Gerard, I was referring to search integration with external projects.
Does WD-Search do that?
On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> Hoi,
> We already have this in WD-Search.
>
> Try it for instance on the Telugu or Tamil Wikipedia. Search for any
> subject that is covered in a Wikidata supported Wiki. You can use any
> script. When the label exists, it will find it for you.
>
> Thanks to automated descriptions you will get to see what the item is
> about. You will be able to find articles in a Wikipedia and a link to
> Commons.
>
> PS Your project can have this enabled by adding one line to common.js
> Thanks,
> GerardM
>
>
> On 16 May 2014 11:46, David Cuenca <dacuetu(a)gmail.com
wrote:
>
> > On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Pete Forsyth <peteforsyth(a)gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > A quick visit to stats.grok.se indicates that the "Search"
feature of
> > > English Wikipedia was used 63 million times last month [...]
> > >
> >
> > Long time ago I played around with the idea that our endeavor for free
> > knowledge would result in spin-off movements, some of which have already
> > happened. Like easing the access to current primary sources (Open
> Access),
> > guaranteeing the distribution of knowledge (Wikipedia Zero, movement for
> > net neutrality), and making sure that it can be found with global open
> > search tools (?).
> >
> > This last part is mostly uncharted territory, and as the diversity of our
> > open knowledge repository expands, it seems that we can offer much more
> > than "just wikipedia text search". Commercial search engines are
moving
> in
> > the direction of search result mash-ups, mixing text , images, videos,
> > maps, data... so the user has an idea of which facets of the subject he
> or
> > she can explore further.
> > Even mash-ups generated from Wikimedia sites will never be able to
> compete
> > with web search engines, but it can become the primary choice when
> looking
> > for free knowledge, specially if synergies with other free knowledge
> > organizations were sought.
> >
> > Perhaps there will be gaps, but I am convinced that with the time they
> will
> > become less. Maps were missing and OSM has covered that void, there were
> no
> > free scores, and then IMSLP appeared. Even for products there is Open
> > Product Data in the making. And regarding local business seems that
> > Wikivoyage and OSM have something to offer too, and who knows what will
> > come next.
> >
> > I wonder what are your thoughts about the exciting topic of joining
> forces
> > with other organizations in the search front to become more than the sum
> of
> > the parts.
> >
> > Micru
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