"SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as Google".

Read more: Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool | Technology | Reuters

Related WMW thread: Semantic Search Wikipedia With Powerset

The search engine: Powerset

Related: Search Wikia: NOT FOR GENERAL USE!

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powerset is garbage. The same thing as creating google custom search, using wikipedia.com only right?

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I do not know enough about powerset to really comment - However, for research projects I can see a use for it.

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Some follow up questions to your comments:

1. Do you prefer a SE to a directory / portal? The last days I have used dmoz, Google and the Yahoo directory and they give relatively good results, sometimes (naturally enough?) better than the SERPs .
2. I think I know your answer, when I search for a book, I go to Amazon or a book SE like BookFinder4U - Compare book prices at 130 bookstores & Book finder for cheap books, discount books. When I make a more
3. general unrelated searh, I use Google (wild card searh) or OneLook Dictionary Search .
4. What is your impression of the quality of SERP's in 2008?
5. What is your SE work horse or preferred SE?
6. Any idea of the future of search?

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