Comments on: Snap.com Review

By: enars

enars — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:36:01 +0000

I found one useful way to use Snap Preview – for Amazon product links. In the pop-up window you see the details of the product and text is readable. I left Snap Preview for my links exchange page so that visitors can get some impression of the websites listed. Otherwise I agree that it is not a good idea to use it anywhere – just for information that can be readable in the pop-up window.

By: matthijs

matthijs — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:05:01 +0000

And what about copyright infringement? Framing a complete site as snap does is not quite legal. I sure don’t like it. After showing a screenshot and maybe some basic intro they should let people go to the site completely or in a new window. Not the way it goes now.

By: Snaplist » Blog Archive » Wisdump: Snap.com Review

Snaplist » Blog Archive » Wisdump: Snap.com Review — Thu, 25 May 2006 05:48:13 +0000

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By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Sun, 21 May 2006 07:04:01 +0000

I guess it depends on who you talk to about the definition of “power user”, but a SE power user would know all the little knick-knacks that you could type into a SE box to get better results instead of simply doing general searches.

By: Abi

Abi — Sun, 21 May 2006 06:52:49 +0000

I’m curious about the ‘power user’ phrase in your critique. How do you define a search engine power user? I use google’s search engine as a calculator, stock checker, phonebook, movie listing and more just by using their shortcuts in the main search box. Is there some sort of crazy world out there for the search engine power user? What secrets does it hold?

By: Derek Punsalan

Derek Punsalan — Sat, 20 May 2006 18:32:16 +0000

I don’t know what method they’re crawling pages with, but if they want to stay competitive, I think it would be a worthwhile investment to spend some time on updating their index.

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Sat, 20 May 2006 13:08:48 +0000

If you are using OS X, middle-click already has its own function right-clicking it is.

By: huphtur

huphtur — Fri, 19 May 2006 21:29:33 +0000

Don: Right-click to open link in new tab? Try middle/scroll-click!

By: El Ruso » Snap, new search engine with a useful twist

El Ruso » Snap, new search engine with a useful twist — Fri, 19 May 2006 21:00:47 +0000

[...] Update: Wisdump wrote a very nice review of Snap, including some very valid critique [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 19 May 2006 20:59:03 +0000

Try this

Go to snap
type in “computer”
click on first screen shot (which is capture of snap product page)
type “computer” in the screenshot snap search field

Snap offers a comparison shopping function, which is kinda cool generally speaking. However, getting there gives you an infinity mirror effect or the repeating frame effect of web 0.1.

Again, some things need to be tidied up there before they can claim to be “better.”