by aik on 10/25/10, 1:57 AM
Great interface, however:
I don't find myself trusting the results when it populates differently depending on how quickly I type a word. Typing "chemistry" at different rates gives different results, including some results that aren't related to chemistry (such as banking). By the way I type generally between 70-140+wpm depending on the word.
by empire29 on 10/25/10, 2:28 PM
Cool in concept, but your search algorithm leaves something to be desired.
Your app reminded me I wanted to watch Khan's videos on IPOs, so I type in: IPO ... about half way down the list of ~50 results are the videos I wanted to watch (An IPO, More on IPOs).. I actually had to do a Ctrl-F to find them in the result list.
by mambodog on 10/25/10, 7:33 AM
I was just thinking today that they (Khan Academy) should add an instant search instead of the wall of links they have currently. For a user such as one of us, the wall of links is ideal for a CTRL-F find to quickly highlight lessons on, say, vectors, but for non-technical users, this solution may not come to mind.
by ewams on 10/25/10, 1:49 AM
Thank you very much. I have been looking for a better search for KA and instant results are a plus.
by tdupree on 10/25/10, 6:03 PM
Nicely done! It would be nice if you would allow the user to fullscreen the videos. I think adding "allowFullScreen: true" to your params object for your js embed would add this functionality.
by InfinityX0 on 10/25/10, 4:13 AM
Can I get Instant Instant? Where I want to search for a general topic generally and by typing in something, the instant search instant returns the best instant search engine?
by rokamic on 10/25/10, 3:44 AM
Genius. Yep, I said it. But the initial video showed confused me when I did a new search and the video stayed the same. Shouldn't the most relevant video load instantly?
by DanielRibeiro on 10/25/10, 2:02 AM
Minor bug: "searching" for startup yields two of the same video, instead of the two parts of Khan's presentation on founder equity.
by dinkumthinkum on 10/25/10, 3:18 PM
Try "linear algebra," it doesn't really yield good results.
by gojomo on 10/25/10, 3:59 AM
Great idea. May want to turn off browser's own 'autocomplete' as its popup results obscure the top of those in your page.