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Wendy Boswell

OhNoRobot - a Search Engine for Web Comics

By , About.com GuideFebruary 14, 2006

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I believe that now I've seen everything - OhNoRobot is an awesome little search engine that's sole function is to search the Web for comics. Yep, that's right - yet another fun thingy to distract me from the piles of laundry and dishes (hey, it's Valentine's Day; I'm taking a break so I can properly concentrate on love.). More from the site:
"If you've got a webcomic, you probably know how it can be difficult for both you and your readers to find a particular comic. What was the one where your characters were all, "WHAT"? It would be great to have a way to search these comics.

That's where we come in! By adding a small bit of code to your comics pages, you make it possible for yourself and your readers to transcribe each comic, quickly and accurately building your own personalized comic search engine! There is no catch.

As a comic reader, you can help out your favourite comic with a transcription or two - it takes very little time, and the result is totally worth it.

As a comic creator, you can let your readers help you out in the task of transcription, getting the job done quickly. You can approve and edit each transcription before it appears on your site - nothing shows up that you don't approve."

Suh-weet. Free sign-up, too.

Related: Here's some more timewasting, I mean, fun sites:

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