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October 25, 2006
Search Tool Blog
Grokker is Crazy Cool!
At first, Grokker looks pretty similar to Google. However, Grokker blows Google out of the water in terms of useful information and great organization. Grokker takes the keywords in your search, goes out and tries to find all of the information it can about each topic, then organizes all of that information into an outline view. You also have the option of seeing your results in a map view, but I personally like the outlined one better. This view allows users to see what specific categories they want to look under and a drop down menu to show the various subsets in each grouping. Once you click on one of the categories, all of the sites Grokker found will appear on the right side of the screen. After choosing which site you would like to go to, you can click on the link and it will take you drectly to that site. Also, you can add specific sites to what is called your working list. This list then keeps track of those sites and allows easy access to them while you continue your search. You can get to your list by clicking on the link on the left side of the screen.
Personally, I found Grokker to be amazing. I have used it to not only look up sites for BIT but also for some of my other interests as well. It is very helpful, especially in terms of organizing all of the necessary information into easy to read and understandable tabs. The capability to have all of the information in an outline view with separate categories still amazes me. I know I have spent numerous hours and attempts to find specific things on Google, only to come up short. On Google, you have to go through each individual site and see if it is actually something you are interested in. With Grokker, it is already organized, so you save lots of time and hassle. Overall, I will probably use Grokker more now because it is more user-friendly.
Example of one search I did on "Poker": The Game of Gentlemen.
Posted by cheek at October 25, 2006 12:27 PM