Those of you who search for stuff related to celebrities in your spare time raise your hands.
C'mon now, don't be sheepish about it — we know the numbers, and we know you do it because we do it, too. Here's a thought. What if we could rank who you and all other Live Searchers like to search for?
And then there was born a child unlike its siblings, a Live Search feature whose sole purpose was to be — gasp — FUN?! Check it out here.
Here are a few of the key things I want to point out:
Everyone's xRankTM is updated several times a day to make sure we're up to speed. Check in often!
This is still in beta, with more improvements to come. What we have now serves its purpose, but we're all about "souping" this baby up with more features. Let us know what you think we can do to improve, especially if there is someone you think we missed.
Try it out now and lose yourself for a while.
Andy Lam, Program Manager, Live Search
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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web...
You could start by calling it something other than xRank. Sorry the branding just doesn't resonate well -
Although I am not such a fan of following celebrities it is a nice feature for those who do. But I have to agree with Leo, why do you call it Xrank?
At our SMX Social Media Marketing conference this week, we had a great panel on the future of human powered search. Jason Calacanis of Mahalo, Jimmy Wales of Wikia Search, and Steven Marder of Eurekster all took part. Jason had some remarks on SEO that
One question though, who decides who is a celebrity or not? And is this feature also available for each separate country?
The Netherlands will be forgotten, again. I also don't think xRank is a good name for this feature!
I like the name of your feature, xRank is a nice name.