Comments on: New search functionality has promise http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/ Coverage of news, issues and events occurring in virtual worlds or those who create those worlds Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:23:00 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: KerryJ http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-135074 KerryJ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:43:04 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/#comment-135074 I'd like to be able to tease out which sites are pure retail and which sites are destination/role-playing/activity-based sites. I find it frustrating to click on link after link of nothing but shops. Perhaps an "activity" icon/sub category under the main categories - or Activity/Other -- with severe beatings for retailers who consider shopping to fall under this subcategory?<br><br>Plus, there is a considerable amount of blatant keyword spamming going on -- wish there were some way of punishing the twerps who load up their description with umpteen words that have no bloody relation whatsoever to the content on their islands.<br><br>As well, I was looking for some Groups in SL and it is very hard to find how to join or contact someone related to a Group. I’d like to be able to tease out which sites are pure retail and which sites are destination/role-playing/activity-based sites. I find it frustrating to click on link after link of nothing but shops. Perhaps an “activity” icon/sub category under the main categories – or Activity/Other — with severe beatings for retailers who consider shopping to fall under this subcategory?

Plus, there is a considerable amount of blatant keyword spamming going on — wish there were some way of punishing the twerps who load up their description with umpteen words that have no bloody relation whatsoever to the content on their islands.

As well, I was looking for some Groups in SL and it is very hard to find how to join or contact someone related to a Group.

]]> By: KerryJ http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-16026 KerryJ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:43:04 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/#comment-16026 I'd like to be able to tease out which sites are pure retail and which sites are destination/role-playing/activity-based sites. I find it frustrating to click on link after link of nothing but shops. Perhaps an "activity" icon/sub category under the main categories - or Activity/Other -- with severe beatings for retailers who consider shopping to fall under this subcategory? Plus, there is a considerable amount of blatant keyword spamming going on -- wish there were some way of punishing the twerps who load up their description with umpteen words that have no bloody relation whatsoever to the content on their islands. As well, I was looking for some Groups in SL and it is very hard to find how to join or contact someone related to a Group. I’d like to be able to tease out which sites are pure retail and which sites are destination/role-playing/activity-based sites. I find it frustrating to click on link after link of nothing but shops. Perhaps an “activity” icon/sub category under the main categories – or Activity/Other — with severe beatings for retailers who consider shopping to fall under this subcategory?

Plus, there is a considerable amount of blatant keyword spamming going on — wish there were some way of punishing the twerps who load up their description with umpteen words that have no bloody relation whatsoever to the content on their islands.

As well, I was looking for some Groups in SL and it is very hard to find how to join or contact someone related to a Group.

]]> By: The Grid Live » Second Life News for October 30, 2007 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-15951 The Grid Live » Second Life News for October 30, 2007 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:54:09 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/#comment-15951 [...] New search functionality has promise I’m encouraged by the work being done on an improved search interface in Second Life. Here’s hoping he’s right and this will help newbies at least. [...] [...] New search functionality has promise I’m encouraged by the work being done on an improved search interface in Second Life. Here’s hoping he’s right and this will help newbies at least. [...]

]]> By: skribe Forti http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-135073 skribe Forti Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:48:09 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/#comment-135073 Get rid of the pay-more-for-better-ranking classifieds. Get rid of the pay-more-for-better-ranking classifieds.

]]> By: skribe Forti http://www.metaversejournal.com/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/comment-page-1/#comment-15948 skribe Forti Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:48:09 +0000 http://www.sloz.info/2007/10/30/new-search-functionality-has-promise/#comment-15948 Get rid of the pay-more-for-better-ranking classifieds. Get rid of the pay-more-for-better-ranking classifieds.

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