How many search engines have you seen on the net? A lot I am sure, and every now and then some new popped up too. If you are addict net surfer, you are probably well introduced with Snap by now. But in case you haven’t than probably, it’s a good time to introduce Snap, which is is on the top of Time magazines 50 coolest sites list. Snap search engine gives you search result just like any other search engine from keyword/search term you type, but a little different the way the present that. Search results are displayed on the left side of the page, while the other side provides a visual preview (which you can choose to view in small, medium or large. Ask.com is known to provide preview too but selective and not so big like Snap. So when you search on snap, before visiting a site you already can see what’s in there (Google’s cached page can be used for similar purpose too). In Snap not only you can see the preview of the site, but you can also open the site within snap’s frame. That is the reason Snap gain significant popularity since its launch.

Now Snap is brought a new innovative technology Snap Preview Anywhere. This will allow site owners/ blog owners to add preview technology to their site/blog. If implemented by rolling over any link, the user gets a visual preview of the linked site without having to go there. This will give two advantage- user satisfaction (user will go to links if what they see they like), clarity (User will preview the site before visiting thus he/she is completely aware where the link leads to).

From blogosphere perspective i think its very useful tool to new bloggers, as clarity to readers are very important in new blog. No more sites hidden behind mislead link, i think every reader will like to see this in every site/blog. It’s very simple you just have to provide your blog URL and a email address and Snap will generate a Snap Preview Anywhereâ„¢ code snippet. Copy the code and paste it anywhere of your template code, best if you put in footer. Alternatively you are using WordPress, you can use this plugin created by Ajay for easy integration to your blog. Oh! most of the important part i forgot to mention, it is totally free.

You can see the example by hovering your mouse on any link of this page.

[tags]Wb technology, search engine technology, Search tech, Snap, Snap preview Anywhere [/tags]