Stumpedia launches human-powered search engine, inserts Friendster’s antique image

by AJ on March 7, 2008

Stumpedia recently launched and claims to be a human-powered search.

Initial use proves that the search engine is fast (not super fast but OK fast). However, it still lacks content. Probably due to the fact that users might have to submit a site to be added to their database plus you need to signup to do that. Not sure if they have a bot to crawl after you added the main domain though.

One thing I noticed on the front page. Stumpedia is using Friendster‘s old image from 2003. While that image probably made Friendster popular in the Philippines. Copying and re-using it on your website will just not do you any good in many ways. In fact, it’s probably better to clean up the frontpage of Stumpedia.

Here’s an image from Friendster taken on February 2003

And here’s Stumpedia’s homepage

And although that plagiarism is the greatest form of flattery, I think the site a lot better without Friendster’s image. It reminds us of how uber slow Friendster at that time.

Besides, you might get an email from Friendster to take the image down.

We’ll see where this goes.

–aj

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