What is Opinmind?
Opinmind is a unique kind of blog search engine. It not only searches blogs, but it searches those blogs for opinions expressed on whatever subject you might be looking for.How To Search With Opinmind
I admit, when I read the front page blurb that states "Opinmind collects the opinions of bloggers all over the world on every subject imaginable", my first reaction was "yeah, sure!" However, I was pleasantly surprised.Try any subject or topic in Opinmind - for the sake of a really good example I'll use a somewhat polarizing search query: George Bush.
Opinmind results are very different than what you might be used to. Instead of one column of search results, there are two. The green on the left represents positive opinions, and the blue on the right represents negative opinions.
There are a couple ways to sort and rank these already interesting results. On the top, there are two radio buttons labeled "sort by strength" and "sort by time." Sorting by strength allows you to rank your results according to the strength of the opinions expressed; in my case, I had "I love George Bush" and "I hate George Bush" as polar opposites. Sorting by time gives you the option to sort results by date.
You'll also see something called a "Sentimeter" at the top of the search results page. The colors on the Sentimeter-green and blue-directly correspond to the colors in the search results (green is positive, blue is negative). My first instinct was to go and use this to slide my results around; alas, it's just an information tool. I would love to see Opinmind change this Sentimeter into a truly useful search ranking option.
