SearchWiki

SearchWiki lets you customize your Google Web Search results. You can rank, remove and add notes to any result page and see those tailored results anytime you do that search. You must have a Google Account and be signed in to use this service.

Activities

1. Watch the video below to get an overview of SearchWiki.
2. Do some Google searches and use the SearchWiki tools to edit your results list.
3. Read the articles below under Opinion/Discussion.
4. React to the articles in your blog.
5. Blog about your experience with SearchWiki.

Explanation

Opinion/Discussion

• This author doesn't see the value of SearchWiki.
• The New York Times blog Bits had a post on SearchWiki. The comments are interesting as people debates its usefulness. 

Blog Prompts

• What do you think of this way to customize your search results?
• Would you use this?
• How can this be useful to you?