I called it a search engine, but it is not supposed to be a google replacement and do general queries. It only finds blogs similar to ones you're already interested in. At this point it's more of a fancy RSS reader with a twist.
I've been wondering whether or not it's best to hide the search box. I decided to hide it because I don't really want people to use it. As you've pointed out, it's not really that good. I'd rather people find blogs similar to ones already on the screen by clicking. That's where the strength of my display comes in, I think.
I wanted to experiment in new search interfaces, but I thought that taking on google directly would simply be too hard. That's why I didn't jump right in to general purpose search.
I've been wondering whether or not it's best to hide the search box. I decided to hide it because I don't really want people to use it. As you've pointed out, it's not really that good. I'd rather people find blogs similar to ones already on the screen by clicking. That's where the strength of my display comes in, I think.
I wanted to experiment in new search interfaces, but I thought that taking on google directly would simply be too hard. That's why I didn't jump right in to general purpose search.