Sixearch: Social Web search via adaptive peers

Requirements

  • Java 1.6.x (version 6) or above from SUN. Need help?
  • Windows XP, Mac OS X, Linux or Unix operating system.
  • Internet connection.
  • Firefox 3 browser.

Step 1:

Get the Sixearch package file.

Step 2:

Install Sixearch and Sixearch Firefox extension. More Information

Note: Firefox3 saves bookmarks in a JSON file so for two way compatibility with older Firefox there is one option in Firefox preferences which saves the bookmarks to bookmark.html file every time Firefox is closed. If the user is using Firefox3 then before starting the sixearch application user has to perform the following steps:
  1. Type about:config in the address bar of the Firefox browser.
  2. Type "bookmarks.auto" in the filter and then click on it to make the value true.
  3. Restart Firefox.

Step 3:

Start the Sixearch application. More Information

Step 4:

Create your personal Web index. More Information

Step 5:

Use Sixearch to search the Web. More Information

© Le-Shin Wu and Ruj Akavipat
   Computer Science Department
   Indiana University
   {rakavipa, lewu} at cs dot indiana dot edu

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award N. IIS-0133124 and IIS-0348940. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.