Powerset

Many people rarely visit their favorite search engine’s homepage, but instead use the search bar in their browser. Likewise, you can add Powerset to your search bar instead of going directly to Powerset.com. The process is easy.

Step 1: Go to www.powerset.com and note the blue glow in your search bar

Step 2: Click on the drop down and select Add "Powerset"

Step 3: You’re ready to rock! Instead of going to your favorite search engine or Wikipedia for Wikipedia queries, try searching Powerset instead.

Sometimes, you encounter Wikipedia articles while surfing the Web.  A number of users have told us that they prefer the features and usability of Powerset’s enhanced Wikipedia pages to Wikipedia itself. So, Powerset developer/designer Ian Collins has created a Greasemonkey script that will redirect Wikipedia URLs to Powerset.

To install, you need to be using Firefox (sorry, IE users!). First, install Greasemonkey and then install the Redirect to Powerset script. Now, whenever you encounter a Wikipedia article, you’ll be automatically redirected to Powerset.  If you want to go back to the original Wikipedia article, e.g. for editing or to see if anything has recently changed, then you can use the Edit Wikipedia Article link at the top of Powerset Wikipedia pages.

If you have any suggestions for improvement or ideas for other tools, give us your ideas in Powerlabs or leave a comment on this post.

Powerset is excited to announce the launch of our first product, which reinvents the search and discovery experience for Wikipedia articles.

Instead of being limited to keywords, Powerset allows you to enter keywords, phrases, or questions. Instead of just showing you a list of blue links, Powerset gives you more accurate search results, often answering questions directly, and aggregates information from across multiple articles. Finally, instead of leaving you at the search page, Powerset’s technology follows you into enhanced Wikipedia articles, giving you a better way to digest and navigate content quickly. This post serves as a jumping-off point for all of the key information about the launch.

If you’re all about immediate satisfaction, go straight to Powerset.com and start searching. If you aren’t sure where to start, use our query examples at the bottom of our homepage. Powerset is packing a lot of features into this release. To get the most out of your Powerset experience, you can watch our video that highlights some of the key features in Powerset. You might also want to read through some of our help text.

If you’re planning to write a blog post or article about Powerset, you probably want to read the official Social Media Release that contains a summary of news. If you’re looking for screenshots, we’ve compiled screenshots and descriptions on our Flickr account, though it’s always fun to find your own examples. To see what others are saying, we’ll be trying to tag all of our coverage on the Powerset del.icio.us account. And, if you need to contact someone directly at Powerset about an article you’re writing, drop us an e-mail at press AT powerset DOT com.

To keep tabs on Powerset in the future, add this blog to your RSS reader. For up-to-the-minute changes, you can follow @Powerset on Twitter . Also, consider becoming a fan of Powerset on Facebook.

Whew! It’s been a fun journey to get to this point. Enjoy the product!

Powerset Demo Video from officialpowerset on Vimeo