[access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE SEARCH ENGINE
- From: "Mark Matthews" <mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:43:04 +0100
My thoughts exactly!
Cheers,
Mark
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 28 June 2004 20:22
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE SEARCH ENGINE
Hi.
My personal preference is still for Google. Although it admitted has a
lot
of ads, it also has a lot of advanced options in the search, such as UK
only and things like that.
All the best
At 14:01 28/06/2004, voldi.gailans@xxxxxx spake these words of wisdom
>Hi L=E9oni and Ian, > >According to the latest newsletter from
Webaim, =
>(http://www.webaim.org/newsletter/):
>
>"Although the search engine itself is limited, the concept and design
= >are noteworthy." > >I haven't had a chance to look at it myself
yet. > >Best wishes, > >Voldi > >-----Original Message-----
>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf >Of L=E9onie Watson
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 13:26
>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE SEARCH ENGINE
>
>
>Ian,
>
> After a few brief searches, the site looks very good. The =
>presentation
>is nice and clean and the category headings are very useful if you're
= >not >sure what you're looking for. >
> Personally, and I'll stress this is purely an issue of my own
taste, =
>I
>still prefer Google. YouSearch provides too much in the way of help. =
>Access >keys can be turned off admittedly, but there are also plenty
of skip = >links >which for me at least put more clutter in the way
than I'd like. That = >said, >these aids provide welcome help for many
people, so this isn't a = >critisism >in the least. >
> The search results themselves were accurate for the most part and
=
>the
>lack of advertising was very nice indeed. Good use of headings to =
>structure >the page layout make life very easy and definitely give
YouSearched one = >up >on Google. >
> Best of all are the nice touches like stating that external links
=
>will
>open in a new page, something I usually force manually when using a =
>search >engine anyway and also the fact that they are clearly making
such an = >effort >with accessibility and usability. > >
> Has anyone else tried this SE yet?
>
>Tink.
>----- Original Message -----=20
>From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:49 PM
>Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE SEARCH ENGINE
>
>
>> Hi Tink, can you say what it's like as a search engine as compared,
= >for e=3D >> xample, with Google? >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
>Behalf =3D >> Of L=3DE9onie Watson >> Sent: 28 June 2004 12:31 >>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: NEW ACCESSIBLE
SEARCH ENGINE >> >> >> Ian, >>
>> Absolutely, I mailed YouSearched to let them know about the =
>problem a=3D
>> nd also to give my compliments.
>>
>> Initially I received the following reply:-
>>
>> Thank you for your kind message and for bringing the Bobby issue to
= >us. >> >> when we did our Bobby test it was carried out on the
Yousearched lay = >out =3D >> and accessibility design and not the
content within the Yousearched. = >Yous=3D >> earched act as a search
engine which contains millions of other = >websites =3D >> which
unfortunatly are not all accessibility friendly, >> >> unfortunatly
that gives a wrong reading on Bobby. sadly only 18% of = >the W=3D >>
orld websites are accessibility friendly, lets hope this number will =
>incr=3D >> ease." >>
>> I suspect that the person manning the email desk may not be a =
>develo=3D
>> per, as the home page does not appear to carry external content.
This = >onl=3D >> y appears to be the case after a search is made. So
I mentioned this = >and =3D >> received the following:- >>
>> "I quite understand your advice with regard to Bobby and will
act =
>acc=3D
>> ordinally, once again I thank you for your valuable suggestion." >>
>> It's great to find a receptive team and more power to them in
the =
>fut=3D
>> ure!
>>
>> L=3DE9onie.
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