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− | '''Secret Search Engine Labs''' is a next generation search engine developed by Simon Byholm, a software engineer from Finland. | + | '''Secret Search Engine Labs''' is a next generation search engine that aims to provide alternative search results for people tired of the how Google and the other big search engines rank websites. |
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− | [[Image:SecretSearchEngineLabsScreenshot.png|250px|Secret Search Engine Labs homepage]] | + | [[Image:SecretSearchEngineLabsScreenshot.png|250px|right|Secret Search Engine Labs homepage]] |
| + | The search engine started as a hobby project back in 2007 when Finnish software engineer Simon Byholm decided he needed a challenge and it has since grown to become a full featured Internet search engine. The current website went live for testing in the beginning of 2009 and the public beta testing started on January 6, 2010. |
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| + | The idea behind the search engine is to provide a search platform that: |
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| + | *Is open about how pages are ranked |
| + | *Uses innovative algorithms instead of brute force (large index) |
| + | *Provides detailed information on what factors contributed to the rank of a specific web page. |
| + | *Will not let big sites like the Wikipedia or About.com dominate the search results. |
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− | The search engine started as a hobby project back in 2007 and has since grown to become a full featured Internet search engine. The current website went live for testing in the beginning of 2009 and the public beta testing started on January 6, 2010.
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