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Re:HN: Please review my site, cooking video search engine Co... by jeebusroxors on Friday July 16, 2010 @12:53PM (#1521700)
Looks good so far. Here are my quick first impressions:

* Have your logo/search box above the explanation.

* I don't like the scrolling box the results come in.

* The results are kind of bland...in other words WHY should I click on the first link that comes up? Is it the best keyword match? Best video?

I was going to do some more testing but it looks like it died/dying. One thing I did notice - is there a limit on the text box?

Re:HN: Please review my site, cooking video search engine Co... by dood on Friday July 16, 2010 @01:10PM (#1521754)
Thanks, someone hitting it pretty hard but I think it should all be cool now.

I'm still debating the scrolling box. The idea is to have all the results in one place, but I'm considering alternatives. May A/B test this some point soon.

Results are by standard search approach; work well in some cases and less well in others. I'll be trying to improve the ordering in the near future. Also the ability to filter by facets means it isn't all about the results - the navigation should work with the results.

Re:HN: Please review my site, cooking video search engine Co... by jeebusroxors on Friday July 16, 2010 @03:06PM (#1522163)
Got it.

I would continue to debate it the box. That was just one persons opinion. More specifically - I thought it made it look a bit like spam, and here - your side navigation runs below the text box making me scroll two places to see the entire site.

As for deciding on which video to watch - maybe a simple rating system:

* ($votes) Result Title

???

Anyway - good start!