goby, it was co-founded by Mark Watkins and Vince Russo from Endeca and Lycos, respectively, and noted tech entrepreneur and MIT professor Mike Stonebraker. Also, they received venture funding from both Flybridge Venture Capital and Kepha Partners.
