The new TWERQ On-Site Widget is a great way to share information. The best way to describe it however is to talk about something else then demonstrate how it can be used.

With so much growth in mobility we have already started developing mobility features. The new iPhone of course makes me curious about how TWERQ will function on this and future devices like it. We have already be thinking about how the multi-touch interface can be taken advantage of. I was happy to hear that AJAX and Javascript both are supported in what apparently is the same Safari browser as for Mac, Windows and now the iPhone. If this is in fact the case, theoretically TWERQ should work perfectly on your new iPhone when you get it.

There is no lack of information about the iPhone. I have not even scratched the surface but as you can see with the TWERQ On-Site Widget below I have included some of the “relevant” material I have found on the iPhone if you would like to learn more.

You can tell whether a result is a website, feed, story, image or video by hovering over the listing with your mouse. This will display a icon indicating the type of information it is. A tool tip will also display with the full result title.

This is just one way to use the TWERQ Hive & On-Site Widget. You can also use it to create and distribute a LIVE list of your favorite websites, feeds, stories, images and videos. Results can be pulled from one or more hives and sorted by relevancy or date.

Learn more about TWERQ On-Site or the TWERQ Hive

Wesley Long

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Today was Patrick McFarland’s LuckyDay@TWERQ. Patrick is the lucky winner of the TWERQ’s first $1000 grand prize. He has been a TWERQ user since Beta RC1 and enjoys using tabs to search.

When asked to comment he replied “My reaction was, it was impossible that the grand prize was found only 6 hours into the day. My work at night and sleep during the day ethic has finally paid off.�

Not impossible, just Lucky! Congratulations Patrick!

This program is designed to make searching a fun experience and help everyday people benefit from the financial success of the internet. Patrick is the first of many big winners to come. 30% of the revenue generated by TWERQ SpotLight Advertising is given back to our users through the LuckyDay@TWERQ Program. The more advertising we sell, the more we give away!

Give TWERQ a try the next time you need to search the web, it could be your LuckyDay@TWERQ next!

Wesley Long

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We are extremely happy to announce, today we have officially launched our most recent version of TWERQ, Beta RC4 Hive Edition. We have made many improvements to the over all functionality of the system. Over 70 new features and enhancements have been made. The most notable new feature is of course the TWERQ Hive. It allows users to collaborate while searching, marking useful results collaborating them to what is called a Hive List, so that other users conducting the same search can find these useful results quickly. Relevant sites, feeds, stories, images, and video results are added to each Hive list. Users can see these related searches, results added to the list in real-time. Another key feature we have added is Video Search powered by the blinkx.com API. For more information about the features of TWERQ visit http://www.twerq.com/help

TWERQ Partners with Picsearch to Power Image Search.
We are excited to now be working with Picsearch, a widely known and respected industry leader in image search and family filtering technology. Effective immediately all image searches will now display Picsearch image results. This partnership demonstrates TWERQ’s commitment to providing a relevant and family friendly image search.

Wesley Long, TWERQ Founder said “We want to offer users the best image search results. It is great to now be working with Picsearch. Their expertise and experience in image search technology is invaluable. They offer by far the best image search results and when combined with the unique functionality of TWERQ ultimately benefits our users.â€Â?

Robert Risberg, Picsearch’s CEO said “Picsearch provides multimedia search to many of the largest websites in the world. But we also work with newly founded innovative companies like Twerq. Twerq has some very interesting features in their user interface which are truly unique. Working with pioneering companies is inspiring.â€Â?

Approximately 11 percent of all searches on the Internet are image searches (Hitwise November 2006). Picsearch is the second largest image search provider in the world and has over 1.7 billion searchable images. Every month, several million new images are added to the service. Picsearch has, since its inception, strived for relevancy and family friendliness. High relevancy helps the user to find the image they are looking for. Family friendliness allows children to surf in safety as offensive material is filtered out by advanced filtering systems. For more information please visit www.picsearch.com.

$1000 Grand Prize to be found on TWERQ today!
There is $2000.00 US cash, ready to be found through out your searches. One thousand dollars is divided up into smaller prizes while one lucky searcher will find the grand prize of $1000.00. The name of our grand prize winner will be announced June 21st, 2007 on both our official blog and announcement section. Start searching now. Today could be your LuckDay@TWERQ!

Ready for your Feedback!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you the users for taking the time to use our product. We value your feedback and want to here your comments and suggestions or answer any questions about this new release. If you would like to offer a comment, suggestion or have a question please contact us.

