Queciudades , Nice search application
I was reading through a great spanish blog, Bitelia and I came across this nice search engine called "Que ciudad es".
When you enter the website you can see that it has a nice and simple design. Personally I wouldn't have chosen a complete black background, but it has to be said that the combination with the rest of colours is perfect at so.
The website consists of a search box and most popular tags, with a small description of what the site is below. You can enter any street or city within the the search box and instantly you will be displayed with a good amount of information that is arranged in a very neat way. First of all, you get the location in google maps followed by a more detailed view in Microsoft Visual Earth. At the side of the page you are then provided with relative information that you may be interested in knowing such as the weather, petrol stations, location of important establishments etc.
I believe it still has a long way to go to better the actual search engine but I believe that the idea is a great one and this could be a very used website in the upcoming future.
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If the search engine can give us some basic information like nearest petrol station, that would be also cool to be able get some more like what guide books can offer. Something like recommended restaurants and pubs etc, which could also be rated with some comments (price, service, accessibility by transportations etc)? In this way, this search engine could become more interactive and user friendly. Am I expecting too much? ;)
Yes very well pointed out Mika. I actually believe that they are going to implement some of the mentioned characteristics within their engine. It would very useful though if they had a good rating system in place too aswell.
You are certainly not expecting too much, many user generated suggestions are the ones that actually make it to the final product. So keep suggesting and good ears will respond.
Javier
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