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Trexy maps out web trail guides.(Brief article)
Byline: Tracey Caldwell
A search trail technology, based on
an idea first published 50 years ago, is allowing online information researchers to track back through previous searches.
Trexy, developed by a London-based company, also has a social computing aspect, allowing users to follow the search trails of colleagues and share their trails with others.
Users can record their search trails at trexy.com or download a free Trexy Trailbar toolbar. They can also make their search trails available anonymously for other people to use. A Firefox internet browser version will soon be available.
The technology reflects the vision of US scientist Vannevar Bush, who was involved in the development of the atom bomb. In a paper he published in 1945, he envisaged a device called a memex that would create a collective memory by recording people's trails through information.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Trexy maps out web trail guides.(Brief article)