Wink 2

Wink

Wink version 2 just launched today. Wink is new kind of search engine that is based on user feedback and includes social networking. This latest beta version has a bunch of new features including Collections, Friends, Bookmarks and improved Search.

Back in June, I blogged about my good friend David Beach, who left Yahoo to work for Wink. Well the re-launch of Wink has been his primary focus since he came on-board and today he is the proud father of a brand new Wink.

Wink is the Social Search Engine that uses people’s contributions and feedback – like bookmarking, rating, and organizing links – to make it easier to find and share current, relevant results. Wink 2 is a major upgrade, with several new features and a number of improvements in user experience.

We are trying something really big. We think people can help each other find the best information on the Web, better than machine-based algorithms alone. Sure, the big search engines do a great job in many cases. But we think there’s more to searching the Web – like locating hard to find information and seeing what people have discovered recently. It just takes a few people who take the time to weigh in with their preferences to create a super experience for everyone else.

Congratulations to Michael Tanne, Beach and the Wink crew on a great re-launch.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale is the founder of Laughing Squid and is based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.