Hakia Adds Social Networking to their Scoopbar

NY-based semantic search provider Hakia is announcing an update to their Scoopbar toolbar. We originally profiled the Scoopbar at their demo in NYC last September. There’s a demo of the Scoopbar functionality on the hakia Web site. The Scoopbar allows you to save searches and specific content from the search along with the ability to jump directly to the section of the selected search result with the terms you searched for.

Today’s addition brings social networking into play with, "Meet Others." The Meet Others option allows searchers to find other hakia users who have searched for the same terms. From there, each person can contribute to the conversation around the search terms.

Here is how Hakia positions the new Meet Others service, " Meet Others is initiated by entering a query at hakia.com search engine, then clicking on the Meet Others button which opens a room of postings by others who asked the same or similar query. The user can also go directly to meet.hakia.com to search for query rooms. Contact links are available for each posting, but user information is hidden from view. Registration is not required to view rooms and contact people, but posting requires user authentication via email confirmation. The entire operation is optional to participate."