I have come up with something I call a niche^ meta^^ search engine. It's named Great Norwegians and lets you look up any person residing in Norway*. Based on official tax data, it estimates whether a name is unique or not. It further links to other search engines that reveal relevant phone, address, and business information.
It is fully functional, but the design can be improved. I will do so if it turns popular.
March 29, 2011:
The Great Norwegian Experiment
How I made a Search Engine on all Norwegian Names
And How it has Performed
^ Niche : It is impossible to compete with the major search engines unless you find a very narrow area
ReplyDelete^^ Meta : It links to other search engines
* Tax data is public information in Norway. Great Norwegians uses data for Norwegian citizens and foreigners who resided in Norway in 2009.