May 01, 2006

Engine Overhaul

Swickisweet….

Pfwswicki

It’s trainable, it learns from you, and it’s sitting up there all bright-eyed and waiting to deliver compassion-based search results for topics near and dear.

Help us build a community-driven search engine that delivers the goods on animal-use industries including agriculture, research, education, and entertainment. Use the Pierce Farm Watch swicki to search and recommend sites to either include or ignore in the results. Your usage influences the “weight” of terms in the search buzzcloud; your recommendations influence the results. No single user can manipulate returned results (they’re wicked smart over there at Eurekster with the algorithms and stuff), so it relies on collaborative usage (which we’re all about anyway) and consensus.

Would you like to have it come over for a trial visit? Neatly folded and ready to share, PFW’s swicki is available for adoption here. We’re not married to the khaki/orange color palette and we’re open to styling it to enhance your decor.

It’s happiest in a cruelty-free home with wholesome chow, clean water, fluffy straw, regular vet care, and a back scratch at least once a day. A rather minimal set of standards if you think about it. And we hope you will.

ETA: swicki was unhappy bunking in our small sidebar and exhibited some nearly universal behavioral patterns associated with overcrowding. For now, visit by clicking the picture of its stall card above.

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