Youlicit Invites Us to Rediscover Search - Iconic Options
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So what can you do with your results? I'm glad you asked. First, let me draw your attention to all those icons I mentioned. Here is a clearer screen shot so you can see what I'm talking about.
The funny icon to the right of the link is Youlicit's “more” button. It seems to be their pride and joy. Click it and you get more results that are similar to that particular web site. At least, that's the theory. When I clicked the “more” button for Search Engine Watch, the first result, quite correctly, was Search Engine Land, and the last result on the first page was Search Engine Journal.
But the other links seemed less on target; they included Flickr, three lesser-known search engines, Yahoo, and Mahalo. I could debate the relevance of these links. If I'm researching an article, and I'm looking for sites with content similar to that on Search Engine Watch, I'm not looking for search engines. On the other hand, I've reviewed Mahalo myself, and might be interested in reviewing the other search engines Youlicit turned up.
Fortunately, there's a way to fix this. If you look at the icons on the last line, you'll see one that looks like a hand with its thumb pointing down. If you're registered, you can click on it to let Youlicit know that the result was not good for this particular search. If you're pleased with a certain result, you can click on the icon next to the thumbs-down; it looks like an eggplant in this picture, but it's really a hand making the okay sign. This recommends the link.
The other two icons are pretty simple to understand. Clicking on the envelope lets you email the link to friends (it activated my Outlook Express), while the symbol to the left of the envelope lets you open the site in a new window. These two icons work whether or not you're registered with the site.
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