Searchcube

Search innovations have been lagging a bit. We occasionally see a new tool that tries to add greater graphical elements to search (such as Kartoo). Today I came across a tool called SearchCube. It’s a different way of interacting with search results. For some reason, new tools like this seem to have a short lifespan. They are released, people try them…and then return to Google’s text search interface. Alternative search models need to do more than recast text search in various graphical formats. Innovative search tools need to do something more, such as provide new insights or offer serendipitous connections. Google is quite ingrained in my search habits. I need a pretty strong motivation to change.