DISQUS

Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2007/12/07/owa-voting-social-search/

  • Pete · 2 years ago
    Personally, I think Wink is the only one that truly counts as social search - but hey, I guess the people decided. ;)
  • Lizi · 2 years ago
    Hi Pete,
    If you really want to meet new people and not looking to find your friends (I suppose you know where your friends are) or specific person , Copenda is your only choice.
    So forgive me but I don't agree with you.

    Lizi
  • Xoost · 2 years ago
    Hi Pete,

    Wink is a great product, you're right.
    But we believe one thing is "People Search", one other thing is "Social Search", meaning "Collaborative Web Search", "Search 2.0", "Search algorithms empowered by human interaction"..
    A good piece about the concept is up on wikipedia:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_search

    Cheers,
    Xoost

    ps. you're doing a good job at Mashable! a great place for connecting with the web 2.0 updates!
  • Fajro · 2 years ago
    Wink is "people search"

    My votes:

    Social Search: Mahalo

    People Search: www.Spock.com

    I'm trying spockeo.com .... is very interesting!
  • Fajro · 2 years ago
    Try www.spockeo.com !!! Is more than interesting!
  • Xoost · 2 years ago
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  • david · 2 years ago
    I think that Copenda is the most unique social people search - it's give you the real freedom to search your favorites friands.
  • VibeAgent · 2 years ago
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  • Parul · 1 year ago
    Its nice to come across such award events organized on such a class Web 2.0 platform. Im sure it will support developers even further to make new Web 2.0 appl and get in some new trends. We all look to see developers providing a whole new platform for the users to admire their fav products.

    Parul
    www.bhopu.com
  • Evan · 1 year ago
    Technically, Facebook does NOT count as a social search engine.

    In my opinion, Wink is the best out there.
  • Guest · 1 year ago
    Apparently, Facebook is not a search engine.
  • Pipes · 1 year ago
    How are people even voting for copenda? Their site has been down for days. Are they still operational?
  • Roi · 1 year ago
    Hi Pipes,
    I can see copenda site ,Check your Computer :)

    shalev
  • Lizi · 1 year ago
    Thank you for the support , Keep voting!!!
    Although I'm biased here , I think each of the competitors here is different and has a different concept and functionality.
    To be honest I think that in real life the users will chose the site based on their needs and there is a place for all the sites above.
    If you want to find/meet new people - Copenda is definitely your first choice

    Keep voting for Copenda,
    http://www.copenda.com
  • Saul Bix · 1 year ago
    Seriously though, Facebook does not count as social search, so they really should be excluded from this poll! Ugh.. so infuriating!
  • Tamera Austin · 9 months ago
    I was charged a fee for spockeo that was not authorized. I have found no other way to contact them other than phone number 650-988-9007. I have left a message but I have not recieved service in this matter.