Wesley Long

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Today we reached a search milestone. More than 188,000 searches have now been conducted on TWERQ since our initial launch 9 months ago. Over 100,000 of those searches have been conducted in just the last 3 months since the launch of TWERQ TurboCharged Beta RC3. Over 900 new users have signed up for a total of almost 1200 members.

TWERQ Beta RC4 Hive Edition - Launch Update*
The newest version of TWERQ, Beta RC4 Hive Edition is extremely close to being ready for launch. So close in fact you can expect to see it within the next few days. Some of you may have noticed TWERQ was unavailable for the better part June 2nd while we conducted a transfer to load balanced dedicated servers hosted by industry leader RackSpace. This was done to ensure maximum performance and reliability of the site under high volumes of use in preparation for the launch. I am also excited to tell you that when Beta RC4 launches there will be $2000.00 in the LuckyDay@TWERQ prize pot to be given away to people using TWERQ. One extra lucky person will find the grand prize of $1000.00, so stay tuned!

Top 100 Alternative Search Engines
Read/Write Web recently added a new blog to it’s growing network, dedicated to it’s highly successful Alternative Search Engines list. This list fully demonstrates the endless innovation happening when it comes to search. The top 100 is picked from more then 1000 search engines and that number grows every day. TWERQ was first included on the Top 100 ASE in February of 2007 and was included again this June for the fifth consecutive month. Visit AltSearchEngines.com

Searchnomics Search Engine Awards 2007
WebGuild’s Searchnomics is hosting Search Engine Awards 2007 which takes place June 27 in Sunnyvale California. There are 78 engines listed at this point including major engines Google, Windows Live, Yahoo and Ask. TWERQ is currently placed 20th according to their online voting system with 61 votes scoring a rank of 4.5 out of 5. Vote for TWERQ

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This is a common and loaded question because there are many differences. Searching for something on the web more often then not requires multiple searches and various combinations of keywords. You start off with one keyword or phrase, then keep refining and weeding out irrelevant results until you find what you are looking for. Our primary goal and focus is to help people do this a lot faster.

The major difference between TWERQ and other internet search tools starts with tabbed results for multiple, completely different searches. This is accompanied by practical time saving features designed to really improve the user experience of searching for and retaining relevant information.

- Use less memory than multiple browser tabs or windows
- One browser window or tab for all searches.
- Instantly flip through multiple results, feeds, images and video.
- Reduce the repetition of re-entering search terms.
- Simultaneously search for multiple keywords or phrases.
- Quickly identify which keywords provide best results.
- Never lose your place or what you find.
- Save relevant information to access anytime from anywhere.
- Share & collaborate with people searching for the same thing.
- Aggregate information you find through a RSS Feed.
- Portable settings, searches and saved information.

The feedback and response we have gotten has been fantastic. It has been exciting to watch TWERQ evolve and grow. Since the launch of Beta RC3 in February our member base has grown from 330 members to just about 1,200 and our search count has gone from 87K to 185K and continues to steadily grow everyday with next to no promotion. I am even more excited to announce we will be launching the latest version of TWERQ by the end of May 2007. Over 70 new features and enhancements have been implemented in the soon to be released Beta RC4 Hive Edition which includes a major new feature as you might have guessed called the TWERQ Hive.

The TWERQ Hive is a collaborative search platform that harnesses the power of social networking without the political and gaming issues normally associated with such services. It allows people who are searching for the same or similar information to help each other out by letting them collaborate what they find. There are no buddy lists, user profiles, user contacts or really any of the functionality you would expect from a social platform. This places the focus collectively on relevant results and helps everyone find what they are looking for faster.

- Search hive lists and find relevant information.
- Create or join a public hive to collaborate with others.
- Create or join private hives for group collaborative searches.
- Make a public request for collaboration on any search.
- Invite friends, family & colleagues to a public or private hive.
- Relate/Unrelate different searches together.
- Relate/Unrelate QuickTags to searches.
- Relate/Unrelate Shortlists
- Relevant results, feeds, stories, images and video.
- Import Hive List as a TWERQ2GO Shortlist.
- Export TWERQ2GO Shortlist to Hive List
- Save and Open Hive Lists
- Aggregate Hive lists with RSS

More detailed information on the TWERQ Hive and other enhancements will be available at the time of launch. A new video demonstrating these new features and enhancements is currently under production and will also be available at that time. User feedback is a very important to us. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us. Your help is appreciated.

Wesley Long

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Stay tuned for details about TWERQ and other search industry news through our new Official blog. TWERQ is the Evolution of Search. We will be sharing information about TWERQ via our Official Blog.

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