^Cursor: the economic Web-crawler
You have probably noticed that many search engine results sometimes retrieve otherwise irrelevant information alongside your initial search. In an attempt to evolve the accuracy of Internet search results, Hydrabyte Inc. is developing not just another search engine, but a community-built semantic search caterer known as C^ret. One of the portals through which to contribute to the fine-tuning of this new gateway is via the ^Cursor.
The ^Cursor is a downloadable crawler application that processes the outgoing links of web pages leading to other websites that you or your downloaded crawler visit. The retrieved data is then stored and updated on servers that will thereafter reassemble the information to display a more pinpointed search engine result with little if not any other unrelated search littering. Furthermore, among other available options, you have the possibility to dictate when to run the application.
Not only does ^Cursor enable users to directly contribute to the assembling of a new search engine right from their very own computers or electronic devices, but the actual user who aided in crawling certain web pages is thereafter accredited by username whenever a future user searches a page he or she helped unveil via their own downloaded Cursor.
With ^Cursor's community aid, no longer will users have to groom over pages of unrelated results that ever so occasionally confuse their searches. No longer will Internet surfers be at the mercy of limited options with which to cater to their curiosities.
The ^Cursor will enable its users to understand how search engines work and thus contribute to more effectively harnessing the Internet.s seemingly endless potential.
Highlights:
- ^Cursor can be downloaded to existing ordinary computers (e.g. desktops, laptops) that are otherwise used for other tasks, thus de-coupling the centralized server concept (e.g. server clusters) thereby saving energy
- Makes the task of crawling more cost-effective
- Has a small resource footprint (low memory / disk / network usage). This footprint virtually creates no additional load to the computer that runs it (only textual information is downloaded by the Cursor), and can thus be run in the background without hindrance
- Operates in a centralized environment where informers and miners are work collectively to create a distinct experience
- The operation of a Cursor does not generate significant network load on the resource (only textual information is downloaded by the Cursor), so it can be run in the background, without interfering with the users network usage
- If the user chooses to download only a single ^Cursor to run on his computer (as opposed to many crawlers running on a single server), crawlers don't have to race each other for network resources
- Serves as a good base for a community search engine that displays individuals by search results (those who's Cursor helped identify a search inquiry are accredited with doing so)
- Helps people better understand the functionality of search engines and even lets them contribute and guide them through the process of data collection with their own Crawler
- People can check their crawlers' contributions through a portal system
- Interested members can interact with each other, form groups, get statistical results, check their scores, and search within their individual or group results
- ^Cursor Beta will be available soon.
Interested in development with us? Send us an email info@hydrabyte.com and get involved in the development of the open-source part.