WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Searchles(R) () -- the intelligent social search platform that gets smarter every time you use it -- today launched the ratings system that will take full advantage of the search network users have built through sharing content with groups and fellow trusted users. The new ratings feature will both give the option to quickly view highest-rated content within selected groups or on the homepage and also integrated into search algorithms to further enhance the relevancy of search results. On the heels of the ratings launch, Searchles is hosting a Searchles TV Contest for users.
"With this new ratings feature, is Searchles trying to morph into a digg or reddit? No," said Elias Shams, CEO of Searchles. "We admire what both sites have done to generate a lively community with voting but we are trying to do something far more dynamic beyond the one hit wonder effect. We seek to use the trust in the opinions of the people you have made connections with based on the content you have shared."
This feature also brings a new algorithm that Searchles will employ to determine the top-ranked users to display on the homepage. The algorithm is now based on the ratings factor as well as the level of activity of a user. As the ratings feature picks up speed, it will result in much more user control and input into which users and content will be highlighted as top- ranked for a much more accurate reading. This can be very useful in effectively managing groups and filtering out the less relevant content. The ratings feature will also generate an even more efficient search experience as the data is integrated with other key search features Searchles already utilizes, such as the dual box search and automatically indexing the full text on every content page. Searchles is constantly working to enhance search features to provide a forum that enables the user to quickly zero in on content that interests them, discover other users with common interest, and collaborate to share knowledge.
Now for the contest and more-than-sporting good chance of becoming a millionaire in Paraguayan Guarani currency (PYG) -- in order to enter, users need to create their own Searchles TV channel. Searchles TV is a feature easily accessed from the homepage. It is the Internet's first video player that empowers users to stream videos back-to-back through one player and automatically syndicates updates wherever it's embedded across the web. Simple to use and easy to install, Searchles TV supports mashups with multiple videos in any order using multiple sources like MySpace, YouTube, Google Video, Blip.tv or Grouper -- all playable within one viewer without the hassle of using editing software.
The winning Searchles TV channel will ultimately be based on a) the number of ratings and b) average rating the channel is given by other users. The winner will be chosen by July 1st, 2007.
About Searchles
Searchles is a highly scaleable "social search" platform that showcases expertise, enables collaboration with peers and instantly captures it in searchable knowledge indexes. The platform is a hybrid, combining aspects of "social bookmarking" and "social networking" technology with analytical "social search" capability to allow for network search.
Network search enables users to discover content with personalized filtering features that include tags, keywords or a combination of both, as well as the ability to apply these same filters to search all postings, groups, friends, or friends' friends based on each user's personal criteria. By analyzing the associations and patterns between trusted people, sources, tags and content, Searchles is able to deliver more precise, relevant results while suggesting content and people related to each user's interests.
Searchles Media Contact: Natalya Yassmini, Searchles Inc +1.202.903.2413 nyassmini (at) searchles.com
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