Am I the only person who's suspicious of a site that purports to be from Google, yet is not on a Google domain, doesn't work without the "www" and whose credibility comes entirely from the fact that there's a Google logo on it?<p>EDIT: I'm expecting it to be a real thing, but it's just weird that sources like TechCrunch and Fast Company don't have any statement from the company, just a "tipster," and it's not on a Labs domain like most Google Labs products.
The site is awful, no explanation at all on the frontpage - it just asks you to provide them with something you love without any incentive. Then there's the slider thing on the top left of the search results which adds nothing at all.<p>"Explore your mom in 3D" was pretty amusing though.
Why is that site registered to:<p>Domain wdyl.com:
Margaret McLaughlin
76 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10013 US<p>Nameservers:
myns2.fabulous.com:
208.48.81.137
myns1.fabulous.com:
208.48.81.136
I used it on my phone and entered 'craft beer', and I was actually impressed. I don't think it means to offer anything new and revolutionary, but it does a great job of showing people how they can use the web in different ways (outside of just searching) to interact with things they enjoy. This would be great for people who are new to the internet. Obviously, HN is not the intended audience.
The idea is great but somehow the suggestions are pretty weak. I don't know if it can be refined to something relevant, even with results improved with user tracking data.
i love cats, and it didn't find anything in product search!<p>"Buy all kinds of cats stuff
with Product Search
No results were found.<p><i>Polite cough</i> Couldn't find anything. Sorry. Try something simpler?"