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Give Mahalo A Try

Posted on 16/11/09

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Given the success of Google, it can be tough to create an innovative search engine. The folks over at Mahalo have created what they refer to as “a human powered search engine” which takes what traditional engines have done and produce a far more context sensitive and cohesive experience. I wanted to give you a few impressions on it after playing for a while.

The idea behind Mahalo is to create and aggregate common content and not just search. They show you the most popular stories right on the homepage as well as useful self created videos and tutorials. Not to mention the fact that you have access to an intelligent body of people who can answer any questions you may have through the social network.

I definatly think this new search engine deserves our support. For me, it won’t be replacing Google anytime soon but I think it’s worth a look.

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