Jay Horne
Under the Hood
To be a View, the data presented has to be search results. We are not merely making data look great, be more functional, etc. We are doing that for search results. Thats a lot harder than simply making a great looking static web page. Search results can be messy, and sometimes thwart attempts at prettying them up. Here's one small example. Continue reading...
Playing Midfield
I have just rounded my second month working at Viewzi as a front-end developer, and wanted to share why I enjoy this position. I was trying to decide the best way to describe my job function, for friends and family who might not think in terms of web lingo, and I think the simplest way to say it is: "I am a midfielder." You know those players on a soccer team who run back and forth on the field, in the realm between defense and offense? That would be me. Continue reading...
Press Release: Viewzi Brings Fresh View to Online Search
DALLAS, June 11 (PRNewswire) — Viewzi Inc. (http://www.viewzi.com) this week launched a new type of search engine, providing Internet users a way to visually experience the best results from top search sites and other online content sources making search more fun. Continue reading...
Viewzi Search Is Live!
The first public version of Viewzi search is available today. Starting at around 7:00 am, Viewzi was available via a special link from TechCrunch and then 12 hours later at 7pm tonight, you will be able to come in the front-door via http://www.viewzi.com. Lots of buzz today. A ton of work has gone into making today a reality. From the "napkin" that started it all back in December of 2006 when Chris and I started talking about ways to change the search experience....until last night at 2am when things were officially "done", life has been a roller coaster. Continue reading...
Who Builds a View?
Building a view is a lot like putting on a rock concert. Aside from the performers that you see on stage there is a complex ecosystem of producers, writers, record executives, stage hands, technicians, equipment, and venue operators that make the concert possible. So who are the players behind a view? Continue reading...
The Search For Unsearchable Searches
In developmental psychology, the transactional relationship between a parent and a child refers to the effects of each of their temperaments on each other. It is particularly interesting to see how those effects shape future interactions and the overall development of the child. A child with a negative temperament may evoke negative responses out of the parent, which may further negatively affect the child, negatively affecting the parent, and so on and so forth. Continue reading...