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Kewl but Annoying New Meta Search

I am not sure what to think of Mr. Query. Before I became a heavy delicious user and tag searcher I used to love meta-engines. Can this idea even stand a chance of catching on?

For starters, the multiple window method of displaying the various engines results are not easy to see. In my Internet Explorer, any new windows after the first are blocked as pop-ups when I select the "all" button. In other words, in order to use their product, I must disable pop-up blocking.

Now in my favorite browser, Firefox, each page's results open in a new tab... likely because I force them to. If I toggle that option off, it does open each window as it should. I dunno... My thought is that they should somehow come up with a way for the user to view the results all in one window, similar to dogpile.

The whole point of a meta is to save me the time of having to search multiple engines. If I am time conscious, why would I desire to switch tabs and/or windows?


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