1. My first thought on seeing the story and screenshot was, "I can't take graphical displays of search results seriously; I ain't looking firther because I don't see how a graphical-looking search is going to take over the mass market. All the graphical search tools I have tried, including grokker, seemed like toys or academic curiousities. What were they thinking?" Am I alone in my reaction to this?

My second thought is that maybe I should download it sometime and give them a chance. It didn't hold up to the first one; deep down I know that my first hunch is probably right. No, not just "probably"! What were they thinking?

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Internet and Productivity Blogger

2. Hey - i downloaded blinkx and found it compelling. The graphical part is a very small component, the main power is in fusing web, news and (for me the most useful aspect) local search and linking. Graphical bit is only a small display option.

Tried many search toolbars, desktop assistants etc. and been very disappointed, this is different and, for me, completely addictive.

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by David Curtis

3. Hi, I downloaded Blinkx about 10 days ago and I have found and used more of the files on my hard drive in the past 10 days than in the past 3 years. Its amazing what you can get done if you can have an easy and effective tool for finding info, their visualizer is cool but not the main event. I REALLY like this program! and I talk about it on my blog too.

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Scott R. Ruecker

4. I've been using this Blinkx app and it doesn't impress me a bit. There are a lot of free apps that does a better job searching your computer. What is worse is that it actually forgets about previous searches it has found which confuses a lot since it should be able to find more not less! More over it starts up a lot of processes ablinkx,blinkx,pblinkx,and whatever else blinkx. Well I will give it a chance a bit longer but not for long I'm pretty sure...

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Markku Pesonen

5. First i gotta say that i really like blinkx, especially the smart folders idea on the new version.

My question is though, does anyone know who makes blinkx? I've heard it's Rupert Murdoch but a buddy of mine thinks it's yahoo (apparently the new ceo of blinkx came from yahoo).

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by melly

6. I really like blinkx, i have only been using it for a short while now, but the smart folders simply amaze me. I really dont have to think when i search now. Blinkx does all of the work for me and finds thing i would never even know to search for. I highly reccomend this.

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Matt

7. I'm a blinkx fan too. I was searching around though to see if anyone was talking about their claim to the "world's first" smart folders, since technically smart folders have existed in Outlook 2003 for awhile (sure, they only apply to the outlook store, but they're there.) Blikx's press release doesn't say the "world's first computer-wide" smart folders, afterall. Not that I'm worried for MS or anything!!

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Joe Zapert

8. Wow, what an amazing tool.
I just downloaded it and I am very satisfied with it. How in the world I didn't figure that one earlier?

Posted at 6:05AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Mike