Powerset : Exploring Wikipedia fast and smart
Wikipedia is the best resource for finding any kind of information but then again all you is one page with links. If you dont know how to search wikipedia it can be a big mess. This problem is smartly answered by Powerset. This application searches wikipedia but what makes it rock is the search result
The search result is divided into 3 major sections, First are the straight facts or the firect summary of information. Like when I searched for Elizabeth 2. I got a small summary and her basic information like date of birth. This can satisfy most of the people.
The second section contains set of factz on that term collected all over from Wikipedia. Factz are information compiled from pages across Wikipedia. They are expressed in 3 parts, two “things” connected by a “relationship” .
Last section conatins links to the topic you searched for. This is like google search result but the difference is , there is a miniviewer for each fact which again has 2 sections article and images i.e. Its like brining the normal search and image search together.
I would say an ultimate tool for searching wikipedia much much faster with all related information together. So if you a big fan of wikipedia this is the best way to search it. Check out Powerset
Posted on 5th January 2009 by Ashish Mohta , A Professional Tech blogger, Editor and Writer who talks about solving day to day problems of people who use computer. He also writes on How to use the applications like Office, PC tips, Online tools,Browsers and more. All posts by Ashish Mohta | Connect with me @ Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Stumble







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