User-generated search engine "Jatalla" launched
{{date|September 1, 2006}}
[[Image:Jatalla3.jpg|right|410px|thumb|A screen shot of the search engine]]
After its previously expected July roll-out date was delayed, [[w:Jatalla|Jatalla]], has made available a prototype of its search engine.  The new search engine appears unique in that relevance rankings are produced only by users themselves, rather than through the use of webcrawlers and page analysis algorithms.

In this way, Jatalla resembles [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], [[w:Digg|Digg]], and [[w:del.icio.us|del.icio.us]] as part of a growing trend of user-controlled content, collective processing, and transparency.  This approach may be contrasted with that of search engines in which rankings are produced by a formula that is determined internally, as indicated in a recent [http://news.com.com/Judge+dismisses+suit+over+Google+ranking/2100-1030_3-6094132.html court ruling].

==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=New web search engine uses only user-generated results|date=June 24, 2006}}

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://www.searchenginecollege.com/2006/08/jatalla-now-in-beta.html
|title=Jatalla Now in Beta
|author=Kalena Jordan
|pub=Search Engine College
|date=August 23, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://news.com.com/Judge+dismisses+suit+over+Google+ranking/2100-1030_3-6094132.html
|title=Judge dismisses suit over Google ranking
|author=Elinor Mills
|pub=CNET News.com
|date=July 13, 2006}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.jatalla.com/ Jatalla]

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A screen shot of the search engine
After its previously expected July roll-out date was delayed, Jatalla, has made available a prototype of its search engine.  The new search engine appears unique in that relevance rankings are produced only by users themselves, rather than through the use of webcrawlers and page analysis algorithms.

In this way, Jatalla resembles Wikipedia, Digg, and del.icio.us as part of a growing trend of user-controlled content, collective processing, and transparency.  This approach may be contrasted with that of search engines in which rankings are produced by a formula that is determined internally, as indicated in a recent  court ruling.

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